The National Life Science Competition is aimed at inspiring all Nigerian secondary school and tertiary institution students to develop interests in life science courses or solving life science-related societal challenges

 

Competition Categories

• Tertiary Institution Category: For students in Colleges, Polytechnics and Universities studying any subject.

• Secondary School category: Open to all Nigerian secondary school students

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Timeline

Preliminaries: 17 - 23 September 2022

Quarter-finals: 15 October 2022. Qualified candidates shall participate in a semi-advanced virtual quiz.

Semi-finals: 10 November 2022. Qualified candidates shall participate in an advanced virtual quiz.

Finals (Essay submission): 12 - 30 November 2022. The 20 qualified participants will be required to submit a 400 – 500 words essay on the Contribution of Africa to Global Science.

Award Ceremony: TBD

 

Preliminaries: Please CLICK HERE to start the test. Participants with the highest score will be contacted with instructions on the next phase of the competition.

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For each category:

• 1st position -- ₦100, 000 

• 2nd position -- ₦75, 000 

• 3rd position -- ₦50, 000 

 

Special Prizes 

• The Professor Isa Hussaini Marte Young Life Scientist Award -- ₦100, 000

• The Professor Omowunmi Agboola Sadik Prize in Innovation -- ₦100, 000

• The Professor Abba Zubair Prize in Multidisciplinary Innovation -- ₦100, 000

• People’s Choice Award (Sponsored by University of Sussex West African Office ) -- ₦100, 000

• Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC) Prize For Research Excellence -- ₦100, 000

• Yobe State Scholarship Board Prize for The Best Tertiary Institution Student from Yobe State -- ₦50, 000

• Alhaji Bukar Maina Excellence in Genomics Award -- ₦50, 000

• Yobe SEMA Prize for African Resilience -- ₦50, 000

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Please CLICK HERE to to Start the Preliminary Quiz.

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