Rotary International District 9111, under the aegis of District Educational and Welfare Endowment Fund (DEWEF), is set to present N10.2 million bursary funds to 51 indigent undergraduates selected across universities and polytechnics in Ogun and Lagos states, respectively.

The DEWEF scholarship cheques’ presentation will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Rotary Centre, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, during an occasion to be presided over by the Rotary District 9111 Governor, Henry Akinyele.

The 51 students will get N200,000 each to aid in the payment of school fees, feeding allowance and textbooks for a session.

Past District Governor and Chairman, DEWEF Board of Trustees Oluwanisomo Omoniyi, who spoke on behalf of Akinyele, said that “each of the awardees would be given the money to defray academic expenses, payment of fees, feeding allowance and textbooks for a session.”

He said that the condition for sustaining the scholarship is for the students to maintain scores of over 3.0 in their academic CPGA, while they are also encouraged to join the Rotaract Clubs in their various campuses.

“They are encouraged to join the Rotaract club, which is the youth arm of Rotary, to imbibe the giving spirit of members of various clubs that are of a charitable nature, who contribute yearly to give these scholarships.”

Also, Chairman of DEWEF Scholarship Committee, District 9111, Sulemon Adekunle Mufutau, while speaking on the selection criteria, said: “We made request for brilliant and indigent students in HND 1 and 200 levels in universities from the over 84 clubs in our District 9111 and 62 candidates were presented. They went through screening and 30 candidates were invited to undergo a computer-based aptitude test (CBT) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) of which 15 candidates passed the test.

“The 15 qualified students also went through another round of oral interviews before we eventually got eight new students who qualified for the scholarships. The additional eight candidates are to join another 43 students already enjoying the scholarship to make 51 students altogether for this year’s award.

“Aside from the academic qualifications, we also ascertained their indigeneship. So, we will give out the scholarships to those who truly qualify and deserve them.”

Mufutau added: “The DEWEF Fund was established by District 9110 (now Districts 9111 and 9112) in the 1991-92 Rotary year to cater for the needy and indigent students in tertiary institutions and to support the District’s intervention efforts on education.”

“The value of the scholarship used to be N100,000 but was increased to N200,000 per student last year, because we felt that the initial amount was not commensurate with the current economic realities.

“The purpose of Rotary District 9111 DEWEF scholarship is to help brilliant but poor indigent students in tertiary institutions in Lagos and Ogun states to fund their education and provide for their welfare.”