Lagos State Scholarship Board (LSSB), Lagos State GovernmentLagos State Scholarship Board (LSSB), Lagos State Government

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Lagos State Scholarship Award (Local Scholarship)

Lagos State Scholarship Board (LSSB), Lagos State Government, Nigeria

Scholarship overview

The Lagos State Scholarship Board (LSSB) is a Lagos State Government organ established in February 1968. Its stated aim is to support the well-being of indigenous students in higher education. The board's homepage lists these awards: Lagos State Bursary, Maritime Academy / Law School Bursary, Scholarship for Undergraduate Students, Scholarship for Masters Students and Scholarship for PhD Students.

On 20 September 2023 the homepage reports that the Governor approved N375,455,000 for fresh and subsequent scholarship and bursary awards for Lagos indigenes in tertiary institutions across the country.

This entry covers the scholarship awards (undergraduate, Masters and PhD). The board's category page with the exact criteria did not load when read.

Award Information

  • Be a Lagos State indigene (the board verifies indigeneship).
  • Be a student in a tertiary institution in Nigeria.

It reports only the N375,455,000 approved in September 2023 for fresh and subsequent scholarship and bursary awards combined.

The most recent application notice on the homepage is dated 19 May 2023: forms for the 2022/2023 academic year (bursary and scholarship) were on sale from Thursday 1 June 2023 and closed at midnight on 15 July 2023. No newer call was shown.

  1. Open the board's portal at lagosscholarship.org and use the Apply button when a round is open.
  2. Read the Before You Apply and Terms & Conditions pages.
  3. Attend the indigeneship or data verification exercise if the board schedules one.

Contact: 0905 668 9474, [email protected].

Official links

Documents you will need

Its category and eligibility pages could not be loaded when read.

How selection works

The homepage mentions indigeneship verification exercises (including a make-up exercise held 12 April to 3 May 2023 at the board's premises) and a data verification exercise for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 beneficiaries announced 30 November 2023.

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