Scholarship for Young University Students

Seyi Bickersteth Scholarship Programme (SBSP)

The fellowship is named after Seyi Bickersteth, who worked for KPMG in Nigeria as a Senior Partner from 2002 to 2016 and as Chairman of KPMG Africa from 2014 to 2016. After retiring, he served on several boards, including Leadway Assurance and Andersen Africa, where he was the Regional Managing Partner and Chairman. Seyi Bickersteth was more than a leader; he was a mentor and a teacher who cared deeply about the growth of those around him, which is why an educational fund has been established in his honour.

BENEFITS:

Beneficiaries of the programme will receive a scholarship grant worth Four Hundred Thousand Naira (N400,000) annually. Asides from the scholarship grant, beneficiaries will also receive:

• Summer internship opportunities during the holiday or while they are on National Industrial attachment.
• Mentorship opportunities and exposure. - Upon completion, candidates will be eligible to work at any of the three firms (KPMG, Leadway Assurance or Andersen) if they graduate with a First Class or Second Class Upper Division degree.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT:

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• A minimum of 5 Distinctions (As & Bs) from their WASSCE (including English and Mathematics).
• A minimum score of 230 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
• Candidates must have admission into a Federal University in Nigeria.
• Candidates' four-year course must be in Accounting. Business Administration. Economics, Finance, Insurance or Actuarial Sciences.
• This scholarship is open to students just admitted into 100 level of their studies at the time of application.

DEADLINE: Applications should be submitted on or before September 28, 2021.

Candidates that meet the requirements above should apply using the link below: https://candidate.scholastica.ng/schemes/sbsp2021 

The scholarship is open to students who attended public secondary schools in Nigeria or private secondary schools (where the student received scholarships to attend).