SCHOLARSHIP! 2018 Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholars Program

SCHOLARSHIP!  2018 Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholars Program...

The Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) is now accepting applications for the 2018 NHEF Scholars Program.

All students enrolled in their penultimate year at any NHEF Partner University are qualified to participate in the Scholars Program.

The Program

The Program provides Nigerian undergraduates with a range

 of opportunities designed to aid in career development. 

NHEF ultimate goal is to substantially increase the number of well-educated Nigerians assuming positions of leadership in 

society. Nigeria Higher Education Foundation expects their 

Scholars to be fully devoted to community service, 

philanthropy as well as making a lasting impact on society.

Our Scholars are talented students from our Partner 

Universities. They have demonstrated academic excellence 

and are well-rounded in both professional and extracurricular

 pursuits. We expect our Scholars to be fully devoted to 

community service, philathropy as well as making a lasting

 impact in society. Through the program, they will become 

successful future employees with an understanding of the

roles and responsibilities attached to their industry of choice.

The NHEF provides talented undergraduates the opportunity 

to gain exposure to the corporate sector through leading 

companies in key industry areas in Nigeria. Our key industries 

include: Financial Services, Corporate Law, Engineering, 

Technology. Our Partner firms include: KPMG, Synergy Capital

 Managers, Kuramo Capital Management, African Capital 

Alliance (ACA), Verod Capital Management, Sankore 

Investments, Ikeyi & Arifayan Barrister and Solicitors, 

CardinalStone, Templars, Banwo & Ighodalo.

We aim to broaden the scope of our industry tracks over time. We believe our partnership with these firm will offer invaluable 

exposure to our Scholars.

The NHEF Scholars program is open to students in their 

Penultimate year at our Partner Universities. Eligibility varies

 depending on your course of study. However, if you are not 

certain, we would recommend that you submit an application 

anyway and we will advise on possible options.

NHEF Partner Universities

• Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
• Bayero University Kano (BUK)
• University of Ibadan (UI)
• The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
• University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT)
• University of Lagos (UNILAG)