UKEAS Nigeria Outstanding Achievement Scholarships, University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the award of 4 scholarships of £5000 for Nigerian students applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the University starting September 2016.

These are joint awards with our local representatives UKEAS, and will be awarded to high performing students starting their University of Birmingham programme this year.

The scholarship award is for £5000 towards tuition fees for the first year only of a full time undergraduate degree programme at the University starting September 2016.

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

• Have received an offer and selected the University of Birmingham as their firm choice for any full time undergraduate programme starting September 2016. The student must be entering the first year of an undergraduate programme based at Birmingham. 
• Have met the academic conditions of their offer to the programme.
• Be classed as Nigeria domiciled and a Nigerian national.
• Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee payment. Should be able to fund the remaining costs of their studies at Birmingham from other sources.
• Start their studies at the University in September 2016, the scholarship award may not be deferred. Be registered with, and have their undergraduate study application attached to, one of our local representatives (as listed above).  A student may only apply through one local representative.
• To apply for the scholarship students will need to have accepted an offer from the University of Birmingham and be in contact with our representatives, UKEAS, by 31 May 2016.

To apply for the scholarship students will need to have accepted an offer from the University of Birmingham and be in contact with one of our representatives.

Selection for the award will be based on academic performance and students will be shortlisted for interviews (either in person or via Skype) which are to be held in June and July.  The scholarships will be announced shortly after interview.

The full scholarship will be awarded upon enrolment on studies in September 2016.  Students already registered and studying on a programme at the University of Birmingham are not eligible for the award.

For further information please contact our local representatives:

UKEAS Lagos, Nigeria
Email: John Ojeogwu - j.ojeogwu@bham.ac.uk