Have you been searching for a prestigious scholarship to study abroad? The PTDF overseas scholarship may be what you’ve been searching for.
Application for 2023/2024 PTDF overseas scholarship for postgraduate studies is now open. This page aim to guide you about the eligibility and how you can apply.
But then, please be reminded that this scholarship is provided by the federal government of Nigeria through the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF).
Also, the scholarship is highly competitive. Therefore, you will need to put in a strong application to be considered.
And then…the scholarship (in this application round) is available to study an MSc or PhD at PTDF partner universities in the UK, Germany, Malaysia, and France.
What’s available?
PTDF overseas scholarship is fully funded. It covers all cost of studying for a postgraduate degree abroad. More specifically, the scholarship covers the following costs:
- tuition and bench fees (where applicable)
- flight tickets
- health insurance
- accommodation allowance and
- living expense allowance.
Criteria for scholarship award
Below is the criteria that will be used to select successful candidates for the PTDF overseas scholarship.
- Academic merit as evidenced by the quality of degrees, full academic transcripts and other professional qualifications acquired
- Relevant publications to be referenced by applicant (PhD applicants only)
- Membership in professional bodies
- The viability of the study/research plan.
Who’s eligible?
To be eligible for PTDF overseas scholarship for MSc, you must:
1. have at least a Second Class Upper (2.1) degree or Second Class Lower (2.2) with relevant industry experience
2. have completed your National Youth Service Corp (NYSC).
3. be computer literate
4. have five (5) O’level credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
5. write a statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the reason(s) you want to study your course for masters degree, the relevance of your course to the industry and its expected impact on national development.
6. have a National Identity Number (NIN) before applying for the scholarship.
To be eligible for PTDF overseas scholarship for PhD, you must:
1. have completed your National Youth Service (NYSC).
2. be computer literate.
3. have a minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2) degree in your first degree, as well as a good masters degree.
4. have a research proposal relevant to the oil and gas industry (of not more than five pages) to include:
- Topic
- introduction
- objective
- methodology and
- mode of data collection
5. have a National Identity Number (NIN) before applying for the scholarship.
6. If you’re a lecturer, you must produce a letter from your Vice Chancellor confirming that you currently don’t hold any other scholarship.
How to apply
Below are documents required to apply for this PTDF overseas scholarship.
i. First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result.
ii. NYSC discharge certificate.
iii. WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results and the PINs on the application forms to enable PTDF to verify your result.
iv. Recent Passport Photograph.
v. Local Government Identification Letter.
vi. Evidence of membership of professional associations.
vii. Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only).
To apply, go to PTDF scholarship application portal.
Deadline
Application for the PTDF overseas scholarship is Friday 24 March, 2023.
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