Project No Excuses in Detail
This is a holistic scholarship project where sponsors are either individuals or corporate organisations.
Funding for 1 Child in Primary School over 6 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Total |
| 174,350 | 191,785 | 210,964 | 232,059.85 | 255,265.84 | 280,792.42 | 1,345,217.11 |
Funding for 1 Child in Secondary School over 6 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Total |
| 185,350 | 203,885 | 224,274 | 246,700.85 | 271,370.84 | 298,507.92 | 1,430,088.61 |
Tertiary Institutions in Lagos State, Rivers State and FCT
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Total |
| 326,000 | 358,600 | 394,460 | 433,906 | 477,296.60 | 525,026.26 | 2,515,289 |
Tertiary institutions in other States of Nigeria
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Total |
| 300,400 | 330,440 | 363,484 | 399,832 | 439,815.64 | 483,797.20 | 2,317,769 |
The PNE also encourages monthly or termly sponsorship on a one-off basis; the most important thing is to educate a child.
ALUMNI STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Alumni students of the Ovie Brume Youth Centre who have successfully maintained a 2.5 GPA in a post-secondary institution for one year are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the Trustees of the Ovie Brume Foundation to pursue their tertiary education. This scholarship is administered by the Foundation on an annual basis.
Award Criteria for Project No Excuses Scholarship for Tertiary Institutions
Project No Excuses: Educating the Next Generation
Consideration for this scholarship is based on the following criteria and availability of sponsors for prospective beneficiaries:
- Applicants must be outstanding alumni of the Ovie Brume Foundation Youth Centre
- Applicants must be active members of the Ovie Brume Foundation Alumni or just graduated from secondary school
- Applicants must have a minimum score of 65% (B3) and above in 5 subjects including English Language and Mathematics from one sitting in the West African Schools Certificate Examination
- Applicants must demonstrate their financial need for the scholarship program or be past beneficiaries of Project No Excuses Scholarships at primary or secondary levels
- Applicants must have a letter of admission from a Nigerian based government institution
- Applicants must have 2 reference letters from former school administrators recommending them for the PNE scholarship
Renewal Criteria of Existing Project No Excuses Scholarship for Tertiary Institutions
- Applicants must be active members of the Ovie Brume Foundation Alumni
- Applicants must have contributed at least 72 hours of community work at Ovie Brume Foundation for mentoring and community development in the last academic year
- Applicants must demonstrate financial need for support for tertiary education
- Applicant must submit their last class transcript with average score of 70% (CGPA of 2’1)
- Applicant must submit 3 reference letters from school administrators for scholarship
- Applicant should be in the top 10% of their current class
- Applicants must submit a short written summary of professional goals and aspirati