What Bode Amao Foundation (BAF) Scholarship actually covers.
The Bode Amao Foundation awards scholarships to academically strong but financially disadvantaged Nigerian undergraduates at public universities. Since its inception the foundation has supported more than 247 students across 28 universities nationwide, spanning all six geopolitical zones, and it makes a point of selecting without prejudice to tribe, sex, religion or age.
The award is more durable than most Nigerian scholarships of comparable size. It covers full tuition fees through to graduation rather than for a single year, and adds an annual stipend of N100,000. Support continues for the whole course of study, conditional on the recipient maintaining academic standards, which turns it into a dependable foundation rather than a one-off cash injection.
Eligibility rests on three things. You must be a Nigerian citizen enrolled full-time at a federal or state university, you must be at least in 200 level when you apply, and you must show high academic excellence, with CGPA the deciding measure. The requirement that trips people up is the indigence certification: the applicant's university registrar must formally certify them as truly indigent. This is a scholarship where financial need is verified institutionally, not merely asserted in an essay.
Applicants should budget time for the paperwork, which is unusually extensive. Alongside the application form and transcript, the foundation asks for letters of recommendation, a student ID card, a letter of identification from the applicant's local government area, an original medical certificate, the JAMB admission letter, the university admission letter, and a course registration form.
The process is offline in character: the form is downloaded from the foundation's website or obtained from the university registrar, completed with the registrar's attestation, and submitted with supporting documents by email. Only one entry per applicant is permitted, and false information leads to disqualification. The stated deadline is 31 December 2026.
Who can apply.
Open to undergraduate applicants seeking to study in Nigeria.
Open to applicants from across the African continent. Confirm specific nationality eligibility on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
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Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.