The Federal Government Scholarship 2026/2027 Application Form

The distinguished Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu, is inviting interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the ongoing 2026/2027 Nomination Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD  ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• Candidates for Masters Degree studies should possess a minimum of a first degree with Second Class Honours  Division.  Candidate must be a current Full-Time student of Federal or State Universities.
• All other candidates (UG, NCE & HND) must be registered full-time students in their second year or above in Federal or State Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics and Colleges of Education.  All undergraduate Scholarship applicants (Physically challenged inclusive) must have at least 4.0 Cumulative Grade Points Aggregate (CGPA) on a five (5) point scale or its equivalent, or 5.0 on a 7-point scale.
• All NCE and HND applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above on a scale of 4.0

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FIELD OF STUDY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Science and Technology
2. Medicine and Paramedics
3. Education
4. Agriculture
5. Liberal Arts/Social/Management Sciences
6. Entrepreneurial Studies,
7. ICT
8. Environmental Sciences
9. Law

THE FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD OPERATES UNDER FOUR (4) DIVISIONS AS FOLLOWS:

1. Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA)
2. Nigerian Awards
3. Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship Plan; &
4. General Duties

Bilateral Education Agreement (BAE)

The Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Division of the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) is principally charged with the duty of executing scholarship Awards between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Governments of Countries that have signed Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) with Nigeria.

The countries with Bilateral Education Agreements (BEA) with Nigeria are:

1. Algeria
2. China
3. Cuba
4. Egypt
5. Hungary
6. Japan
7. Mexico
8. Morocco
9. Romania
10. Russia
11. Serbia
12. South Korea
13. Tunisia
14. Turkey
15. Ukraine,

All these scholarship awards are leading to first degrees, Masters Degree & PhD studies. All the countries available are non-English speaking

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The Eligibility for BEA Scholarship Awards

1. POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP:

All Ph.D and Masters’ Degree candidates should hold a Masters’ Degree and First Degree with First Class (1st Class) or at least Second Class Upper (2:1) respectively.  The candidates who have received any Foreign Awards previously must have completed at least two (2) years post qualification or employment practices in Nigeria and have completed N.Y.S.C. or obtained an Exemption Certificate where possible.

The Age limit for the postgraduate scholarship 35 years; the certificates they have must not be more than 5 years.  A prove of the willingness of the employer to release applicant (where necessary) is very desirable.

1. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP:

All those applying for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Five (5) As or Bs in West African Examination Council (WAEC) May/ June Result, including English Language and Mathematics at one sitting in subjects relevant to the candidates’ intended field of study. The Age of certificates should not be more than one (1) year for African countries and two (2) years for European countries. The Age limit of the candidates is 18 to 20 years old. FIND MORE DETAILS HERE

Nigerian Awards

The Nigeria Award is a Federal Government Scholarship policy measure and programmes intended to support formal education for national, economic, and scientific Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The scholarship programmes that are covered by the Federal Scholarship scheme tenable in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions are:

• Postgraduate (PG) Award
• Undergraduate (UG) Award
• Higher National Diploma (HND) Award
• National Certificate in Education (NCE) Award
• Physically challenge Award

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Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship Plan

The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) was introduced in 1959 to give effect to the declared intention of Commonwealth nations to contribute to the provision of advanced education and training by sharing their institutional resources and facilities. Since its inception, it has been managed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), London, United Kingdom (UK). This scholarship is a yearly Programme mainly for PostGraduate applicants, that is, Masters and Doctoral. Click here for more

General Duties

The General Duties (GD) Division of the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) is primarily burdened with the responsibility of Administrative duties of the Board, Organizing Coordinating Committee Meeting (CCM) of Federal and States Secretaries of Scholarship Board, Coordinates the Zonal offices of the Board that are in Six (6) geo political zones namely; North Central (Minna), North West (Gusau), North East (Bauchi), South South (Port-Harcourt), South East (Enugu), and South West (Akure) and Presidential Special Scholarship Awards to NYSC EX-Corps and PRESSID which is Presidential Special Scholarship for Innovation and Development, to study Masters’ Degree up to PhD level in top 25 University in the World which was inherited from National Universities Commission (NUC). The scholarship awards are leading to Masters and PhD studies.

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APPLICATION METHOD

All qualified applicants are advised to:

1. Visit the Federal Ministry of Education’s website, education.gov.ng, and click on the Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page:
2. Read the Guidelines and then complete the Application Form online
3. Print the Examination slip.
4. Double Entries will be disqualified!

Attach documents

1. Letter of Admission to the Institution
2. Current School’s Identity Card

NOTE: Come with one set of completed online printed form at the venue of the interviews

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