Applications are currently being accepted for Kponee-Shovein scholars awards and for the Josephine Kponee fellowship award. Applications will be accepted until November 30, 2023.

The Kponee-Shovein scholarship award is open to students completing their first degree at universities in Nigeria. Each year, the foundation funds one-year full tuition scholarships plus a stipend to universities in Nigeria. The Kponee-Shovein scholars award is only available for students pursing bachelors degrees, and is not available for post graduate education.  

Learn more about the Kponee-Shovein scholars award here: The Kponee-Shovein Scholars Award

Apply for a Kponee-Shovein Scholar award here: Apply to be a Scholar

The Josephine Kponee fellowship award is limited to Ogoni females that plan on completing their first degree at a university in Nigeria. Inspired by Josephine Kponee, an Ogoni woman who valued education in young women, the award strives to empower promising young Ogoni women. Each year, the foundation will award a phenomenal Ogoni student with a full tuition scholarship over the course of their academic program and payment of a yearly stipend for academic materials and necessary living expenses.

Learn more about the Josephine Kponee fellowship award here: The Josephine Kponee fellowship award

Apply for a Josephine Kponee Fellowship here: Apply to be a Fellow

Applications are currently being accepted for Kponee-Shovein scholars awards and for the Josephine Kponee grant award.

The Kponee-Shovein scholarship award is open to students completing their first degree at Rivers State University, University of Port Harcourt, or Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic.

The Josephine Kponee grant award is limited to Ogoni females that plan on completing their first degree at  Rivers State University, University of Port Harcourt, or Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic.

Apply for a Kponee-Shovein Scholar award here:Apply to be a Scholar

Apply for a Josephine Kponee Fellowship here:Apply to be a Fellow

Applications will be accepted until December 1, 2022

Applications are currently being accepted for Kponee-Shovein scholars awards and for the Josephine Kponee grant award.

The Kponee-Shovein scholarship award is open to students completing their first degree at Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic.

The Josephine Kponee grant award is limited to Ogoni females that plan on completing their first degree at  Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic.

Apply for a Kponee-Shovein Scholar award here:Apply to be a Scholar

Apply for a Josephine Kponee Fellowship here:Apply to be a Fellow

Applications will be accepted until October 1, 2021

Applications are currently being accepted for Kponee-Shovein scholars awards and for the Josephine Kponee grant award.

The Kponee-Shovein scholarship awards are open to students completing their first degree at Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic.

The Josephine Kponee grant award is limited to Ogoni females that plan on completing their first degree at  Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic.

We are delighted to announce our 2019 Kponee-Shovein Foundation scholars,  outstanding students  pursuing education in Rivers State universities. Selected from numerous applicants, each of the recipients was chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to Nigerian society, culture, and their respective academic fields.

Favour Chinedu – 2019 Kponee-Shovein Scholars Award Recipient

Favour Chinedu received the Scholars Award for the first time in 2019, as he entered his second year studying law at River’s State University. Favour’s academic credentials are impeccable and the depth and authenticity of his passion for education make an immediate impression. As the Foundation came to know him better through his essays and interviews, we realized how much disadvantage Favour has overcome in his life. He attributes his success to the persistent love of his mother, who must be a truly remarkable woman to have raised someone of such high character as Favour. Favour chose to study law because his observations of hardship and injustice, including the exclusion of women from property rights and the frequency that Nigerian criminal justice is misused as a tool to persecute the innocent. Favour’s combination of academic and moral qualities are much needed in the legal profession, and the Foundation is proud to support his education.

Nenubari Mee-Eebari – 2019 Kponee-Shovein Scholars Award Recipient

Nenubari Mee-Eebari was awarded the Scholars Award for the first time in 2019, as he began his first year studying human physiology at the University of Port Harcourt. Nenubari’s interest in the medical field has been developed by his work with various international organizations operating in River’s, including Doctors Without Borders and the International Red Cross. Nenubari is a practiced and articulate public speaker in both Ogoni and English languages, who is grateful to his parents for instilling both his native language ability and Ogoni values of discipline and hard work.

Lolia Onyekwere – 2019 Kponee-Shovein Scholars Award Recipient

Lolia Onyekwere received the Scholars Award for the first time in 2019, as she entered her second year studying medicine at River’s State University. The Foundation was initially impressed by Lolia’s strong grades in her first year, and more so when we learned that she is one of seven children and has contributed to the support of her family while pursuing her education. Lolia is a careful, deliberate, and intelligent young woman with a maturity of moral conscience beyond her years. Studying medicine was initially an economic choice for Lolia, but in its practice she is discovering new perspectives on life and community—including through her work in the cadaver lab! She sets herself high goals, but consistently demonstrates the discipline necessary to achieve them. The Kponee-Shovein Foundation is proud to support Lolia’s education and is excited to see her future contributions to medicine, River’s state, and Nigeria!

