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WHAT YOU STAND TO BENEFIT BY SECURING A EUROPEAN UNION SCHOLARSHIP

 

The European Union offers a lot of scholarships targeted to African Students. I was one of the 7 Nigerian students selected by the European Union to participate in the AFRICOM project and just 6 of us were the only passengers on the aircraft from Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos State, Nigeria to Nsimalen International Airport, Yaoundé, Cameroon.  

 

Apart from being the only passengers on the aircraft, we were given red-carpet reception, for example, before we got to Yaoundé, the Africom officials were already there waiting for us with ready vehicles to convey us to our already prepared apartments- (the apartments were top-notch).

 

When it comes to the monetary aspect, we were paid in EURO and we were paid several allowances ranging from settling-in-allowances, monthly stipends travel allowances as well as medical insurance. All the payments were far more than required, for example, the amount we were paid for settling-in-allowances even after paying accommodation fees and buying household materials we needed, we still had much more left, the same goes for monthly stipends which were supposed to be our feeding money. As for the medical insurance, we paid nothing whenever we visited any AFRICOM accredited hospitals and pharmacies as AFRICOM scholars, we were rather given credit cards already funded by the European Union.

 

We were given a welcome party which was fin-filled, lots to eat and drink. It was my first time to have a taste of awesome Cameroon delicacies like Ndole, Eru-soup, Koki, and so on.

 

Summarily, every year, the European Union (EU) selects and fund African students on Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scholarships to study across other parts of Africa. To learn more about current projects and how to participate, click on the following link;  https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/intra-africa/library/intra-africa-academic-mobility-scheme-selected-projects_en

 

    

 

 

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