NYSC to Tech Job
₦250M NYSC scholarship fund
Eligible corps members, recent NYSC alumni, and people about to serve can receive ₦160,000 to use toward a globally accredited diploma in any tech course of their choice.
Total support per person
₦160,000
Industry-aligned innovation courses delivered through the university pathway.
Industry-aligned innovation courses delivered with the university pathway.
All Degree courses are accredited by NUC.
AltSchool Africa is accredited by ASIC for external quality assurance.
GSV Cup Elite 200 recognized AltSchool as a leading EdTech innovator.
The scholarship support
₦160,000 support for each eligible NYSC learner
Eligible corps members, recent NYSC alumni, and people about to serve can receive direct support toward a globally accredited diploma in any tech course of their choice. The goal is to reduce the cost pressure so your service year can become a serious learning and career-building season.
Total support per person
₦160,000
Available to each eligible NYSC applicant to use toward a globally accredited AltSchool tech diploma.
₦10,000 toward the application fee.
₦150,000 toward the school fees.
Laptop scholarship add-on
10 brand-new laptops for selected learners
10 lucky NYSC participants who apply to a course but do not have a laptop for learning can also be selected to receive a brand-new laptop.
This is for applicants who need a device to participate fully in their one-year technical programme.
Diploma pathways
Start applying for an internship from Month 6.
Choose a diploma track that gives you practical skills, guided projects, and career support. The goal is simple: by the time your service year is over, you should have sharper skills, better confidence, and stronger evidence of what you can do.
How it works
Turn one service year into a stronger career story
01
Apply for support
Tell us where you are in your NYSC journey and the diploma path you are considering.
02
Get fee relief
Admissions reviews your details, confirms eligibility, and guides you into the right programme.
03
Learn and build
Use your service year to build a portfolio, practise with real tools, and learn with structure.
04
Move into work
Graduate with practical experience that can support internship, remote, and onsite job opportunities.
Program partners
Partners helping NYSC learners move from diploma to opportunity
AltSchool is working with partners who extend the programme beyond scholarship support, connecting learners to jobs, internships, mentorship, and youth-focused opportunity after their diploma.
Jobs 59
Jobs and internship placement partner for NYSC diploma graduates.
Chess in Slums Africa
Non-profit partner helping young people connect learning with a stronger future.
Jobs and internships
Jobs 59 supports the next step after the diploma
Jobs 59 is the programme partner responsible for helping NYSC diploma graduates move into jobs and internships after they complete their AltSchool diploma.
Placement vision
"Every NYSC year brings hundreds of thousands of young graduates into the economy. Training opens the door, but placement changes the story. Jobs 59 is here to help thousands of diploma graduates turn new skills into internships, interviews, and real work."
Sam Otigba
Founder, Jobs 59
Build a placement pipeline for thousands of NYSC diploma graduates.
Connect graduates to internship openings, entry-level jobs, and hiring partners.
Help learners turn portfolio projects, technical skills, and service-year experience into employable proof.
Non-profit youth partner
Chess in Slums Africa is partnering to create a future for youths
Chess in Slums Africa brings a mission-driven, non-profit partnership to the NYSC programme, helping young people access learning, mentorship, and a clearer path into the future of work.
Partner on access, mentorship, and long-term opportunity for young people who need a pathway into the future of work.
Bring a community-first, non-profit lens to identifying youths who can benefit from structured digital education.
Help turn talent, discipline, and ambition into practical learning, confidence, and career possibility.
NYSC scholarship application
Apply once. Get reviewed for ₦160,000 support.
Open the application form, tell us your NYSC stage, tech diploma course, and career goal, and our admissions team will guide you through the supported route if you qualify.
₦160,000
Application opens instantly in a guided form.
₦160,000 support toward an eligible tech diploma.
Admissions reviews your NYSC stage, tech diploma course, and goal.
Our students
Your service year can open real career doors.
Use this season to build job-ready proof, apply for internships, and step into teams that need technical talent. From startups to global companies, your new skills can help you compete for work in product, data, engineering, security, cloud, and business teams.
Business and data teams
Turn insight into impact
Software teams
Build products people use
Where our students work
