The 2025 Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme has been announced by the Governing Council and Management of the Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre (Grooming Centre), which is one of the best microfinance institutions in Nigeria.
This is the seventh program in a series. Its goal is to speed up research and knowledge development in areas like microfinance, financial inclusion, rural development, social enterprise, MSMEs, technological development, digital finance, youth and women in development, or any other research that aims to help people get out of poverty.
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Quick Summary of 2025 Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme
| Company/Host | Grooming Centre |
| Category | Grants/Internships |
| Title | 2025 Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme |
| Eligible Countries | Nigeria |
| Benefits | Reward: ₦20 Million Educational Grants |
| Application mode | Online |
| End Date: | October 10, 2025 |
About Grooming Centre
Grooming Centre is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that was started in December 2006 and is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) under Certificate Number CAC/IT/NO 24198. Its goal is to help the large number of economically active poor people in Nigeria who do small trades and microproductive activities but don’t have access to many financial services.
A group of microfinance professionals worked hard to make the Centre a reality. It will be a strong and growing organization that will help impoverished people get better access to financial services. It is a membership-based group that carries out a radical action program by providing a variety of financial services right to its members’ doors.
Grooming Centre is a national organization with an international focus that works to get resources and provide financial services to impoverished entrepreneurs who don’t have access to traditional kinds of financial services.
The Centre is a functioning institution because it bases its services and operations on global best practices that were developed by ASA Bangladesh, a world leader in delivering microfinance services. These practices were brought to Nigeria through the UNDP-assisted MicroStart program.
Beneficiaries
The 2025 University Grant will go to 100 undergraduate and 50 graduate students who are currently doing research in the areas of social enterprise, MSMEs, technological development, digital finance, youth in development, women in development, or any other research that aims to lift people out of poverty.
Qualification Requirements
- The applicant must be an undergraduate or postgraduate student at a Nigerian tertiary institution engaged in research pertaining to financial inclusion, microfinance, rural development, social enterprise, MSMEs, technological advancement, digital finance, youth development, women’s development, or any other initiative aimed at alleviating poverty.
- The research study’s focus must be pertinent to the Nigerian context, pragmatic, inventive, and capable of advancing any of the aforementioned areas of interest inside Nigeria.
- The research must demonstrate a significant degree of creativity, creative thinking, and incorporate facts.
- (There are no age, gender, religious, or ethnic restrictions on applying.)
- The person applying must be a student at a polytechnic or university in Nigeria that is accredited by the NUC or NBTE.
- The applicant needs to send in a signed letter of recommendation from their project supervisor.
Submission Process
- The applicant must submit a research concept including 10 to 20 pages, including an Introduction, Statement of the Problem, Research Questions, Research Objectives, and Significance of the Study. Operationalization of words, Study Scope, Review of literature and theory, Preamble, Conceptual literature, Empirical literature, Theoretical Orientation, Conceptual framework, Hypotheses, Methodology, Preamble, Research Design, Study area, Study population, Ways to collect data, The size of the sample and the method used to choose it, Reliability and validity tests, methods for analyzing data, ethical considerations, references in APA 6 format, and the candidate’s personal profile.
- The empirical review for applicants must cover the period from 2019 to 2025.
- The candidate will also send in a final soft copy of the research project when the study is over.
- Applicants must submit their research project in Microsoft Word format, utilizing Times New Roman font, size 12, and 1.5 line spacing.
- The Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme does not discriminate based on age, gender, religion, or ethnicity.
Method of Application
All entries must be submitted in soft copy via the application page on the Grooming Centre website, click on start application below to apply online.
Submission opens on the 21st of July 2025 and closes on 10th October 2025