Application Period: Applications for the 2026 Jim Ovia Foundation Scholarship Cycle will be opening soon
LOCATION: Nigeria
The Jim Ovia Undergraduate Scholarship is a Nigerian scholarship programme is a national initiative to educate and develop next-generation leaders who will contribute to the social and economic progress of Nigeria. It is open to matriculated full-time undergraduate applicants who are residents and citizens of Nigeria.
ELIGIBILITY:
Birth Certificate: Please ensure that the names on your birth certificate is the same as all other submitted documents. If there is a discrepancy, combine your birth certificate and sworn affidavit scanned as a single document and upload it in the designated field.
Recognized Government-Issued Means of Identification (ID)
Please ensure that the names on your ID is the same as all other submitted documents. Accepted IDs include International Passport, National ID Card, and NIN Slip.
Passport Photograph: Please upload a clear, recent passport photograph.
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Admission Letter: Please upload a clear copy of your official JAMB admission letter.
University Admission Letter: Please upload a clear copy of your university admission letter. If your institution does not issue one, submit your JAMB admission letter.
University Admission Acceptance Letter: Please upload a clear copy of the acceptance letter submitted to your university.
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board (UTME) Result: Please upload a clear copy of your UTME result.
Current Academic Calendar: Please submit a published copy of your institution’s current academic calendar, duly signed and stamped.
Academic Results (100 Level to Date): Please submit your academic results, duly signed and stamped, showing all courses taken, individual grades, semester GPAs, and overall CGPA.
100 Level Students: Re-submit your JAMB result.
Other Levels: Combine all results from 100 Level up to the level immediately preceding your current level. (e.g. if you are in 300 level, you would include results from 100 level to 200 level)
Medical Students (MBBS) Above 100 Level:
If your academic results are graded as PASS/FAIL, you must convert the results to a CGPA to enable fair assessment. The submitted documents must include:
The computed CGPA per level
The grading system used and corresponding grade points.
The CGPA conversion methodology and calculations.
All academic results from 100 Level to date.
Semester GPAs, where applicable.
The conversion must be based on the institution’s grading framework and duly signed and stamped by the appropriate school authority.
HOD’s Recommendation Letter
Please obtain an original recommendation letter, duly signed and stamped, containing:
Date of letter
Full name
Matriculation number
Current academic level
Current academic session
Current academic semester
Current CGPA
School Identity Card
Please upload a clear copy of your student ID card.
O’Level Certificate
Please submit a scanned copy of your original WAEC, GCE, or NECO certificate.
Please ensure that all documents are uploaded in the appropriate fields and that all information provided is accurate and complete.
BENEFIT:
Zenith Bank Account
Successful applicants are eligible for a scholarship award of ₦250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira Only). The account must:
Be a Zenith Bank account
Be a personal account belonging to the applicant, in the name consistent with the applicant’s name (Do not submit another person’s bank account details, otherwise the scholarship award will not be disbursed)
Be active and not dormant.
Have no restrictions i.e. Be eligible to receive the scholarship award of ₦250,000 as a single payment.