Nwiwure Barinua; Mary Monday – Continuing Recipients

The Foundation is pleased to report that our prior year scholars Nwiwure Barinua and Mary Monday continue to succeed in their studies, supported respectively by the Kponee-Shovein Scholars award and the Josephine Kponee Memorial Scholarship.

Applications are currently being accepted for Kponee-Shovein scholars awards and for the Josephine Kponee grant award.

The Kponee-Shovein scholarship awards are open to students completing their first degree at Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic.

The Josephine Kponee grant award is limited to Ogoni females that plan on completing their first degree at  Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic.

Apply for a Kponee-Shovein Scholar award here:Apply to be a Scholar

Apply for a Josephine Kponee Fellowship here:Apply to be a Fellow

Applications will be accepted until October 1, 2019

We are delighted to announce our 2018 Kponee-Shovein Foundation scholars,  outstanding students  pursuing education in Rivers State universities. Selected from numerous applicants, each of the recipients was chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to Nigerian society, culture, and their respective academic fields. This year, in addition to scholarship awards, all recipients received a stipend and a new laptop computer.

2018 Josephine Kponee Scholars Award Recipient

Mary Monday, 2nd year Law Undergraduate Student, Rivers State University, Rivers State Nigeria

Mary Monday is a 2nd year law student who has maintained a first class GPA ranking at her university, an incredibly challenging feat. Both of her parents stopped at the primary level of education, and other members of her family were unable to receive an education. Growing up, she was told that Law was something unapproachable for persons of her status. Mary’s pursuit of Law was based on her desire to be heard in society. She has always wanted to have a say in society, to be a part of those who impact and influence society to advocate for justice and equity.

Upon graduating, Mary hopes to attend Law School, after which she hopes to practice as a Lawyer. Given her passion for legal academia, she hopes to one day become a law professor. She also looks forward to partnering with organizations that provide free legal aid to members of the public to make legal services available to as many as possible, ensuring that justice is promoted in society.

The Josephine Kponee Scholars award will fund all subsequent years of Mary’s undergraduate education and provide her with an annual stipend.

2018 Kponee-Shovein Scholars Award Recipient

Nwiwure Barinua, 3rd year Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria

Nwiwure was a 2017 Kponee-Shovein Scholars award recipient who applied for the 2018 award cycle. Based on his consistent academic record, he was selected to be a 2018 award recipient. He continues his pursuit of a degree in mechanical engineering, and hopes to establish a company that will be responsible for mechanical engineering innovations that he hopes will be of service to Nigeria and Africans at large.

 

The inaugural Uegwere Community Food Drive of the Kponee-Shovein Foundation took place on December 23, 2018, to great success. The food drive was aimed at providing widows, orphans, and the infirm with foodstuffs for the holiday season.

Approximately one hundred families participated in the food drive. The Foundation provided rice, chicken, and spices, the customary ingredients for a Christmas meal in Uegwere.

This event could not have been so successful without the assistance of the Foundation’s partners in Uegwere. With gratitude to them, we look forward to continuing this tradition in future years.

This past January, our founders met with the 2017 Kponee-Shovein scholarship recipients in Nigeria to discuss the scholarship needs of university students in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. It was great to hear about the aspirations of our recipients and we expect great things from them!

Applications are currently being accepted for Kponee-Shovein scholars awards and for the Josephine Kponee grant award. The Kponee-Shovein awards are open to students under 30 years of age completing their first degree or post graduate degree at Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic. The Josephine Kponee grant award is limit to Ogoni females that plan on completing their first degree at  Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic.

Apply for a Kponee-Shovein Scholar award here:Apply to be a Scholar

Apply for a Josephine Kponee Fellowship here:Apply to be a Fellow

Applications will be accepted until August 1, 2018

We are delighted to announce our 2017 Kponee-Shovein Foundation scholars;  outstanding students who  are pursuing education in Rivers State Universities. Selected from numerous applicants, each of the recipients was chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to Nigerian society, culture, or their academic fields and will receive full tuition funding for the academic year.

Meet our scholars here

 

Applications are currently being accepted for Kponee-Shovein scholars awards and for the Josephine Kponee grant award. The Kponee-Shovein awards are open to students under 30 years of age completing their first degree or post graduate degree at Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic. The Josephine Kponee grant award is limit to Ogoni females that plan on completing their first degree at  Rivers State University of Science & Technology, University of Port Harcourt, or Saro Wiwa Polytechnic.

Apply for a Kponee-Shovein Scholar award here:Apply to be a Scholar

Apply for a Josephine Kponee Fellowship here:Apply to be a Fellow

Applications will be accepted until August 15, 2017

 

The Kponee-Shovein Foundation will begin accepting applications for all scholarships on 6/1/2017 and the application process will remain open until 8/15/2017, at which time we will begin making decisions to be completed before the beginning of the coming academic year.  Any questions or concerns can be directed to kponeeshoveinfoundation@gmail.com