Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition for Nigerians 2013

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The Nigeria version of the Competition is approved by the Federal Ministry of Education of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Entry into this national competition is completely FREE.

Eligibility
The competition is open to students aged 10-18 years attending private and public secondary schools full-time in Nigeria. Entry into this competition is FREE. Only the best 6 (SIX) students - 3 from JSS3 and 3 from SSS2 (irrespective of sex, religion, or state of origin) from each school are eligible to sit for this examination.

Eligible groups
Secondary school students of Nigerian origin - 6 from each secondary school in Nigeria

Participating Institutions
All approved private and public secondary schools in Nigeria

Fields of study
Field of sciences- Mathematics

Number of awards
Prizes for winning schools:

• 1st prize - 5 Desktop computers and printers
• 2nd prize - 3 Desktop computers and printers
• 3rd prize - 1 Desktop computer and printer

See below for the STAR prize, Special RAFFLE draw, NATIONAL prizes, STATE prizes and several OTHER prizes.

Sponsorship duration
This is a one-off prizes awards (see 'Number of awards' above and 'Scholarship benefits' below)

Scholarship benefits
Aside the prizes for the winning schools (please see above), there will also be a Star Prize, a Special raffle draw, National Prizes, State Prizes and several other prizes.

STAR Prize: The National Champions and their Mathematics Teachers in both Junior and Senior categories will be sponsored to an all expense paid vacation.

SPECIAL Raffle draw: All students are required to bring two (2) empty 400g sachets of Cowbell milk to the first stage examination centers to participate in the raffle draw to the following branded prizes: Rechargeable lamps, Golf bags, Portable audio players, Wall clocks, Wrist watches, Scientific calculators and School bags.

NATIONAL prizes:

Junior Category		Senior Category
N250,000	1st Prize	N300,000
N200,000	2nd Prize	N250,000
N150,000	3rd Prize	N200,000

The top 10 students in the senior category will also receive laptops

STATE prizes:

Junior Category		Senior Category
N25,000	1st Prize	N25,000
N20,000	2nd Prize	N20,000
N15,000	3rd Prize	N15,000

OTHER Prizes: There will also be many other consolation, cash, trophy, etc awards. Please visit the official site (link found below) for a complete list of awards under this prize category.

Method of Application
Each School Head should collect 6 (SIX) registration forms, which must be correctly filled, stamped and signed by the School Principal and presented by the Students to the officials at the examination centers on the examination day. School Principals may also download the registration forms online at www.promasidor-ng.com (see live link below).

DEADLINES:
The Examination Date for the Nigeria Version of the Mathematics competition for 2013 comes up on Saturday, 16^th March, 2013 at 10:00am prompt at different exam centers nationwide. Accreditation of candidates starts at 8:00am.

Please note:
Please refer to the list of examination centers to confirm the location of the center nearest to you.
Candidates are advised to check their results online at www.promasidor-ng.com (see live link below) as from Wednesday, 22nd May 2013.