Apply: North-West Commission Announces 2025/2026 Foreign Scholarships
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Kano state - The North-West Development Commission (NWDC) has announced the opening of applications for the 2025/2026 Undergraduate and Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship.
The NWDC Scholarship Scheme is offering awards for Undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D.
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The application opens on Monday, May 5, 2025, and it’s completely free.
“This initiative seeks to foster academic excellence and empower exceptional individuals from the North-West region to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies at reputable foreign universities.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre shared a copy of the announcement via its X handle @PBATMediaCentre.
1. Engineering
2. Medical Sciences
3. ICT and Education
To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
1. Indigene: Be an indigene of the North-West States (Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, & Zamfara)
2. Undergraduate: 5 O'Level credits including English, Mathematics, Biology. Physics, and Chemistry.
3. Master's: Minimum of Second Class Upper in First Degree.
4. PhD: Minimum of 4.00 CGPA in Master's Degree.
5. Age Limit: Undergraduate and Master's 35 years, PhD 40 years at the time of application.
Application procedure
Interested candidates are advised to visit www.nwdc.gov.ng/scholarships for more information.
Applicants are requested to submit the following documents:
1. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
2. Primary Certificate
3. Bachelor's Degree Certificate
4. LGA and State Indigene Certificates
5. NYSC Discharge Certificate/Exemption Letter
6. International Passport
7. Birth Certificate/Declaration of Age
8. Secondary Certificate (WAEC/NECO)
9. Master's Degree Certificate (for PhD)
10. Official Transcript
11. Letter of Motivation
Recall that Legit.ng reported that Niger Delta indigenes have a new opportunity to apply for a foreign postgraduate scholarship programme.
The postgraduate scholarship programme is sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
According to NDDC, eligible applicants are those who have bachelor’s degrees and are not more than 40 years old.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) 2025/2026 Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme(OSS) has commenced.
The fully funded MSc scholarship will be provided in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia.
The PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme covers flight tickets, health insurance, tuition, bench fees (where applicable), and living expenses.
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