For Donors

Nigeria's Next Leaders Are Already Here.

They have the scores, the drive, and the potential. What they need is someone who believes in them enough to invest. Your contribution builds the professional Nigeria needs.

For Donors

You Are Not Funding a Degree. You Are Building a Leader.

Every scholar receives four years of university, career training, mentorship, and community. The outcome is not just a graduate — it is a work-ready professional with the skills and network to lead.

For Donors

Talent Is Everywhere. Opportunity Is Not.

The Decagon exists to close that gap — pairing exceptional young Nigerians with the structured investment they need to become the professionals and leaders this country is waiting for.

The Problem

Why Talent Alone Is Not Enough

Three structural realities that make your investment the variable that changes everything.

01

Potential without structure goes nowhere

A high JAMB score is proof of ability — not a guarantee of a career. Without a structured programme that builds professional skills alongside a degree, even the most talented young Nigerians enter the workforce underprepared. The Decagon provides that structure.

02

Cost cuts off the most driven

The scholars we select are not passive — they have worked hard, scored well, and are ready to invest in themselves. The barrier is not ambition. It is the cost of a private university education, which puts the programme out of reach without external support.

03

Nigeria needs this generation to lead

Over 60% of Africa's population is under 25. Nigeria is the continent's most populous nation. Whether this generation develops into skilled, connected professionals is not just a personal question — it is a national one. Your contribution is part of the answer.

What you are funding

Not just a degree. A complete development programme.

Every naira you give funds a scholar's place in the Decagon Undergraduate Honors Program — a six-component programme designed and operated by Decagon Services Limited. The Foundation funds access; Decagon Institute delivers the programme.

Access to leading private universities

Scholars are placed at Christopher University or Wellspring University — institutions selected for academic quality and pastoral support.

Leadership training and empowerment

Structured leadership development runs alongside the degree from Year 1, building the character and judgment Nigeria needs in its next generation.

Career Accelerator Track

A four-year online programme with a Core course each semester plus an elective track in Tech, Design, Growth Marketing, or Entrepreneurship.

Decagon Honours Community

From Year 3, scholars join a verified professional community — digital badge, official LinkedIn status, peer groups, and monthly fireside chats.

Career mentorship

Each scholar is matched with a mentor from Decagon's professional network for guidance, accountability, and career direction throughout the programme.

Opportunities portal

Scholars access volunteer roles, vacation jobs, freelance work, internships, and paid projects — building a professional record before graduation.

Decagon Services Limited operates the programme.

The Decagon Education Foundation funds scholar access. Decagon Services Limited — through decagon.institute — designs and delivers every component of the programme. This partnership ensures your gift is backed by an organisation with a proven track record in talent development.

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Why Give Through Decagon?

Nigeria does not have a talent shortage. It has a talent development gap — and your contribution is what closes it.

The scholars we select are exceptional. High JAMB scores, strong character, real drive. Without structured investment, that potential goes undeveloped. Your contribution funds the full programme that turns raw talent into a career-ready professional.

Every naira is tied to a verified scholar and disbursed against confirmed attendance. You receive quarterly updates on their progress — academic standing, Career Accelerator Track milestones, and programme achievements — from first semester to graduation.

You invest in proven talent

Every scholar is selected for academic merit, financial need, and character. You are not funding a lottery — you are backing someone who has already demonstrated what they are capable of.

Disbursement tied to progress

Funds are released each semester against verified enrolment and attendance. Your investment is protected at every stage.

You see what your money built

Quarterly reports cover academic standing, Career Accelerator Track progress, and programme milestones. When your scholar graduates, you receive a final notification. You will know exactly what your contribution produced.

The impact compounds

Every scholar who completes the programme enters the workforce credentialled, connected, and ready to lead. That return on your investment does not stop at graduation.

Your Returns

What Your Contribution Builds

You are not funding a seat. You are building a professional.

For Individual Donors

You receive semester-by-semester updates on your scholar's enrolment, academic standing, and programme milestones — including their Career Accelerator Track progress and community achievements. When they graduate, you receive a final notification. You will know exactly what your contribution built.

For Corporate Partners

The scholars you invest in today enter the labour market in four years — credentialled, career-trained, and connected through the Decagon Honours Community. Your CSR reporting gains independently verifiable outcomes across talent development, professional readiness, and social mobility, renewing with each cohort.

Your contribution funds a verified scholar's full four-year programme — tuition, career training, mentorship, and community. Every gift is documented and reported back to you each semester.

Give Now

Choose Your Level of Investment

Every tier backs a verified scholar's full programme — not just a place in a lecture hall.

Fund a Semester

₦1,150,000

≈ $720

Half a year of tuition

Six months of a scholar's journey. They stay enrolled, keep building, and move one semester closer to the professional they are becoming.

Fund a Year

₦2,300,000

≈ $1,440

One complete academic year

A full year of university, Career Accelerator Track training, and mentorship. A scholar progresses — academically and professionally.

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Build a Leader

₦9,200,000

≈ $5,750

Full 4-year programme

From first semester to graduation — through the full Career Accelerator Track, Honours Community, and mentorship programme. One scholar, fully invested in. This is the commitment that ends with a career-ready leader.

All funds are disbursed directly to accredited partner universities against verified attendance. No cash is ever paid to individual students.

How to Give

Bank Transfer

Make a direct bank transfer to the account below. Email us at [email protected] after your transfer so we can confirm receipt and match your gift to a scholar.

Account NameDecagon Education Foundation
Account Number1990000801
BankAccess Bank
Accountability

Where Your Investment Goes

Tuition paid directly to accredited universities — never in cash to individuals.

Funds released against verified attendance, reviewed every semester.

Career Accelerator Track, mentorship, and Honours Community run alongside the degree for all four years.

Quarterly programme reports sent to every donor.

Graduation notification when your scholar completes their degree and programme — and enters the workforce.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions