Kaduna State Local Scholarship Award - Avaliable Scholarships
There are two (2) main type of scholarship schemes for applicants wishing to apply.- Merit Based Scholarship: (Candidates having CGPA of 3.5 and above) they are generally for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Continuing Students.
- Scholarship For Six Students To Study Medicine At King David University Of Medical Sciences
- Need Based Scholarship: (Candidates from indigent families) they are generally for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Continuing Students.
- Local Scholarship For Health Related Courses
A. MERIT BASED SCHOLARSHIP
The Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board have a mandate ‘To
identify, select and empower qualified citizens of Kaduna state to meet
the current and future manpower requirements of the State while
remaining globally competitive’.
Furthermore, the Kaduna State Government is particular about rewarding excellence and hard work for all its citizens.
The
Kaduna State Government is interested in giving equal opportunity for
access to excellent education to its teeming youth who demonstrate
excellent academic credentials.
Successful candidates should see
this as a great opportunity to build their capacity to be globally
competitive. The State also sees this as an opportunity to build the
human capacity of Kaduna State to be the best in Africa and one of the
best in World. We invite you on board!
a. Scholarship For Six Students To Study Medicine At King David University Of Medical Sciences
This is a scholarship from Ebonyi State Government to Kaduna State Government for six (6) students to study Medicine. Ebonyi State Government will take care of the tuition fees throughout the students studies while Kaduna State will take care of upkeep, accommodation and logistics
B. NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIP
The Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board have a mandate ‘To
identify, select and empower qualified citizens of Kaduna state to meet
the current and future manpower requirements of the State while
remaining globally competitive’.
Furthermore, the Kaduna State
Government is particular about ensuring that indigent students (poor and
needy) have equal access to quality education as a leveler to
prosperity.
The Kaduna State Government is determined that only
the needy benefits from this type of scholarship. Whoever applies for
this scholarship must be ready and willing to provide information on Tax
Identification Number (TIN) and Biometric Verification Number (BVN).
Applicants with properties must be willing to provide same where
available.
This scholarship entails payment of tuition
fees and N10,000 monthly for upkeep.
Successful candidates must maintain
a minimum CGPA of 3.0 at all times. Successful Candidates should see
this as a great leveler that will improve the economic wellbeing of
themselves and their family upon graduation. The State also sees this as
an opportunity to build the human capacity of Kaduna State to be the
best in Africa and one of the best in World. We invite you on board!
All
candidates are at liberty to apply for any of the aforementioned
scholarship schemes according to suitability of their status.
Recommended: Kaduna State Foreign Scholarships Award Form 2021/2022.
C. LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR HEALTH RELATED COURSES
Kaduna State Government in it's quest towards achieving one of the education sector's term of reference of improving access to quality and inclusive education with specific emphasis to health related courses has entered into a partnership with Kaduna State University (KASU), considering that the university’s Faculty of Medicine has been accredited. Considering the huge resources spent on training Nurses and Medical Doctors in different countries including the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Uganda, India, Germany and Cuba; the State Government has decided to begin the redirection of its huge foreign exchange investment towards the development of KASU’s medical school facilities.The Kaduna State Government is interested in giving equal opportunity for access to excellent education to its teeming youth who demonstrate excellent academic credentials. This scholarship entails payment of tuition fees and N20,000 monthly for upkeep. Successful candidates must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.5 at all times.
The slots available for scholarship are
- MBBS(Medicine and Surgery) - 46
- B.Sc Pharmacy - 55
- B.N.Sc (Nursing) - 35
- B.Sc Medical Laboratory Science - 35
- B.Sc Radiography and Radiation Science - 35
- D.Physiotherapy - 35
Successful candidates should see this as a great opportunity
to build their capacity in the health sector. The State also sees this as an
opportunity to build the human capacity of Kaduna State to be the best in
Africa and one of the best in World. We invite you on board!
Eligibility
- Applicants for postgraduate studies should possess a minimum of first degree with second class honours Upper Division.
- Applicants must be registered full – time students of any recognized and accredited institution of higher learning.
