The Federal Government of Nigeria has opened the portal for the registration of the 2021/2022 Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) scholarship for deserving Nigerians. The BEA scholarship is awarded to both undergraduate and postgraduate students and tenable in some selected countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
This information was disclosed by the honorable Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, in a tweet verified by Nairametrics.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
2021/2022 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The Honourable Minister of Education hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2021/2022 Federal Government Scholarship Awards
Apply Here: https://t.co/EOArd8XQtH pic.twitter.com/IWUoToLa6G
— Federal Ministry of Education (@NigEducation) October 23, 2020
What you should know
The BEA Scholarship is an annual scholarship offered by the Federal Government of Nigeria to outstanding students to study abroad. Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants are expected to prepare to undertake a mandatory one-year foreign language course in the country of choice, which will be the standard medium of instruction throughout the duration of the course.
Candidates nominated by the board will be required to submit to the Federal Scholarship Board the following:
- Authenticated copies of academic certificates.
- Data page of the current International passport.
- Specified medical reports from a government hospital.
- National Identity Number (NIN).
- Police clearance certificate if necessary.
Interested applicants can visit HERE
Why it matters
The quality and quantity of human capital play a major role in the development of any country. Having realized this, the scholarship is a bold statement by the Federal Government of Nigeria to build quality human capital through qualitative education and training, which in return will benefit the country at large.
