MTN Foundation Scholarship Scheme 2015 – Apply Now

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This is to inform the public that application for
MTN Foundation Scholarship scheme has
commenced.
A maximum of 500 qualified and successful full-
time Nigerian students studying science and
technology related courses are awarded the
scholarship which covers tuition, book allowance
and stipends.
The scholarship, which is worth N200,000 per
year, is renewed every year until graduation for
existing awardees provided they have
maintained a minimum CGPA of 3.5 or its
equivalent (second class upper/upper credit)
while new applications, when advertised, are
welcome from full time students in their second
year of study.
Eligibility
The students must be in their second year at the
time of application.
Applicants from public Universities and Colleges
of Education in Nigeria must be full time
undergraduates in 200 level/2nd year.
Applicants from public Universities and Colleges
of Education must have a minimum Cumulative
Grade Point Average (CGPA) score of 3.5 or its
equivalent (2:1)
Applicants from public Polytechnics must have a
minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 (upper
credit) from the Ordinary National Diploma
(OND) programme and must have secured
admission into the Higher National Diploma
programme (HND).
Direct entry level students must have a minimum
Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 (upper credit)
from the OND programme and must have
secured admission into 200 level/2nd year in a
public University
Field/Area Of Study
Only applications from students studying one of
the under listed courses will be considered:
• Accountancy/Accounting
• Agric. Extension and Rural Development
• Agricultural 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
Applicants details will be verified and shortlisted
candidates will be innvited for an assessment
test. They will be required to come with 2 recent
passport photographs as well as the original and
photocopy of the following documents:
Valid Student ID card
Any other means of identification (National ID
card,
International passport or Driver’s license)
Admission letter from JAMB and institution of
study
Admission letter for the HND programmes (For
Polytechnic students only)
Deadline
Application Closes on Sunday, September 6 2015
Incomplete applications will be disregarded. To apply visit www.foundation.mtnonline.com/scholarship-scheme/login

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