Federal Government of Nigeria Bilateral Scholarship 2015

The Nigeria Bilateral Scholarship 2015 is now open for undergraduate and postgraduate Nigerian students who desires to study abroad which means that the Federal Government of Nigeria Bilateral Scholarship for undergraduate and postgraduate students are currently on, successful and eligible applicant (undergraduate students) will be awarded a scholarship award to study abroad in any of the following countries; Russia, Cuba, Morocco, Algeria, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, Egypt, Japan, Serbia, Macedonia and Hungary while postgraduate students can study in Russia, China, Turkey, Japan, Serbia, Mexico, Hungary, South Korea and many more.

About Scholarship

Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Awards are scholarship awards made to eligible Nigerian youths after due process by development partners who have entered into Bilateral Educational agreement with Nigeria. These offers could be at the Undergraduate or Post Graduate or both levels as the case may be. The duration of the scholarship offer ranges from 4 – 9 years depending on the level of study and the country.

In Bilateral Educational Agreement countries, Awardees study the language of the country in their first Year and this constitutes the language of instruction throughout their study. It is pertinent to state that performance in the language course determines the continuation of the course of study for which the award has been made.

Scholarship Subject Area:

Undergraduate level – Medicine, Paramedical, Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics,Languages, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, etc

Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and Ph.D) in all fields

Scholarship Degree Undergraduate Degree and Postgraduate Degree

Scholarship Provided By Bilateral Educational Agreement

Scholarship Country Nigeria, Russia, China, Morocco, Turkey, Algeria, Romania, Serbia, Japan, Ukraine, Cuba, Greece, Czech Republic, Syria, Macedonia, Mexico, Egypt, Tunisia, China, Romania, and Cuba.

Scholarship Eligibility/Requirements

Undergraduate Students

Candidate must posses at least A or B grades in five relevant subjects including English and Mathematics at one sitting.

Qualifying Certificate – (WASC or NECO) only.

Candidate must be between 17-23 years old at the time of taking up the award.

Certificate must not be more than 3 years old at time of application.

Postgraduate Students

Possess university degree with a minimum of Second Class Honours Upper Division

Should not be more than 35 years of Age at the time of taking up the award

Possess a certificate obtained not more than 5 year at date of application

Possess NYSC/Exemption certificate (where applicable)

Should have not less than two (2) years post qualification experience

Should provide willingness of employer to release applicant (where applicable)

Scholarship Worth

Here are the listed countries to benefit from this scholarship programme, BEA countries at present include the following; Russia, China, Morocco, Turkey, Algeria, Romania, Serbia, Japan, Ukraine, Cuba, Greece, Czech Republic, Syria, Macedonia, Mexico, Egypt, Tunisia etc.
These countries are responsible for the tuition and accommodation, while Nigeria government takes care of the following;

$500 monthly for supplementation

$250 yearly for warm clothing

$200 yearly for Health Insurance

$500 yearly for medical scholars only

$1000 for PG research grant yearly were applicable

N100,000 – Take off for Postgraduate scholars were applicable

N60,000 – Take off for Undergraduate scholars were applicable

How To Apply

Click Here: http://mycollege.com.ng/nigeria-bilateral-scholarship/

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