The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2025/2026 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for: Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Awards for Nigerian Students.
Table of Content- FSBN BEA Scholarship Awards
- FSBN BEA Scholarship Awards Courses
- Requirements for FSBN BEA Scholarship Awards
- Application Documents
- Application Deadline
- How to Apply
FSBN BEA Scholarship Awards
| Application Deadline | January 12, 2025 |
| Country to study | Algeria, China, Egypt, Hungary, Morocco, Romania, Russian Federation |
| Type | Undergraduate |
| Course to study | View courses |
| Sponsor | Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
FSBN BEA Scholarship Awards Courses
- Agriculture
- Architecture
- Biotechnology
- Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
- Geology
- Law
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Sciences
- Sports
- social sciences
Requirements for FSBN BEA Scholarship Awards
Undergraduate Requirement:
- All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Seven (7) 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 (2023 & 2024) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of certificate is one year (2024) only.
- Age limit is from 17 to 20 years.
Postgraduate Requirement:
- All applicants for Postgraduate degree courses must hold a First Degree with 1st Class or at least 2nd Class Upper Division.
- All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C. Programme and the age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.
- N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are accepted; and
- Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer.
Application Documents
All Applicants to upload the following certificates online;
- Undergraduate: WAEC/WASSCE & NIN Slip
- Postgraduate: 1st Degree Certificate, NIN Slip
- & NYSC discharge or exemption Certificate.
NB: Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following:
- Authenticated copies of academic certificates;
- Data page of the current International passport;
- Specified Medical Reports from Government hospitals;
- Birth Certificate & Indigene letter
- Police Clearance Certificate where necessary.
Application Deadline
January 12, 2025How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) on fsbn.com.ng to applyAll qualified candidates are advised to:
- Visit Federal ministry of education 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 completed Application Form
General note for all applicants:
- 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;
- 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 Middle November to close 15th January, 2025. Complete the application form online;
- All applicants for Russia should visit the website http://education-in-russia.com which is opened;
- All applicants for Russian Postgraduate Scholarship must have acquired their 1st Degree in Russia;
- All documents to be uploaded on the Russian Application portal and must be properly scanned in PDF format;
- All prospective candidates for Russian MUST have an international passport and original WAEC certificate before applying and for those with 2024 WAEC your are advised to download a digital copy of your WAEC certificate from WAEC portal and upload to the Russian portal;
For more details, visit FSBN webpage