Ruth Titilayo Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2025

Ruth Titilayo Educational Foundation is pleased to offer a scholarship, awarded to successful applicants who are currently studying in a Federal University within the Nigeria.  The grant may cover all your expenses or just make a small but useful contribution.

• Table of Content
• About Ruth Titilayo Foundation
• RTF Undergraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of RTF Undergraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for RTF Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for RTF Undergraduate Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Ruth Titilayo Foundation

Ruth Titilayo (Iya Taiwo) was born in 1952, attended Abeokuta Girls Grammar School and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She was very passionate about education. She was even more passionate about helping the less privileged. On the 20th anniversary of her death at 50, it is only natural that these two passions birth the Ruth Titilayo Foundation. Whilst this is a new venture for us all, the core tenets have always been there, helping others is in our DNA.... continue reading

RTF Undergraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of RTF Undergraduate Scholarship

The grant consist of:

• Tuition allowance up to #100,000
• Maintenance allowance up to #15,000
• Further allowances – for example internal travel costs associated with the course of study or research and fieldwork expenses – are paid at the discretion of the committee.

Requirements for RTF Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification

Applicants must meet all of these criteria:

• Must be domiciled in Nigeria.
• Must be under the age of 25.
• Be a student at the time of application or have been registered as a student within the last three years.
• Have obtained a minimum GPA of 4.0 in a 5-point system (or equivalent GPA if not based on a 5-point scale).

*Final year undergraduates are also eligible for the Ruth Titilayo Foundation Undergraduate scholarship.

Interview date, Process and Venue for RTF Undergraduate Scholarship

Candidates will be assessed:

• On academic merit.
• Based on the information provided in your scholarship application.

You will also need to submit a personal statement, current school result, and two written references from the tutors listed in your application form. You will be shortlisted based on providing the above and any other relevant information.

If you are shortlisted, you will be invited for an online interview where you will be asked a series of competency based questions related to your current year group.

The application window will run from 1st October 2024 to 31st October 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted from the 11th November 2024. This will be followed by an interview in December 2024 and scholarship awards to successful candidates.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Complete and SUBMIT the on-line application form on this website. This will include attached copies of your current school result, two reference letters from your tutors, a personal statement, and any supporting documents.

*Email all supporting documents to [email protected] with your Full Name as the subject of the email.

For more details, visit RTF website