Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Awards – 2016/2017
Federal Ministry of Eudcation: The honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified
Nigerians too participate in the 2016/2017 Nomination Interview for Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Award for:
Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Algeria, Serbia, Hungary, Egypt, Turkey, Cuba, Romania, Ukraine, Japan, Macedonia; and
Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, e.t.c.
Fields of Study
Undergraduate level – Engineering, Geology, Agriculture,
Sciences, Mathematics, Languages, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law,
Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited),
etc; and
Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and Ph.D) in all fields.
Criteria for Eligibility
Undergraduate Scholarship:
All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Five (5) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secoundary School Certificate, 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 (2014 & 2015). Age limit is from 18 to 20 years. Postgraduate Scholarship:
All applicants must hold a First Degree with at least 2nd Class Upper Division. The applicants who are previous recipients of Foreign
Awards must have completed at least two (2) years post qualification or employment practice in Nigeria. All applicants must have completed
N.Y.S.C. Age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.
Note (For all Applicants)
Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants should be prepared to undertake a mandatory one year foreign languare of the country of choice which will be the standard medium of instruction;
and All applicants for Hungarian Scholarship must visit the website: www.stipendiumhungaricum.hu Venue of 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 centres with the following
attachments:
Two sets of Photocopies of Educational Certificates and Testimonials of previous schools attended with the originals for sighting;
One certificate is accepted i.e WAEC of May/June only; Statement of results must be confirmed by WAEC and forwarded to the Director/Secretary, Federal Scholarship Board, Abuja;
Two copies of Birth certificate
State of Origin/LGA certificate duly signed, stamped and dated;
Four (4) passport sized coloured photographs on white background;
Academic transcripts and NYSC certificates will be required from applicants for Postgraduate Studies.
2016/2017 BEA Interview Venues and Dates from 7th – 10th March, 2016
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Zone Venue
Monday 7th March
Tuesday 8th March
Wednesday 9th March
Thursday 10th March
Friday 11th March
1.
North-West Dutse Jigawa
Sokoto and Zamfara
Kano and Kebbi State
Kaduna and Katsina States
Jigawa State
Collation of ResultsCollation of Results
2
North-East FCG, Yola
Borno and Yobe States
Bauchi and Gombe States
Taraba State
Adamawa State
Collation of Results
3
North Central Govt. College Marduguri
Kwara State and FCT
Niger and Plateau States
Kogi and Nasarawa States
Benue State
Collation of Results
4
South-West Abeokuta Grammar School
Ondo and Oyo States
Lagos and Osun States
Ekiti State Ogun State
Ogun State
Collation of Results
5
South-SouthFGGC Calabar
Edo and Rivers State
Delta and Bayelsa States
Akwa Ibom State
Cross Rivers
Collation of Results
6
South East FSTC Awka
Ebonyi and Abia States
Imo State
Enugu State
Anambra State
Collation of Results
Note
Candidates nominated and finally selected by the awarding BEA countries will be required to submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following:
Photocopies of Authenticated academic certificates;
Data page of current International passport, and Specified Medical Reports & Police clearance certificate.
Interview Time
9:00am Daily
How to Apply
Click here for guidelines and then complete the Application Form online
Print the completed Application form
Submit two set of the printed Application form at the venue of the interview as scheduled above
Note
BEA processing does not attract any processing fee. Therefore, beware of fraudsters!
Double Entries will be disqualified
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