There are many scholarship opportunities for Secondary School students in Nigeria. These scholarship grants cover school fees, laptops and other miscellaneous expenses.
A scholarship for secondary school students is a bursary grant awarded to students to support their academics. Students get these bursaries from the government, NGO and private organizations in Nigeria.
There are different kinds of scholarship opportunities available to students in secondary school in Nigeria all year round. This post will focus on indigenous scholarships for Nigerians.
To get a scholarship, you must know how to apply for these opportunities. It is why you will find this post helpful.
In this post, I will highlight the scholarship opportunities in Nigeria for junior and senior secondary school students.
I would love to hear from you. Let me know in the comment section if you need further assistance.
Good luck with your scholarship application.
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Types of Secondary School Scholarship in Nigeria
There are four (4) kinds of scholarships awarded to secondary school students in Nigeria;
- Government Scholarship
- Private Organization Scholarship
- NGO Scholarship
- Community Scholarship
- Private Scholarship
Government Scholarship
Government scholarships are bursary awards by the Nigerian Federal and State government. It is for junior and senior secondary school students.
For example, the Zamfara State Bursary is a kind of government scholarship.
With the Federal Government of Nigeria, every state offers bursaries for their students.
Private Organization Scholarship
Private companies in Nigeria offer scholarship awards for secondary school students.
They are the most common scholarship opportunities for junior and senior secondary school students in Nigeria.
The Shell secondary scholarship scheme is an example of a private organization scholarship.
NGO Scholarship
NGO scholarships are bursaries by a non-governmental organization in Nigeria.
They aim to sponsor students through their primary and secondary education.
Community Scholarship
Community scholarships are bursary opportunities by different communities.
It is when individuals from a community pool resources together to sponsor students.
You can get this scholarship by receiving updates from your parents about scholarship opportunities in your community.
Private Scholarship
Private scholarships are bursaries provided by politicians, business moguls, etc.
These people have a passion to support students in school.
Scholarships for Secondary School Students in Nigeria
Here is the list of scholarship opportunities in Nigeria for junior and senior secondary school students;
- Shell Secondary School Scholarship
- UBA National Essay Competition
- Midwestern Oil & Gas JV Scholarship
- NLNG Post Primary Scholarship
- Oando Foundation Scholarship
- Malala Fund
- Bishop Mike Okonkwo Essay Competition
- MTN Spelling Bee Competition
- Cowbellpedia Mathematics Competition
- ME Egbadon Foundation Bursary
- Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition
Shell Secondary School Scholarship
The Shell Nigeria Secondary School Scholarship Scheme is for host communities in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo and Rivers states.
Every year, an average of 2,600 post-primary scholarships are awarded in the seven states. The Secondary School Scholarship Scheme is to help students pay through school, as well as enhance academic achievement in host communities.
The scheme, which is also a welcome relief for many parents and guardians in the education of their children, has become so popular that annually, thousands of parents and children look forward to it as a golden opportunity.
Indeed, it has today become a welcome feature of educational development, especially in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria.
UBA National Essay Competition
The National Essay Competition is targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria is organized annually, as part of the UBA Foundation’s education initiative which is aimed at promoting the reading culture and encouraging healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa.
Criteria and Eligibility
- Be a Secondary School Student
- Must submit a handwritten essay (750 words MAX)
- Must submit a passport photograph
- Must submit a copy of a birth certificate, National ID or passport
How to Apply
- Applicant must submit their completed contact information (Name, Age, School, Address of school, Telephone Number, Residential Address and Email Address).
- Applicants must attach photocopies of their original birth certificates or international passport data page.
Midwestern Oil & Gas JV Scholarship
Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Limited, operator of the Umusadege Field in OML 56, Delta State and its JV Partner SunTrust Oil Company Nigeria Limited has since commencing production embarked on various schemes that deliver enduring progress to the indigenes of its host communities and Delta State in general by constantly investing in human capital to ensure economic development.
Requirements
Open to JSS I & JSS 2 Students only
- Admission letter to Secondary School in Nigeria
- Result in the last year in Primary School or JSS 1 result.
- Birth Certificate
- Identification letter signed by Ward Counsellor or CACC (Community Accredited Contact-men Committee)
NLNG Post Primary Scholarship
The scheme aims at supporting high performing basic six pupils in the company’s host communities and the oil-producing states of Nigeria to access post-primary education uninterruptedly.
