How to Apply as FG Opens Portal for Special Bursary for Education Students Worth N75,000 Per Semester
About a year after announcing its plan to commence giving bursary to students undergoing degree programmes in Education in public tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the Ministry of Education has opened applications for the programme.
The bursary is for students undergoing degree programmes in Education in universities and Colleges of Education.
According to the minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, the bursary programme is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to reform the Education sector.
“Undergraduate students of B.Ed / B.A. Ed/ BSc. Ed in Public institutions are to receive stipends of N75,000.00 per semester while NCE students will get N50,000.00 as stipends per semester,” the minister announced at the World Teachers’ Day celebration held at Eagle Square, Abuja, in 2021.
The application for the bursary programme, according to a statement signed by Andrew, David Adejo, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education.
The eligibility criteria for the Bursary Award
Bursary award 2022: How to apply
Application forms are available online at www.education.gov.ng or https://fsbn.com.ng/applicants/auth/register/35565
a) Letter of Admission
b) Current school’s identity card.