The Honorable Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Akin Dare has launched a scholarship scheme for indigent undergraduate students of Oyo State.
The scholarship scheme, named Dare Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme (DUGGS), was launched by the Honorable Minister at the Youth interactive session and dinner held in honour of his 55th birthday anniversary in Ibadan yesterday.
In his remarks, Chief Sunday Dare said “I’m launching this scholarship scheme to support and encourage our indigent students of Oyo State, in different tertiary institutions across the country.”
“This is the maiden scheme, we will select students who meet the eligibility criteria for this edition and ensure they get the scholarship funds.”
“This scholarship will be an annual scheme and I am confident that more and more of our students will benefit from it” He added
Fielding questions from the youth during the interactive session, he encouraged them to adopt multifaceted skills that they can earn from and not only rely on white collar jobs.
The event was well attended by leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC), students from different universities and polytechnics , Union heads of tertiary institutions among other well wishers.
Interested applicants for the scholarship should follow the link to apply and read up further details on the flyer. Application should be submitted latest by 29th June, 2021. Only qualified applicants will be contacted.”