The scheme kicked off in 2012 with 28 beneficiaries and has grown to a total of 172 beneficiaries by 2015.
Prospective pupils are admitted onto the scheme based on an excellent performance at the annual National Examinations Council’s (NECO) Common Entrance Examinations.
Oando Foundation Scholarship
The Oando Scholars Programme annually awards scholarships to the three best performing final year students from each adopted school to ease their transition to secondary school.
The award covers tuition where applicable and other expenses which include transportation, study materials and uniforms.
The programme supports children who have excelled in their academics to transit to Secondary School whilst building a culture of excellence among children in Oando adopted schools.
Scholars are identified by the Foundation in partnership with the SUBEB, school heads, representatives of SBMCs, and Local Government Education Authorities.
They are selected based on an aggregate of their primary five (5) and primary six (6) results (continuous assessment & exam) and the State- level Secondary school placement examinations.
Awardees must maintain an annual average performance of 70% in all subjects to remain in the scheme. The Foundation has awarded 1,102 scholarships to date.
Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
Type: Essay
Value of Award
1st Position
- ₦100,000 + Laptop (Student)
- 3 sets of PC (School).
2nd Position
- ₦75,000 (Student)
- 2 sets of PC (School).
3rd Position
- ₦50,000 (Student)
- A set of PC (School).
Eligibility
- Applicants must be Nigerians
- Applicants must be Secondary School Students
Entry Requirements
- Maximum of 2000 words
- Name of student, class, e-mail, contact phone number and his/her recent passport photograph
- Name of school and detailed address (including Name of Principal and phone number)
- The essay should be clearly typed
Application Process
Interested and qualified applicants should send their entries to: [email protected]
Or
The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM),
International Headquarters,
Obanikoro/ Anthony-Oke Bus Stop,
Lagos State.
Note: Essay should be original; avoid plagiarism.
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Am interested in this scholarship for my son, who just finished secondary school,
I will be grateful if u can help?
Hello,
Scholarship opportunities are mostly available for undergraduate students.
I will advise he applies for scholarship after gaining admission to the university.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Please, i am interested in any schorlarship program for secondry students. I am currently in S.S. 1. I will be sincerely grateful if my request will be considered. Thanks!
Gracious,
The UBA foundation scholarship is available.
You can apply here.
Please how do i get my transcripts as i have graduated secondary school since 2008
Hello Rose,
See how to get your secondary school transcript here.
Let me know if you have further questions.
I have excellent computer skills in topics like Data Analysis, Web Development, E- commerce. I am in SS1 too. Please help me with a competion. thanks
Here are some computer science competitions that you, as an SS1 student with excellent computer skills in data analysis, web development, and e-commerce, can participate in:
1. Google Code-In is an annual competition for students aged 13-17 to participate in open source software development. The competition is divided into four tracks: Code, Design, Documentation, and Testing. You can use your skills in data analysis, web development, and e-commerce to contribute to open source projects in any of these tracks.
2. The HackerRank World CodeSprint is a monthly coding competition for programmers of all skill levels. The competition is open to students of all ages. You can use your skills in data analysis, web development, and e-commerce to solve coding challenges in the competition.
3. The International Informatics Olympiad (IOI) is an annual international computer science competition for high school students. The competition consists of a two-day programming contest, where students must solve algorithmic problems. You can use your skills in data analysis and web development to solve the algorithmic problems in the IOI.
4. The National Science Foundation (NSF) High School Computer Science Invitational (HSCI) is an annual computer science competition for high school students. The competition consists of a two-day programming contest, where students must solve algorithmic problems. You can use your skills in data analysis, web development, and e-commerce to solve the algorithmic problems in the HSCi.
In addition to these competitions, there are also a number of online and in-person computer science hackathons that you can participate in. Hackathons are typically 24-48 hour events where students come together to build software and solve problems. You can use your skills in data analysis, web development, and e-commerce to contribute to software projects at hackathons.
To prepare for these competitions, I recommend that you continue to develop your skills in data analysis, web development, and e-commerce. You can do this by taking online courses, reading books and articles, and working on personal projects. You should also practice solving coding challenges. There are a number of websites that offer coding challenges, such as HackerRank and LeetCode.
I hope this information is helpful. Good luck with your computer science competitions!
My daughter is in jss3 and I need a scholarship for her
There is currently no ongoing scholarship.
Good evening Mr blessing.l just want to confirm if there is scholarship for JJS students.l wish to have it for my daughter.
