Ekiti State Government, through Ekiti State Scholarship Board, has opened applications for Scholarship and Bursary Awards 2025/2026 for targeting Ekiti State students studying in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Eligible undergraduates, polytechnic students, postgraduate candidates, and challenged students are invited to apply for the awards.
Free online application forms for undergraduates, Master’s Degree, Ph.D, and Physically Challenged categories are available to applicants at the Ekiti State Scholarship Board, New Secretariat, Ado-Ekiti. The scheme covers students enrolled in universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, schools of nursing and midwifery, and colleges of health technology.
For the Bursary Award category, applicants must be in their second year and above in their course of study. They are required to possess WASSCE or NECO results with a minimum of five credits, including English Language and Mathematics, obtained at one sitting. All qualified undergraduates, polytechnic students, college of education students, schools of nursing or midwifery students, and colleges of health technology students are eligible.
For the Scholarship Award category, applicants must also be in their second year and above and must meet academic requirements. Undergraduate university applicants are expected to have a minimum CGPA of 4.0 or its equivalent of Second Class Upper Division. Polytechnic and NCE applicants must have a minimum CGPA of 3.50 in their current institutions, alongside WASSCE or NECO with five credits including English Language and Mathematics at one sitting.
Applicants for Master’s Degree and Ph.D scholarship awards are required to possess a minimum of Second Class Upper Division at undergraduate level. In addition, a distinction at Master’s Degree level is a compulsory requirement for Ph.D scholarship applicants. Any Ph.D applicant with a first degree below Second Class Upper Division, even with a distinction in Master’s Degree, is not eligible.
Physically challenged students in institutions, including universities, colleges of education, schools of nursing or midwifery, colleges of health technology, and postgraduate institutions, are eligible for the Handicapped Scholarship Award. Students enrolled in part-time or sandwich programmes are not eligible for the bursary or scholarship awards.
Online applications will run from Monday 9th February, 2026 to Friday 27th February, 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.
To apply for Ekiti State scholarship and bursary 2026, applicants should visit https://scholarshipessb.com/ and apply.
