MTN Nigeria Foundation awards annual scholarships worth N200,000 to eligible students in public tertiary institutions in Nigeria, in the following categories:
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields under the MTN Science &
Technology Scholarship (STS) – since 2009.
- Blind students studying any discipline under the MTN Scholarship for the Blind (SBS) – since 2011.
- Top 10 scoring candidates in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to encourage excellence – since 2020.
Annually, up to 360 new scholarships are included in the scheme with old scholarships renewed based on ongoing academic performance. In 2024, the scholarship amount was increased to 300,000 and the number of new scholars to be awarded the MTN Scholarship increased to 400. Each recipient receives scholarship from when they qualify till graduation if they meet the required Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). From inception in 2009 till date 13,717 scholarships have been awarded to 4,949 scholars.
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