2013/2014 MUSTE SCHOLARSHIP (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)

The Mankind United To Support Total Education (MUSTE)
is a Scholarship arm of Youth Empowerment and ICT
Foundation; it was registered with the corporate affairs
commission in Abuja Nigeria on the 17th of November
2003. It is founded and funded by Mr. Jim Ovia in the year
1998, to provide financial aid to outstanding Nigeria
youths.
The awardees are given funding for undergraduate study
for the duration of the undergraduate program. The award
includes tuition and maintaince allowance. The scheme
offers an average of 100 opportunities every year. The
Financial records show that as at October 2010, Mr. Ovia
has invested N98,220,000 in the program on one thousand,
four hundred and thirty-nine beneficiaries.
The Mankind United to Support Total Education (MUSTE)
program is for undergraduate and higher degree studies
only.
All scholarships are awarded based on merit , using the
information provided in the form, supporting documents and
a screening test.
Requirements
Applicant must:
• Be a registered member of Youth Empowerment & ICT
Foundation
• Have their Senior Secondary School Certificate
Examination result or the equivalent
• Have a current admission letter into a recognized higher
level institution
• Undergraduate applicant must have passed JAMB and
Post-JAMB examinations
• Undergraduates already in school must attach a recent
photocopy of their school I.D
• Higher degree applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree or
the equivalent, and have at least two years of recent full
time professional experience, acquired after a university
degree.
• Present one personal reference letter and one academic/
professional reference letter. All recommendation letters
must be duly signed.
• Higher degree applicant must include a cover letter
stating “Why they intend to pursue a higher degree” (Not
more than 250 words).
• Attach recent passport photograph
• Include a valid email address in the format
(firstname.lastname@host.com), residential address and
telephone number
• All questions are compulsory unless otherwise stated
Goals
To promote access to tertiary education
To invest in the future leaders of Nigeria
To provide a platform that encourages
competitiveness and promotes equal
opportunities in workplace
To bridge the knowledge gap in Nigeria
Eligibility and Criteria
All Nigerian youth are eligible for the scholarship. In the
first ten years of the program, 1439 youths from all cross
Nigeria have been awarded scholarship. About one hundred
awardees are selected each year from a pool of four
hundred applicants. Scholarships are awarded on the basis
of personal intellectual ability, leadership capability and a
desire to use their knowledge to contribute to society
throughout Nigeria by providing service to their community
and applying their talent and knowledge to improve the
lives of others.
BENEFITS
The MUSTE Scholarship provides bursary to cover the cost
of completing an undergraduate or higher degree program
that is within 3 – 6 years. It is also subject to satisfactory
academic performance in the subsequent year of the degree
program. The Scholarship provides benefits for the
recipient only, and intends to cover:
• Tuition
• A monthly subsistence allowance, for living expenses and
books.
The MUSTE Scholarship does not cover:
• Expenses for the scholar's family.
• Expenses related to research, supplementary materials,
field trip or workshops while at the university.
• INTERNATIONAL OR LOCAL TUITION FEES THAT EXCEED
THE BURSARY AWARDED . This is a bursary of a fixed
amount regardless of the tuition stated by the school.
In addition, • The scholarship awarded is valid for the
academic year immediately following the offer of the award
and cannot be deferred for any reason .
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• Should you be granted the scholarship, your progress
report is required at the end of every academic year as well
as your annual academic results . These should be sent in
prior to the renewal of your scholarship.
• The MUSTE scholarship only supplements and does not
duplicate any other source of financial support the scholar
might have. However, scholars must inform the Board of
MUSTE if they have other sources of scholarship funds.
Your MUSTE scholarship maybe withdrawn unconditionally
or partially if during the scholarship period the Board has
evidence of additional sources of support.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1ST 2013

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