Study in a private university for FREE!
Have you ever dreamed of studying in a private university?
If yes, keep reading.
In a country like Nigeria, private Universities are one of thoses dream colleges we would love to study in.
There are many reasons why many gush about private Universities and also why you should try a private university too. Some of these reasons includes:
• ASUU strike free and a definite graduation date.
• No lecturers threats
• Faster academic calendar and syllabus.
• Safe and secured environment.
• Special concentration to each student.
• Comfortable and Small Size class.
These are just a few of the reasons why a private university is cool to study in but of course this all comes with a very huge price that not all can afford.
The tution fees can range from 200k to 900K. Sometimes, this fee excludes other miscellaneous stuff to pay for.
That’s why it can look hard or rather impossible to study In such universities for most students.
But what if we told you that there’s a new opportunity knocking on your door, calling you out to study in a private university for free.
Well, this opportunity is in form of a scholarship from Nile University of Nigeria.
The Nile university scholarship for the 2022/2023 academic session is currently on right now.
There’s room to apply to a full scholarship as well huge, medium and Small discounts on tuition fees for you based on certain criteria, we’ll be telling you In a bit.
The authorities of the school have publicly released the criteria and eligibility details you need to know to apply to the ongoing scholarships and tuition discounts.
But before we go into details of what all these entails, how about we give a little detail about Nile University Of Nigeria (NUN).
About The Host School
Nile University of Nigeria (NILE) is a private multidisciplinary university laid out in 2009 and situated in Abuja, Nigeria. It is an individual from the Honoris United Universities Network and licensed by the National Universities Commission Currently, it has six resources and a School of Postgraduate Studies offering 34 undergrad programs and 47 postgraduate projects.
Notwithstanding its standard scholastic projects, Nile University of Nigeria — through its Center for Lifelong Learning (CELL) — offers short, on-request, proficient courses that are custom fitted to the requirements of the members.
Nile University, established in 2009 and sited on a 113-hectare grounds got obtained in July 2020 by Actis Capital supported Honoris United Universities becoming one of its part colleges close by instructive organizations in nations of Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritius, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Nigeria is additionally the instruction gathering’s initial section into West Africa. At the hour of development, NILE had three resources (Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering, and Natural and Applied Sciences) and 93 students.
Faculty:
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Management Sciences
• Faculty of Law
• School of Health Sciences
The university’s certifications are authorize by the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) and proficient specialists including ICAN, COREN, Council of Legal Education and Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
The Faculty of regulation got endorsement from the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to run Postgraduate Law programs and is set to concede postgraduate students from 2022/2023 meeting.
Nile University has a b-ball group called Nile Spartans framed in 2018 which consistently highlighted in the second level of the Nigerian National Basketball League and won the renowned Total National Division 2 Basketball League in November 2019 and the Sam Ogwuche International Sports Foundation competition in June 2021.
The group, enlisted in the Total National Division 1 Basketball association and won the association in 2021.
The university offers full games scholarships to students with extraordinary execution in sports at public or expert level on the off chance that they take part in the Nile b-ball group.
There are additionally fractional scholastic scholarships for students which range from 10% to 100 percent and depend on students’ exhibitions in the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) tests.
The university’s competitors have taken part in different significant rivalries where it won the 2018 West African University Games, the eighth National Swimming Championship (2018) and the World Junior Tennis Tour (2019).
In February 2022, Nile University qualified for the 26th release of the Nigerian University Games (NUGA) that was held in University of Lagos. It was the principal appearance of the University and the game group returned as the third put University on the decorations table.
Now let’s dive into the scholarship and discounts properly.
The Undergraduate Program.
The Board of Trustee of Nile University of Nigeria have stated that the 2022/2023 scholarship will be awarded to undergraduates based on their JAMB and WAEC results.
The Nile 2022/2023 Undergraduate scholarship and tuition discounts will be given based on the following criteria:
Please Note that the Undergraduate graduate scholarship would be for every other courses except “MEDICINE & SURGERY” and “LAW”
For WAEC:
• WAEC/NECO Score: 6A1
Discount: 10%
• WAEC/NECO Score: 7A1
Discount: 20%
• WAEC/NECO Score: 8A1
Discount: 30%
For JAMB:
• JAMB Score: 240
Discount: 10%
• JAMB Score: 260
Discount: 20%
• JAMB Score: 280
Discount: 30%
• JAMB Score: 300
Discount: 40%
** You can also be eligible for for a fully funded Scholarship NOT a discount if You Scored 320 and above in JAMB and have 6A1 in WAEC or NECO.
** WAEC and JAMB results must be of this year, 2022 in order to be considered for the scholarship or discounts.
The Postgraduate Program
The Nile 2022/2023 Postgraduate scholarship and tuition discounts will be given based on the following criteria:
• First Graduate (Undergraduate) Of Nile University will be eligible for 50% discounts excluding PhD.
• Second Class Upper graduate will be eligibility for 40% discounts.
• Second class Lower will be eligible for 30% discounts.
• NILE graduates (undergraduate programs) with degrees other than first class will be eligible for a 20% scholarship.
• Postgraduate alumni of NILE (applicants who hold a postgraduate degree from NILE) returning for another postgraduate degree at NILE are eligible for a 20% scholarship.
The Sports Program
The Nile 2022/2023 Sports scholarship and tuition discounts will be given based on the following criteria:
Students with outstanding performance in sports at the national or professional level will get up to a 100% scholarship for undergraduate studies if they take part in the NILE team.
Other Discounts Include:
#1. 1. Parents will get the following SIBLING discount if they have more than one child in NILE.
2 children – 5%
3 children – 10%
4 children – 15%
5 children and above – 20%
Please note:
• Siblings must share a common biological parent.
• The discount will apply to each sibling in the current academic session and be valid for the normal duration of studies.
#2. The best graduating students of NILE per faculty in the preceding academic session (2021/2022) would receive a 100% scholarship to pursue any postgraduate degree of their choice at NILE while the 2nd and 3rd best graduating students will receive 50% discounts. These offers will be valid for up to 1 year after the completion of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program.
#3. Institutions or bodies sponsoring applicants to NILE’s Postgraduate programs will receive the following INSTITUTION discounts for students enrolling within the current academic session:
5– 10 = 10%
10 – 20 = 15%
20 and above = 20%
The Scholarship Guidelines
1. Undergraduate applicants will only be allowed to use either JAMB or O-LEVEL results for the above-referenced scholarships. O-LEVEL results shall be either WAEC or NECO.
2. Applicants for undergraduate programs with both JAMB scores of 320 and above + O-LEVEL of 6 A’s would be eligible for a 100%.
3. Recipients of undergraduate scholarships must maintain a minimum average CGPA of 3.50 to to keep their scholarship in each new session.
4. Recipients of scholarships must not be involved in any act of misconduct or contravene NILE’s regulations.
5. Scholarships are limited to quotas as decided by the management of NILE and will be accessible on a first come first serve basis.
NILE reserves the right to withdraw the scholarship offered should the need arise.
6. APPLICANTS CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FOR DISCOUNTS OR SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER MORE THAN ONE CRITERIA. WHERE APPLICANTS ARE ELIGIBLE UNDER MULTIPLE CONDITIONS, APPLICANTS MUST APPLY UNDER THE OPTION THAT OFFERS THE HIGHEST DISCOUNT OR SCHOLARSHIP.
7. All these Scholarship and discounts do not apply to hostel and dormitory fees.
