FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

PLOT 245, SAMUEL ADEMULEGUN STREET, (OPPOSITE AREWA SUITES),
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA – NIGERIA

2018 COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN (CSFP)

NOMINATION INTERVIEW 14TH – 17TH MARCH, 2018

The Honorable Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu invites all candidates who
had successfully completed the Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowship Plan (CSFP)
application form via the Electronic Application System (EAS), and fulfilled all necessary
requirements stipulated in the 2018 CSFP Prospectus, to attend Nomination Interview as
scheduled below:

INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
Date & Time Schedule Candidate’s Zone of Origin Venue
Wednesday Top Rank
Opening Hotels Galaxy
14th March, 2018
Ceremony Utako, Abuja
10.00 am – 11am
All PhD & Masters Candidates from
Accreditation &
North East & South West
12 noon – 6.00 pm Interview

Thursday Top Rank

th Accreditation & All PhD & Masters Candidates from Hotels Galaxy
15 March, 2018
Utako, Abuja
Interview South East & North Central
9.00 am – 6.00 pm

Friday Accreditation & All PhD & Masters Candidates from Top Rank
Hotels Galaxy
16th March, 2018 Interview North West & South South
Utako, Abuja
9.00 am – 6.00 pm

Saturday Collation of Top Rank

th By the Panelist Hotels Galaxy
17 March, 2018 Scores/Results &
Utako, Abuja
9.00 am – 6.00 pm closing
 INTERVIEW REQUIREMENTS: ii. Any candidate without the
requirements mentioned above will
All candidates who successfully submitted not be accredited for the interview;
the online EAS forms are expected to
come with the following documents for iii. No interview will be conducted for
the interview: any candidate who fails to attend the
i. Two (2) hard copies of the EAS interview on the date scheduled for
forms; their zone of origin;
iv. All Foreign certificates must be
ii. All original credentials and two (2)
accompanied by the official English
copies of each;
translation and evaluation;
iii. Evidence of submission of three
v. Candidates are advised to monitor the
(3) referees’ reports;
progress of their online application to
iv. Evidence of Supporting statement
ascertain the status of the referee’s
from UK Supervisor for PhD only;
response before the date of the
v. Original academic transcripts; interview; and
vi. Original and copy of NYSC vi. Only candidates who chose Federal
discharge/exemption Scholarship Board as their Nominating
Certificate; Agency are to attend the interview.
vii. Medical certificate of Fitness
obtained from a Government CANDIDATES WITHOUT:
Hospital; (i) A minimum of Second Class Upper
viii. Two (2) passport size (21) degree
photographs; and (ii) NYSC discharge/exemption
ix. Evidence of any special awards(s), certificate; and
prizes, academic publications and (iii) Admission letter from any of the
sample of work UK universities listed in the
Commonwealth site, need not to
IMPORTANT NOTES: appear for the interview.
i. Candidates must ensure that they
are duly accredited before the
interview;
.

For further enquires contact the Director/Secretary, Federal Scholarship Board via
fsbfsb2011@gmail.com or call 08059108998, 08188862281.

Arc. Sonny S.T. Echono, fnia

Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Education