Answers to common questions about our programmes, applications, and funding.
Nigerian undergraduates, postgraduate (MSc/PhD) students, and early-career researchers and faculty at accredited institutions. Each programme page lists its specific criteria.
Tuition, registration fees, learning materials, and a modest living stipend, up to ₦500,000 per session, renewable with satisfactory progress.
Direct research costs: fieldwork, lab consumables, small equipment, data and software access, research assistance, and ethics fees. Grants cannot be used for personal tuition or salaries.
One track per cycle. Choose the programme that best fits your current stage.
Every September, closing in October. Deadlines are firm, and future windows are announced at least 3 months ahead — join The Common Room newsletter to be notified.
Through a documented, multi-stage review: eligibility screening, panel scoring against published criteria, and interviews. See "How We Select."
Never. We charge no fees at any stage, and nobody legitimately representing us will ever ask you for money. Report any such request to hello@gabrielezenrifoundation.org.
Through the founder's giving, individual donations, and institutional partnerships. Our annual reports account for every contribution.
The Foundation is registered as a non-profit in Nigeria. (If you obtain tax-exempt status in Nigeria or register a US 501(c)(3), state it here with the relevant number.)
