Before You Apply

Important Information For Applicants

 

MODALITIES FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF BURSARY AWARDS:

1. The applicant must have gained full time admission into a tertiary Institution.
2. The applicant must be a bonafide indigene of Lagos State (by paternity).

• The applicant must purchase a Bursary application form. (Payment of N1, 000.00 for Bursary & N2, 000.00 for Law School Students) through the Office of Special Adviser on Education, Alausa Secretariat

1. Must attend Bursary award interview conducted by the Board & be screened by Panel Members who are Retired Seasoned Administrators, Permanent Secretaries /Directors and Traditional Rulers from the five divisions of Lagos State.
2. They must present documents to ascertain the genuineness of their claims like:
   1. Admission Letters.
   2. School Identity Cards.
   3. Letters from Oba & Letter from Local Government.
   4. All other relevant documents.
3. If successful, must purchase a brochure at the cost of N1, 000.00 (One thousand naira) for Bursary & N2,000.00 (Two thousand naira) for Law School and Maritime Academy Students, Oron.

• Further screening at the Board to ensure that all required documents have been provided by the successful applicants and files opened for them.
• Files are sent to the Account Section for the processing of payment

1. Account sections scrutinize each file to ensure genuineness of documents attached.
2. Names of successful applicants are sent to the bank for the production of ATM Cards.
3. Applicants sign all necessary documents in the accounts section and collect their ATM Cards.

 

CONSTITUTION OF PANEL MEMBERS:

Panel Members are drawn from the five (5) divisions of Lagos State; Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos and Epe (IBILE). The Panel Members are made up of retired seasoned Administrators, Permanent Secretaries /Directors and Traditional Rulers from the State.

They are invited twice a year for Bursary and Scholarship interviews. However, nomination of Panel Members is at the discretion of the Special Adviser on Education.

 

 

 

SPECIAL NOTICE

The Board wishes to inform beneficiaries of the Scholarship Scheme that to qualify for subsequent payment, the following conditions must be met:

1. Issuance of clearance as to the status of the beneficiaries from the Academic Office of the various Institutions.
2. Presentation directly to the board of progress report showing good academic standing i.e. a minimum grade equivalent to Second Class Upper Division or a CGPA of 3.5. However, beneficiaries in Colleges of Medicine must have Credit Score in Two-Third of the courses offered per academic session. That is, a Medical student offering 3 courses must have at least 2 Credit Scores, a Medical student offering 4 or 5 courses must have at least 3 Credit Scores in order to continue to benefit from the Scholarship Scheme.

• Attestation of good behavior by the Dean of Student Affairs of their Institutions directly to the Board.

See page (xv) of the Lagos State Bursary & Scholarship Awards Brochure for more conditions.

Beneficiaries who do not meet these conditions WILL NOT BE PAID.

 

 

THE MODALITIES FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:

1. The applicant must have gained full time admission into tertiary Institution.
2. The applicant must be a bonafide indigene of Lagos State through paternity.

• Must have a minimum CGPA of 3.5 and above for undergraduate and 2.1 (second class upper) for postgraduate.

1. Must purchase a Scholarship application form (Payment of Two Thousand (N2, 000.00) only for Local Scholarship) through the Office of Special Adviser on Education, Alausa, the Secretariat, Ikeja.
2. Must attend written and oral test organised by the Board.
3. Must present the following documents to ascertain the genuineness of their claims:
   1. Admission Letters.
   2. School Identity Cards.
   3. Letters from Oba & Letter from Local Government.
   4. All other relevant documents.

• If successful must purchase a brochure at the cost of N2,000.00 (Two thousand naira).
• Further screening at the Board to ensure that all required documents have been provided by the successful applicants and files opened for them.

1. Award letters are issued by the Board Secretary for successful awardees.
2. Files are sent to the Account Section for the processing of payment
3. Account sections scrutinize each file to ensure genuineness of documents attached.

• Names of successful applicants are sent to the bank for the production of ATM Cards for Local Scholarship.
• Applicants sign all necessary documents in the Accounts section and collect their ATM Cards for their award.