The United States Embassy, Nigeria seeks to identify academically qualified and highly motivated, low-income students in Nigeria to join the EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program (OFP). EducationUSA is a U.S. Department of State network of over 430 international student advising centers in more than 175 countries and territories.
About the Programme
Opportunity Funds Program’s mission is to assist highly-talented and determined, economically-disadvantaged students to negotiate and finance the admissions process for colleges and universities in the United States with the aim of producing highly-skilled and widely-educated leaders to build tomorrow’s Nigeria. Opportunity Funds Program works closely with students through regularly scheduled meetings and seminars to assist them throughout the application process to secure admission and scholarships for colleges and universities in the United States.
The network promotes U.S. higher education to students around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, and current information about opportunities to study at accredited postsecondary institutions in the United States. EducationUSA also provides services to the U.S. higher education community to help institutional leaders meet their recruitment and campus internationalization goals.
Organization Name: EducationUSA
Eligible Country: Nigerians
Qualification: Undergraduate/Postgra
Closing Date: 17/3/2024
Eligibility Criteria
- Strong academic record
- Robust participation in extracurricular activities
- Involvement in leadership roles
- Excellent community service participation
- Financial Need
Benefits
The program will fund your:
- GRE & TOEFL tests
- Application fees to any US university
- Airfare
- International passport
- Visa and SEVIS fees If available
- A settling-in allowance
- Cost of a credential evaluation,
- Mailing transcripts and I-20 forms or additional score reports, internet data
Required Documents
Undergraduates
NOTE– If WAEC results are not available, the student must be currently in SS3. If WAEC results are available, they must be from May/June WAEC. Students who have already started a University education are NOT eligible to apply.
- SS1 & 2 end-of year report (word or PDF files only)
- Mock WAEC result or WAEC result (word or PDF files only)
- Other supporting documentation(word or PDF files only)
Graduate
- Copy of your university transcript-if available (PDF files only)
- Copy of Statement of Result/Degree (PDF files)
- Submit a detailed Academic Curriculum Vitae(PDF files only)
- Scanned copy of any supplementary certificates of achievement(PDF files only)
- Copy of GRE result (Recommended for Engineering students) PDF files only
How to Apply
Eligible candidate that meets the requirement should check the official announcement link for more details about this program.
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