Airtel Africa Undergraduate Tech Scholarship 2025/2026: Nigeria

Airtel Africa Undergraduate Tech Scholarship 2025/2026: Nigeria

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Airtel Africa Foundation 2025/2026 Undergraduate Tech Scholarship

Airtel Africa Foundation 2025/2026 Undergraduate Tech Scholarship: Eligibility, Universities, Courses, Requirements and Deadline

Airtel Africa Foundation (the “Foundation”) is the philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa Plc, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services with a presence in 14 African countries. The Foundation’s mission covers financial inclusion, education, environmental protection and digital inclusion.

The Foundation launched the “Airtel Africa Tech Fellowship” programme to support young Africans from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue higher education in STEM. The programme forms part of the Foundation’s stated aim of increasing the proportion of African youth with advanced tech skills and shaping the next generation of tech leaders from the continent. The Foundation is partnering with selected universities to support meritorious African students who secure admission into a tech-related undergraduate programme.

Fellowship reach in Nigeria

In Nigeria, the fellowship will support at least 100 students per year.

Fellowship coverage and duration

The fellowship is for the full duration of Bachelor of Tech, Science and Engineering programmes, stated as 4–5 years.

Eligibility criteria

The eligibility criteria stated for the fellowship are as follows:

  • The fellowship applies only to students admitted into one of the seven participating public universities.
  • The Foundation will consider gender diversity as part of the selection criteria.
  • The candidate must not be a recipient of any other fellowship, scholarship, or grant for the same purpose as the support offered by Airtel Africa Foundation.
  • Only new entrants are eligible (100 level).
  • The candidate must demonstrate financial need.
  • The candidate must score a minimum of 230 in JAMB.
  • The candidate must possess five credits, including English and mathematics, in one sitting.
  • Applicants must have JAMB results and an admission letter, a school ID card, and a WAEC certificate or result to be shortlisted.

Participating universities in Nigeria

Eligibility is open to students from these seven public universities in Nigeria:

  • University of Lagos (UNILAG)
  • University of Nigeria (UNN)
  • Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU)
  • University of Benin (UNIBEN)
  • Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)
  • University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)
  • Tai Solarin University of Education (TASEUD)

Eligible courses

Eligible courses listed include:

Information Technology, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Computer Technology, Data Science, Software Engineering, Library and Information Science, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Telecommunication Engineering, and other tech or ICT-related fields.

How to apply

Each applicant is expected to have a valid personal email account and phone number.

Applications by eligible candidates are to be submitted online through the Airtel Africa Tech Fellowship application page. Candidates are to include personal and educational details in the application.

Applicants are to upload scanned copies of the following:

  • recent passport-sized photograph (JPEG format; not more than 200 kilobytes)
  • university admission letter
  • Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) result
  • O’level result(s)
  • ‘A’ level / OND / NCE result(s), as applicable

The steps listed for submission are:

  1. Click the “Apply Now” tab.
  2. Click “Register Now” to create an account.
  3. Check the email inbox to activate the account.
  4. Return to the application site and enter the registered email and password to upload the required information.

Deadline

The deadline stated is Saturday, 10 January 2026.