Selection Procedure
- The scholarship will be well publicized on all available media to the association including; Oduna website (www.oduna.org), local newspaper, local radio station and in all the schools.
- Application forms along with instruction on how to complete the form will be made available in schools, at ODU office in offa and on ODUNA website
- Student interested in the scholarship will complete the application form and present it to his/her teacher for recommendation.
- The student should write a short essay of no more than 500 words on why he/she should be awarded the scholarship (Not an essay competition.)
- The completed form along with the essay will be forwarded to the principal who in turn recommend two to three qualified students per arm (JSS1, SS1 and SS2).
- The principal is left to decide on how these students are selected, he may decide to set up a committee or use an existing committee to make the selection using the outlined criteria.
- The teachers and the principals are free to add a comment on each application that may help the scholarship board in making their selection.
- The names of the nominees along with relevant papers would be forwarded by the principals to:
- ODU secretary in Offa
- ODUNA secretary in the USA
- Winners will be selected by ODUNA Scholarship board and presented to NEC
- A waiting list would be made incase any of the winners drop out.
- Winners will be notified through the schools
- Winners will be published on ODUNA web site and other relevant media available to the association.
- Awards will be presented by ODU secretary and ODUNA representative at the students’ assembly recommended by the school at the end of each school year.
- This scholarship is being expanded starting in academic year 2012/2013; therefore students that are already awarded scholarship will continue to get the scholarship provided they meet the criteria.
- Current recipient who continue to be qualified will be counted towards the goal of one recipient per arm in each academic year in each school.
- Once we have a recipient per arm, the scholarship will be available to only one new qualified student advancing from JSS3 to SS1 and any open spot in SS1 and SS2.
- This scholarship is not open to SS3 students except where there is an open spot for the academic year. Therefore, S3 student should only apply when there is a vacant spot for SS3 award.
- Scholarship funds will be disbursed at the beginning of each academic session.
- ODUNA reserve the right to change the criteria for the award of the scholarship without prior notice.
- ODUNA reserves the right to withdraw an awarded scholarship if there is a brake in the integrity of the selection.