Mkpouto Pius Foundation Scholarship 2025 (How to apply)

About the Scholarship Program:

The WomanUp Programme intends to raise a crop of excellent women who will excel in their academics and subsequent careers, and move us significantly towards achieving gender equality. The WomanUp Scholarship enables candidates to participate in career development opportunities like attending conferences, taking up fellowships, publishing papers, etc.

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Benefits of the Scholarship Program:

• 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 will be held 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.

Eligibility Criteria for the Scholarship Program:

Applicants for the Mkpouto Pius Foundation Scholarship 2025 must fulfill the following requirements:

• Be a Female
• Be a Nigerian
• Be recently admitted to study in a Nigerian public university (only for females looking to start their first year of university)
• demonstrate academic excellence
• Demonstrate financial need
• Be willing to fill in monthly reports and attend monthly check-in sessions
• Be willing to attend mentoring events
• Be ready to participate in career development opportunities like attending conferences, taking up fellowships, publishing papers, etc

Supporting Documents:

• Complete Application Form
• WAEC/NECO result
• JAMB result
• Admission letter
• Proof of nationality (NIN, Voter’s card, international passport, etc)

Application Deadline:

Applications for the Mkpouto Pius Foundation Scholarship 2025 are open for entries until the 30th of October, 2025.

Application Process:

Interested and eligible candidates for the Mkpouto Pius Foundation Scholarship 2025 should apply for the scholarship program by accessing the scholarship application form through the scholarship application link below:

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