Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme 2024 – Apply Now
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified and eligible Nigerian university and polytechnic students for the 2024 Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme. All interested and eligible candidates for this scholarship/ grant program should apply online before the application closing date. The program opens annually. See the requirements and how to apply below.
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Facts About Grooming Center
Grooming Centre is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in December 2006, and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Certificate Number CAC/IT/NO 24198, to address the near absence of financial services to the large population of economically active poor people engaged in small trading and micro productive activities in many parts of Nigeria.
Grooming Centre is a national institution with an international perspective and is dedicated to mobilizing resources and offering financial services to the entrepreneurial poor that have little or no access to conventional forms of financial services.
About the University Grant Scheme
The Governing Council and Management of Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre (Grooming Centre), a leading Microfinance Institution in Nigeria, 2019 launched the Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme with the aim of catalyzing research and knowledge development in the areas of microfinance, rural development, inclusive finance, social enterprise, MSME and women in development. This edition is the third in the series.
This year, the scheme is targeting 150 Nigerian students including undergraduates and postgraduates.
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Target Beneficiaries
The 2024 University Grant will be awarded to 100 undergraduate and 50 post-graduate students whose research study covers any of such areas as financial inclusion, microfinance, rural development, social enterprise, MSMEs, technological development, women in development or any other research that is aimed at lifting people out of poverty.
Requirements for Grooming Centre University Grant
- The applicant must be either a student at the undergraduate or postgraduate level in a Nigerian tertiary institution whose research study covers any of such areas as financial inclusion, microfinance, rural development, social enterprise, MSMEs, technological development, women in development, or any other research that is aimed at lifting people out of poverty.
- The applicant must be a student at a NUC/NBTE-approved Nigerian university or polytechnic.
- The applicant must submit a written and signed recommendation from his/her HOD or project supervisor.
- There are no age, gender, religious, or ethnic barriers to the application
Research Area
- The focus of the research study must be relevant to the Nigerian context, practical, innovative, and should be capable of promoting any of the above areas of interest, in the Nigerian space.
Competence
- The research must show a high level of originality, and imaginative thought and be data inclusive.
Benefits
- 100 successful undergraduates will get N100, 000 grant each
- 50 post-graduate students will receive N200,000 each
Submission Process
- The applicant must submit a research concept of between 10-15 pages which will include an introduction, literature review, research methodology including references, and a page of the candidate’s personal profile.
- The candidate will also submit a final soft copy of the research project upon completion of the study. (See Abstract for Guide).
How to Apply for the Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme
Interested and eligible Nigerians who wish to apply are to submit their application form online via the Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme application portal here before the deadline.
Application Closing Date
The deadline to apply is September each year. Application opens in July annually.
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