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10 Secrets To Winning Scholarships For Nigerian Students

Posted on October 2, 2025 By CampusTimesNG 7 Comments on 10 Secrets To Winning Scholarships For Nigerian Students

Winning scholarships especially for Nigerian students could be an insurmountable task. I was discussing with a friend some weeks ago and he asked me whether all these scholarship opportunities are real or just a deceit.

I didn’t bother to ask why because i knew where he was heading to. The thing with scholarships are that they come with conditions, qualifications, requirements that seems unrealistic and almost impossible to meet.

But what we lack overtime is the secrets to winning them (scholarships).

We on our paths have identify some secrets you should know before you apply for the next scholarships. So stay tuned with us and read through these secrets highlighted below.

Secrets To Winning Scholarships For Nigerian Students

  1. ?Start searching for scholarships as soon as possible. There are Local Scholarships you can take advantage of as soon as you gain admission into Nigerian university. Take forinstance, the Shell or NNPC/Total scholarships are sometimes available to 100 and 200 Level students. Continue searching for these scholarships as soon as you get enrolled into school.
  2. Get a free scholarship updates services from Campus Times Nigeria. We post scholarships on a daily basis and we email you notifications of new scholarships that match your personal profile. Just subscribe with us for free and keep getting scholarship updates.
  3. Apply to every scholarships for which you are eligible . Pursue less competitive scholarships, small awards and essay contests, since they are easier to win.
  4. Don’t miss scholarship deadlines. Use a calendar and checklist to get organized.
  5. Mould your scholarship applications to the sponsor’s goals (i.e scholarship provider).
  6. Improve on your writting skills, as sometimes you may have to present a scholarship essays. Make sure your points are clearly outlined.
  7. Personalize your essays and be passionate about it. Write about something of interest to you. Make your application stand out from the crowd.
  8. Make sure you have a professional online profile. Use a professional email adress, such as [email protected]. Clean up inappropriate content or materials from your Facebook account. These are what some scholarship providers look at for when selecting candidates.
  9. Proofread your essay and the application for spellings and grammatical errors.
  10. Make photocopy of your application before sending it through your mail address. And check your mail on a daily basis for feedback.

In conclusion, these are the secrets to winning scholarships. We are able to know these out of the experiences we have gathered overtime.

If you have any scholarship problem and you want us to help you, simply indicate that via the comment box below.

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Comments (7) on “10 Secrets To Winning Scholarships For Nigerian Students”

  1. favour says:
    November 2, 2017 at 8:51 am

    As an undergraduate do i need any NGO or Ggovernmental organizations link before gaining scholarship for international students??

    Reply
    1. ADMIN says:
      November 2, 2017 at 10:59 am

      @ Favour…Nope… Just apply and follow the steps or tips to winning scholarships…You do not need connections or link…

      Reply
  2. Isaac says:
    January 29, 2018 at 8:35 am

    Please where and how can i apply for scholarship?

    Reply
    1. ADMIN says:
      January 29, 2018 at 10:29 am

      @ Isaac… Pls subcribe for free with us and get scholarship updates and how to apply from us… Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Theophilus says:
    August 24, 2019 at 11:59 pm

    What if they require a 200 level

    Reply
  4. Dborah says:
    September 25, 2021 at 5:23 pm

    Please i have HND First class in Food science and technology, how can i apply for a fully funded scholarship in USA

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      September 27, 2021 at 9:29 am

      Hi Dborah, we have previously posted an article for you on this: CLICK this LINK: http://campustimesng.com/apply-for-masters-with-hnd-to-study-abroad/
      Also Click this LINK: http://campustimesng.com/guidelines-study-abroad-program/

      Reply

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