A Big STEP Forward for Science and Technology Education and Research in Nigeria

:The STEP-B Project Development Objective is: for the Nigerian federal post-basic education and research sub-sector to produce more and better qualified Science & Technology graduates, and higher quality and more relevant research

News & Events
Centres of Excellence: A call for proposals

Major Stakeholders

  1. National Universities Commission (NUC)
  2. National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)
  3. National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE)
  4. Federal Ministry of Education (FME)
  5. Federal Ministry of Science and Tech (IFMST)
  6. Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)

Please visit the site regularly as we will keep updating its contents regularly to keep you abreast of all kinds of news.
As the project documents become available, the STEP-B website will make them available to you
Calls for proposals will be published when the next funding rounds open in July so that you can download them
Results of each round of competition shall be published so you can learn if your sub-project is a contender for STEP-B financing

  1. Calls for Proposals—to announce when the next funding rounds open so that you can download the required application materials
  2. Results of each round of competition—so you can learn if your sub-project is a contender for STEP-B financing
  3. Events and Announcements—so you can find out about opportunities to learn more about the STEP-B project
  4. Contact information
  5. Sub-Project Preparation Guides (GPPG) pdf —GPPG MS Word format ---to let you know what a STEP-B sub-project looks like and how to apply for one
  6. Project Implementation Manual (PIM)—to let you know how the STEP-B project will run
  7. Project Appraisal Document (PAD)—to offer a behind-the-scenes look at the Federal Government of Nigeria’s agreement with the International Development Agency (IDA) that governs the STEP-B project

The STEP-B Project website is your source of information on the STEP-B