{"id":796,"date":"2026-06-30T07:38:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/mtn-foundation-scholarship\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","slug":"mtn-foundation-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/mtn-foundation-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN Foundation Science &#038; Technology Scholarship: How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nigeria"],"acf":{"host_country":"Nigeria","host_school":"MTN Foundation","closing_date":null,"study_type":["Nigerian Student"],"level_of_study":["Undergraduate"],"study_area":["Science &amp; Technology (STEM)","Medicine"],"scholarship_value":"&#8358;300,000\/year until graduation","description":"<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> The <strong>MTN Foundation Science and Technology Scholarship (MTN STS)<\/strong> awards <strong>&#8358;300,000 a year until graduation<\/strong> to STEM students in Nigerian public tertiary institutions. The 2026 edition supports 400 students. Apply free at <strong>apps.mtn.ng\/scholarships<\/strong>.<\/p>","eligibility":"<ul><li><strong>300-level<\/strong> students on Science &amp; Technology courses (and <strong>400-level medical<\/strong> students) in Nigerian public Universities, Polytechnics or Colleges of Education.<\/li><li>Minimum CGPA of <strong>3.0\/4.0 or 3.5\/5.0<\/strong> (Second Class Upper).<\/li><li>Polytechnic students need an OND upper credit plus HND admission.<\/li><\/ul>","official_scholarship_link":"https:\/\/apps.mtn.ng\/scholarships\/form","additional_info":"<p>Apply only through the official portal at <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.mtn.ng\/scholarships\/form\" rel=\"nofollow\">apps.mtn.ng\/scholarships<\/a>: complete the eligibility screening, fill the form, upload your documents and submit before the deadline. As of 6 September 2026 the portal shows <strong>&ldquo;Submission is closed&rdquo;<\/strong> and MTN Foundation has not announced the 2026\/2027 window. 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