The Alex Otti Foundation Scholarship is a fully funded opportunity that provides sufficient funding for the cost of tuition, accommodation, and living stipends for the whole academic session.
Alex Otti Foundation Scholarship will be awarded based on strong personal academic background, leadership potential, and a demonstrated desire to use the acquired knowledge to contribute to societal development.
Upon completion of their studies, Winners should apply their talents and knowledge in improving the lives of others.
Over time, the Foundation expects its scholarship beneficiaries to form a strong network of leaders who will individually and collectively contribute to the wellbeing of Abia State in particular and Nigeria in general.
Type: Undergraduate
Application Deadline: March 24, 2024
Eligible Countries: International Countries
Eligibility:
- Students who are currently in 2nd-year (200 Level) in any government-owned tertiary institution in Nigeria.
- The candidate must have had at least a CGPA of 3.5 – for universities (or its equivalent, for other tertiary institutions) in his/her first academic session (that is, First Year).
- Siblings (that is, children who share the same parents) of current Alex Otti Foundation scholars are not eligible and will not be until their sibling’s current Scholarship runs its full course
- The scholarship is for residents in Abia State. There is no difference between those who ancestrally hail from the state and those whose families migrated from elsewhere. As long as you live in the state, even if you are schooling elsewhere in Nigeria, you are eligible.
- Indigent students are those whose families cannot genuinely afford the cost of tertiary education. Those with the means to afford tertiary education should consider staying away from this scholarship a way of giving back to the society.
How To Apply: Interested candidates should click on “Apply For This Scholarship” below
Required Documents:
- Candidates must submit a statement of result for the first academic session (that is, First Year) signed by the Department/Faculty’s Admin Officer (who rightfully is a representative of the registrar in the department or faculty).
- Candidates must present a letter of recognition by their community/religious group leader or electricity utility bill of the last three months, to prove he/she currently resides in Abia State.
- Candidates must submit a 1200-word essay, broken into three (3) parts telling us:
- (a) about their nuclear family, situating themselves within it;
- (b) a time they were part of a community, and their contributions to the community; and
- (c) what they think about giving back to the society.
- Candidates must provide valid means of identification.
