The Grooming Centre has actually announced plans to award N20 million in research study grants to 150 undergraduate and postgraduate students whose scholastic projects concentrate on innovative services to economic and social challenges.
The beneficiaries will consist of 100 undergraduate and 50 postgraduate trainees under the 2026 Grooming Centre University Grant Plan.
Speaking at the opening of the call for applications in Lagos, Assistant Manager, Research and Advancement, CREM, Chimfurumnaya Chukwuekem, stated the plan would stay open to eligible students despite age, gender, faith or ethnic culture.
Chukwuekem said the effort was developed to encourage tertiary-level research capable of contributing to financial empowerment, poverty reduction and community development.
Grant Targets Practical Research Study
According to him, the scheme has actually supported tertiary research study since its inception in 2019, awarding rewards to 659 trainees.
He stated applicants must either be final-year undergraduate trainees or postgraduate trainees registered in a Nigerian tertiary institution, with their research tasks addressing problems within the plan’s concern locations.
The areas consist of monetary inclusion, microfinance, rural advancement, social business, micro, little and medium enterprises (MSMEs), technological advancement, digital development in finance, youth advancement and women empowerment.
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Research study tasks with the prospective to lift people out of hardship are likewise eligible for factor to consider.
“In addition to the designated focus areas for research proposals, the following criteria will serve as the basis for examining all submissions,” Chukwuekem said.
He stressed that the program was planned to support research that could translate scholastic understanding into practical interventions and options.
Applications Open Till October 23
The 2026 application window opened on August 31 and will close on October 23, allowing eligible students to send their research proposals for factor to consider.
The scheme is expected to provide financial backing and acknowledgment for innovative academic work while motivating trainees in Nigerian tertiary institutions to pursue research with useful importance to society.
The Grooming Centre University Grant Plan has, because its establishment, sought to promote research and development amongst students by acknowledging academic projects that attend to pressing development obstacles.
The 2026 edition will for that reason concentrate on identifying undergraduate and postgraduate research with potential to contribute to monetary addition, enterprise advancement, technological advancement, youth and women empowerment, and wider poverty-reduction efforts.