The management of the Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board (KSSLB) has announced that 34 outstanding candidates (out of 265 applicants) have won foreign postgraduate scholarships under its January 2021 Merit-Based Foreign Scholarship cycle.
Breakdown of the 34 Successful Awardees
In a statement issued on Wednesday, 26th May 2021, by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Malam Hassan Rilwan, the 34 beneficiaries proceeding to overseas universities in September 2021 comprise:
- 22 First-Class Honours degree holders going for Master's degrees abroad.
- 6 Second-Class Upper (2:1) degree holders with a CGPA of 4.0 and above going for Master's degrees.
- 6 Master's degree holders (3 with Distinction and 3 with Merit) sponsored for foreign Ph.D. programmes.
How the Transparent Multi-Stage Selection Worked
- Out of 265 initial applicants, 153 passed the Use of English (minimum 60%) and Plagiarism (below 25%) threshold.
- The 153 candidates submitted a personal statement and a 3-minute video, with 79 passing document evaluation.
- An independent Selection Committee blindly scored each candidate's essay before viewing and scoring their video and conducting Zoom interviews, ensuring selection was based strictly on merit ("what you know, not who you know").
- This batch follows the 42 scholars from the September 2020 cycle (funded with over ₦800 million) currently studying in the UK, USA, Hungary, and Malaysia.
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