Nigeria Birmingham Outstanding Achievement Scholarships

Level of study
Any Undergraduate
Subject area
Arts and Law, Life and Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences
Nationality
Overseas (Non-EU), Nigeria
Type of Award
External, University
Deadline for applying
31/05/2017

Award Description

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the award of 4 scholarships of £5,000 for Nigerian domiciled students applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the University starting September 2017.

The scholarships will be awarded to the highest performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme in 2017/18 academic year.
Value of Award

The scholarship awards are for £5,000 towards tuition fees (for the first year only) of a full time undergraduate degree programme at the University starting September 2017.
Eligibility Criteria

Please note that students already registered and studying on a programme at the University of Birmingham in the UK, and students applying for MBChB Medicine and Surgery or BDS Dental Surgery are not eligible for this scholarship.

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

Have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice for a full time undergraduate programme starting September 2017. The student must be entering the first year of an undergraduate programme based at Birmingham’s UK campus.
Meet the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
Be classed as Nigerian national or domiciled/ resident.
Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee purposes and be able to pay the outstanding tuition fees not covered by the scholarship.
Have sufficient funds to cover the full cost of living at the University of Birmingham, plus any visa/travel expenses associated with studying in the UK.
Start their studies at the University in September 2017 (the scholarship award may not be deferred).
Be registered with, and have their undergraduate study application attached to, our local representative (UKEAS Nigeria).
Accept an offer from the University of Birmingham and select Birmingham as their firm choice by the scholarship application deadline and be in contact with one of our local representatives listed above by this scholarship deadline of 31 May 2017.

How to Apply

To apply for the scholarship students will need to have accepted an offer from Birmingham, have selected Birmingham as their firm choice, and be in contact with one of our local representatives listed above by the scholarship deadline of 31 May 2017. Selection for the award will be based on academic merit. No interview will be required.

Decisions will be announced in mid-July and the scholarships will be awarded upon the students’ enrolment in September 2017.

For further information please contact our local representatives:

UKEAS

Ibadan, Nigeria

Contact: Yemisi Oyerogba

Mobile: + 234 (0)8057126779

Address: UKEAS Nigeria, 1 Shell Close, Onireke, Ibadan, Nigeria

Email: ibadan@ukeas.com.ng

See website for all offices: http://www.ukeas.com.ng/

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