On October 20, 2024, ABUAD hosted its 14th Founder’s Dinner and Awards Night, an event that also celebrates the Annual Founder’s Scholarships, Prizes, and Awards Night. During this significant occasion, the university proudly awarded over 385 scholarships to a diverse group of exceptional students. These recipients have not only distinguished themselves academically but have also showcased outstanding leadership capabilities in both their academic endeavors and extracurricular activities.
2023-ABUAD-SCHOLARSHIP-AWARDS-AND-PRIZES-FOR-STUDENTSThe 2024 Annual Founder’s Scholarship and Prize Scheme exemplifies ABUAD’s commitment to supporting students in need. This comprehensive financial aid program specifically targets underprivileged and indigent individuals, providing tuition-free education to 500 students who are facing severe financial challenges within each of the six undergraduate colleges. Eligibility for this scholarship is determined through rigorous verification of hardship, ensuring that support reaches those who need it the most.
In addition to these scholarships, ABUAD is dedicated to the overall welfare of its student population. As part of its broader financial assistance strategy, each of the 8,535 students at the university is provided with N100,000.00 for food supplies, ensuring that students have access to adequate nutrition during their studies. Furthermore, each of the 8,535 students at the university is provided with health emergency insurance valued at N50,000.00. This initiative is designed to alleviate financial hardships and promote the well-being of all students, reflecting ABUAD’s unwavering commitment to fostering a supportive and nurturing educational environment.
In October 2024, the economic landscape underwent significant changes due to the removal of government subsidies and the unification of the national currency. In light of these developments, the Founder/Chancellor made a pivotal decision to enhance the financial stability of the university staff by approving a comprehensive 35% salary increase for all employees across various divisions. This increase affected numerous areas, including the Multisystem Hospital, the Business School, the Farm, and the Industrial Park, reflecting a unified approach to improving employee compensation throughout the institution.
In addition to this substantial salary adjustment, the Federal Government announced a new living wage set at N70,000. Many institutions faced difficulties in implementing this wage, struggling to adhere to the new standard. Recognizing the challenges posed by this threshold, the Founder/Chancellor took an unprecedented step by opting to not only adopt the living wage but to raise it further by an additional 10%. Consequently, the new living wage was established at N77,000, surpassing the government’s baseline.
This thoughtful and generous decision exemplifies the Founder/Chancellor’s deep commitment to enhancing the financial well-being and quality of life for all university employees. It underscores a proactive approach to ensuring that staff members are supported during times of economic uncertainty, highlighting the institution’s dedication to fostering a thriving work environment.
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Founders Award SMS 2024-2025.xlsx – Google Sheets↗
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The scholarship therefore enables all indigent students from low-income families, especially the poorest, every year to study free of charge all through the entire duration of their degree program at ABUAD. Furthermore, and in addition to scholarships, the scheme provides annual prizes and emergency financial aid to students who have demonstrated financial need.
There are no limits to the number of financial support and aid awarded to students each year. Students who demonstrate financial need and are maintaining satisfactory GPA in their studies are automatically considered for financial aid under the Founder’s Award Scheme.
So far, the university has spent more than US $2.8 million in providing annual awards and financial aid to indigent and talented students.
2024 ABUAD Prizes, Scholarships, and Awards Categories:
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), hereby notifies that the following scholarships designed to promote access, quality, equity, and relevance in education will continue in the 2024/2025 academic session and beyond as they have been since the 2014/2015 academic session. In addition to this, ABUAD shall provide a sum of one hundred thousand Naira to all students, including students from low-income households, to support their feeding in terms of provision for food.
Click here to see the 2024 ABUAD Prizes, Scholarship and Awards Edition
2024-ABUAD-SCHOLARSHIP-AWARDS-AND-PRIZES-FOR-STUDENTS(a) Prospective Indigent Students
- An indigent applicant who has at least six (6) A1-B3 in WAEC or NECO and who qualifies in his chosen course may apply for an ABUAD scholarship.
- The applicant shall be entitled to a scholarship for free tuition and free accommodation.
- The applicant shall provide evidence of financial incapacity.
- The applicant must be industrious and disciplined.
- The applicant must abstain completely from drugs and alcohol
- The applicant must not be a cultist and must not belong to any group or club of cultists.
(b) Undergraduates in ABUAD
The following scholarships are available for undergraduate students in the university:
- Students with 5.0 CGPA and above – N500,000 each
- Students with 4.75–4.99 CGPA – N200,000 each
- Students with 4.75 CGPA – N100,000 each
- Merit awards – N100,000 each
- Others include:
- Most disciplined student 2024
- Best-dressed student 2024
- Outstanding student leader 2024
- Sportsmanof the year 2024
- Sportswomanof the year 2024
- Most tech-savvy of the year 2024
- Most innovative student of the year 2024
- Cleanest hostel user (Male and female), 2024
(c) ABUAD Undergraduates who lose parents or guardians while studying in the university
- Such student shall enjoy full scholarship (as the university has done in the past)
(d) Prospective students who choose to study Agriculture in ABUAD
- 75% reduction in tuition fee
- Work and study opportunities to earn extra money for services rendered on the farm, in the cafeteria, factory, library, and hostel.
- Provision for financial assistance to graduates to facilitate self-employment
(e) Parents who have 2 or more students in ABUAD
- Parents who have more than one child shall be entitled to a 25% discount on the tuition fee.
(f) Staff who have biological children studying in ABUAD
- Staff who have biological children studying in ABUAD shall be entitled to a 40% discount on tuition fees.
(g) ABUAD Lecturers and potential Lecturers
- Full payment of salary to lecturers with permission to attend postgraduate courses in Nigerian universities.
- Financial assistance to lecturers who want to study abroad
- Financial support to lecturers to attend conferences
- Financial assistance to support and undertake research
(h) Merit Awards
- For best-dressed lecturer, 2024
- Most disciplined lecturer, 2024
- Lecturer of the year, 2024
- Most engaged lecturer, 2024
- Most punctual lecturer, 2024
- Most persevering lecturer, 2024
- Most outstanding non-teaching staff, 2024
- Most dutiful non-teaching staff, 2024
- Most Impactful Staff, 2024
- Action Staff, 2024
- Best Administrative Staff, 2024
We congratulate in advance the prospective winners of these prizes, awards, and scholarships!
There is an annual Founder’s award and incentives to staff that are engaging in research publishing in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals. This has been a motivating factor for the productive staff of the university.
Signed
Lady Christie Oluborode, MNIM
Registrar and Secretary to the Council
IT Manager
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