- All other applicants Undergraduates, Higher National Diploma, National Diploma and Nigeria Certificate in Education must be registered full-time students of any recognized and accredited institution of higher learning in Nigeria.
Requirements
1. MERIT BASED SCHOLARSHIP
a. Merit Based Local Scholarship - Under Graduate
- 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
- Candidates can apply without a secured admission, but admission must be gotten from an approved university before scholarship award
b. Merit Based Local Scholarship - Post Graduate
- A graduating CGPA of 4.0 of 5.0 or 3.5 of 4.0 for Masters application
- A Masters merit for PhD application
- Candidates can apply without a secured admission, but admission must be gotten from an approved university before scholarship award
c. Merit Based Local Scholarship - Continuing Students
- 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.
- Students must have a minimum of 6 credits in WASSCE/NECO including Mathematics and English in one sitting JAMB score of minimum of 160 in UTME
2. NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIP
a. Need Based Local Scholarship - Under Graduate
- This is only for secondary school levers. It is not for students already in any tertiary institution.
- Minimum Grade C in five subjects including Mathematics and English in WASSCE or NECO in one sitting or Minimum Grade C in seven subjects including Mathematics and English in WASSCE or NECO in two sittings and not later than 2017
- Candidates can apply without a secured admission, but admission must be gotten from an approved university before scholarship award
- ** Make sure your parents (both) urgently get their Tax Certificate immediately
- If any of your parents is dead, make sure you have his/her death certificate in place of their Tax Certificate
- If any of your parents is a peasant or housewife in any of the urban or rural areas, make sure they get a tax certificate even if they earn as low as N100. Tax offices are in every local government area in Nigeria
b. Need Based Local Scholarship - Post Graduate
- A graduating second class lower degree or 2.5 of 4.0 for Masters application
- A Masters merit for PhD application
- Candidates can apply without a secured admission, but admission must be gotten from an approved university before scholarship award
- ** Make sure your parents (both) urgently get their Tax Certificate immediately
- If any of your parents is dead, make sure you have his/her death certificate in place of their Tax Certificate
- If any of your parents is a peasant or housewife in any of the urban or rural areas, make sure they get a tax certificate even if they earn as low as N100. Tax offices are in every local government area in Nigeria
c. Need Based Local Scholarship - Registered Nurse
- Minimum Grade C in five subjects including Mathematics and English in WASSCE or NECO in two sitting
NB: Successful candidates must maintain a minimum of pass at all times.
Successful Candidates should see this as a great leveler that will
improve the economic wellbeing of themselves and their family upon
graduation. The State also sees this as an opportunity to build the
human capacity of Kaduna State to be the best in Africa and one of the
best in World.
3. LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR HEALTH RELATED COURSES.
1. Must have chosen Kaduna State University as choice of institution
2. JAMB score of 200
3. UTME subject combination to include English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
4. Five 'O' Level credit passes at not more than 2 sitting to include English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Interview Dates
Interview Date and Venue (Zone)- Zaria (Zaria, Igabi, S/Gari, Giwa, Makarfi, Kudan)
Date: To Be Announced
Venue: Zaria Local Government Secretariat - Headquarters (B/Gwari, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Chikun, Kajuru)
Date: To Be Announced
Venue: Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board Secretariat - Maigana (Soba, Lere, Kauru, Kubau, Ikara)
Date: To Be Announced
Venue: Soba Local Government Secretariat - Kachia (Kachia, Kagarko, Z/Kataf)
Date: To Be Announced
Venue: Kachia Local Government Secretariat - Kafanchan (Jema’a, Jaba, Sanga, Kaura)
Date: To Be Announced
Venue: Jema’a Local Government Secretariat
Method Of Application
Application forms should be completed online as follows: –- Admission Letter
- Academic Certificates
- Birth Certificate/Declaration of Age
- Letter of indigenization or Citizenship
- 2 passports with your name written at the back and signed by you
- Current student’s Payment Slip,
Deadline:
30th September, 2022.
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