Hello,
Do you mean the Shell scholarship?
Pls my name is emmanuel. Is there any scholarship for any student that just wrote waec
No, Peter
Available scholarships at the moment is for undergraduate students.
Am Bonny Miracle
Am in ss3 science student,Is there any shell scholarship for secondary school student to university 2024-2025
Yes, Miracle
But, the form is not yet available.
My name is ISMAIL FATHIA AYOKUNMI am in sss3 i would do waec in 2024 and i need someone to send me to universty pls i want to apply for scholarship
Hallo Fathia,
Are you in a public or private school?
Hello sir my name is Oseme Victor and i just finished primary school please sir is there any scholarship exam for jss classes i would like to apply .
Hello Victor,
At the moment, there are no scholarship opportunities available for Secondary School students.
Hello good evening sir, am Vanessa I just finished my junior WAEC, and I will appreciate if I can get a scholarship in any good school in Abuja foe senior Secondary school. Is there any available school and how do I apply. Thank you sir.
Hello Vanessa,
Unfortunately, there are no available scholarships for Secondar school students at the moment.
Am angel uriel in sss1,pls is there any avaliable scholarship on physics and chemistry within august
Hello Angel,
At this moment. There are no available scholarships for secondary school students.
I will let you know when it is available.
Please how can i know when there’s scholarship availability
Hello Divine,
Click on the link for each of the scholarships to find out their availability.
Am in jss1 is there any scholarship opportunity for me
Esther,
No scholarship is currently available.
I will let you know if there are any opportunities.
Please ma I want to apply for biology or chemistry scholarship please help me how will I apply it
Hello Princess
Are you still in secondary school?
hello i finished my secondary school since 2020 and am here still not a student of any universities in the world because of lack in currency i really want this scholarship opportunities if any please
Hello Elijah,
Did you sit for the JAMB exam?
I am writing junior waec on June 8th is there any scholarship opportunity available for me
Yes, Kamsi
Please I also have interest in this.
Hello Eniola,
No scholarship is currently available.
Hello,is there any scholarship opportunity available for me,I wrote jamb this year.
Yes, Amblessed
There are plenty of scholarship opportunities available to you by the time you gain admission.
Good luck.
Hello,please I am looking for scholarship for any js3 student in general knowledge
There is no available scholarship at the moment.
Pls I want to know if there are scholarship prog like the essay competition for secondary schools, thanks.
Yes, Oluwayemisi
There are multiple essay competitions for secondary school students in Nigeria.
The UBA Foundation scholarship programme is a good example.
Please am in ss1, and I want to apply for mathematics competition for ss1 classes ,is there any available?
None at the moment.
Search for Mathematics Association of Nigeria (MAN)
They hold such competitions too
Hi i am success in jss3 and i really need to apply for a scholarship pls help me ma
Success,
You can apply for any Essay and Mathematics completion available to secondary school students in Nigeria.
I want to register for scholarship exams sss2
Favour,
There is currently no scholarship available for secondary school students at the moment.
At the university, you will have the opportunity to apply for many scholarship opportunities.
Also I want to register for scholarship exam SSS2
What scholarship exam?
Pls is there any scholarship scheme for those that will enter Jss1 by September? We really need it.
Thanks
There is no scholarship currently available.
I’m in SS3 right now is there any scholarship available for me
No, Theophilus
None is currently available.
But there are plenty of scholarship opportunities when you get admission to the university.
Let me know if you have any further questions.
Hi, my name is praise. I am in jss 3 and i am looking for a scholarship. Is there any for me?
Praise,
It is nice to hear from you.
Unfortunately, there are no scholarship opportunities for you at the moment.
Please I am in jss2 .can I find any scholarship
Perpetual,
There are currently no scholarships available for secondary school students at the moment.
Can I get the details for application of any of those scholarship for my students
Which scholarship details do you need?
Any one available
Not at the moment.
Hello,
i will like to apply for a scholarship, i’m in SS one science currently
i go to RubyGold british school
i’m thirteen years old
please help me
Hello Ada,
You can apply for various essay and debate competitions.
Speak with the principal of your school that you will be interested in such opportunities.
I wish you success.
Hi my name is Etolue mmachukwu I want to apply for the mathematics competition
Hello, Etolue
You can apply for the Cowbell Mathematics Competition.
You will need to speak to your principal about the application for Mathematics competitions.
Hi, can I find any scholarship opportunity for senior secondary school 3
Thanks.
