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kuchikau: agbami is coming for depatmental verificatn this month. ...Reimbursement hahah

I second ebsuguy

Akaman: how will they access ur cgpa

Don't understand

Walexyl: @Olsey: When should we expect response from the Federal govt as regards our screening?

It takes a very very long time, sometimes running into as far as 8-9 months. (You know how government-related projects are run in this country #sad). Let's only hope for a better system this year.

Schola72: Mean am eagerly waitin......

All the best

Lol

Governor’s Special Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Programmer for Nigerians.

Brief description: The Rivers sustainable development agency (RSSDA) seeks application from qualified candidates for the Governor’s special Overseas postgraduate scholarship. It’s a yearly scholarship from the Government and the programme is targeted to benefit Scholars from the River State.

Eligible Fields of Study: Medical Sciences (Biomedical Engineering/Technology, Medical Statistics, Plaster Technology, Dental Technology, Dental Therapy, Renal Technology, Medical Imaging Technology and Anaesthetic Technology) and Town, Urban & Regional Planning and Medicine.

About Scholarship: Every year, RSSDA spends exorbitant amount of money in sponsoring scholars from Rivers state to foreign universities, the scholarship caters for all the student need. It’s a mouth watering opportunity to sponsor your education if you can’t afford to study abroad.

Scholarship Type: Postgraduate Scholarship (Master’s and PhD)

Selection Criteria and Eligibility: The following are the criteria that must be met before you submit your application:
1. Applicants must not be younger than 21years old.
2. Be a Rivers State indigene.
3. Must have gained admission into any of the listed universities in the relevant field of specialization for the Masters program.
4. Must have completed NYSC
5. Hold a first degree of upper second class Honors standard (or above) in a discipline relevant to that in which study is proposed

Number of Scholarship: 300 students overseas annually.

What the scholarship covers:
Air Fare:
Tuition (School, Lab, Books, etc)
Accommodation
Feeding
Monthly Stipends
To be taken at (country): UK (Cambridge University, Kings College, London, University of Nottingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Birmingham, University College, London, Loughborough University, Oxford Brookes University and University of Liverpool), Netherlands (Wageningen University), China (China Agricultural University and Nanjing University), India (Jawaharial Nehru University, University College Medical School, Delhi, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore and Medical College, Pune Maharastra), USA (Harvard University, John Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Stanford University, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, University of South Carolina, Cornell University and Rutgers University) Canada (University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, McGill University, Concordia University, Queen’s University and Simon Fraser University)

How to Apply: http://www.scholarship-nigeria.com/2013/04/governors-special-overseas-postgraduate.html

The Kofi Annan Business School Foundation offers fellowship grant for an emerging leader from a developing country for a one-year full-time MBA education at European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in Berlin, Germany 2013/2014

Eligible Fields
Masters in Business Administration

About Scholarship
The Kofi Annan Fellowship provides the opportunity for talented and motivated students from developing countries who do not belong to a privileged class and lack sufficient financial means to study management at ESMT in Berlin and graduate with a prestigious MBA from the most international business school in Germany.
Upon return to their home countries, the fellows are expected to contribute to the strengthening of entrepreneurial capacity and the fostering of a stable market economy as an effective catalyst for their country’s development, job creation, and poverty alleviation.

Scholarship Type: Full fee MBA Scholarship

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Bachelor degree of any kind, a minimum of three years’ professional experience, GMAT, fluency in written and spoken English, willingness to contribute to building the economy and society of the home country with entrepreneurial impetus.
Fellows are expected to commit to returning to their home country or region to participate in the development of the local or regional economy.

Number of Scholarships: Up to three (3) fellowships are available each year.

Value of Scholarship

Value of the fellowship is € 58,000. Fellows will have a full scholarship from ESMT plus fair compensation for costs like travel, visa, housing, insurance, placement, networking, accommodation, and program-related fees.
Duration of Sponsorship: For the duration of the MBA (Masters) programme
Eligible Countries
Applicants must be resident in one of the UN’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
To be taken at (country): Berlin, Germany


Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply: http://www.scholarship-nigeria.com/2013/04/20132014-kofi-annan-58000-mba.html

Three hundred and twenty six (326) Nigerian graduates Wednesday commenced training under the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P).

