2020 – 2021 Scholars – Kponee-Shovein Foundation

We are delighted to announce our Kponee-Shovein Foundation scholarship recipients for the 2020 – 2022 academic years (combined due to the COVID pandemic and school closures), outstanding students from Rivers State, Nigeria who are pursuing their undergraduate degrees. 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. For the 2020 – 2022 academic years, the foundation awarded scholarships and stipends to a total of ten recipients, four new scholars and six returning scholars.

New Scholarship Recipients (2021)

Dornubari Kogbara – 3rd year, Electrical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt

Donubari Kogbara is a 3rd-year Electrical Engineering Student at the University of Port Harcourt. As a young talent, there are certain things she hopes to achieve when she becomes an electrical engineer. By reason of the high demand of electrical engineers and electrical engineering, a field that embodies power systems, electronics, control systems, telecommunications, her goal is to channel her acquired knowledge to the power sector: for the innovation of new technologies that would successfully decarbonize electricity systems with renewables and push for more innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions in Nigeria. Dornubari is a wonderful team player and enjoys challenging tasks as she sees it as an opportunity to expand her horizons. In her own words, it helps her derive utility and brings her to a place of satisfaction.

Joy Abbey – 4th year, Law, Rivers State University

Abbey Joy Awobelem, is a fourth year law student at Rivers state university. Joy’s interest in the legal profession took root in secondary school while copying and studying the note of a senior student, who was then her bunk mate. This passion grew steadily, from the fascination and curiosity of the concept “government”, as an agent especially. It’s function and responsibility to the citizens within and outside the nation, which in reality was contrary, and the urgent need to be part of an agent of reformation. She attributes her success to her mother who supported her dream despite her meagre income and responsibility of five children. Upon graduation, Joy intends to go to the Nigeria law school. After which, she will pursue a degree in Arbitration. When she is not busy studying, she loves counselling, sharing her faith, reading books, budgeting, watching thrillers and edifying content.

Beabu Leyor – 4th Year, Law, Rivers State University

Pleasure Okwudu – 2nd year, Library Sciences, Rivers State University

Continuing Scholarship Recipients (2020 – 2021)

The Foundation is pleased to continue supporting four previous scholarship recipients across the 2020 and 2021 academic years, who have all continued to excel academically, with scholarships and stipends.

Nenubari Mee- Eebari (2020 and 2021), Physiology, University of Port Harcourt