The Borno state government announces the application of Borno State Scholarship as part of the government’s social welfare and cooperative responsibility to the Borno Indigenes. The Scholarship is usually sponsored by the Borno State Government through the State’s Bursary. This award is offered to assist young students in institutions of learning, especially for those who have limited resources to sponsor the pursuit of their academics. Over the years, many students have benefited from the Borno State Scholarship Program.
About Borno State Scholarship Board
The Borno State scholarship Board was until January 1989 a Division within the Ministry of Education, by January 1989 the Board was upgraded and given autonomous status, the board was established by Edict No. 3 of 1989 which became effective as an autonomous body on the 13th day of April 1989.
They saddled the Board with the responsibility of conducting interviews for students for scholarship awards and disbursement of allowances to all eligible candidates of Borno State indigenes who gained admission into an institution of higher learning in the country and overseas as foreign sponsorship or allowances.
About Borno State
Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon, its northern border forms part of the national border with Niger, and its northeastern border forms all of the national border with Chad, being the only Nigerian state to border three foreign countries. It takes its name from the historic emirate of Borno, with the emirate’s old capital of Maiduguri serving as the capital city of Borno State. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. It originally included the area that is now Yobe State, which became a distinct state in 1991.
Borno is the second largest in area of the 36 states, only behind Niger State. Despite its size, the state is the eleventh most populous with an estimated population of about 5.86 million as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the semi-desert Sahelian savanna in the north and the West Sudanian savanna in the centre and south with a part of the montane Mandara Plateau in the southeast. In the far northeast of the state is the Nigerian portion of Lake Chad and the Lake Chad flooded savanna ecoregion; the lake is fed by the Yobe River which forms the state’s border with Niger until it reaches the lakebed. In the centre of the state is part of the Chad Basin National Park, a large national park that contains populations of black crowned crane, spotted hyena, patas monkey, and roan antelope along with transient herds of some of Nigeria’s last remaining African bush elephants. However, a section of the park, the Sambisa Forest, was taken over during the Boko Haram insurgency in the early 2010s forcing many fauna to flee; large animals were not seen until 2019 and 2020 when a massive herd of migratory elephants returned to Borno.
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Borno State has been inhabited for years by various ethnic groups, including the Dghwede, Glavda, Guduf, Laamang, Mafa, and Mandara in the central region; the Afade, Yedina (Buduma), and Kanembu in the extreme northeast; the Waja in the extreme south; and the Kyibaku, Kamwe, Kilba, and Margi groups in the south while the Kanuri and Shuwa Arabs live throughout the state’s north and centre. Religiously, the vast majority of the state’s population (~85%) are Muslim with smaller Christian and traditionalist minorities (especially in the south) at around 7% each.
The current Governor of Borno State is Babagana Umara Zulum
List of Eligible Local Government Areas In Borno State
- Abadam
- Askira/Uba
- Bama, Borno
- Bayo, Nigeria
- Biu, Nigeria
- Chibok
- Damboa
- Dikwa
- Gubio
- Guzamala
- Gwoza
- Hawul
- Jere, Borno
- Kaga, Nigeria
- Kala/Balge
- Kukawa
- Kwaya Kusar
- Mafa
- Magumeri
- Maiduguri
- Marte, Borno
- Mobbar
- Monguno
- Ngala
- Nganzai
- Shani, Nigeria
Requirements for Borno State Scholarship Scheme
A list of requirements will be shown below.
- The first criterion to qualify for the scholarship award is that you must be an indigene of Borno State.
- You must be a student of an approved institution.
- You must have good grades.
- Students in Higher Institutions like the university, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, etc are all expected to have a minimum CGPA of 3.0
- Eligible candidates will have to go through screening where credentials will be verified.
- First School Living Certificate (FSLC).
- Certificate of Origin.
- Statement of Result containing your CGPA (That is for University/Polytechnic/ College/ School of Nursing Students etc).
How to Apply For 2022 Borno State Government Scholarship Scheme
The application is done online. The official website for Borno State Scholarship Application is https://bornostate.gov.ng/.
Application Status: The deadline for application will soon be out once the scholarship form is out. For more information about the scholarship award, visit https://bornostate.gov.ng/. The forms will be out on the scholarship portal mentioned earlier
- The first criterion to qualify for the scholarship award is that you must be an indigene of Borno State.
- You must be a student of an approved institution.
- You must have good grades.
- Students in Higher Institutions like the university, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, etc are all expected to have a minimum CGPA of 3.0
- Eligible candidates will have to go through screening where credentials will be verified.
- First School Living Certificate (FSLC).
- Certificate of Origin.
- Statement of Result containing your CGPA (That is for University/Polytechnic/ College/ School of Nursing Students etc).
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How to Apply For 2022 Borno State Government
The application is done online. The official website for Borno State Scholarship Application is https://bornostate.gov.ng/.
Application Status: The deadline for application will soon be out once the scholarship form is out. For more information about the scholarship award, visit https://bornostate.gov.ng/. The forms will be out on the scholarship portal mentioned earlier.
Borno State scholarship Board is now accepting applications from suitably qualified students into their Borno State Scholarship Board for undergraduate programmes. It is a fully funded scholarship for all students.
Scholarship Requirement
- Must be a Borno State Indigene
- You must be an undergraduate in any recognised public institution in Nigeria, be it College of Education, Polytechnic, or University.
- You must be a Borno State resident who is currently admitted to any recognized tertiary institution abroad.
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Application Guidelines
- Log on to https://bssb.scholarship.bo.gov.ng/
- Create an account using a valid email address.
- A confirmation link will be sent to your email. Click on the confirm email button and you will be redirected back to the login page.
- Log in again with your email address and password. After login, you will be granted access to the application form.
- The application is in stages. Complete every stage by providing the
information required. Click save and next to complete the preceding stage.
- In the first stage, you will be required to upload a passport photograph and save it, ensure to fill all the required fields, save and click on next you will also be required to provide your academic details.
- Second, you will be required to provide details of academic institutions attended and qualifications got, save and click Next.
- Third, provide your SSCE result details, save and click Next.
- Next, you will be redirected to the document upload page where you are to upload scanned copies of your admission letter, indigene certificate and SSCE results.
- Review your application and click submit when completed. You can then download a copy of your application for record-keeping purposes.
Please ensure to provide accurate information as your application will undergo a review process.
- You are required to submit a copy of your application form alongside side photocopies of each of the following (SSCE Results, Admission Letter and Indigene Certificate) at the board.
As a Borno State indigene, you shouldn’t be out of school, because of a lack of finances. This process is not painstaking neither is it stressful. The best of it is that you can complete your application from the comfort of your home. So take advantage of it now
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