The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2025/2026 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for: 

BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA) 

Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary, Egypt and Algeria; 

Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, and Romania. 

All qualified candidates are advised to: 

Visit the Federal Ministry of Education’s website http://www.education.gov.ng, and click on the Federal Scholarship Board icon on the Home Page: 

Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online 

Print the completed Application Form 

ELIGIBILITY:

Fields of Study:

Undergraduate level – Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), Pilot Engineering, Neurologist and 

Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields. 

Undergraduate Scholarships: All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Seven (7) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secondary School Certificates, WASSCE/WAEC (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 (2023 & 2024) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of the certificate is one year (2024) only. Age limit is from 17 to 20 years. 

Postgraduate Scholarships: All applicants for Postgraduate degree courses must hold a First Degree with 1st Class or at least 2nd Class Upper Division. 

All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C. Programme and the age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D. 

N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are accepted; and 

Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer. 

Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants should be prepared to undertake a mandatory one-year foreign Language course of the Country of choice which will be the standard medium of instruction; 

All applicants for Hungarian Scholarship can apply for up to two fields of study in order of preference, and must visit the website: http://www.stipendiumhungaricum.hu which was opened Middle November to close 15th January, 2025. Complete the application form online; 

All applicants for Russia should visit the website http://education-in-russia.com which is opened; 

All applicants for Russian Postgraduate Scholarship must have acquired their 1st Degree in Russia; 

All documents to be uploaded on the Russian Application portal and must be properly scanned in PDF format; 

All prospective candidates for Russian MUST have an international passport and original WAEC certificate before applying and for those with 2024 WAEC your are advised to download a digital copy of your WAEC certificate from WAEC portal and upload to the Russian portal; 

All Applicants to upload the following certificates online; 

Undergraduate (UG): WAEC/WASSCE & NIN Slip 

Postgraduate (PG): 1st Degree Certificate, NIN Slip 

& NYSC discharge or exemption Certificate. 

BENEFIT:

The scholarship duration depends on the degree of choice, and it is a fully funded opportunity for qualified Nigerians.

The tuition fees for the scholarship are covered by the host country, while the Federal Government of Nigeria provides living expenses.