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ASMAF Scholarship Program

ASMAF Scholarship: The application is open for the 2023 ASMAF Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Nigerian University Students. The ASMAF Scholarship Award is a need-based financial aid program in which the financial position of the student and family is a significant element in deciding awardees. Aside from the financial status of the student and family, grantees must be prospective students with high academic performance.

The Award Includes:

• Financial assistance for a professional course of study at a public Nigerian University covering tuition, board, and upkeep for a period of up to 6 years, depending on the course and year of award, and subject to maintaining satisfactory academic progress.
• Life skills and leadership development programmes including mentoring, with distinctive personal, academic, and professional growth opportunities.
• Access to resources that provide useful information and tools that encourage academic excellence and lifelong learning.

The applicant and family’s ability to contribute or pay toward the costs of the university will be the primary factor used to determine financial need.  Financial needs will be evaluated by a number of factors, including the applicant and her family’s income, assets, and family size.  In general, a family income of N1m or less has a reasonable opportunity to be financially eligible for an ASMAF Scholarship; whereas a family earning above N2m is likely not financially eligible.  While these are general rules, all applicants will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Table of Contents

• About ASMAF
• Brief Scholarship Details
• Full Benefits of the ASMAF Scholarship
• Eligibility Requirements
• Selection Criteria
• Application Procedure

About Ajesola Solarin Majekodunmi Foundation (ASMAF)

Ajesola Solarin Majekodunmi Foundation (ASMAF) is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded and duly registered under Nigerian laws, dedicated to raising funds and awarding scholarships to bright but financially disadvantaged young Nigerian females for tertiary level education in professional courses, as well as leadership and life skills development.

Brief Scholarship Details

Sponsor(s): ASMAF

Type: Financial Funding

Award Value: Funding | Mentorship

Award Duration: Until Graduation

Eligible Students: University Students

Eligible Country: Nigeria

Application Deadline: 1 September 2023

Full Benefits of the ASMAF Scholarship Program

The ASMAF Scholarship Award Provides:

• Financial assistance for a professional course of study at a public Nigerian University covering tuition, board, and upkeep for a period of up to 6 years, depending on the course and year of award, and subject to maintaining satisfactory academic progress.
• Life skills and leadership development programmes including mentoring, with distinctive personal, academic, and professional growth opportunities.
• Access to resources that provide useful information and tools that encourage academic excellence and lifelong learning.

• The ASMAF Scholarship award attracts a sum to be determined annually by ASMAF but will typically cover tuition, board, and upkeep. Finalists who are selected as ASMAF Scholars will be notified of the amount of their awards.
• The Scholarship will normally be awarded for the period of a full academic year from the time of the award till the conclusion of the student’s course unless otherwise stated. Payments will be made in installments from semester to semester except otherwise required by the university which will be subject to confirmation of continuing eligibility.

• The scholarship award will be renewed annually for the duration of the course of study if the Awardee maintains and sustains an appropriate academic record, and participates fully in all the programmes offered under the award. An appropriate academic record is deemed to be a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to the conclusion of the academic program. The Awardee must provide evidence of appropriate academic record certified under the hand of the Registrar of the University or his/her delegated representative and evidence of satisfactory participation in all other programmes offered under the award.

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Eligibility Requirements for ASMAF Scholarship

Applicants must:

• Be a female INDIGENT and Nigerian citizen embarking on tertiary level qualifications for the first time.
• Have gained admission to or be enrolled in a full-time accredited undergraduate programme in Medicine, Law, Actuary, Engineering, Accountancy, Architecture or any professional course in any public university in Nigeria.
• Meet the financial need and academic requirements specified in these guidelines.
• Demonstrate commitment to academic and professional excellence and possess strong leadership potential.

Documents Requirements

The following documents are required for the application of the ASMAF Scholarship;

• Application Form
• Personal Statement (Essay)
• Admission Letter
• Referee Letter

• Evidence of credit passes in all the subjects required from any of the following viz.
  • General Certificate of Education (GCE) examination;
  • National Examination Council (NECO);
  • West African School Certificate (WASC) examination;
  • any other approved university-qualifying examination.
  • Evidence of success in any required post-JAMB examination or interview or other criteria set up by the admitting university;

OR

• Evidence of current registration at the university
• Official transcript certified under the hand of the Registrar of the University or his/her delegated representative.
• Evidence of credit passes in all the subjects required from any of the following viz.
  • General Certificate of Education (GCE) examination;
  • National Examination Council (NECO);
  • West African School Certificate (WASC) examination;
  • any other approved university-qualifying examination.

Selection Criteria

• All eligibility criteria will be verified.
• Recommenders may be contacted.
• A provisional ranking of all applicants will be prepared based on the course of study, state of origin, and geographical zone of the admitting university

• The final list of successful applicants will be determined by the sum of funds available.
• ASMAF’s selection decisions are final and binding. ASMAF will not entertain any appeal against its decisions.
• Where an offer of a scholarship is made, the recipient must respond to the offer within the timeframes indicated on the letter of offer.

Application Procedure

Interested and qualified candidates should visit the ASMAF application page via the Apply Button below. Follow the step-by-step process below to apply.

• The Application process consists of the submission of a duly completed Online Form
• Only those students for whom the completed application package that has been submitted is received by the deadline date will be considered for a scholarship. Deadline dates will be publicly published at least one month before the date.

• Recommenders should carefully review ASMAF’s eligibility requirements and recommend only those students who are eligible. Relatives may not serve as Recommenders.
• Recommenders writing Recommender letter must be sufficiently familiar with the student’s academic performance to respond to questions concerning academic achievement.  Eligible recommenders include principals, teachers, guidance counselors, higher education representatives, and other professional educators.

• The referee writing the Referee’s letter may be any adult of reputable character but must be sufficiently familiar with the student’s financial status to respond to questions concerning financial need. All such recommenders must act within their personal capacity.
• Applicants must also provide an affidavit of indigence and financial incapacity deposed to any High Court of Justice in Nigeria.
• Because competition for these awards is expected to be stiff, Applicants and Recommenders should make every effort to provide a complete picture of each applicant’s qualifications.
• Omission of incomplete or false information in any of the required fields in the Form, and of the requested documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for consideration.

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