Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholars Program 2026 – YOA

Deadline: March 13, 2026

Applications are open for the Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholars Program 2026. The program is designed to equip proficient Nigerian college students with the talents, experiences, and networks required to succeed as professionals and leaders.

The NHEF Scholars Program identifies distinctive college students of their penultimate yr and equips them with:

• Exclusive Internship Opportunities: Meaningful work with main organizations in Nigeria.
• Leadership & Career Development: Participate in impactful coaching periods and workshops.
• Mentorship & Networking: Connect with achieved professionals and NHEF alumni excelling throughout numerous industries.

Eligibility

To be thought of for the 2026 NHEF Scholars Program, candidates should:

• Be penultimate-yr college students enrolled at an NHEF Partner University: (Ahmadu Bello University, Bayero University, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, University of Nigeria, University of Port Harcourt)
• Be properly-rounded people with demonstrated excellence in lecturers, extracurricular actions, {and professional} pursuits.
• Exhibit a powerful dedication to group service, philanthropy, and a need to make an enduring affect in society.

Application

• Register by creating an account on the portal: enter your first and final title, e-mail deal with, cellphone quantity, and password.

• After registering, confirm your e-mail deal with by checking the inbox of the e-mail deal with you registered with. Click the hyperlink or copy the URL to your web browser.
• Once your account has been validated, log in utilizing the e-mail deal with and password you created.
• Proceed to the application by clicking on the APPLY tab from the dashboard.
• Complete all of the bio-information data and this system essay questions on the application web page.
• Candidates ought to be ready to add the next supporting paperwork: a one-web page Curriculum Vitae (CV), a one-web page Cover Letter and the latest Statement of Result (All in PDF format).
• Review application responses and submit.
• Note: We counsel that candidates ought to have the responses to the application questions already crammed on a separate doc, e.g., Word Document, so will probably be simpler to repeat and paste their responses into the application reply field. This is as a result of the application can’t be saved. Hence, it should be crammed and submitted directly. Applicants are additionally suggested to finish their functions utilizing a laptop computer or desktop laptop relatively than a cellular system and to make sure entry to a powerful and dependable web connection to help a easy application course of.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to NHEF Scholars Program.