David Oyedepo Foundation Scholarships 2016
Course(s) Offered: All fields
Course Level: Undergraduate
Country to Study in: Nigeria
Scholarship Description
The
David Oyedepo Foundation scholarship program is the major platform for
promoting the vision and goals of the David Oyedepo Foundation, DOF.
The
scholarship program awards scholarships to qualified individuals who
are indigenes and residents of African countries, and have been offered
admission to specific universities in Nigeria.
The scholarship
program can essentially be divided into 3 categories: 1). DOF Scholars;
2). DOF Leadership Scholars; and 3). DOF Farmers Scholars.
The
DOF scholars program grants individuals the opportunity to acquire a
first degree at top schools in the African continent. It grants
individuals the opportunity to build up the leadership potentials that
are so evidently lacking in the leaders of our today’s society, through
the yearly programs and community development initiatives.
Eligibility
In order to apply for any of the three scholarship programs, you must:
*.Be a Citizen of any African Country
*.Resident of an African Nation
*.Between the ages of 18 and 25
Each
scholarship awardee becomes a David Oyedepo Foundation Scholar (DOF
scholar) and is expected to meet up with the requirements each year for
maintaining the scholarship program.
Participating Institutions
Scholarship is available for pursuing undergraduate program at the following universities:
*.Covenant University, and
*.Landmark University
Fields of study
Candidates
can apply to their choice course of study. However, special
consideration would be given to candidates whose courses fall under the
following categories:
*.Agriculture and allied courses
*.Medicine
*.Para Medical science
*.Political science
*.Education and allied courses
Number of awards
Not specified
Sponsorship duration
All
applicants are awarded full scholarship for the duration of their
study, however a yearly review of scholarship is carried out every year
to ensure candidate remains worthy of scholarship award.
Each scholarship awardees:
*.Must maintain a continuous standard of excellence as measured by the David Oyedepo Foundation
*.Carry out a yearly summer community project that fulfil the following criteria:
*.Must be focused on community development
*.Must be a community based project
*.Must engage a volunteer base of class and schoolmates
*.Must engage knowledge in current field of study
*.A
video & document report of the project must be generated and
submitted to the foundation at the end of every school year.
*.The school will be required to generate and send the foundation a semester by semester report of academic progress.
Scholarship benefits
The scholarship program covers all study and travel expenses for the duration of the course of study.
Method of Application
The DOF Scholars are between the ages of 18-25. They are either
*.Recipients of the university or secondary school scholarship programs, or
*.Fresh graduates who are applying for post graduate study scholarship
Application forms need to be filled in and submitted online. To apply, visit the David Oyedepo Foundation Scholarship Program http://davidoyedepofoundation.org/portal/scholarship/
DEADLINES:
Applications
for the 2016/2017 academic session commences 12th January 2016. The
deadline for scholarship application is Thursday March 31st 2016 at GMT
+01.00.
[/b]PLEASE NOTE:[/b]
Covenant University is located in
Ota, Ogun State in Nigeria. It is a Private Christian University and a
member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
Landmark
University is located in Omu-Aran, Kwara State in Nigeria. It is a
Private Christian University, and has colleges with state of the art
facilities in place. Colleges include: College of Agricultural Sciences,
College of Business and Social Sciences, and College of Science and
Engineering.
Source: http://lazyreporta.com/david-oyedepo-foundation-scholarship-programme-for-undergraduate-african-students-2016/
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