FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (B.E.A.) IS NOW ON

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD (B.E.A.) IS NOW ON

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD
PLOT 245 SAMUEL ADEMULEGUN STREET CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
2014/2015 BILATERAL EDUCATIONAL AGREEMENT (BEA) SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS INTERVIEW

The Honourable Minister of Education, Chief (Barr.) Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, is hereby inviting interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2014/2015 Nomination Interview for Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship      Awards for:

 i) Undergraduate(UG) studies tenable in Russia, Cuba,
Morocco, Algeria, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, Egypt, Japan, Serbia, Macedonia

i) Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia, China, Turkey, Japan, Serbia, Mexico, e.t.c

2.0 All qualified candidates are advised to:

a. Visit

 www.fsb.gov.ng

. b Click on the Application Center

c. Register your username and password

d. Click BEA in the Application Center

e. Proceed to complete the form online and submit

f.. Then print the completed Application form

g. Submit two copies at the venue of the Interview as scheduled (find attached

Time Table).

NOTE//WARNING! Double Entries Would Be Disqualified

3.0 FIELDS OF STUDY

a. Undergraduate level – Medicine, Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics,Languages, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social
Sciences, etc

b. Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and Ph.D) in all fields

4.0 CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY

A. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Five (5) Distinctions (As & Bs)
in the Senior Secoundary School Certificate, WAEC or NECO (May/June) only in the subjects relevant to their fields of study including English Language and
Mathematics. Certificates should not be more than Two (2) years old (2012 or 2013). Age limit is 22 years.

B. POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: All applicants must hold a First Degree with at least 2nd Class Upper Division. The applicants who are previous recipients of
Foreign Awards must have completed at least two (2) years post qualification or employment practice in Nigeria. A knowledge of the Foreign language of the
donor country is desired particularly for those applying for Russian Award. All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C. Age limit is 35 years for Masters
and 40 years for Ph.D.

NOTE (For all Applicants): Knowledge of the language of the country of choice is an added advantage.

5.0 VENUE OF INTERVIEW: All eligible applicants are to report for interview at the venues scheduled for their respective zones of origin.Two sets of
completed application forms should be submitted at the various interview centres with the following attachments:

i. Two authenticated photocopies of educational certificates and testimonial

ii. Only one certificate will be accepted ie WAECO or NECO ( May/June) only

iii. Statement of results must be confirmed by WAEC or NECO and forwarded to the Director/ Secretary, Federal Scholarship Board, Abuja.

iv. Two copies of Birth certificate.

v. State of origin certificate duly signed, stamped and dated.

vi. Eight (8) passport sized coloured photographs on white background

vii. Data page of current International Passport. and

viii. Academic transcripts and NYSC certificates will be required from applicants for postgraduate studies

Original documents should be presented at the interview venues for sighting.

2014/2015 BEA INTERVIEW VENUES AND DATES FROM MARCH 24TH TO 28TH MARCH 2014

S/ N	ZONE/ VENUE	MONDAY MARCH 24TH	TUESDAY MARCH 25TH	WEDNESDAY MARCH 26TH	THURSDAY MARCH 27TH	FRIDAY MARCH 28TH
1.	NORTH – WEST FGC SOKOTO	KANO & KADUNA STATES	KEBBI & JIGAWA STATES	ZAMFARA & KATSINA STATES	SOKOTO STATE	COLLATION OF RESULT
2.	NORTH- EAST GOVT. SCI. SEC. SCH. GOMBE	BORNO & YOBE STATES	ADAMAWA & TARABA STATES	BAUCHI STATE	GOMBE STATE	COLLATION OF RESULT
3.	NORTH-CENTRAL FGC MINNA	BENUE & KOGI STATE,	PLATEAU & FCT STATES	KWARA AND NASARAWA STATES	NIGER STATE	COLLATION OF RESULT
4.	SOUTH -WEST OSOGBO HIGH SCHOOL II,	LAGOS & ONDO STATES	OYO & EKITI STATES	OGUN STATE	OSUN STATE	COLLATION OF RESULT
5.	SOUTH- SOUTH FGGC, BENIN	DELTA STATE	CROSS- RIVERS & BAYELSA STATES	AKWA-IBOM & RIVERS STATES	EDO STATE	COLLATION OF RESULT
6.	SOUTH- EAST FGGC UMUAHIA	ENUGU & EBONYI STATES	IMO STATE	ANAMBRA STATE	ABIA STATE	COLLATION OF RESULT

Applicants are strongly advised to attend the interview at their zones of origin.

NB: Candidates nominated and finally selected by the awarding BEA countries will be required to submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following:

i) Authenticated copies of academic certificates

ii) Medical certificate of Fitness including HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B free certificates and chest x-ray from a Teaching Hospital, General
Hospital or National Hospital, Abuja.

OR, any Hospital as designated by the awarding country.

iii) Police clearance certificate with finger prints ( on request)

TIME : 9.00 A.M DAILY

SIGNED:

DR. MACJOHN NWAOBIALA

PERMANENT SECRETARY

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE FSB APPLICATION CENTRE

BILATERAL EDUCATIONAL AGREEMENT (BEA) AWARDS

Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Awards are scholarship awards made to eligible Nigerian youths after due process by development partners who have entered into Bilateral Educational agreement with Nigeria. These offers could be at the Undergraduate or Post Graduate or both levels as the case may be.  The duration of the scholarship offer ranges from 4- 9 years depending on the level of study and the country.

In Bilateral Educational Agreement countries, Awardees study the language of the country in their first Year and this constitutes the language of instruction throughout their study. It is pertinent to state that performance in the language course determines the continuation of the course of study for which the award has been made.

Eligibility Criteria for BEA Award

(A)  Postgraduate Applicants Should

• Possess university degree with a minimum of Second Class Honours Upper  Division
• Should not be more than 35 years of Age at the time of taking up the award
• Possess a certificate obtained not more than 5 year at date of application
• Possess NYSC/Exemption certificate (where applicable)
• Should have not less than two (2) years post qualification experience
• Should provide willingness of employer to release applicant (where applicable)

(B)               Undergraduate

• Candidate must posses at least A or B grades in five relevant subjects including English and Mathematics at one sitting.
• Qualifying Certificate – (WASC  or NECO) only.
• Candidate must be between 17-23 years old at the time of taking up the award.
• Certificate must not be more than 3 years old at time of application.
• NOTE: All applicants Undergraduate and Post Graduate should provide Medical Certificate of Fitness from agovernment hospital (including HIV/Hepatitis B free examination result) and Police Clearance Certificate including finger prints.
• (C)    The Fields of Study
• A. Undergraduate level – Medicine, Paramedical, Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics,Languages, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, etc
• B.  Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and Ph.D) in all fields
• (D)   BEA Countries

 Some of the BEA countries at present include  the following; Russia, China, Morocco, Turkey, Algeria, Romania, Serbia, Japan, Ukraine, Cuba, Greece, Czech Republic, Syria, Macedonia, Mexico, Egypt, Tunisia etc.

These countries are responsible for the tuition and accommodation, while Nigeria government takes care of the following;

• $500 monthly for supplementation
• $250 yearly for warm clothing
• $200 yearly for Health Insurance
• $500 yearly for medical scholars only
• $1000 for PG research grant yearly were applicable
• N100,000 – Take off for PG scholars were applicable
• N60,000 – Take off for UG scholars were applicable
•  INTERESTED BEA  COUNTRIES

Nigeria equally offers reciprocal awards to citizens of the following  Bilateral Education Agreement  countries: – China, Romania, and Cuba.