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Advertisement for Scholarship and Bursary Awards for 2013/2014 Academic Session at Ekiti State Government

Ekiti State Scholarship Board, New Secretarial Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Advertisement for Scholarship and Bursary Awards for 2013/2014 Academic Session

Application Forms

Undergraduate, Post Graduate and Physically Challenged Scholarship and Bursary Awards for 2013/2014 Academic Session

The Ekiti State Government has instituted various scholarship and Bursary Awards for students of Ekiti State origin in the Federal, State and Private Universities in Nigeria and overseas. Free Application forms for undergraduate. Masters Degree, Ph.D and Physically Challenged are now available to prospective applicants at Ekiti state Scholarship Board, New Secretariat, Ado-Ekiti. Those who prefer to apply on-line should visit our website www.ekitistate.gov.ng/mediacenter/downloads

Date: From 1st August, 2013   To: 31st  October, 2013

Eligibility:

A.      Scholarship Award:

  • Applicants must be in 2nd year and above in their courses of study to be qualified for undergraduate Scholarship Award and must possess WASC/NECO/SSC with a minimum of 5 Credits including English Language and Mathematics at a sitting and minimum CGPA of 4.0 for University or the equivalent of a second class Upper Division, 3.5 for Polytechnics and 3.00 for NCE in their current institutions of study.
  • Applicants for Masters Degree and Ph.D Scholarship Award must possess a minimum GPA of 2nd Class Upper at undergraduate level. A strong letter of recommendation from the University of Masters Degree Programme is an additional prerequisite for the Ph.D Scholarship Award.
  • Physically Challenged Students in Tertiary Institutions (NCE, ND, HND and Degree Studies) are qualified for the Handicapped Scholarship Award.
  • Students on Part Time-studies are not qualified for the Scholarship Awards

B. Bursary Awards-All undergraduate, Polytechnic, NCE, School of Nursing and College of Health Technology students are qualified.

Date of Submission:     All prospective applicants are to submit their application form(s) on or before Thursday, 31st October, 2013

Signed: E. O. OWOLABI, Administrative Secretary, Ekiti State Scholarship Board, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State

www.ekitistate.gov.ng

2011 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship at University of Pittsburgh, USA

To apply for the Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship, complete the Advanced Nursing Traineeship application. Submit your application and copy of your current IRS Income Tax Return to: Nicole Gannon, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, 3500 Victoria Street, 239 Victoria Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15261. If for some reason you did not file a federal income tax return, please submit a notarized statement explaining the reason. Summer Term Deadline: Friday, April 1, 2011. Please note that applications for the new academic year 2011-2012 are not yet available, as grant approval is pending. Please check back in July for updates or contact the Student Services Office located at 239 Victoria.
Eligibility: Students must be enrolled full-time or part-time in a graduate program in nursing. Part-time students must be scheduled to graduate within the next 12 months. RN – MSN students must be in graduate portion of the program. Traineeship funds will be awarded to students with demonstrated financial need and consideration will be given to other financial aid awarded. Anesthesia students are eligible during the first year of the full-time program only. Students must be a citizen of the United States, non-citizen national or foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 April 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application