{"id":23010,"date":"2024-08-06T11:54:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T11:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=23010"},"modified":"2024-08-06T11:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T11:54:54","slug":"call-for-applications-the-bridge-scholarship-program-for-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-the-bridge-scholarship-program-for-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: The Bridge Scholarship Program For Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Bridge Scholarship Program aims to provide indigent students in Africa with access to quality education irrespective of socioeconomic limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scholarship is offered annually to deserving students to cover tuition, living stipends, and accommodation, and once awarded, the scholar is supported till graduation. 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