One month after being turned down by the scholarship committee, a brilliant Nigerian scientist receives a UK scholarship.

One month after being turned down by the scholarship committee, a brilliant Nigerian scientist receives a UK scholarship.

The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Scholarship Award is an annual scholarship program sponsored by the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust to sponsor African students to the United Kingdom on a Fully Funded Scholarship.

Onome Etim, a brilliant Nigerian public health scientist, is the recipient of the United Kingdom’s Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarship Award, which enables her to pursue a Master’s Degree in Public Health at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Onome Etim explained that she was initially rejected but went on to win the scholarship after being accepted.

The Scholarship Region had announced the scholarship’s application period on March 2, 2021.

The Trust provides outstanding African students with a full scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in the UK. Onome Etim was selected to pursue a Master’s Degree in Public Health at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom after graduating from Babcock University with a First Class in Public.

She narrated that the Scholarship body had earlier rejected her application but called her back one month after they informed her of her rejection.

See more:

“About 5 months ago, I received my last scholarship rejection mail. I felt a mix of emotions, and content was not one.

“I had already accepted the reality of beginning another round of applications when God said No. Exactly one month following that rejection mail, I woke up to an offer from the same scholarship team,” she wrote on her Linkedin.

She expressed her gratitude to the Scholarship body for considering her application again in a rare manner expressing that God has been grateful.

She said: “By the special grace of God, I am currently pursuing an MPH in international development at one of UK’s Russel Group schools, fully funded by the prestigious Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust.”

She also expressed her readiness to support upcoming scholars and provide guidance to them throughout their Scholarship applications.

At Scholarship Region, we keep track of every Scholarship opportunities around the world to inform and remind you of their availablity.

0 Shares:
Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like