Federal Government Scholarships 2022-2023 for Undergraduates and Postgraduates

A. Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA)

What is BEA Scholarship Awards?

The Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Division of the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) is primarily charged with the responsibility of implementing 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: –

• Algeria
• China
• Cuba
• Egypt
• Hungary
• Japan
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Romania
• Russia
• Serbia
• South Korea
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Ukraine,

The scholarship awards are leading to first degrees, masters and PhD studies. All the countries are non-English speaking, the scholars are made to study in the language of the countries except Hungary.

All qualified candidates are advised to:

• Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page:
• Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online
• Print the Examination slip.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

The following details will aid you to understand all the things needed for Federal Government BEA Scholarship for Undergraduates.

However, Apart from this ongoing BEA Scholarships 2022, there are other Nigerian undergraduates scholarships, such as NNPC-TOTAL Scholarship Agbami Scholarship for Nigerian Undergraduate Students.  NNPC-Eroton Undergraduate Scholarship 2022, NNPC-SNEPCo Undergraduate Scholarship 2022

Fields of Study

• Engineering
• Geology
• Agriculture
• Sciences
• Mathematics
• Languages
• Environmental Sciences
• Sports
• Law
• Social Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Architecture
• Medicine, etc.; 

Host Countries

The scholarships can be tenable in the following countries;

Rusian, Morocco, Algeria, Serbia, Hungary, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Cuba, Romania, Japan, Macedonia

Eligibility Criteria

All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Five (5) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secondary School Certificates, WASSCE/WAEC (May/June) only in the subjects relevant to their fields of study including English Language and Mathematics.

Certificates should not be more than two (2) years old (2018 & 2019) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of certificate is one year (2019) only. Age limit is from 18 to 20 years.

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

The following details will aid you to understand all the things needed for the Federal Government BEA Scholarship for Postgraduates.

Fields of Study

The BEA Scholarship can be taken in all fields of study.

However, there are numerous international scholarships for international students to study in any country of choice.

You can check this our heavily recommended post ”How to Study Abroad for Free in 2022-2023”.

Host Countries

The Federal Government scholarships can be tenable in the following countries;

Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, e.t.c.

However, if you wish to study in Canada, read this >> Canadian Scholarships for International Students 2022-2023.

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Eligibility Criteria

All applicants for Postgraduate degree courses must hold a First Degree with 1st Class or at least 2nd Class Upper Division.

The applicants who are previous recipients of Foreign Awards must have acquired at least two (2) years post qualification experience or employment practice in Nigeria.

All applicants must have completed the N.Y.S.C. Programme and the age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.

i) N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are accepted

ii) Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer.

GENERAL NOTE FOR ALL APPLICANTS

i) Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants should be prepared to undertake a mandatory one-year foreign Language course of the Country of choice which will be the standard medium of instruction;

ii) Japan applicants must have a solid background in further mathematics;

iii) The required certificate for candidates applying for Bachelor in Imamat, Quran Teaching Professor and Imam Preacher Training for Islamic Religious studies in Algeria is WASSCE/WAEC, and no other certificate is accepted;

iv) All applicants for Hungarian Scholarship can apply for up to two fields of study in order of preference and must visit the website: www.stipendiumhungaricum.hu which was opened 18^th November 2021 to close 15^th January, 2022. Complete the application form online,

• Complete the application form online,
• Print the completed form and bring to the interview venue in addition to 2.0 above;

v) All applicants for the Russian Postgraduate Scholarship must have acquired their 1st Degree in Russia;

vi) All Applicants to upload their certificates online;

viii) The duration for Serbian undergraduate scholarship is Eight (8) years of general courses and Nine (9) years for Medicine and postgraduate studies, 3-4years for MSC and 5-6years for PhD.

NB: Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following:

i) Authenticated copies of academic certificates;

ii) Data page of the current International passport;

iii) Specified Medical Reports from Government hospitals;

iv) National Identification Number (NIN)

v) Police Clearance Certificate where necessary.

What To Bring To Interview?

All eligible applicants are to report for interview at the venues scheduled for their respective Zones of origin for proper identification. Two sets of the Printed, Completed application forms are usually submitted at the various interview centers with the following attachments:

•  Two sets of Photocopies of Educational Certificates and Testimonials of previous schools attended with the originals for sighting;
•  Only ONE certificate is accepted i.e WAEC of May/June only for undergraduate applicants;
•  Two copies of Birth certificate  from the National Population Commission;
•  State of Origin/LGA certificate duly signed, stamped and dated;
•  Four (4) passport-sized colored photographs on a white background;
•  Academic transcripts and NYSC discharge or Exemption certificates will be required from applicants for Postgraduate Studies.

The oversea scholarship’s application is closed. But the Nigerian Award Scholarship is currently ongoing. Check the details below.