Kaduna State Scholarship Application Portal – How to Apply
The Kaduna State Scholarship Application Portal is Open. All interested students can see the complete list of available scholarship opportunity in the state and apply accordingly.
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Kaduna State Scholarship
Eligible students in Nigeria can avail fully-funded scholarship opportunities offered by the Kaduna State Government, whether for studying within the country or abroad.
- The KDSG scholarship selection criteria are merit, need, disability, or skills, with a preference for candidates from Kaduna State.
- The Government aims to ensure equal access to excellent education for its youth, especially those with outstanding academic credentials.
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- The scholarship recipients must maintain a minimum CGPA of 4.0 out of 5.0 or 3.5 out of 4.0 throughout their study period.
- The scholarship presents a tremendous opportunity for successful candidates to develop their skills and become globally competitive.
- The scholarship is considered by the State as a means of enhancing Kaduna State’s human capacity to become among the best in Africa and the world.
Kaduna State Merit Based Local Scholarship
Scholarship Description-
- Applicants must be residents of the State.
- Applicants must provide personal income tax clearance certificate of parents or death certificate as applicable.
- Applicants who are new students must present a valid admission letter.
- Continuing students applying for local scholarship must have at least one year left to graduate to be able to benefit.
- Spill-over students need not to apply.
- Undergraduate applicants for local scholarship must have a minimum of grade B in at least five (5) subjects and grade C in other subjects in WAEC, WASSCE, NECO or its equivalent in one sitting and not more than three (3) years from graduation.
- Continuing Undergraduate applicants for local scholarship must have a minimum CGPA of 4.0 of a 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) system or 3.2 of a 4.0 CGPA system.
- Postgraduate applicants for local scholarship must have a minimum CGPA of 4.0 of a 5.0 CGPA system or 3.2 of a 4.0 CGPA system for Masters degree while applicants for PhD degree must have a minimum of Master’s degree with merit.
Scholarship Requirement
- A minimum CGPA of 4.0 of 5.0 or 3.5 of 4.0
- Must be a student who has at least one more semester at the time of disbursement
- Must not be a spill over student.
- Fresh students must provide evidence of Grade B in at least five subjects including Mathematics and English and Grade C for the other subjects taken in WASSCE or NECO in one seating and not later than 2017
Kaduna State Merit Based Foreign Scholarship
Scholarship Description-
- Applicants must be residents of the State.
- Applicants must provide personal income tax clearance certificate of parents or death certificate as applicable.
- Applicants who are new students must present a valid admission letter.
- Spill-over students need not to apply.
- All shortlisted foreign applicants must undergo drug test and provide full medical certificate from a government hospital.
- All shortlisted foreign applicants must execute Bond agreement with the State.
- All employed shortlisted postgraduate foreign scholarship beneficiaries must produce letter of release from their employer.
- All shortlisted foreign applicants are required to provide reference letter from employer for employed applicants or from the last Institution of study for unemployed applicants.
- Undergraduate applicants for foreign scholarship in approved fields of study not available or in short supply in Nigeria must have a minimum of grade A in at least five (5) subjects including Mathematics and English and grade B for the other subjects in WAEC, WASSCE, NECO or its equivalent in one sitting and not more than three (3) years from graduation.
- Postgraduate applicants for foreign scholarship must graduate with a first class honours for Masters degree while applicants for PhD degree must have a Master’s degree with distinction.
Scholarship Requirement
- An undergraduate first class degree to apply for Masters
- A Masters distinction to apply for PhD
- Candidates can apply without a secured admission, but admission must be gotten from an approved university before scholarship award
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How To Apply for Kaduna State Scholarship
Click Here to Apply for Kaduna State Scholarship – Merit Based Local
Click Here to Apply for Kaduna State Scholarship – Merit Based Foreign
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