University of Port Harcourt Mastercard Scholarship 2026 | Fully Funded

Requirements for the University of Port Harcourt Mastercard Scholarship include:

• Be a national of Nigeria or a refugee resident in Nigeria to benefit from the national respective scholarship quota. 
• Be from economically disadvantaged, marginalized communities, and/or coming from conflict and post-conflict areas in Nigeria.
• Be less than 25 years for undergraduate and less than 30 years for masters studies at the time of application.
• For refugees and internally displaced persons in Nigeria, must be 30 years for undergraduate and 35 years for masters.
• Should have completed secondary school and/or diploma for a bachelor’s degree application not more than two years from the time of this call. For refugees and internally displaced persons, should have completed their studies at the previous level, at most, four years before.
• The applicant should meet admission criteria to be eligible for programmes in University of Port Harcourt.
• For admission into University of Port Harcourt for an undergraduate degree programme
• Demonstrate interest in agriculture, agribusiness and entrepreneurship.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities.
• Have commitment to working in agriculture and agricultural value chains.
• Have a strong commitment to community transformation. 
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Undergraduate Requirements

Candidates seeking admission into any of the undergraduate programmes must:

1. Possess five O-Level credits in GCE/SSCE/NECO1 or its equivalent in the following subjects: Mathematics, English Language, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and any one of Physics, Economics or Geography at not more than two sittings.
2. Pass the UTME2, which must include: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, and Biology or Agricultural Science.
3. Must choose University of Port Harcourt as first choice institution during UTME online registration
4. Pass the post-UTME screening exercise of the University of Port Harcourt.
5. Foreign applicants that satisfy condition 1st condition above are exempted from conditions (2) and (3) above.

Postgraduate Requirements

All candidates are required to possess:

• A credit pass in English Language and Mathematics to be eligible for admission into any programme at the University of Port Harcourt.
• At least, a Second-Class Honours degree in the relevant disciplines from the University of Port Harcourt or any recognized University.
• A Bachelor’s degree, at least, a second-class degree, while those applying for a doctorate degree must possess master’s degree in their selected course of study.
• Application forms must be submitted with copies of degree certificate(s), NYSC discharge certificate (Nigerians only), O/ Level certificate, birth certificate/affidavit of age declaration, marriage certificate/newspaper publication for change of name, local government identification letter (Nigerians only) or international passport (foreigners), receipts of payments for application forms.