The MTN Foundation Scholarship is fully sponsored by telecommunication giant in Nigeria (MTN) for the prime purpose of helping brilliant students who cannot afford to meet up the financial needs of their higher level of study in the field of science and technology. Such students are paid NGN 200,000 annually if successful.
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Eligibelity
MTN Foundation Scholarship in Nigeria is for Nigerian citizens in the field of science and technology who are in their third year of study in a public University, polytechnic, or college of education.
- Interested candidates from public universities must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and above and they must maintain it throughout their duration of study in school.
- Applicants from polytechnic must have at least 3.0-grade point average from the OND program and must have secured admission into the HND program as well
Direct level entry students must also have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and must have secured admission into 300 level in a public University
Requirements
Candidates who pass the first stage would be invited for further screening tests and they would require:
- 2 recent passport photographs
- Valid student ID
- Any other means of Identification
- Admission letter from JAMB and institute of study
- Admission letter from the HND program (this is for polytechnic students only)
Courses
Students studying the under-listed courses are eligible to apply for this scholarship;
- Accountancy/Accounting,
- Extension and Rural Development,
- Science, Agronomy,
- Animal Breeding and Genetics,
- Animal Nutrition,
- Animal Production and Health,
- Aquaculture and Fisheries Management,
- Applied Physics,
- Architecture,
- Chemical Engineering,
- Civil Engineering,
- Computer and Electronics,
- Computer and Information Science,
- Computer and Mathematics,
- Computer Engineering,
- Computer Science,
- Electrical Engineering,
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering,
- Electronics and Computer Technology,
- Electronics Engineering,
- Engineering Physics,
- Industrial Mathematics,
- Industrial Physics,
- Information Technology,
- Mathematics,
- Mechanical Engineering,
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,
- Petroleum and Gas Engineering,
- Physics Electronics,
- Geophysics,
- Physics/ Computational Modeling,
- Pure/ Applied Physics,
- Statistics, Statistics and Computer Science,
- System Engineering.
Application Deadline
The deadline for submission of the application is 21st July 2021
How To Apply
Interested and eligible candidates wishing to apply for the MTN Foundation Scholarship, are to complete their application online via the MTN foundation scholarship application portal