The Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF) is currently accepting applications for its 2025 Undergraduate and Higher National Diploma (HND) Scholarship Program. This initiative aims to provide financial assistance to 200 eligible students from Northern Nigeria who are enrolled in accredited public universities and polytechnics.
Scholarship Details:
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Financial Support: Each selected student will receive between ₦100,000 and ₦500,000 per academic session.
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Renewal Criteria: The scholarship is renewable annually, contingent upon the recipient maintaining a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) equivalent to a Second Class Lower Division for university students or an Upper Credit for polytechnic students.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must:
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Be admitted into full-time degree or HND programs in public universities or polytechnics.
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Have secured admission into Science and Technology courses.
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Possess a minimum of five O’level credits, including English and Mathematics, obtained in no more than two sittings.
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Be indigenes of any of the 19 Northern Nigerian states or the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Proof of state of origin is required.
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Be 25 years old or younger at the time of entry into the university or polytechnic.
Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit their applications online through the official SABMF application portal. The application deadline is February 25, 2025.
Qualified and Interested candidates should send all application documents to sabmfscholars@gmail.com
Required Documents:
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for a screening exercise and must present the following:
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Three passport-sized photographs (2 inches x 2 inches).
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Certificate of State of Origin/Indigenization.
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Birth Certificate.
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JAMB Certificate and examination result.
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Original admission letters from JAMB and the institution.
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Proof of fee payment and faculty/departmental registration.
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Valid Student Identification Card.
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WAEC or NECO results.
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Most recent semester results.
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A reference letter from a community leader.
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Completed Parent/Guardian Attestation Form B.
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Personal contact details, including email address.
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Alternative phone numbers.
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Next of Kin contact information, including email address.
Important Notes:
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Incomplete applications will not be processed.
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Successful applicants’ names will be published in a national daily newspaper and on the Foundation’s website.
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Applicants already benefiting from other scholarship schemes are not eligible.
For more detailed information, please visit the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation’s official website.