The number chosen are a far cry from the over 5,500 graduates that applied for the Scheme.

The Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS), which is a fallout of the protest that greeted the January 1, 2012 fuel hike by government was launched in October, 2012 to create opportunity for graduates to be attached to firms\organisations where they can work and get experience for a year and also enjoy a monthly stipend of N18,000 which would be paid into their account.

According to Project Director, Graduate Internship Scheme of SURE-P, Mr. Peter Papka, GIS is targeted at strengthening the capacity of graduates to enable them get job placements.

"GIS creates an avenue for interns to go into the firms, learn the technique of a working environment, build their skill within the sector where they have been deployed on the basis of their current qualification.

"That will create new avenues to determine whether where you entered is the sector you want to remain. It is an opportunity for you to also demonstrate to the firm that yes I have something to offer therefore I am worthy to be retained by the organisation."

Mr. Papka disclosed that the Scheme would run simultaneously in Abuja and Lagos as some of the beneficiaries have already been deployed to various firms.

The Project Director GIS of SURE-P pointed out that the Scheme can only achieve its desired result with the support of the private sector.

"It is clearly evident that government alone cannot deal with the issue of addressing youth employment challenges that we have and particularly build the manpower base that will help us achieve vision 2020 we have set for ourselves as a nation."

Of the firms that applied to be part of the Graduate Internship Scheme, 50 were considered for Lagos while Abuja had 40.

The major challenge of the GIS according to Mr. Papka is that the level of buy-in from the firms is below expectation despite the benefits they would enjoy.

"They get to enjoy free labour at government expense as government will pay the monthly stipends of the interns, they get to select the best interns to join their workforce and they get a cost-free opportunity to render their Corporate Social Responsibility."

In addition to that, "the project is also planning other incentives like tax rebates for companies registered with the Project," he explained.

He further said that as part of efforts to rev up the interest of such firms, jingles and TVCs have been put out to create awareness while a door-to-door has been initiated with firms.
Copied from: http://www.scholarship-nigeria.com/2013/04/sure-p-fg-trains-326-graduate.html

samley19: ... is it tru u cnt benefit frm bth chevron and agbami

If detected, you can lose both or just one if you are lucky enough.

OmolodMilkman93: bt unfortunately sir, its True,.. Most of us in Uniport were nt paid

You said "most"...the statement will be right only IF "NO ONE" was/has been paid (which I am also yet to confirm myself).

infoscope: ...those that wrote last year weren't paid...

What is the source of your information? Unconfirmed sources, I guess.
There is no way a body as prestigious as CHEVRON will hold back disbursements (as long as tests were written). It has NEVER happened and I don't see it happening either.

nuhu: Ours was schedule for 15 and 16 in sokoto, I went for the exams on 16. We were on the queue when the examiners complained that about 50 of us left can not write again due to the time constraint. We were asked to write our names on a list and come back on 18th when the COE students will be writing theirs too. Any similar experience frm any state? What do u think?

There's no problem. They will collate your results appropriately (with those who wrote theirs on 17th)

mayorall: Boss..longest time..you can apply sir.

Well done Mayorall, you're doing a great job. Thumbs up.

None of their (known) WARRI phone lines are going through (that's where the scholarship applications are being collated), so I decided to send them a mail. Let's hope for a prompt response.

samley19: sir osley u hv bn wonderfull o..tnks we wd sure repay u smday...hop shell wd increase our pay o for keeepin us waitn ..lol

Thanks, my pleasure.

codedswagz: pls ca one use two sittings as in the case of the olevels' cos i had a D7 in my chemistry in my first waec exam....urgent response pls

Using two sittings will truncate your chances of being shortlisted. Its better you use a single result.

samley19: sir osley. i registered on v early bfr dey had problm... mw dt dey are bk on...sud i re-register or nt...

If you have your login details, use them to log in and continue your registration.

waxqkiu: pls,can you give exactly an inkling of how the aptitude test is like,hearing diff. stuffs GMAT,SAT,general paper....??

More like the test types you listed.

Darey_00: @olsey and all... When will they start contacting us? Or has anyone been invited?

Keep an eye on your email and keep your phone line open. Its just 5 days after deadline, please be patient.

Idacrux: @olsey,I just went through d last year winners,Is like total shortlisted randomly and also based on luck.A frnd of mine got it last yr because I saw his name.

