the Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association, Nigeria (COSFAN) has pledged to assist students of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) who are interested in securing Commonwealth scholarships for either Master or PhD programmes in foreign universities.
COSFAN President, Dr Abiola Adimula, gave the assurance at a special training for postgraduate students on how best to explore the opportunity of Commonwealth scholarships.
The training, organised by COSFAN and the University of Ilorin Postgraduate Students’ Association (POGSASS), was held at the Consultancy Training Hall, Old Faculty of Arts Building, of the university.
Adimula, who is also a lecturer at the UNILORIN Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS), said the aim of the training was to encourage more Nigerian students to apply for and get the scholarship with ease.
“We discovered that many of our Postgraduate students are not exploring the Commonwealth Scholarship. We have come to train them on how best to apply and to give them the nitty-gritty of all what it requires to win the Commonwealth Scholarship award,” she said.
Adimula, a lawyer, advised the students to be serious with their studies, saying that only candidates with either First class or Second Class (Upper Division) degree were considered for the scholarship.
Some of the facilitators, Pastor Samuel Oyegunle, Pastor Kayode Alabi, and Mrs Janet Olubiyi, advised the students to tap the golden opportunity available in the Commonwealth Scholarship for their educational advancement.
POGASS President, Abdulmumeen Abeeb, thanked COSFAN for taking time to educate them about the scholarship, saying that it could not have come at a better time than now when Nigerian students and researchers are seeking international funding for their research.
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