Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Awards For Nigerians To Study Abroad

Overview

The Federal Ministry of Education is inviting applications from qualified candidates for Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA)  Awards for Nigerians to study abroad. This Scholarship is available to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate program.

This scholarship is aimed at educating and fostering the development of all Nigerian citizens in the promotion of a strong democratic and indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under.

The scholarship is open to all undergraduate and post graduate courses. The scholarship is awarded for the following fields of study.

• Undergraduate level
•  Engineering 
• Geology
• Agriculture
• Sciences
• Mathematics 
• Languages
• Environmental Sciences
• Sports
• Law
• Social
• Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Architecture
• Medicine (very limited) 
• Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields.

The following is the list of countries that host the scholarship.

• Undergraduate Scholarship
• Russia
• Morocco
• Algeria
• Serbia
• Hungary
• Egypt
• Turkey
• Cuba
• Romania
• Ukraine
• Japan
• Macedonia
• Postgraduate (PG) studies 
• Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia)
• China
• Hungary
• Serbia
• Turkey
• Japan
• Mexico
• South Korea

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates are eligible if they meet up to the following expectation.

• UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP: 

All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Five (5) Distinctions (A's & B's) in the Senior Secondary School Certificate, WAEC 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.

• POST GRADUATE 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 PhD.

NOTE
The countries hosting the BEA scholarship are not English speaking countries and as such applicants should be prepared to spend a mandatory one year to learn the language of the country of choice.

Nigerians are eligible for this scholarship.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP

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;
• 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. 
• NB: 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.

Application Deadline

Application is open for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Visit the link below to begin your application.

http://www.education.gov.ng/fsb/bea_2017/index.php

See also: Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Program At Sciences Po

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