Eligibility Criteria
At a minimum, you will need to provide the following;

1. Most recent academic results
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
3. Transcript (if applicable)
4. Research proposal
5. Previous research/folio of creative works or achievements

1. Undergraduate Project
2. Postgraduate Thesis
3. Research Lecturer and PHD student Research

If you don’t have verified digital copies of academic documents for prior or current studies and wish to obtain them during your application, you can select "Processing" when requested during your submission. Obtaining verified digital copies of academic documents can help fast-track your application and retain it for use with other applications you wish to make.

Submit Research Application
Early application is recommended for a postgraduate research/thesis, as you may be given an early offer by some schools. Late applications may also be accepted if you’re still within the NKF application timeframe. If you're a current student at any accredited Nigerian University, you’ll need to provide a copy of your academic results as part of your application.

Ensure you apply by the relevant deadline. Check the research/project category you're applying for to find out application due dates before submitting your application.

Be Accessed and Wait for an Offer
After you submit your application, you'll receive a confirmation email with your unique application ID and application reference number. If anything is missing from your application, we'll email you.

Assessment of your application will take approximately 6 - 8 weeks for most postgraduate and PHD research, and fewer weeks for undergraduates depending on the proposed project/topic.

If you are selected for the any of the grants, we'll email you directly with an offer. If the offer is conditional, you need to meet the offer conditions before accepting it. If you've been sent an unconditional offer, you can choose to accept it immediately.


Apply for Research Grant