2023 UODA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

GUIDELINES, METHODS OF APPLICATION AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

PREAMBLE

 

1. UODA Scholarship Scheme is made up of both Tertiary and Secondary Schools Scholarship. It started in 2022 with award of scholarships to 34 Tertiary School Students at One Hundred Thousand Naira only (N100,000) each and 33 Secondary School Students at Thirty Thousand Naira only (N30,000) each.
2. The scholarship is given to help each tertiary school beneficiary pay for his or her school fee (exclusive of the living expenses). On the other hand, it is given to each secondary school beneficary to help the student afford basic books, sandals or shoes, school bag, school uniform, etc.
3. The Scheme is championed and facilitated by Urue Offong Oruko Development Association (UODA) through sponsorship of the Scheme by public spirited individuals, like you, who are poised to redressing some deficits in our education sector in the LGA.
4. Sponsorship for the Scholarship Scheme is opened to all who could endow (for Tertiary School Scholarship) from One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000) upward, to enable it cover the value of each award. Similarly, those who could endow (for Secondary School Scholarship) from Thirty Thousand Naira (N30,000) upward, to enable it cover the value of this category of awards.
5. Those wishing to endow the scholarship may contact the Scholarship Committee for detailed briefing.
6. The Chairman of the Scholarship Committee is Prof. Efiong Eyefoki, with seasoned community spirited and educational concerned individuals serving in the Committee.

HOW TO ACCESS AND SUBMIT THE SCHOLARSHIP FORM

1. Download the softcopy of the form, as seen above, print out (colour or black and white), fill out every required field therein by supplying all the information needed in the form.

2. Get two (2) Referees to attest to your suitability to enjoy the scholarship.

3. Attach photocopy each of your_

• JAMB Admission Letter;
• Evidence of Payment of Acceptance Fee (Applicable to Fresh Students only);
• RRR Code or Access Code (Applicable to Returning Students only);
• Certificate of Origin;
• HoD’s Attestation Letter (Applicable to Returning Students only), specifying the Applicant’s Name, Matriculation Number, Course of Study, Level of Study and the Senate’s or Academic Board’s approved CGPA;
• National Association of Urue Offong Oruko Students (NAUO) Chapter President’s Attestation Letter (Applicable to Returning Students only), specifying that the Applicant is an active member of that Association.

4. It is imperative to emphasise that the Scholarship Committee places high premium to academic performance status or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) for the last semester(s) or academic session, as approved by the University Senate or Academic Board of the Institution.

5. Therefore, submission of all claims (including the CGPA) must be genuine, as all claims submitted shall be verified through due diligence processes by the Scholarship Committee to ascertain the veracity of same. Any false claim shall be spotted and the culprit summarily disqualified from the Scholarship Scheme as well as sanctioned, accordingly.

FORMATS FOR SUBMISSION

1. Submission is by hardcopy only with all required documents attached thereto.
2. Final deadline for submission is midnight of Thursday, November 30, 2023
3. The completed form may be submitted in either of the designated Submission Points, below:

URUE OFFONG ORUKO SUBMISSION POINT AND AUTHORISED PERSON:

Maxwell Oyosoro

0703 543 7490

Urue Offong Oruko Local Government Council Secretariat, Urue Offong

UYO SUBMISSION POINT AND AUTHORISED PERSON:

Efretuei Akaduh

0802 374 2941

Wonder World

1, Nsit Street, Off Aka Road, Uyo

4. Do well to follow our rules outlined here strictly, because UODA is not given to circumvention of rules or favouritism to any one.

For: UODA 2023 Scholarship Committee

Esu-Amba Antakikam Amba

Vice Chairman

08030930671