2024 Florence Bamidele Makanjuola Undergraduate Scholarship Program

The Opekete Foundation is in memory of Late Mrs Florence Bamidele Makanjuola who built a career in teaching and nursing. Aside her passion for the promoting female self dependence , Mrs Makanjuola in her lifetime expressed dissatisfaction at the current state of education and calibre of teachers available. She also derived passion in encouraging young girls who want to study nursing to do so, often trying to get one of her grand daughters to study nursing because she had the gift of caring for others. In the spirit of acting on her desire to see better teachers and nurses, Mrs Makanjuola set up the okpekete foundation with a few students being beneficiaries. To keep her dream alive, her children and grandchildren have decided to keep continue with the scholarships via the Florence Fund

• Table of Content
• About Opekete Foundation
• Opekete Foundation Scholarship Program
• Aim and Benefits of Opekete Foundation Scholarship Program
• Requirements for Opekete Foundation Scholarship Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Opekete Foundation Scholarship Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Opekete Foundation

Opekete Foundation seeks to create a world of opportunities for women and girls to prosper regardless of their starting point in life.We believe that with access to education, financial services, and skills training, all women can be empowered for success.Our focus is empowering young girls in Nigeria to a better life through education and financial literacy. Mrs. Florence Bamidele Makanjuola nee Familusi (1921 - 2021) was a teacher, nurse, great grandmother and beloved matriarch. A pioneer of her generation with educational opportunity, she lived a long, eventful, and accomplished life, pa... continue reading

Opekete Foundation Scholarship Program

Aim and Benefits of Opekete Foundation Scholarship Program

• Secondary School Students: Maximum of 350,000 per annum for each student.
• University Students: Maximum of 650,000 per annum for each student.

Requirements for Opekete Foundation Scholarship Program Qualification

Prospective Beneficiaries Must Be:

• A female Nigerian Citizen
• Have gained admission/ or currently enrolled into a public university or Senior Secondary School while applying for this opportunity.
• Applicants must be attending or intending to attend a public or federal government owned Senior Secondary School or University
• Intending and/or willing to study Teaching Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) or Nursing in the University

Academics Qualifications

Secondary School Applicants: Minimum of 5 Distinctions (A or B) in English, Mathematics and any other 3 major subjects in Junior WAEC (Secondary applicants)

University Applicants

• Minimum of 5 Distinctions (A1- B3) in English, Mathematics and any other 3 major subjects in WAEC / NECO at one sitting
• Meet the required cut-off score in JAMB for the course and school applied to.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Opekete Foundation Scholarship Program

• The submissions shall be screened by an independent consultant
• Announcement of Awardees: The Announcement of Awardees shall be made on or around the 30th of October, 2024

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Opekete website