Asido Foundation Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition 2025

The Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition invites undergraduates across Nigeria to participate in the 2025 edition, offering an opportunity to address critical mental health issues.

This annual event honours the memory of Miss Jemila Abubakar, the pioneer programme manager of the Asido Foundation, who dedicated her efforts to mental health advocacy before passing in July 2020.

The theme for this year’s competition is “Bridging the Gap: Innovative Solutions for Mental Health Support in African Tertiary Institutions”.

• Table of Content
• About Asido Foundation (AF)
• Asido Foundation Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition
• Aim and Benefits of Asido Foundation Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition
• Requirements for Asido Foundation Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Asido Foundation (AF)

The Asido Foundation (AF) is a not-for-profit charity organization that seeks to counter the ocean of ignorance around mental health by providing evidence – based information, and engaging in advocacy and intervention activities aimed at improving the mental health needs of the Nigerian population.

Asido Foundation Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition

Aim and Benefits of Asido Foundation Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition

• First Prize: N200,000.
• Second Prize: N150,000.
• Third Prize: N100,000.

Requirements for Asido Foundation Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition Qualification

• Applicants should be an undergraduate in any Nigerian tertiary institution 
• Applicants must be able to provide proof of studentship
• Applicants must sign the Asido Foundation's Unashamed pledge (asidofoundation.com/unashamed)

Check also:
Commonwealth Master's Scholarship to Study in UK 2027/2028
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Africans 2027 (Fully Funded to USA)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• The essay word count should range from a minimum of 750 and a maximum of 1000 words
• The essay should be in the Microsoft Word Doc format
• You are required to upload a scanned copy of a recent photograph, proof of studentship and a certificate of your unashamed pledge.
• Submitting an AI-generated essay and plagiarism in ANY FORM will lead to automatic disqualification 
• Application opens 6thNovember and closes 6th December, 2024 (11:59pm)