Hello I’m interested in the scholarship how can I get in. I am in Jss3. Please help me
Hello Hilary,
There’s currently no scholarship that I know of for Junior Secondary School students but I’ll try to keep you updated if I find any.
Hello I’m ella I’m trying to apply for a scholarship in secondary school
I’m in ss1 and I would really appreciate if u could find me q link to go to
Thank you
Hello Ella,
You can check out the UBA scholarship for Secondary School Students @ https://www.ubagroup.com/national-essay-competition/
Hello, i am Isaiah Divine-favour, I’m in SS 1. I wished i could find a scholarship that will be available after august, but i’ve found none. Can i get some help?…
Dear Isaiah,
UBA scholarship scheme is currently available. Check out their website @ https://www.ubagroup.com/national-essay-competition/
God bless you guys… you are doing a great job…pls I will appreciate your help for my daughter to get a secondary school scholarship.
I need help…God bless you guys.
Dear Ma Akinola,
Currently, there’s no scholarship scheme open for an application that we know of.
We recommend that you look out for community or NGO scholarships.
He am Mr akinmolayan Richard am interested in this scholarship I will be so great and happy if the opportunity can be granted thanks
Dear Mr Akinmolayan,
You can apply for any of the scholarships on the post. The requirements and application processes are described therein.
hi am Chikamso by name I am ss1 I want to apply for the essay competition
Dear Chikamso,
I suggest you apply with the links on the post.
Hi, my name is Okereke Esther Chidinma and I’m in Jss3 please I want to apply for Quiz Scholarship Competition
Hello Esther,
The one that is currently ongoing and that I know of is only for Senior secondary school students.
Ensure you keep checking our blog. We post a lot of scholarship opportunities.
You can also follow us on Facebook at “Studentship”
How can I get into the quiz competition
Thanks for the information, i would like to apply for shell scholarship
Hello Edet,
You can check the Shall scholarship requirements and application procedures here.
Let me know if you have further questions.
What a shell scholarship
Please sir is there any scholarship for jss3 students available for my daughter
There is no current available scholarship at the moment.
Sir, I’m interested in the NGO scholarships for students that have graduated from their secondary school. Please what are the requirements for the scholarship.
Hello Mkav,
See the available scholarships for undergraduate students here.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Hello, gud day. I’m Mercy, I am interested in assessing on Scholarship for my son who has wrote junior waec and was very intelligent , but bcs i can’t afford to give him the best so i request to asign in searching for Scholarship for him please,
Hello,
I hope you are having a great day.
See the scholarship opportunities available for students in Secondary School.
I advise you to try out other avenues to get funds for your son’s education.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Please sir honestly am humbly saying that I have finished my junior waec honestly am humbly saying that I am a very brilliant and intelligent boy honestly am humbly saying that I can read and write please sir honestly am humbly saying that I humbly need a scholarship sir my father is late. Please sir honestly am humbly to hear from you soon sir honestly am humbly saying that if you can grant my request I will be very happy.
Please do you know what missionary schools in Lagos offer scholarships?
Do you mean Missionary Secondary Schools?
Hello, Thanks so much for your prompt information.
Please I would like My beloved daughter who is presently in jss1 to benefit from any of the available scholarship. Thanks
Hello Mrs Tony,
Currently, there are no scholarship opportunities available for secondary school students in Nigeria.
I will advise you to visit this page from time to time to see available scholarship opportunities.
You could also join my Facebook group.
Hello I am Mary, I am a secondary School students interested in applying for the scholarship programme.my family has not been able to pay my school bills because they are not financially stable. I will be glad if my humble request will be granted
Hello Mary
I hope you are doing well.
At this time, there are no scholarship opportunities available for Secondary School students.
Check this page from time to time to know when there is a scholarship opportunity for you.
I want my son who will be promoted to ss1 class by September to apply for scholarship, I will be grateful if you can be of help.
Hello Madam Sarah,
Currently, no National scholarships are available for Secondary School students.
But I will inform you when there is an available opportunity.
Hi,I’m Linda Nanna,I’m very interested in accessing a good scholarship programme for my son who will be in primary six come September,due to my unsteady income issues.My son has always been top of his class irrespective of financial crises that keep him home for days or weeks per term,will be grateful if you can be of help.Kudos on your great works!
Hello Madam Linda,
It is lovely to hear from you.
You can follow me on Facebook using this link to get scholarship updates.