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.

EDESC 2025/2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS