APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR WOMANUP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

Applications open for the WomanUp Scholarship Programme. 

The WomanUp Programme intends to raise a crop of excellent women who will excel in their academics and subsequent career, and move us significantly towards achieving gender equality.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible, you must meet all of the following requirements.

- Female

- ⁠Nigerian 

- ⁠Recently admitted to study in a Nigerian public university (only for females looking to start their first year of university)

- ⁠Academic excellence 

- ⁠Demonstrate financial need 

- ⁠Be willing to fill in monthly reports and attend monthly check-in sessions 

- ⁠Be willing to attend mentoring events 

- ⁠Ready to participate in career development opportunities like attending conferences, taking up fellowships, publishing papers, etc

Note: online interviews will be conducted with shortlisted applicants to verify suitability.

BENEFITS:

- Full university tuition fees paid directly to the University bank account per year for 4 years of university.

- Stipend of 100,000 Naira per semester.

- 50,000 Naira to cover the cost of departmental and faculty registration.

 - Fees and stipend for the next year will only be paid upon providing evidence of top academic performance in the previous year.

 - Monthly internet subscription for members of the cohort so that there are no limitations for them to study, do part-time remote work, or attend monthly coaching or check-in sessions.

- Dedicated mentoring for each cohort so that they don’t just focus on academics, but also develop professional and leadership excellence.

- Conference attendance will be funded for members of the cohort, especially if they are presenting a paper at the conference.

 - Opportunities for them to work part-time (10 hours a week), virtually, so that they can add work experience to their CV when they graduate.

- Pre-graduation support, including support with application for postgraduate studies and scholarship applications to top Universities abroad. 

- Application fees will be paid for members of the cohort who graduate with a First Class and wish to apply to the University of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Yale, or other IVY league universities.

- International passport application fees will be paid for members of the cohort who graduate with excellent grades and stand a high chance of getting foreign scholarships or fellowships abroad. 

-This also applies to members of the cohort who, at any point in their study, get a travel grant to present a paper at an international conference.

 

- Monthly coaching sessions for in-demand professional skills such as grant writing, CV writing, cover letter writing, applying for fellowships, and applying for postgraduate studies.

- Invitations to top professional events and provision of recommendations to top mentors within their field. 

- Workshops to teach members of the cohort how to develop business ideas from their fields of expertise. 

- Lifetime membership of The Mkpouto Pius Foundation with additional benefits.

Documents required:

1) WAEC/NECO result

2) JAMB result

3) Admission letter

4) Proof of nationality (NIN, Voter’s card, international passport, etc)

Apply via this link👇🏼

https://forms.gle/a1bg3CR4Ro6R92rN9