Detailed Schedules (Times and Dates) for all Shortlisted Candidates): June 30, 2025
General Notes:
- These times are final. All shortlisted candidates must adhere to these guidelines.
- Where adjustments have been made, the stated time takes precedence over the one self-booked by the candidate.
- Every candidate should aim to join the Zoom Meeting room 5 minutes before the allotted time.
- Every candidate should be prepared to wait for at least 20 minutes in the Zoom waiting room.
- See your email for a link to the Zoom Meeting.
Earlier Publication: June 19, 2025
All shortlisted candidates should immediately schedule their interviews by clicking THIS LINK. All the interviews will be held on July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2025.
Shortlist 1 of 3 (Nigerian National/Non-Anambra State): 2025 Cyfed-Bradley Hope (CBH) Undergraduate Scholarship
Shortlist 2 of 3 (Anambra State Only): 2025 Cyfed-Bradley Hope (CBH) Undergraduate Scholarship
Shortlist 3 of 3 (Anambra East LGA Only): 2025 Cyfed Undergraduate Scholarship (CUS)
Following the closure of online applications on April 26, 2025, the OCI Foundation is pleased to announce that the following applicants for both the 2025 Cyfed-Bradley Hope (CBH) State and National Scholarships and the 2025 Cyfed Undergraduate Scholarship (CUS) have successfully progressed to Round 2, which is the Interview Phase.
Interviews will be held over the three days of July 2nd to 4th, 2025. The times will be between 12 noon and 5 pm, each day.
All shortlisted applicants will get emails and/or text messages within 48 hours of this official release. Please check your Spam/Junk inbox if the email is not seen.
Links to the Zoom Meetings will also be sent to the respective emails within 48 hours of this release. As always, check your Spam or junk inbox if you do not see the email.
With the received link, all shortlisted applicants should immediately select their preferred interview time within the hours specified for their days. They should also endeavour to join the Zoom chatroom at least 5 minutes before their designated time.
Inquiries should be directed to info@ocifoundation.org or +2349099375689 or +2348038327701.
NOTES
- The OCI Foundation received nearly 1,00 applications across all six categories (CUS Initial, CUS Renewal, CBH State Initial, CBH State Renewal, CBH National Initial and CBH National Renewal).
- To ensure fairness, the OCI Foundation’s Scholarship Board reviewed every submission. Judging by the supporting results and family essays received, most of the applications were of very high quality.
- Unfortunately, the scholarship slots on offer from the OCI Foundation are limited. Therefore, not all submissions can be shortlisted. The Foundation will do its best, however, to provide compensation where necessary.
- It should be noted that all OCI Foundation undergraduate scholarships amount to one hundred thousand Naura (NGN 100,000 per annum) per annum. Compensated recipients may receive sums that re less than this, with or without hostel/accomodation offers, where feasible.
It should be noted that the CUS and CBH Scholarships are two of the seven scholarship schemes of the OCI Foundation. The CUS has been awarded annually since 2017 while the CBH (Anambra State) has been awarded since 2021. The CBH National (Non-Anambra) started in 2024.
The CBH scholarship was created in honour of the late Bradley Hope, an Australian teenager whose family, the Hope Family, has partnered with the OCI Foundation since 2021 to lift the lives of Nigerian youths. Details of the CBH, including the life and times of Bradley Hope, can be found HERE.
There have been close to two dozen graduates of tertiary institutions from this program. Details of some of the graduates and their testimonials (videos and texts) can be found HERE.