2018/2019 Federal Government BEA Scholarship

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD 

PLOT 245 SAMUEL ADEMULEGUN STREET CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA

2018/2019 BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA) SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS INTERVIEW

The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2018/2019 Nomination Interview for Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Award for:

i)     Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Algeria, Serbia, Hungary, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Cuba,

Romania, Ukraine, Japan, Macedonia; and

ii)   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.

         All qualified candidates are advised to:

a.  Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s WEBSITE (here) and click on READ MORE on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page:

. b. Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online

c.  Print the completed Application Form

d.   Submit two sets of the Printed Application Forms at the venue  of the interview as scheduled below.

NOTE/Warning: Double Entries will be disqualified!

         FIELDS OF STUDY

a.     Undergraduate level - Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics, Languages, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), etc; and

b.   Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and Ph.D) in all fields.

4.0 CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY

A.     UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification  of Five (5) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secoundary School Certificates, 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 (2016 & 2017). Age limit is from 18 to 20 years.

B.         POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: All applicants for Undergraduate degree courses 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. and only:

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

ii) Evidence of readiness to be released by employer.

NOTE (For all Applicants):

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

ii)   All applicants for Hungarian Scholarships must visit the official website before 15th February, 2018.

·         Complete the application form online

·         Print the completed form and bring to the interview venue in addition to 2.0 above.

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 completed application forms should be submitted at the various interview centres with the following attachments:

i.            Two sets of Photocopies of Educational Certificates and Testimonials of previous schools attended with the originals for sighting;

ii.           Only one certificate is accepted i.e WAEC of May/June for Undergraduate applicants;

iii.         Two copies of Birth Certificate from National Population Commission;

iv.         State of origin/LGA certificate duly signed, stamped and dated;

v.           Four (4) coloured passport sized photographs on white background; and

vi.         Postgraduate applicatns will be required to submit Academic transcripts and NYSC discharge or Excemption certificates only.

2018/2019 BEA INTERVIEW VENUES AND DATES FROM FEBRUARY 19TH TO 23RD 2018

S / N	ZONE/ VENUE	MONDAY FEB 19TH	TUESDAY FEB 20TH	WEDNESDAY FEB 21ST	THURSDAY FEB 22ND	FRIDAY FEB 23RD
1.	NORTH – WEST, FEDERAL POLYTECHNI C, KEBBI	KANO & JIGAWA STATES	KADUNA & KATSINA STATES	SOKOTO & ZAMFARA STATES	KEBBI STATE	COLLATIO N OF RESULT
2.	NORTH- EAST GOVT GIRLS’ SEC. SCH. DAMATURU	TARABA & ADAMAWA STATES	BAUCHI & GOMBE STATES	BORNO STATE	YOBE STATE	COLLATIO N OF RESULT
3.	NORTH- CENTRAL, FGBC APO FCT	KOGI & KWARA STATES	BENUE & PLATEAU STATES	NASARAWA & NIGER STATES	ABUJA FCT,	COLLATIO N OF RESULT
4.	SOUTH – WEST, FSTC YABA LAGOS	ONDO & OSUN STATES	OYO & OGUN STATES	EKITI STATE	LAGOS STATE,	COLLATIO N OF RESULT
5.	SOUTH- SOUTH, BDGS BAYELSA, YENAGOA	C/RIVERS & RIVERS STATES	A/IBOM & EDO STATES	DELTA STATE	BAYELSA STATE	COLLATIO N OF RESULT
6.	SOUTH- EAST, FGGC, OWERRI IMO	ABIA & ENUGU STATES	ANAMBRA STATE	EBONYI STATE	IMO STATE	COLLATIO N OF RESULT

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 current International passport; and

iii)                Specified Medical Reports from Government hospitals.

iv)                Police Clearance Certificate where necessary.

TIME : 9.00 A.M DAILY

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION  DOES NOT ATTRACT ANY PROCESSING FEE. THEREFORE, BEWARE OF FRAUDSTERS!

SIGNED:

PERMANENT SECRETARY FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 

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