APPLY: Seyi Bickersteth Scholarship Programme

The Seyi Bickersteth Scholarship Programme is for indigent Nigerian students who are currently admitted into a Federal University in Nigeria.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

A provisional admission letter from a Federal University in Nigeria into a four-year course in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Actuarial Science, Insurance or
Finance.

Minimum score of 230 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Minimum of 5 Distinctions in their WASSCE (including English and Mathematics).

Only 100 level students at the time of application would be considered.

BENEFICIARIES WILL RECEIVE

Annual financial grant for the 4-year course duration.

Internship opportunities during the holiday or while they are on National Iindustrial attachment.

Mentorship opportunities and exposure.

Upon completion, candidates will be eligible for consideration to work at any of the three firms (KPMG, Leadway Assurance or Andersen Tax) if they graduate with a First Class or Second Class Upper Division degree.

Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted for the aptitude tost.

Current beneficiaries of other scholarship programmes are not eligible to apply

Application procedure and deadline 

Applications can be completed through the online portal. Application deadline is Wednesday, January 31, 2024.