Federal Government Opens Portal for Scholarship : Implements Stricter Criteria for Scholarship Awards to Tertiary Institutions
The ministry emphasized that undergraduate scholarship applicants, including persons with disabilities, must have a minimum cumulative grade points aggregate (CGPA) of 4.0 on a 5-point scale or 5.0 on a 7-point scale, or its equivalent. NCE and HND applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above on a scale of 4.0.
AKACHI NOEL 
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the opening of the portal for the 2023/2024 Nigerian Scholarship Award (NSA) and Education Bursary Award (EBA), available for students in the country's public tertiary institutions.
Applicants for postgraduate studies are required to possess a minimum of a first degree with second class honors in the upper division. Undergraduate scholarship applicants must be registered full-time students of public universities, while other applicants, including those pursuing higher national diplomas and national certificates of education, must be registered full-time students in their second year or above at federal or state universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, or colleges of education.
The ministry emphasized that undergraduate scholarship applicants, including persons with disabilities, must have a minimum cumulative grade points aggregate (CGPA) of 4.0 on a 5-point scale or 5.0 on a 7-point scale, or its equivalent. NCE and HND applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above on a scale of 4.0.
Double entries will result in disqualification, and applicants are required to submit documents such as a letter of admission to the institution, CGPA result, national identity number, and state of origin certificate.
The registration portal is open from April 2 to May 13, 2024. Degree courses eligible for the scholarship include Science and Technology, Medicine and Medical Sciences, Education, Agriculture, Liberal Arts/Social/Management Sciences, Entrepreneurial Studies, Information and Communication Technology, Environmental Sciences, and Law.
Additionally, the ministry outlined the criteria for the bursary award, specifying that applicants must be registered students studying education in Nigerian colleges of education and universities, and must be in their second year or above. However, beneficiaries of any existing scholarship are not eligible for the bursary award.
Awards are tenable in Nigeria and take effect from the beginning of the academic session. Recipients are not permitted to hold another award concurrently or engage in part-time studies. Change of course or institution is also prohibited while enjoying the award.
