Kano State Scholarship for Postgraduate Students, 2024/2025 | How to Apply

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Applications are hereby invited from qualified candidates of Kano indigene for the Kano State Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme. Application details are as follows;

Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates for the 2nd batch of 1,001 Kano State Postgraduate Scholarship Programme for the 2024/2025 academic session. 

Recall that the Kano State Government restored the policy of sponsoring its best graduates to pursue higher degrees last year with the inauguration of a committee to implement the "1,001 Postgraduate Scholarship Programme" on June 16, 2023. Under this programme, about 1,200 candidates applied, and 600 were recommended as qualified candidates. 

The State Government flagged off the programme's first batch with 550 students on October 19, 2023. Subsequently, students were airlifted to seven foreign universities in India and Uganda for Masters Programmes in specialised and internationally competitive areas of study.

In continuation of the restored Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, the administration of the Executive Governor of Kano State, His Excellency, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, inaugurated a high-powered committee on November 24, 2024. Accordingly, the committee invites applications from qualified graduates for the second batch of the Programme against the 2024/2025 Academic Session.

Also See: 

• Ekiti State Scholarship
• Ondo State Scholarship
• Lagos State Scholarship

Eligibility

Applicants for the scholarship must fulfill the following criteria:

1. Be an indigene of Kano State; 

2. Earned a First-Class Honours Degree or equivalent from a reputable

     University/Institution;

3. Not more than 30 years (for 4-5 years degree) or 35 years of age (for >5 years

    degree);

4. Be medically fit; 

5. Be ready for a physical screening interview;

6. Has completed NYSC or obtained an exemption or exclusion certificate;

7. Not currently enjoying another scholarship or in-service full sponsorship;

8. Submit about 500 words of personal statement; and

9. Agree to abide by all conditions of the award if successful.

Note: Candidates wishing to pursue those academic programmes identified as gaps in the state service and PWDs that fulfil the criteria will be given special consideration.

How to Apply for Kano State Postgraduate Scholarship

Fill out the relevant application form at kanostate.gov.ng 

A hardcopy of the completed application form, together with copies of the following credentials:

1. Birth certificate,

2. Indigene certificate, 

3. Primary school certificate,

4. WASC/GCE/SSCE/NAPTEB/NBAIS Certificate,

5. Degree certificate,

6. Academic transcript, 

7. Medical fitness certificate, etc., 

should be submitted to the Secretariat of the Screening Committee, Conference Hall, Kano State Scholarships Board, No. 23, Abdullahi Bayero Way, Kano, within two weeks of this advertisement.  

Signed 

Honourable Commissioner,

Chairman, Kano State Postgraduate Scholarship Screening and Admission Committee, Kano State Government.