NWAG Scholarships for Female Undergraduates in Nigeria 2017

Application Deadline: 31st May 2017

Offered annually? Yes

Field of Study: Any

About the Award: In 2016, NWAG plans to award 37 one-time scholarships, one per state of origin as well as one for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in the amount of fifty thousand Naira (N50,000) each, to Nigerian female, undergraduate students in Nigerian universities.

Number of Scholarships: Thirty-Seven (37)

Scholarship Worth: Fifty thousand naira (N50,000)

Type of Scholarship: The NWAG scholarship is a onetime award

Requirements: An applicant must be a Nigerian female, undergraduate student in a Nigerian University. All applications must include the following:

• Proof of State of Origin – Letter of Origination from the university or a letter from your local government office.
• Two Letters of Recommendation from any two of the following: Church Pastor/Mosque Imam, Village Head, Local Government Chairperson or one of your Lecturers.
• One Letter of Recommendation from either the Dean of your Faculty/School or your Head of Department.
• Photocopy of your current university student identification card
• A current photograph of yourself
• An explanation of why you need and should receive the scholarship (not more than one-half typed double spaced page).
• A type-written, double –spaced, two-page essay on:

 “How has the current inflation and its resultant high cost of living in Nigeria, affected the quality of education in Nigeria?”

All application entries must be typewritten and double-spaced.

How to Apply: Interested prospective applicants are advised to download an application form from the link below.

Completed application can be submitted with all required documents by pdf or word version to NWAG either by electronically via email at nwagscholarship[@]yahoo.com or by regular mail to

NWAG
P.O. Box 14542,
Atlanta, GA 30324.

Subject line of Email: Name of Applicant & State of Origin, and All Electronic Submissions must be in PDF or Word format

Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications may not be faxed or hand-delivered.

Visit Scholarship Web page to download application form

Important Note: Application process is free! Do not send money to anyone nor include money in your application