The MTN Nigeria Foundation provides scholarship to eligible Science & Technology students in accredited public universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria which will cover tuition, book allowance and stipend (pocket allowance).
The scholarship maybe renewable provided recipients maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.5 or its equivalent (second class upper/upper credit).
Worth of Scholarship: N200, 000.00 (Two hundred thousand Naira only) per student for the duration of an academic year and is paid at the beginning of each academic session.
Eligibility
- Candidates must be full time undergraduates in 200 level/2nd year in public universities, colleges of education as well as polytechnics in Nigeria
- Applicants from universities and colleges of education must have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) score of 3.5 or its equivalent (2:1), while applicants from polytechnics must have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 (upper credit) and currently undergoing industrial training at the time of applying.
Eligible Disciplines
- Accountancy
- Agricultural Science
- Architecture
- Communication Technology
- Computer and Electronics
- Computer and Information Science
- Computer and Mathematics
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Computer Technology
- Electronics Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Industrial Mathematics
- Industrial Physics
- Information Technology
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics Electronics
- Physics Engineering
- Physics/ Computational Modeling
- Pure/ Applied Physics
- Statistics and Computer Science
Further Instructions
Please read these notes and instructions carefully before completing this form. Be sure that the information you provide is accurate.
- Applicants from Universities and Colleges of Education must have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) score of 3.5 or its equivalent (2:1), while applicants from Polytechnics must have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 (upper credit) and evidence of admission for the HND or Direct Entry Program.
Candidates must be full time undergraduates in 200 level/2nd year in public Universities, Colleges of Education or Polytechnics in Nigeria.
Current Beneficiaries of other Scholarship award(s) are not eligible to apply - The MTN Foundation reserves the right to cancel or suspend a scholarship award if it is discovered that the awardee provided false information
- Names of successful candidates will be published in National Dailies and on the MTN Nigeria website at www.mtnonline.com.
Deadline: November 27, 2011
To start your application online, click here.