The Board managing scholarships and bursaries for Zamfara State students.
The Zamfara State Scholarship Board manages bursaries and scholarships for indigenes of Zamfara State pursuing tertiary education, under the Zamfara State Scholarship Board Law, 2024.
Our mandate
Vision
To ensure that qualified Zamfara state students are connected with the transformative scholarship opportunities and resources that will enable the pursuit of tertiary education for the advancement of Zamfara state.
Mission
To provide effective and efficient management and provision of bursaries and other packages to deserving indigenes of Zamfara State in order to promote access to tertiary education, retention and graduation
Core values
Inclusion, equal access to merit based higher education
Advancing Scholarship for Development
Specific objectives
The general aim of Zamfara State Scholarship Board is to support Zamfara State indigenes to study at Tertiary institutions within and outside the country through management and provision of bursaries and scholarships to deserving students.
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To promote, encourage and reward academic achievement and excellence in the state.
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To development human capacity for higher level manpower requirements of the state.
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To enhance access to higher education for people in difficult circumstances such as people with special needs, indigent students, orphans and the displaced.
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To encourage educational growth of deserving students at home and abroad through prompt provision of financial support for self-reliance and socio-economic development of the State
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To promote retention and successful graduation of the beneficiaries
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To provide a peaceful, friendly and conducive atmosphere for learning.
Functions and powers of the Board
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To award bursaries, scholarship and other financial assistance to candidates of Zamfara State origin who obtain admission into institutions of higher learning in Nigeria;
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To select and submit to the Governor through the Commissioner of Education candidates of Zamfara State origin who satisfy the conditions of award of scholarship overseas;
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To recommend and review policies and initiate programmes on the award of scholarship;
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To liaise with educational institutions within and outside Nigeria for information sharing in order to enhance the performance of its functions under this Law;
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To collaborate with the Local, State and Federal Governments and their agencies on matters relating to student scholarship;
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To implement any State policy that gives priority to student scholarship;
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To offer advice to the Governor on all matters relating to the award of scholarship and operation of future students loan scheme; and
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To perform such other functions as may be considered necessary or expedient to achieve the objectives of education.
Establishment
The Board is established under the Zamfara State Scholarship Board Law, 2024.
A Bill for a Law to repeal Scholarship Board Edict 1998 and provide for the establishment and management of Zamfara State Scholarship Board for the purpose of regulating the award of scholarship to students studying in tertiary institutions and for other matters connected therein.
"Scholarship" means grant in-aid to the student by the state government of a financial award and/or sponsorship to students including a bursary or annual award approved by the Government.
Leadership
Dr. Dauda Lawal
Governor of Zamfara State
The Board selects and submits candidates for overseas scholarship awards to the Governor through the Commissioner of Education, and advises him on the award of scholarship and the operation of the future students loan scheme.
Prof. Rasheedah Aliyu Liman
Executive Secretary
The Executive Secretary heads the Board's administration. The organisational structure below reports to her.
Organisational structure
- Executive Secretary
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- Director of Planning and Statistics
- Director of Administration
- Director of Student Affairs
- Director of Finance and Supply