Partially funded
James Hope University Scholarship
James Hope University, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Scholarship overview
The James Hope University Scholarship is a fee-waiver scholarship from James Hope University, supported by the Jim Ovia Foundation, to encourage and assist high-achieving Nigerian candidates to take a postgraduate programme at the university.
The admissions page lists M.Sc. programmes in Fintech and Analytics, Finance/ACIB, Innovation, Intrapreneurship and Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development and Policy Analysis, plus the MBA and Executive MBA.
The Admission and Scholarship Committee selects eligible students, subject to approval by Management and the Board of Trustees. The scholarship is sponsored and awarded by the university and administered by the Registry/Bursary Units.
Award Information
- Be a student resident in Nigeria.
- Have applied for and been admitted to a postgraduate programme at James Hope University.
- Hold a minimum CGPA of 3.5/5.0 for a 5- or 7-point grading system.
- Submit an essay or personal statement on academic and career goals, achievements and why you deserve the scholarship.
- To take up the award, you must have been offered and accepted admission; it cannot be deferred to another academic year if not taken up in the year awarded.
- It may be held alongside another scholarship or award only if the selection committee approves and the other award permits it.
- A waiver of the recipient's eligible tuition fees, applied after the acceptance fee is paid. The acceptance fee is not contingent on winning the scholarship.
- Duration: the length of the recipient's course, up to a maximum of three academic years.
- Continuation requires remaining enrolled and making satisfactory progress. The university may withdraw the award for reasons including failing to maintain the required GPA or standing, dropping below full-time status without approval, academic dishonesty or misconduct, leave of absence or withdrawal, conviction of a crime, late documents, or misrepresentation.
For the 2026/2027 session, the admissions page lists 11 September 2026 as both the scholarship application deadline and the admission application deadline, with the session starting 14 September 2026.
The offer must be accepted by the date in the letter of offer, otherwise it may be withdrawn.
- Apply to a postgraduate programme through the admission portal.
- Download and read the Scholarship Conditions, and download the scholarship application form.
- Complete the form and scan it with all supporting documents the conditions require into a single file.
- On the portal's scholarship application page, enter your Applicant ID, upload the file and submit.
- The university reviews your documents and notifies you of its decision.
Contact: [email protected], 02015150401 or 02015150408 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday).
Official links
Documents you will need
- The completed scholarship application form.
- An essay or personal statement.
- Supporting documents required by the Scholarship Conditions, which may include letters of recommendation from lecturers, employers or others.
- The standard documents for your programme application (listed separately on the admission requirements page).
How selection works
Criteria are academic achievement, the personal statement, and recommendation letters where required. The Admission and Scholarship Committee selects eligible students, subject to Management and Board of Trustees approval.
