Mkpouto Pius Foundation WomanUp Scholarship 2025 (How to Apply)

Have you heard about Mkpouto Pius Foundation’s WomanUp Scholarship?

The Mkpouto Pius Foundation has announced with great enthusiasm the commencement of the WomanUp Scholarship Programme 2025.

The WomanUp Scholarship (Mkpouto Pius Foundation Scholarship) includes full university tuition, a stipend of ₦250,000 every session, part-time work, and monthly internet access. 

Details about the scholarship 

Dear scholars,

We are delighted to announce the inauguration of Mkpouto Pius Foundation’s WomanUp Scholarship Programme.

The WomanUp Programme aims to produce a generation of outstanding women who will flourish in their studies and future occupations, so moving us closer to attaining gender equality.

The WomanUp Scholarship allows candidates to participate in career development activities such as attending conferences, pursuing fellowships, publishing papers, and so on.

Mkpouto Pius Foundation WomanUp Scholarship Benefits

The WomanUp Scholarship 2025 covers:

• Full university tuition fees are paid straight to the university’s bank account each year for four years. The stipend is 100,000 Naira per semester.
• 50,000 Naira will pay the cost of departmental and faculty registration.
• Fees and stipends for the following year will not be paid unless evidence of outstanding academic performance in the preceding year is shown.
• Members of the cohort will receive a monthly internet connection, allowing them to study, work remotely part-time, and attend monthly coaching or check-in meetings without restriction.
• Each cohort will receive dedicated coaching to ensure that they not only thrive academically but also professionally and as leaders.
• Members of the cohort will receive funding to attend conferences, particularly if they are presenting a paper.
• Opportunities for them to work part-time (10 hours a week) virtually so that they can add employment experience to their CV after graduation. Pre-graduation assistance, including help with postgraduate study and scholarship applications to prestigious universities abroad.
• Members of the cohort who graduate with a First Class and choose to apply to the University of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Yale, or other IVY league universities will be reimbursed for their application fees.
• Members of the cohort who graduate with great grades and have a good possibility of receiving foreign scholarships or fellowships will have their international passport application fees covered.
• This also applies to cohort members who, at any point during their studies, get a travel grant to present a paper at an international conference.
• Monthly coaching sessions for in-demand professional skills like grant writing, CV writing, cover letter writing, fellowship applications, and postgraduate study.
• Invitations to major professional events and recommendations for top mentors in their sector.
• Workshops will be offered to teach members of the cohort how to generate company concepts based on their areas of expertise.
• Lifetime membership in The Mkpouto Pius Foundation, with additional advantages.

Eligibility of the Mkpouto Pius Foundation WomanUp Scholarship

To be eligible for the undergraduate Mkpouto Pius Foundation WomanUp Scholarship, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:

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

Required Documents for Mkpouto Pius Foundation WomanUp Scholarship

While applying for the 2025 Mkpouto Pius Foundation WomanUp Scholarship, you will be required to submit the following documents;

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

How to Apply for the Mkpouto Pius Foundation WomanUp Scholarship 2025.

To apply for the Mkpouto Pius Foundation WomanUp Scholarship, complete the instructions provided below:

• Read the information provided on this webpage to guarantee your eligibility.
• To access the Google Form, simply click the button below.
• Complete the form and upload the relevant attachments.
• Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed online to determine their appropriateness.
• Start your application by clicking the button below.

Deadline: Not Specified

Note: online interviews will be conducted with shortlisted applicants to verify suitability.