Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) - scholarship scheme for teaching staff training and development
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)
Quick facts
Institution
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)
Program
scholarship scheme for teaching staff training and development
Limitations
Member of National Assembly
Last verified: 6 April 2026
About this scholarship
General Description
The following activities may be funded by the TFT: Grants for sponsorship in Nigeria or abroad; and overseas training grants for teaching staff currently pursuing doctoral programmes in Nigerian universities. The broad objective of this initiative is to break the unhealthy culture of in-breeding of academic staff by exposing them to other intellectual traditions within and outside Nigeria.
Requirements
Applicants must be academic staff living and working in Nigeria, looking to expand their horizon.
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