{"id":213394,"date":"2019-02-19T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/gsi_study_guides\/applying-scholarships-uk-universities\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:35:42","slug":"applying-scholarships-uk-universities","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_guides","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/applying-scholarships-uk-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship Application Guide for Nigerian Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a\u00a0Nigerian\u00a0student, studying in the UK can be expensive. But the good news is that almost all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/study-in-uk\/study-info\/university-rankings\/\">UK\u00a0universities<\/a>\u00a0offer difference types of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/study-in-uk\/study-info\/scholarships\/\">scholarships, grants and bursaries<\/a>\u00a0to help fund your study in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the large number of students who wish to study at a UK university, this does mean that applying for a scholarship can be competitive though. But by researching the right scholarships, writing a compelling essay or letter and ensuring you meet all the required deadlines, you will be in with a great chance of securing funding.<\/p>\n<h2>UK university funding for\u00a0Nigerian students<\/h2>\n<p>Scholarships, grants and bursaries can be broken down into three categories.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scholarship<\/strong>: A payment made to support a student&#8217;s education, awarded on the basis of academic ability<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grant<\/strong>: A payment made to support a student&#8217;s education, awarded on the basis of ability, circumstance or financial need<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bursary<\/strong>: A payment made to support a student&#8217;s education, awarded on the basis of financial need<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Scholarship deadlines<\/h2>\n<p>Scholarship deadlines are often months before the beginning of a course, so be sure to check the application process and what type of funding opportunities are available. If applying for a university scholarship directly, students may need to hold an conditional offer from the university before being eligible to apply for the funding.<\/p>\n<h2>What types of funding\u00a0are available?<\/h2>\n<p>There are many different types of scholarships that\u00a0Nigerian students can apply for.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0cover tuition fees and living costs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Part scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0can cover a variety or a small section of expenses you need to cover, such as living costs or whole or part of your tuition fees<\/li>\n<li><strong>Country-based scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0are only open to students of a particular region or country<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0are only open to students on a particular course<\/li>\n<li><strong>Government scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0are funded by the Government, or run through companies such as Chevening or the Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Commonwealth Countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What\u00a0will I need to submit when applying for a scholarship?<\/h2>\n<p>When applying for a scholarship at a UK university, students generally require to submit the following with their application forms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proof of grades<\/li>\n<li>Reference letters<\/li>\n<li>An essay or personal statement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Depending on the type of award a student applies for, they will be judged on either academic ability or financial need.<\/p>\n<h2>Search Scholarships in the UK<\/h2>\n<p>You can search hundreds of scholarships, grants and bursaries at UK universities with our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/study-in-uk\/scholarships\/\">scholarship search<\/a>. If you are confused or need further assistance in applying to study in the UK and applying for a scholarship,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\">arrange a free consultation<\/a>\u00a0in Abuja or Lagos\u00a0today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"study-guide-destinations":[127],"study-guide-canada-categories":[],"study-guide-australia-categories":[],"study-guide-usa-categories":[],"study-guide-uk-categories":[1557],"study-guide-nz-categories":[],"study-guide-ireland-categories":[],"class_list":["post-213394","gsi_study_guides","type-gsi_study_guides","status-publish","hentry","study-guide-destinations-study-in-uk","study-guide-uk-categories-scholarships"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_guides\/213394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gsi_study_guides"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"study-guide-destinations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-destinations?post=213394"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-canada-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-canada-categories?post=213394"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-australia-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-australia-categories?post=213394"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-usa-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-usa-categories?post=213394"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-uk-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-uk-categories?post=213394"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-nz-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-nz-categories?post=213394"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-ireland-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-ireland-categories?post=213394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}