The United States Government has offered 150 Nigerian students
within the Lagos Consulate District scholarships worth $2m to study
in various universities in the US.
Out of the students, seven who applied through the EducationUSA
Opportunity Funds Programme were granted fully-funded
scholarships.
Speaking on Tuesday at the 2017 Pre-Departure Orientation
Programme for the students, the US Consul General, John Bray, said
five of the seven students who got full scholarships were
travelling for their postgraduate studies, while the remaining two
were going for their first degree programmes.
Quoting the latest Institute of International Education’s Open
Doors Report, Bray said Nigeria had experienced a remarkable
increase in the number of students pursuing higher education in the
US.
According to the report, about 10,674 Nigerians are studying at
more than 730 colleges and universities in the US, making Nigeria
the leading source of African students in the country.
Bray counselled the students to comport themselves creditably in
the US, asking them to be good ambassadors for Nigeria.
“I urge you to be exceptional ambassadors for Nigeria and to
take seriously your responsibilities to be good citizens and
scholars, just as I wish you great success in your chosen academic
fields and a fulfilling experience in the US,” he said.
The United States Government has offered 150 Nigerian students
within the Lagos Consulate District scholarships worth $2m to study
in various universities in the US.
Out of the students, seven who applied through the EducationUSA
Opportunity Funds Programme were granted fully-funded
scholarships.
Speaking on Tuesday at the 2017 Pre-Departure Orientation
Programme for the students, the US Consul General, John Bray, said
five of the seven students who got full scholarships were
travelling for their postgraduate studies, while the remaining two
were going for their first degree programmes.
Quoting the latest Institute of International Education’s Open
Doors Report, Bray said Nigeria had experienced a remarkable
increase in the number of students pursuing higher education in the
US.
According to the report, about 10,674 Nigerians are studying at
more than 730 colleges and universities in the US, making Nigeria
the leading source of African students in the country.
Bray counselled the students to comport themselves creditably in
the US, asking them to be good ambassadors for Nigeria.
“I urge you to be exceptional ambassadors for Nigeria and to
take seriously your responsibilities to be good citizens and
scholars, just as I wish you great success in your chosen academic
fields and a fulfilling experience in the US,” he said.
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