Sixteen FUOYE Students Get FG Scholarship

By Ayodele Oni

Sixteen undergraduate students of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, (FUOYE) are among beneficiaries of scholarship awards by the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB).

The Board, a Department in the Federal Ministry of Education, has granted N2.4m scholarship at N150, 000.00 each per session to the beneficiaries, following their excellent performance at the Federal Government’s prescribed Computer Based Test (CBT).

A representative of the Scholarship Board, Mallam Abdulkareem Gaminana, at the presentation ceremony, said the students secured the scholarship after passing the prescribed Computer Based Test organized by the Board.

“The qualification for the annual scholarship entry is a minimum CGPA of 4.00. The beneficiaries would continue to enjoy the scheme throughout the period of their studies.

“The Board would be doing continuous verification of the student status of the beneficiaries on yearly basis, before the benefit for each session could be released.”

Gaminana added that the Nigerian scholarship was opened to Postgraduate students, with Masters students entitled to N300, 000.00, while PhD students, receive N380,000.00 per session for a maximum of two sessions.

The Vice-Chancellor of FUOYE, Prof Abayomi Fasina, congratulated the students for doing the University proud, stressing that the award was a reflection of their assiduousness and commitment to studies.

He also expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Ministry of Education for providing the scholarship opportunity and stressed the determination of the University to continue to nurture young talents that will do the nation proud.

The VC, however, appealed to the Scholarship Board to extend the same gesture to other spheres of education, innovative students across faculties, saying the scholarship should not be for Education students only.

The Vice-Chancellor further appealed that the number of FUOYE students for the scholarship award should be increased as the university is the fifth most sought-after by admission seekers in Nigeria.

Prof Fasina further urged the beneficiaries to continue to do the University proud by showing excellent commitment to their studies as the University would continue to provide enabling environment for students to excel.