Fully Funded 2025 Mkpouto Pius Foundation Scholarship Programme for Nigerian Students.

The WomanUp Scholarship 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.

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.

Requirements

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 a 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, and publishing papers.

Application Documents

● WAEC/NECO result

● JAMB result

● Admission letter

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

Method of Application

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Application Deadline: June 20, 2025.