Overview
The Wole Ogunyemi Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026/2027 postgraduate scholarship for full-time postgraduate students at Nigerian universities who combine financial need, academic standing and demonstrated social impact.
Complete scholarship details
Selected awardees receive a ₦250,000 cash prize intended to support educational costs such as tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation. Applications are reviewed by the scholarship panel, supporting documents are verified, and shortlisted candidates are invited to interview.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be full-time postgraduate students in a Nigerian university, demonstrate genuine financial need, be involved in social impact or community organising, and not be receiving another scholarship or study grant.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the Foundation's live postgraduate scholarship page for the 2026/2027 academic year. It states a 30 September 2026 deadline and a ₦250,000 award. No closing time or timezone is stated, so only the deadline date is stored.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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