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 https:// 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.
PLEASE NOTE:
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.
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