OPay Scholarship 2026 UNIZIK Deal Offers ₦300,000 Each

In Short

• OPay Scholarship 2026 is coming to Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) via a new partnership.
• UNIZIK says 20 indigent students will get ₦300,000 each year.
• The scholarship is planned to run for 10 years.
• UNIZIK has not published an application form, selection criteria, or deadline yet.

What Happened

OPay Scholarship 2026 has been announced for UNIZIK, following a memorandum of understanding signed on October 9, 2026. The deal, as described by the university, is for OPay to support 20 indigent students per year for 10 years.

UNIZIK’s announcement puts the annual award at ₦300,000 per student. That implies a total programme value of about ₦60 million across the full period.

For now, the missing piece is how students actually apply. The university announcement does not link to any portal or PDF form. It also does not say what “indigent” will mean in practice, or what documents applicants must provide.

Some students have pointed to OPay’s existing scholarship page, which lists rules used at other partner schools, such as being an undergraduate who has completed 200-level second semester exams and meeting a CGPA threshold. But UNIZIK is not listed there yet, so those rules may not apply to this new UNIZIK cohort.

The UNIZIK notice also mentions career development activities, including an innovation challenge and possible internship or talent pipeline opportunities. These are separate from the scholarship itself, unless OPay and the university later tie them together.

Why It Matters

Scholarship programmes from major fintechs like OPay are becoming a clearer part of how companies build campus talent funnels. They can support students financially and also create a path into internships and entry-level hiring.

For UNIZIK students, the main takeaway is to wait for an official UNIZIK-specific application process. Until there is a confirmed form, deadline, and selection rubric, any third-party links or unofficial forms could mislead applicants.

For OPay, clearer communication will matter if it wants the scholarship to scale smoothly and avoid confusion across campuses.