Nigerian Scholarship Award (Federal Government Nigeria Award)

The Federal Scholarships Board (FSB) is a department of the Federal Ministry of Education, headed by a Director who serves as Secretary of the Board. Its mandate includes implementing Federal Government policy on foreign and local scholarship awards to deserving Nigerian scholars and monitoring Federal Government scholars in tertiary institutions locally and abroad. It works through four divisions: Bilateral Education Agreement, Nigerian Awards, Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, and General Duties.

The Nigerian Awards division runs the Nigerian Scholarship Award. The FSB page says the Ministry approved a major overhaul of the national scholarship programme, raising grants across all levels by 50%. The Nigeria Award scheme now includes two new categories supporting polytechnic, STEM and medical students.

A new allocation framework covers undergraduates, Master's and PhD students, prioritising STEMM and the Social Sciences, and reserves 5% of awards for students with disabilities.