U.S. Varsity Launches $60,000 Scholarship For Nigerian, Other Students

The University of Minnesota is offering significant financial support to international students including Nigerians through its prestigious Undergraduate Scholarship, also known as the Global Excellence Scholarship.

This initiative, as reported by Scholarship Region, aims to attract top talent from around the world, providing up to $60,000 in funding to help cover educational expenses for deserving students.

Details provide that international students who apply before 15 November 2024, will be automatically considered for the scholarship.

Scholarships AF reported that “this scholarship offers substance support to outstanding international first-year students and transfer students. The GES awards are also highly competitive and based on academic merit.”

The scholarship, as reported, is available to international students applying for undergraduate programmes at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

The university is reputed for its broad range of academic disciplines and its comprehensive approach to education.

“We are committed to fostering new knowledge and preparing our students to tackle global challenges,” a university spokesperson said.
For its eligibility, applicants must be an international student seeking admission into an undergraduate degree programme with full-time enrollment in the honours programme.

Prospective beneficiaries are also expected to have exceptional personal skills and academic merit; obtain a high school transcript and/or GCSE results and if the transcript is  not in English, also require a certified translation.

Applicants are also required to have obtained a high school certificate or equivalent, hold an offer for a full-time programme at the university and for English Language requirements, applicants are mandated to provide evidence of meeting the University of Minnesota’s minimum English language proficiency requirements.

The institution said that they accept results from English Proficiency Tests including TOEFL, with a test score of 79, IELTS, with a test score of 6.5 in Writing, Pearson Test of Academic English, with a test score of 59, Cambridge Assessment English (CAE),  with a test score of 180, and Duolingo, with a test score of 110.

To qualify, interested students are urged to apply for admission into the University of Minnesota’s undergraduate programmes.

Then upon submission of their application, they will be automatically considered for the scholarship based on an overall assessment.

Candidates are also to maintain their F-1 immigration status to remain eligible for the scholarship, noting that no separate application is required for the scholarship itself.