The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Prof. Tahir Mamman OON, SAN, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2025/2026 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for:  

BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA)

• Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary, Egypt and Algeria;
• Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Romania.

Requirements for BEA Postgraduate Scholarship

• 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;

• POSTGRADUATE (PG): 1st Degree Certificate, NIN Slip and NYSC discharge or exemption Certificate.
• 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, 2025

How to Apply

Use the link(s) below to apply on organisation website.

• Undergraduate Scholarship – https://fsbn.com.ng/applicants/auth/register/71013
• Postgraduate Scholarship – https://fsbn.com.ng/applicants/auth/register/71013

All qualified candidates are advised to:

• Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s 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

Take note:

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.

For more details, visit FSBN webpage