Apply for David Oyedepo Foundation Scholarship for Undergraduate Students 2016

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Apply for David Oyedepo Foundation Scholarship for Undergraduate Students 2016

2016-01-26T14:29:36+01:00

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Course(s) Offered: All fieldsCourse Level: UndergraduateCountry to Study in: NigeriaScholarship 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 todayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s society, through the yearly programs and community development initiatives.EligibilityIn 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 25Each 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 InstitutionsScholarship 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 coursesNumber of awards Not specifiedSponsorship 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 benefitsThe scholarship program covers all study and travel expenses for the duration of the course of study. Method of ApplicationThe 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 scholarshipApplication forms need to be filled in and submitted online. To apply, visit the David Oyedepo Foundation Scholarship Program http://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.