2024/2025 PTDF OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME IN THE UK, GERMANY, FRANCE & MALAYSIA
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the Federal Government Agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and Petroleum technology to meet the needs of the Oil and Gas industry, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and Ph.D. Scholarships to Institutions under its strategic partnership initiative. Successful candidates will be awarded scholarships to study in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia commencing in the 2024/2025 academic session.
Application Process
- Application Forms can be obtained on the scholarship portal (scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng).
- Selection Process, Criteria & Requirements
- PTDF scholarships are highly competitive and only applicants who are outstanding across the board are selected. A selection committee will be constituted to assess applications using the following criteria;
- Academic merit as evidenced by the quality of degrees, full academic transcripts, other professional qualifications acquired, and relevant publications to be referenced by applicants
- Membership in professional bodies
- The viability of the study/research plan (PhD Applicants only).
Requirements
MSc
- A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) qualification in their first degree or a Second Class Lower (2.2) with relevant industry experience
- Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)
- Must be computer literate
- Statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the reason(s) for the proposed study, its relevance to the oil and gas industry, and its expected impact on national development.
- Possession of 5 O/level credits including English Language.
- Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) and will be required to have be verified (NIMC verification charges apply)before applying for the scholarship.
PhD
- Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)
- Must be computer literate
- A minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2) in their first degree and a good second-degree certificate;
- Must submit a research proposal relevant to the Oil and Gas Industry (of not more than 5 pages) to include: Title, Introduction, Research Problem, Aim, Research Questions/Objectives, Scope, Summarised Literature, Methodology, and Expected Outcomes only where necessary.
- All lecturers must produce a letter from their Vice Chancellor confirming that they are not in receipt of any other scholarships
Required Documents
Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach them to their online application forms:
- National Identity Number (NIN)
- First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result
- NYSC discharge certificate
- WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results as well as the PINs on the application forms to enable PTDF to view the O’level results on the relevant website).
- Recent Passport Photograph
- Local Government Identification Letter
- Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)
- Evidence of membership in professional associations
Candidates who successfully scale through the first round of screening will be requested to submit their transcripts; all applicants are therefore advised to prepare their transcripts for submission in anticipation of such a request
Deadline: March 18th, 2024.
Source: Nairaland, Allschoolabs
No products in the cart.