New Life Research Foundation Scholarship Winners Form (For Scholarship Winners through our Platforms from 2017 to Date)

Did you win a scholarship through the help of our platforms and those of our partners from 2017 to date? As we look forward for a great year such as revival work in the nations and our Pioneer Research Cohort, we're counting on the contributions of our members and being a scholarship winner through our platform, we feel that you are an integral part of great things that will be happening in New Life Research Foundation this year and beyond

Congratulations to brother Victor Ajumobi for Securing a PhD Scholarship in the UK🎉🎊🎈🥰

I secured a PhD scholarship in London through the platform, including a full fee waiver and assistance with visa fees.

I secured a PhD scholarship in London through the platform, including a full fee waiver and assistance with visa fees.
I arrived London Thursday last week through a scholarship I picked up from the platform. It’s actually a PhD studentship advertised by a researcher at the university of Westminster London so when I saw it on the platform, I emailed him directly. It was Microbiology related so I attended a series of interviews and came second. The person that came first got a better offer so I was offered and I accepted. I then asked the school to use part of my stipend to sort out the rest of the fees which they did. It now became a full fee waiver and a partial studentship of 50%. At the time of processing my visa, health surcharge was increased by about 60% and I told the school I couldn't pay. They entered me for a new program setup to assist foreign students and they sent me $5000 to clear the charge which I did. The rest is now history. Please share it, it will encourage others. I also got open doors masters and doctoral tract as well. If you have secured a scholarship through our platform, send us a message, this will encourage others looking for opportunities, be our next testimonial, pick up 100s of scholarship opportunities on our platform and apply for them😊

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My Scholarship Story/Journey by Shadrach Nengenen Mbativga

My scholarship journey started in the year 2019 after meeting with Dr. Samuel Ogbara who had recently completed his Ph.D. from Malaysia on a scholarship. He urged me to consider applying for scholarships for my advanced degree. One of my immediate reactions was “Well sir, that sounds great but I am not sure I have someone to facilitate or influence my chances of a winning a scholarship”. I said this with an old-time notion that one must have a political relative or a friend to one to be able to win a scholarship from Nigeria to study abroad. Dr. Ogbara immediately dismissed that notion and made me to understand I could win multiple scholarships without any politician or even passing through the Nigeria government.

Later that year and early 2020 after that meeting with Dr. Ogbara, I started surfing the Internet to surf for scholarship opportunities because I strongly felt it was a possibility. I shared the interest with a friend and he advised me to contact Mr. Joseph Tsenum, the Executive Director of New Life Research Foundation (NELIREF), who was studying in Russia on a scholarship at the time. I collected his mobile number from my friend and chatted him up straightaway. Mr. Tsenum was happy to hear my interest and immediately started sending me some information about the Russian Open Doors Olympiad scholarship with some tips to submit a strong application. He wanted me to apply in 2020 but I felt incompetent and ill-prepared. I spent the rest of 2020 struggling to get my academic transcripts from my alma mater and to acquire some online certifications. In late 2020 and 2021 I ventured applying for different scholarships and funding opportunities abroad. But due to my inexperience and being a novice, I received an overwhelming number of rejections. There was nothing more discouraging! The following were some of the scholarships/schools/funding that rejected/disqualified me in quick succession between late 2020 and 2021: 1. Russian Open Doors Olympiad scholarship 2. Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) 3. University of Calabria (Italy) 4. Chevening Scholarship (UK) 5. Commonwealth Shared scholarship (UK) 6. African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) 7. Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) 8. University of Paris-Saclay (France) I believe there are other names I forgot to include in the list above. The interesting thing was that my failure became a very good classroom as I was doing a lot of reading and consultations to improve the strength of my applications. In fact, when I go over some essays I wrote at the beginning of my scholarship journey, I appreciate those scholarship bodies that they could spare some time to read them. They were very right for denying me! Now, I never viewed myself as a qualified candidate to apply to a place like the United States of America because in my mind, I must be an exceptional student to be accepted in such a highly ranked academic hub. And since there was nothing exceptional about my academic background I never considered giving it a shot. Sometime in 2021, Mr. Tsenum of NELIREF started encouraging people to apply to these top-ranking places emphasizing the possibilities of going to such places. He personally spoke to me and suggested some schools I should apply to. I reluctantly started applying to the United States in August 2021. It was difficult because I did not have money for schools that refused to waive application fees. I squeezed my salary as a secondary school teacher to pay a number of application fees, then also applied to some schools that waived the fees (but these were competitive as many applicants took that advantage). The United States showed me how good they were at rejections despite their friendly email conversations that raised hopes. I applied to these US schools during the 2021 application window: 1. University of Utah(reject) 2. Virginia Tech(reject) 3. University of Kentucky (reject) 4. University of Alabama (reject) 5. Kent State University (reject) 6. University of Dayton (reject) 7. Michigan Technological University (admit, no funding) 8. University of Tennessee Knoxville (reject) 9. American University (admit, partial funding) 10. Louisiana State University (reject) 11. Tennessee Technological University (admit, full funding) Of all the eleven schools, only 3 accepted me and only one offered full funding. This marked the end to my scholarship hunt in April 2022. In all these years of active search for a scholarship, I networked with a lot of people that helped me a lot. I met some folks on twitter (now X) who offered to vet my statement of purpose and CV. Some shared their personal story how they got rejections but later made it. Those stories encouraged me a lot. I was determined to keep applying until I got breakthrough, so those rejections though painful and heartbreaking would not stop me from applying. In fact, I had already planned to apply to about fifty US schools the next year if I failed to land one during the 2021 application window. My encouragement to someone reading this who might be facing rejections and discouragement is to not give up. Giving up is not the way to win anything. Persistence is what God rewards. I believe He rewarded me finally because I could only trace it to Him. I appreciate the great efforts and role of NELIREF in my scholarship journey. May the good Lord reward the team for the great job they are doing.

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Congratulations for Securing a Scholarship in the U.S brother🥰🎉🎊 US

“Hello, Good morning here from Nigeria, I have been given Full Standing Graduate Assistantship with Tennessee Tech University USA in MS Mathematics. Thanks for always standing with us.” He asked us to share this to encourage others. He is also a recipient of Open Doors Olympiad Scholarships in multiple subject areas. Pick opportunities shared on our platforms and apply for them. Congratulations once more brother!🎁

How to Get 100% Financial Aid on Coursera and Acquire Skills for Free with Certificates

"Hello bro ......., I got financial aid application approval for the following courses on Coursera; Data Analysis with R Programming, Hands-on Introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting, Machine Learning, Python for Data Science, AI & Development, Geospatial and Environmental Analysis." This person applied for this on 15th September and it took exactly 15 days for Coursera to waive her 100% fee, she will be issued certificates after completing these courses, you can do same.