The Maurice Akueme Foundation Releases List of 2026 Bursary Award Beneficiaries

The Maurice Akueme Foundation (MAF) has released the list of successful beneficiaries for its 2026 Bursary and Scholarship Awards.

The foundation has invited all shortlisted beneficiaries to attend the MAF Annual Convention and Bursary Award Ceremony, where they will receive their cash awards and certificates of recognition.

Recall that the Maurice Akueme Foundation opened applications for the 2026 bursary programme in May 2026, with the application window closing on July 15, 2026. Following the review of all submitted applications, the foundation has now announced the successful candidates. According to MAF, the Annual Convention and Award Ceremony will take place on Saturday, August 8, 2026.

In a statement announcing the successful applicants, the foundation said:
“Our Scholarship and Bursary Awards Team has completed the review of all applications. We are delighted to inform you that the following students have been selected to receive the MAF Bursary Award of Fifty Thousand Naira (₦50,000). Congratulations! Please join us on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the CWO Hall, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Ukana, Udi Local Government Area, to receive your award.”

Each successful bursary beneficiary will receive ₦50,000 in financial support. In addition, an Academic Excellence Award of ₦100,000 will be presented to Ubenyi Onyinyechi Gift, a First Class graduate in Biochemistry, in recognition of her exceptional academic achievement.

The Maurice Akueme Foundation also congratulated all successful beneficiaries and reaffirmed its commitment to supporting educational excellence and empowering young people through its scholarship and bursary initiatives.

The full list of successful beneficiaries has been released ahead of the 2026 MAF Annual Convention and Award Ceremony. Congratulations to all the award recipients.

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THE MAURICE AKUEME FOUNDATION (MAF)
BURSARY AWARD 2026 BENEFICIARIES (=N=50,000.00)

S/NO	NAME	SCHOOL	COURSE
1	AGADA MAUDLINE CHINWENDU	STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES	PHYSIOTERAPY
2	AGADA CHRISTABEL CHIDIMMA	COAL CITY UNIVERSITY	NURSING SCIENCE
3	AMUTA SOMTOCHUKWU AUGUSTINA	COAL CITY UNIVERSITY	MASS COMM
4	CHIMANKPAM TOCHUKWU MABEL	ALEX EKWUEME FED UNIVERSITY, NDUFU-ALIKE	ANATOMY
5	ONYEMA REJOICE NMESOMA	COAL CITY UNIVERSITY	RADIOGRAPHY
6	OKUONU PURITY CHINASA	FED POLY, OKO	QTY SURVEYING
7	NNAMANI CHIDIMMA BENEDICTA	STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES	MEDICAL ANATOMY
8	CHIMA DIVINE CHIDUBEM	STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES	MEDICINE/SURGERY
9	CHIMA KELVIN IZUCHUKWU	STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES	CIVIL ENGINEERING
10	EKEH UCHENNA SAMSON	ESUT	BUSINESS ADMIN
11	AGUBUCHIE CHINWENDU CHRISTABEL	UNN	URP
12	IGWEBUIKE CHUKWUEMEKA MACDONALD	COAL CITY UNIVERSITY	RADIOGRAPHY
13	PAUL JUSTUS UCHENNA	COAL CITY UNIVERSITY	ACCOUNTANCY
14	MADU DABERECHUKWU STEPHANIE	STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES	HUMAN ANATOMY
15	IGWEBUIKE COLLINS IFEANYICHUKWU	MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRIC	CIVIL ENGINEERING
16	AKACHUKWU PRINCESS CHIBUEZE	UNN	ENG & LIT STUDIES
17	EBUNYEBE DIARACHUKWU FRANCES	COAL CITY UNIVERSITY	INT’L RELATIONS
18	ONWUDINJO CHIDUBEM PAUL	IMT	PUBLIC ADMIN
19	MATTHIAS- MMAH CHIDERA MAKUOCHUKWU	PEACELAND COLL OF NURSING SCIENCES	NURSING/MIDWIFERY
20	MADU FELIX IFEANYICHUKWU	FED UNIVERSITY OYE-EKITI	PUBLIC RELATIONS
21	MMAIYE CHINAZA NNENNA	UNN	HEALTH EDUCATION
22	OKWUDILI ANGELA CHINAENYE	ABU ZARIA	NURSING
23	MATTHIAS-MMAH CHIDIMMA	COAL CITY UNIVERSITY	ACCOUNTANCY
24	OKPO ANASTASIA AKUCHINYERE	NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA	GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING
25	ODENIGBO EMMANUEL IKENNA	UNN	MEDICAL REHAB
26	ENUDI BLESSING CHUKWUASOKA	NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA	LINGUISTICS
27	MADU MERCY CHINECHEREM	FED UNIVERSITY OYE-EKITI	LINGUISTICS
28	MADU MARVELLOUS CHISOM	FED UNIVERSITY OYE-EKITI	DENTISTRY
29	CHINONSO CHISOMEJE	FED UNIVERSITY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	BIOMEDICAL ENG,
30	AKUEME BLESSING CHINASAOKWU	FED UNIVERSITY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	DENTISTRY

* ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD (=N=100,000.00) ************

UBENYI ONYIYECHI GIFT

FIRST CLASS – BIOCHEMISTRY

The Maurice Akueme Foundation Releases List of 2026 Bursary Award Beneficiaries

S/NO

NAME

SCHOOL

COURSE

1

AGADA MAUDLINE CHINWENDU

STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES

PHYSIOTERAPY

2

AGADA CHRISTABEL CHIDIMMA

COAL CITY UNIVERSITY

NURSING SCIENCE

3

AMUTA SOMTOCHUKWU AUGUSTINA

COAL CITY UNIVERSITY

MASS COMM

4

CHIMANKPAM TOCHUKWU MABEL

ALEX EKWUEME FED UNIVERSITY, NDUFU-ALIKE

ANATOMY

5

ONYEMA REJOICE NMESOMA

COAL CITY UNIVERSITY

RADIOGRAPHY

6

OKUONU PURITY CHINASA

FED POLY, OKO

QTY SURVEYING

7

NNAMANI CHIDIMMA BENEDICTA

STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES

MEDICAL ANATOMY

8

CHIMA DIVINE CHIDUBEM

STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES

MEDICINE/SURGERY

9

CHIMA KELVIN IZUCHUKWU

STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES

CIVIL ENGINEERING

10

EKEH UCHENNA SAMSON

ESUT

BUSINESS ADMIN

11

AGUBUCHIE CHINWENDU CHRISTABEL

UNN

URP

12

IGWEBUIKE CHUKWUEMEKA MACDONALD

COAL CITY UNIVERSITY

RADIOGRAPHY

13

PAUL JUSTUS UCHENNA

COAL CITY UNIVERSITY

ACCOUNTANCY

14

MADU DABERECHUKWU STEPHANIE

STATE UNIVERSITY OF MED & APPLIED SCIENCES

HUMAN ANATOMY

15

IGWEBUIKE COLLINS IFEANYICHUKWU

MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRIC

CIVIL ENGINEERING

16

AKACHUKWU PRINCESS CHIBUEZE

UNN

ENG & LIT STUDIES

17

EBUNYEBE DIARACHUKWU FRANCES

COAL CITY UNIVERSITY

INT’L RELATIONS

18

ONWUDINJO CHIDUBEM PAUL

IMT

PUBLIC ADMIN

19

MATTHIAS- MMAH CHIDERA MAKUOCHUKWU

PEACELAND COLL OF NURSING SCIENCES

NURSING/MIDWIFERY

* ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD (=N=100,000.00) ************