Nigerian Women Association of Georgia (NWAG)
Scholarships 2012
The mission of NWAG is to serve our local community
as well as our country Nigeria, through empowerment, cultural enrichment, and
education of women, youth and children, thereby fostering togetherness and
excellence in our collective pursuits.
NWAG offers many opportunities for you to get
involved in our efforts to make a difference by donating through any of our
special projects.
The
Nigerian Women Association of Georgia (NWAG) plans to award 37 one-time scholarships,
one per state of origin as
well as one for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in the amount of fifty
thousand Naira each, to Nigerian
female, undergraduate students in Nigerian universities.
Instructions:
Print, complete and submit the NWAG Application Form together with materials and documents specified below under Requirements.
Requirements:
An applicant must be a Nigerian female, undergraduate student in a NigerianUniversity. All applications must include the following:
Print, complete and submit the NWAG Application Form together with materials and documents specified below under Requirements.
Requirements:
An applicant must be a Nigerian female, undergraduate student in a NigerianUniversity. All applications must include the following:
- Proof of State of
Origin – Letter of Origination from the universityor a letter from
your local government office.
- Two Letters of
Recommendation from any two of the following: Church Pastor/Mosque Imam,
Village Head, Local Government Chairperson or one of your Lecturers.
- One Letter of
Recommendation from either the Dean of your Faculty/School or your Head of
Department.
- Photocopy of your
current university student identification card
- A current photograph of
yourself
- An explanation of why
you need and should receive thescholarship (not more than one-half
typed page).
- A type-written, double
–spaced, two-page essay on:
“The education of
our youth is compromised by frequent strikes andschool closings.If you were the
first female president of Nigeria, how would you handle things differently
fromPresident Jonathan or all the past presidents?”
All application entries
must be typewritten and double-spaced.
All applications must
be POST-MARKED or EMAILED by MAY 30, 2012. Late
applications will not be accepted. Applications may not be faxed or hand-delivered.
applications will not be accepted. Applications may not be faxed or hand-delivered.
Note: Incomplete applications or applications that
show evidence of plagiarism will be disqualified.
All
incomplete applications will be rejected.
Please submit your application and all required documents to NWAG either by regular mail to
Please submit your application and all required documents to NWAG either by regular mail to
NWAG
P.O. Box 14532,
Atlanta, GA 30324
P.O. Box 14532,
Atlanta, GA 30324
or
electronically via email at nwagscholarship@yahoo.com.
All
electronic submissions MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT.