PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme 2023/2024 (Fully-funded)
Deadline: 24th of March, 2023
The Petrol Innovation Improvement Asset (PTDF), the National Government organization presently welcomes applications from reasonably qualified possibility for the Abroad MSc and PhD grants to explicit projects at chosen foundations under its PTDF Abroad Grant Plan for the 2023/2024 scholarly meeting.
The Petrol Innovation Improvement Asset (PTDF), the National Government organization with the order of creating native human limit and petrol innovation to address the issues of the oil and gas industry.
The plan was created to offer up-and-comers the potential chance to profit from an expanded pool of information and the offices presented by elite organizations across the globe. Under it, competitors are welcome to apply through PTDF to explicit projects at accomplice organizations.
The honor incorporates the arrangement of flight tickets, installment of medical coverage, installment of educational cost and seat charges (where material), and the arrangement of remittances to meet the expenses of convenience and everyday costs.
For the 2023/2024 honor, applications will be restricted to PTDF accomplice colleges in the Unified Realm, Germany, France, and Malaysia where it feels the grant’s elevated requirements can be kept up with and the targets of the plan will be best served.
A full rundown of supported courses and Application portalis accessible on the grant entry: scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme, applicants are expected to meet the following conditions:
- 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.
MSc Requirements
- 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
- Possession of 5 O/level credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
- Statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the reason(s) for the proposed study, its relevance to the industry and its expected impact on national development.
- Applicants must have National Identity Number (NIN) and verification will be required (NIMC verification charges apply), before applying for the scholarship.
PhD Requirements
- 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
- A research proposal relevant to the oil and gas industry (of not more than five pages) to include the following:
- Title
- Introduction
- Research Problem
- Aim
- Research Questions/Objectives
- Scope
- Summarized Literature
- Methodology
- Expected outcomes only where necessary
All lecturers must produce a letter from their Vice Chancellors confirming that they are not in receipt of any other scholarships (if shortlisted)
Applicants must have National Identity Number (NIN) and verification will be required (NIMC verification charges apply), before applying for the scholarship
Application:
Interested applicants seeking for PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme should register and apply online. 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.
Required Documents
Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach them to their online application forms:
- First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result
- NYSC discharge certificate
- WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results and 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
