INSTRUCTIONS: EDESC Scholarship Award for Indigent Students 2025/2026 Academic Year
- You must be in a tertiary institution or have gained admission and considered academically excellent but indigent (i.e., without adequate financial assistance).
- You must include a CREDIBLE STORY on why you should be considered indigent and how the scholarship will assist in achieving your academic goals.
- SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
- RETURNING STUDENTS SHOULD UPLOAD (PDF VERSIONS ONLY):
(a) VALID STUDENT ID CARD (2025/2026 ACADEMIC YEAR);
(b) REFEREE LETTER (ATTESTING TO YOUR CHARACTER, AND ATTENDANCE AS FULL-TIME STUDENT) FROM YOUR HOD/REGISTRAR/DEAN; and
(c) CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR’S TRANSCRIPT(S) SHOWING GPA AND CGPA
- NEW STUDENTS SHOULD UPLOAD (PDF VERSIONS ONLY):
(a) VALID STUDENT ID CARD (2025/2026 ACADEMIC YEAR);
(b) REFEREE LETTER (ATTESTING TO YOUR CHARACTER, AND PROSPECTIVE ATTENDANCE AS FULL-TIME STUDENT) FROM YOUR PRINCIPAL; and
(c) ADMISSION LETTER
- Failure to include appropriate supporting documents and in the specified format shall lead to disqualification.
- Failure to follow instructions shall lead to disqualification.
- False or incorrect declaration/submission shall be disqualified automatically
- Scholarship Award for 2025/2026 academic year is N100,000 per successful applicant.
- The deadline for submission of application is 30th November 2025, and the award ceremony will take place at Ado-Ekiti on a date to be announced later.