Ondo State Scholarship Board, Ondo State GovernmentOndo State Scholarship Board, Ondo State Government

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Ondo State Bursary Award

Ondo State Scholarship Board, Ondo State Government, Nigeria

Scholarship overview

The Ondo State Scholarship Board was set up on 26 April 2000. It is an interventionist agency of the Ondo State Government in the education sector, responsible for the prompt delivery of bursary and scholarship awards and financial assistance to deserving indigenes of Ondo State in approved tertiary institutions, as a lifeline to students from humble backgrounds.

The bursary is the Board's award open to Ondo State students from their first year, unlike the regular scholarship, which starts from second year.

Award Information

  • Open from the first year in the higher institution.
  • Registered full-time student in a recognised Federal, State or private tertiary institution in Nigeria.
  • Part-time, pre-degree and certificate students are not eligible.
  • Physically challenged students with valid evidence of disability are eligible for financial assistance.
  • Dishonesty, fraud, malpractice or other misconduct leads to termination of the award.

No CGPA threshold is published for the bursary.

  1. Click Apply Now on the Board's site to start: odssb.org.ng/candidates/Register.
  2. Complete the candidate registration and application.
  3. Go through the Board's screening, including verification and monitoring exercises that confirm studentship.

The pages do not describe how results are communicated.

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Documents you will need

Certified documents required during verification and monitoring: a letter of identification from the Head of Department of the candidate's institution, and a valid school identification card issued by the institution.

How selection works

To forestall fraud or impersonation, each applicant goes through screening, including verification and monitoring exercises by the Board to confirm studentship.

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