I can assure you it is NOT determined "randomly" or by "luck"...NO...it is strongly determined by performance (merit) and of course, more leniency for those from Oil producing communities. You can never tell, your friend may have put up a good performance in the test.
With Total scholarship, an "above-average" performance can get you the award.

Copied from: www.scholarship-nigeria.com/2013/04/olukoya-splashes-n40-million-on-first.html

In continuation of his desire to reward academic excellence, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, weekend, splashed N40 million on members of the church who graduated with first class honours degree from different universities across the country.
The event which is third in the series made the 77 graduates smile home with N 500,000 each. The previous first class graduates went home with a car each, but this time around, Dr. Olukoya settled for cash, against the background of the number of graduates, which rose from 15 last year to 77 this year.
Besides, the graduates will have the opportunity of using the monetary gifts to pursue their higher degree programmes.
The breakdown of the graduates showed that University of Lagos (UNILAG) top the list with 12 graduates which cut across various disciplines, followed by University of Ibadan with nine of such
graduates while one is from Central University College, Accra, Ghana.
Speaking at the occasion, Pastor Shade Olukoya, who presented the award praised the graduates for dedication to their academic work and serving God at the same time.
According to her, the award was put in place to reward members of MFM who are dedicated to their
academic work while also creating time to serve the
Almighty God.
Her words; “this is a reward for hard work, dedication to duty and above all, service to God and mankind”.
The programme which took place at the Prayer City along Lagos-Ibadan Express way during the Power- Must-Change-Hands programme attracted people from different aspects of life. On hand to present the
cash gift to the graduates was Prof. Akin Osibogun, Chief Medical Director, University of Lagos Teaching Hospital.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

No news yet from SPDC.
They will probably disburse it alongside 2013 Postgraduate applicants'
I'll try to give them a call tomorrow to be sure of the situation.

Darocksvip: [color=#770077][/color]@Olsey,pls was ur jamb score mre dan 270 wen u regista 4 total scholarship?[color=#990000]

It was less than 270 (though, I had a superb O'level result), but I know of people who had very average results and were likewise shortlisted. For TOTAL, the shortlisting criteria (for aptitude tests) are relatively very lenient.

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DMainMan: @olssey. Aw many

The figure is usually about 1100+ (undergraduate and postgraduate) awardees yearly (according to FSB)
If an average of 50 students write daily for 5 days (8-12th April for the three Southern regions and 15-19th April for three Northern regions) in each of the 36 state capitals and FCT (37), we have about (50 x 5 x 37 =) 9250 undergrate and postgraduate applicants writing nationwide.
In summary, they should award about 1100 out of an estimated 9250 applicants nationwide. #Ceteris paribus

DMainMan: at all. i heard it ia 10 people for each state

That's NOT true.

purplish: Loool! Its Kogi state...I didn't get it right sha

Lol. Not to worry.

Walexyl: To the golry of God, I just finished my screening here in Abeokuta. The questions were simple but brain teaser in nature (logical). Questions cut across English (synonyms and antonyms), Maths (quatitative reasoning), bit of current affairs and test of computer knowledge. There were 35 questions in all under 45mins. We were 42 undergraduates in number that were screened today and abt 20 post graduates.
@Olsey: What are the chances of been a winner with the statistics above?

Good to get a feedback. Since you did your best possible, just hope and pray. I wish you success bro.

Walexyl: Presently in my own centre here @ Abeokuta. Accreditation going on smoothly and we were told exam will commence 12pm or earlier.

Thank you so much Walexyl, you've been very helpful here. I wish you SUCCESS in your test.

Goodboy2012: pls... Am confused ...
Whr are u guyz seeing ur invitation letters?
I also applied,bt av nt been contacted ..
Is it dat dey didnt choose me or wat ??
Pls help ooo

If you have been follow us on this thread (or on www.facebook.com/scholarshipnigeria ), we have discussed this several times, that you don't need to be invited, it is automatic entry (for FSB scholarships) #Information is Power.

I wish everyone success in your exams. You can give us feedbacks after the test. Let us know the type of questions asked this year (to assist next year's applicants)
And pleased keep it logged to this thread to know when results will be out.
Its really great having you guys here (for the past few weeks) on a good run to success.
God bless you all.