The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Prof. Tahir Mamman OON, SAN, is inviting all interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2025/2026 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for:
BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT
Postgraduate (PG) studies are tenable in China, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, and Russia (for those whose first degrees were earned in Russia); undergraduate (UG) studies are tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary, Egypt, and Algeria.
Conditions • In the Senior Secondary School Certificates, WASSCE/WAEC (May/June), all applicants for undergraduate degree programs must have at least seven (7) distinctions (As & Bs) in subjects related to their fields of study, such as mathematics and English language. • For non-African nations, certificates should not be older than two (2) years (2023 & 2024); for African nations, the maximum age is one year (2024). The age range is 17–20 years old.
Application Documents
All Applicants to upload the following certificates online;
UNDERGRADUATE (UG): NYSC discharge or exemption certificate, WAEC/WASSCE, and NIN slip. The following must be submitted to the Federal Scholarship Board by candidates the Board nominates: • Verified copies of academic credentials;
The current international passport’s data page; specific medical reports from government hospitals; an indigenous letter and birth certificate; and, if required, a police clearance certificate.
Requirements
• All candidates for Postgraduate degree programs must possess a First Degree with 1st Class or at minimum 2nd Class Upper Division.
• All candidates must have finished the N.Y.S.C. Programme, with an age limit of 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.
• Only N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates are accepted; and
• Proof of preparedness for release from an employer.
Application Documents
All candidates must upload the following certificates online;
POSTGRADUATE (PG): First Degree Certificate, NIN Slip, and NYSC discharge or exemption certificate.
Candidates selected by the Board must provide the Federal Scholarship Board with the following:
Verified duplicates of educational credentials;
Data page of the existing International passport;
Designated Medical Reports from Public hospitals;
Certificate of Birth & Indigene Document
Certificate of Police Clearance where required.
Method of Application
Use the link(s) below to apply on organisation website:
