Apply For 2017 Federal Government BEA Scholarships

The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2017/2018 Nomination Interview for Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Award for:
i) Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Algeria, Serbia, Hungary, Egypt, Turkey, Cuba, Ukraine, Japan, 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.
Eligibility
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must

• Be a Nigerian
• 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 (2015 & 2016).
• Age limit is from 18 to 20 years.

POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

• Must be a Nigerian
• 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.

Application Procedure
Interested applicants are advised to visit the Federal Ministry of Education portal to apply.
All applicants for Hungarian Scholarship must visit the website: www.stipendumhungaricum.hu before 10th February, 2017.
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:

• Two sets of Photocopies of Educational Certificates and Testimonials of previous schools attended with the originals for sighting;
• Only one certificate is accepted i.e WAEC of May/June;
• Two copies of Birth certificate from National Population
  Commission;
• State of Origin/LGA certificate duly signed, stamped and dated;
• Four (4) colourede passport sized photographs on white background; and
• Postgraduate applicants will be required to submit Academic
  transcripts and NYSC certificates.

2017/2018 BEA INTERVIEW VENUES AND DATES FROM FEBRUARY 13TH TO 17TH 2017

S/N	ZONE/VENUE	MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH	TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14TH	WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15TH	THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16TH	FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17TH
1.	North-West, Kasu Main Campus Kaduna	Sokoto and Zamfara States	Kano and Kebbi States	Jigawa and Katsina States	Kaduna State	Collation of Result
2.	North-East, FGGC, Jalingo Taraba	Borno and Yobe States	Bauchi and Gombe States	Adamawa State	Taraba State	Collation of Result
3.	North Central, Crowther Memorial College-Lokoja	Benue and FCT States	Niger and Plateau States	Kwara and Nasarawa States	Kogi State	Collation of Result
4.	South West, School of Science Okebola Ibadan	Ondo and Osun States	Lagos and Osun States	Ekiti State	Oyo State	Collation of Result
5.	South South, Fed. COE Tech Perm site along Asaba-Ibusa Road, Asaba	Cross Rivers and Rivers States	Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States	Edo State	Delta State	Collation of Result
6.	South East, Law Faculty Ebonyi State University Ebonyi	Anambra State	Imo State	Abia and Enugu States	Ebonyi State	Collation of Result

Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to submit the following:

• Authenticated copies of academic certificates;
• Data page of current International passport;
• Specified Medical Reports from Government Hospitals; and
• 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:
DR. FOLASADE YEMI-ESAN
PERMANENT SECRETARY
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

For further Scholarship inquires please call: 08066005078.
For further Technical/Apps inquires please call: 08055610079

OR

Visit the official Scholarship Website