BILATERAL EDUCATIONAL AGREEMENT (BEA) AWARDS Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Awards are scholarship awards made to eligible Nigerian youths after due process by development partners who have entered into Bilateral Educational agreement with Nigeria. These offers could be at the Undergraduate or Post Graduate or both levels as the case may be. The duration of the scholarship offer ranges from 4- 9 years depending on the level of study and the country. In Bilateral Educational Agreement countries, Awardees study the language of the country in their first Year and this constitutes the language of instruction throughout their study. It is pertinent to state that performance in the language course determines the continuation of the course of study for which the award has been made. Eligibility Criteria for BEA Award (A) Postgraduate Applicants Should Possess university degree with a minimum of Second Class Honours Upper Division Should not be more than 35 years of Age at the time of taking up the award Possess a certificate obtained not more than 5 year at date of application Possess NYSC/Exemption certificate (where applicable) Should have not less than two (2) years post qualification experience Should provide willingness of employer to release applicant (where applicable) (B) Undergraduate Candidate must posses at least A or B grades in five relevant subjects including English and Mathematics at one sitting. Qualifying Certificate – (WASC or NECO) only. Candidate must be between 17-23 years old at the time of taking up the award. Certificate must not be more than 3 years old at time of application. NOTE: All applicants Undergraduate and Post Graduate should provide Medical Certificate of Fitness from a government hospital (including HIV/Hepatitis B free examination result) and Police Clearance Certificate including finger prints. (C) The Fields of Study A. Undergraduate level – Medicine, Paramedical, Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics,Languages, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, etc B. Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and Ph.D) in all fields (D) BEA Countries Some of the BEA countries at present include the following; Russia, China, Morocco, Turkey, Algeria, Romania, Serbia, Japan, Ukraine, Cuba, Greece, Czech Republic, Syria, Macedonia, Mexico, Egypt, Tunisia etc. These countries are responsible for the tuition and accommodation, while Nigeria government takes care of the following; $500 monthly for supplementation $250 yearly for warm clothing $200 yearly for Health Insurance $500 yearly for medical scholars only $1000 for PG research grant yearly were applicable N100,000 – Take off for PG scholars were applicable N60,000 – Take off for UG scholars were applicable INTERESTED BEA COUNTRIES Nigeria equally offers reciprocal awards to citizens of the following Bilateral Education Agreement countries: – China, Romania, and Cuba.
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