Applications are open for Grooming Centre University Research Grant Scheme 2026. The Grooming Centre University Research Grant 2026 is design for Nigerian tertiary institution students carrying out research in areas connected to financial inclusion, microfinance, rural development, social enterprise, MSMEs, technological development, digital finance, youth development, women’s development and other research aimed at lifting people out of poverty.
The 2026 programme will support 150 student research projects—100 undergraduate projects and 50 postgraduate projects. Current reports on the 2026 edition state that the total funding pool is ₦20 million, with ₦100,000 for each selected undergraduate and ₦200,000 for each selected postgraduate student.
The University Grant Scheme is an initiative associated with Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre (Grooming Centre), a Nigerian microfinance institution. The scheme is designed to encourage research and knowledge development that can contribute to enterprise development, financial inclusion and poverty reduction.
According to the official website, the objective is to promote financial inclusion and contribute to the knowledge base in enterprise development through research.
Grooming Centre University Research Grant Benefits
Successful applicants will receive research funding according to their academic level:
- 100 undergraduate students will receive ₦100,000 each.
- 50 postgraduate students will receive ₦200,000 each.
- The total value of the 2026 grant is ₦20 million.
Beyond the financial support, the programme is intended to encourage research, innovation, knowledge development and practical solutions to issues affecting Nigerian communities and enterprise development.
Eligibility Criteria
The Grooming Centre University Research Grant is open to final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be an undergraduate or postgraduate student in a Nigerian tertiary institution.
- Undergraduate applicants must be in their final year.
- The applicant’s research must fall within one or more of the programme’s research areas.
- The applicant must be studying at an NUC- or NBTE-approved Nigerian university or polytechnic.
- The research must be relevant to the Nigerian context.
- The research should be practical and innovative.
- The research should have the potential to promote financial inclusion, enterprise development, poverty reduction or another area covered by the grant.
- The research must demonstrate a high level of originality and imaginative thought.
- The research should be data-inclusive.
- Applicants must provide a written and signed recommendation from their project supervisor.
There are no age, gender, religious or ethnic barriers to applying for the Grooming Centre University Grant.
Grooming Centre University Research Grant Focus Research Areas
Applicants can submit research projects covering areas such as:
- Financial inclusion
- Microfinance
- Rural development
- Social enterprise
- Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
- Technological development
- Digital finance/digital innovation in finance
- Youth development
- Women in development/women’s empowerment
- Other research aimed at lifting people out of poverty.
The official criteria emphasize that the research should be relevant to Nigeria, practical, innovative and capable of contributing to the development of the relevant sector.
Application Process
- The applicant must submit a research concept of between 10-20 pages which will include an Introduction, Statement of the problem, Research Questions, Research Objectives, Significance of the Study, Operationalization of terms, Scope of the Study, Literature and theoretical review, Preamble, Conceptual literature, Empirical literature, Theoretical Orientation, Conceptual framework, Hypotheses, Methodology, Preamble, Research Design, Study area, Study population, Methods of data collection, Sample size and sampling technique, Reliability and Validity test, Methods of Data Analysis, Ethical Consideration, References-APA 6along with candidate’s personal profile.
- The candidate will also submit a final soft copy of the research project on completion of the study.
- Applicants are required to submit their research project in Microsoft Word format, using Times New Roman font, size 12, and 1.5 line spacing.
- There are no barriers to age, gender, religion or ethnicity to the Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme.
How To Apply for Grooming Centre University Research Grant
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Application Deadline: 23 October 2026
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