THE CLEMENT ADESUYI HAASTRUP FOUNDATION (CAHF) SCHOLARSHIP 2024

About the Scholarship Program:

The Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Foundation (CAHF) was instituted on 19th September, 2008, to mark the 60th birthday of His Excellency, Prince Clement Adesuyi Haastrup. Although it was thought of as a one-off programme, but the successful presentation of scholarship to thirty-nine (39) undergraduates of Ijesa origin, at the birthday ceremony, was too real to be ignored. The undergraduates presented, represented the real indigent and needy students. This reality touched the humane and charitable heart of His Excellency, Prince Adesuyi Haastrup and his amiable wife, Princess Vitoria Haastrup. They there and then called for the establishment of the Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Foundation (CAHF) scholarship programme, as an annual event.

The idea of the foundation when it formally took off in 2009, was to institutionalize an annual scholarship programme for the same target group (indigent Ijesa Students in higher institution), as well as pay the West African School Certificate Examination (WAEC) registration fees of students in SS3. Thus, the 2009 scholarships added candidates of SS3 to the beneficiaries. The inclusion of SS3 students in the programmes was however suspended in 2010, when, the state government took over the payment of the WAEC registration fees for all SS3 students in the state public schools. The journey of this humanitarian programme, that has touched the life of hundreds of indigent Ijesa sons and daughters in higher institutions, has since then became an annual event, till this day.

Since the inaugural ceremony, where a total of thirty nine (39) indigent Ijesa students from institution of higher learning across Nigeria, undergoing courses ranging from Education, Medicine, Law, Engineering and other course of studies, were awarded fifty thousand (=N=50,000.00) each, the scholarship programme has become a household name among undergraduates of Ijesaland. It has earned itself the respect of being the foremost private funded annual scholarship programme for students of higher institution in Ijesaland, nay Osun State. The number of beneficiaries since the programme began has grown steadily, to the point where as many as one hundred and twenty-five (125) candidates are awarded scholarships on an annual basis. It should be noted that the number of beneficiaries of the scholarship in a year, is dependent on the number of successful applications. Today the number of beneficiaries of the scholarship since inception is above two thousand.

The Foundation is aimed at empowering the youth across the Six (6) Local Government of Ijesaland towards achieving their educational dreams. Our yearly educational grants to hundreds of students over the last six years have brought relief to many families. Application for 2021 grants is now open for all sons and daughters of Ijesaland in public tertiary institutions.

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Eligibility Criteria for the Scholarship:

• Applicants MUST be registered FULL-TIME undergraduate in any Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education
• Applicants MUST be in great need of financial assistance for their academic pursuits
• Applicants MUST have evidence of good academic performance.
• Applicants MUST be of Ijesa origin.

Supporting Documents:

• Evidence of Local Government of origin obtained from applicant’s Local Government Council.

• Letter of introduction duly signed by current Head of Department.

• Details of certified last academic record from division of Exams and Records of the institution.

• Current student identification card issued by the institution, Department or Faculty.

• Evidence of registration for current semester/academic session.

• Letter of confirmation of membership of Federation of Ijesa Students’ Union (FISU) in the institution.

• Shortlisted applicants shall be required to attend oral interview and shall bring originals of all uploaded
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• Statement of purpose detailing reason why the applicants believe they should be considered for the award

Application Process:

Interested and eligible candidates should start their applications by clicking on the Apply Now link provided. Fill out all the required fields and click the submit button. Your Application ID will be generated and sent to your email address. Kindly check your inbox or spam folder for your ID. Click here to retrieve your Application ID if not delivered to your email address. Return to the website and log in with your username (surname) and password (Application ID) to complete the registration process.

All applicants must upload relevant documents to support their applications and save them in a single PDF file. Only qualified and successfully verified applicants will be contacted. CAH Foundation is an equal opportunity foundation. Past beneficiaries of the scholarship can reapply for financial support this year.

Click on the click below to apply:

Application Deadline:

Application for the CAH foundation officially closes on the 15th of December, 2024.

We at Icanstudent wish you the very best in your application process.

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