The process of selecting UPLIFTED Scholars takes at least three months. This duration begins from the application deadline to when applicants are conditionally selected for an scholarship award. Here is an overview of the application and selection process, so you always know what’s going on.
APPLICATIONS OPEN (10 FEBRUARY 2025)
Read our application guidance before applying.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE (24 APRIL 2025)
The deadline for applications is 24 April 2025 at 12:00 (GMT+1). You will not be able to access the online application system after this date.
APPLICANTS SIFTED AGAINST ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (APRIL 2025)
PANEL SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEWS (APRIL 2025)
A reading committees assess all eligible applications and produces a shortlist. These candidates are invited to interview. Congratulations if you make it this far! To prepare for your interview, please read our interview guidance.
INTERVIEWS TAKE PLACE (15 MAY TO 17 MAY 2025)
Candidates from all over sub-Saharan Africa are interviewed by panels.
Candidates invited for interview have until the end of the interview period. They must send their references alongside other evidence to info.upliftedme@gmail.com before 14 May 2025 at 23.59 (GMT + 1). Please note that we will only send interview invitations to candidates who have submitted all necessary documents.
RESULTS (FROM MAY 2025)
After months of preparation and hard work, successful candidates will experience jubilation when interview results are announced from May onwards.
OFFER DEADLINE (30 JUNE 2025)
If you are invited to interview and succeed, you will need to submit your unconditional offer. This offer must be from a Nigerian university. The deadline to receive and submit at least one unconditional offer is 17:00 (GMT+1) on 16 June 2025.
STUDIES BEGIN IN NIGERIA (FROM OCTOBER 2025)
2025/2026 UPLIFTED Scholars commence their studies in Nigeria. They enter into a network that they’ll be a part of for the rest of their lives!
A world of possibilities
Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination. The UPLIFTED scholarship is open to applicants from February to April each year.
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