{"id":851,"date":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/?p=851"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","slug":"jim-ovia-foundation-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/jim-ovia-foundation-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship (JOFLS): Eligibility &#038; 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":[43,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nigeria","category-undergraduate"],"acf":{"host_country":"Nigeria","host_school":"Nigerian federal and state universities (Jim Ovia Foundation)","closing_date":null,"study_type":["Nigerian Student"],"level_of_study":["Undergraduate"],"study_area":["Any\/All fields of study"],"scholarship_value":"University scholarship for the duration of study (value not published on the foundation site)","description":"<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> The Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship (JOFLS) funds Nigerian students who have <strong>just gained admission into a federal or state university<\/strong>, in any course. The foundation&rsquo;s site currently says the <strong>2025 application has closed<\/strong> (it ran to late November 2025) and has not yet announced the 2026 call. Applications open on <a href=\"https:\/\/jimoviafoundation.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">jimoviafoundation.org<\/a> only.<\/p><p>The foundation states that application is <strong>free<\/strong>, must be made in your own name, once only, and that agents are not permitted. Falsified documents mean automatic disqualification.<\/p>","eligibility":"<ul><li>At least <strong>16 years old<\/strong> at the time of application.<\/li><li>Have <strong>gained admission into a Nigerian federal or state university<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Completed senior secondary school with at least <strong>five O-level credits<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>No restriction<\/strong> on course or programme of study.<\/li><\/ul>","official_scholarship_link":"https:\/\/jimoviafoundation.org\/","additional_info":"<p><strong>How to apply:<\/strong> when the call opens, use the &ldquo;new applicants&rdquo; form on the foundation website, upload the documents listed on its &ldquo;documents required&rdquo; page (admission letter, O-level result, ID, passport photo) and submit once. Returning beneficiaries renew through a separate form. Enquiries: enquiry@jimoviafoundation.org. 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