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 PhD Scholarships to institutions under its UK strategic
partnership initiative. Successful candidates will be awarded
scholarships to study in UK commencing in the 2020/2021 academic
session.
The Scheme
Under this scheme, candidates are invited to apply through PTDF to
specific programmes at the partner institutions in any of the countries.
The award includes the provision of flight tickets, payment of health
insurance, payment of tuition and bench fees (where applicable) as well
as the provision of allowances to meet the costs of accommodation and
living expenses.
Selection Process, Criteria & Requirements
PTDF scholarships are highly competitive and only candidates who are
outstanding across board are selected. A selection committee will be
constituted to assess applications using the following criteria;
- Academic merit as evidenced by quality of degrees, full academic
transcripts, other professional qualifications acquired, and relevant
publications to be referenced by applicants
- Membership of professional bodies
- The viability of the study/research plan.
- Applicants are required to make a case for their scholarship by
submitting a statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the
reason(s) they want to undertake the study, the relevance of the
proposed study to the oil & gas industry and its expected impact on
national development.
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
- Possession of 5 O/level credits including English Language.
- 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: Topic, introduction, objective,
methodology and mode of data collection (sample template of the proposal
is available on our Scholarship Management Portal
scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng);
- Applicants must also include their master’s degree project
Required Documents
Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and upload to their online application:
- First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result
- NYSC discharge certificate
- WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results
- Local Government Identification Letter
- Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)
- Evidence of membership of professional associations
NOTE:
- Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) before
applying for the scholarship. Applicants are also expected to verify
their NIN before completing the application. (charges may apply).
- Ongoing PhD Candidates could only apply provided their Universities are among the PTDF Partnership Universities as listed above;
- Candidates who have benefitted from any of the PTDF scholarships in
the past cannot apply for the same type of programme, except a higher
programme;
- Candidates who are in possession of a higher degree cannot apply for the same type of programme
- Candidates who are beneficiaries of any other scholarship need not apply;
- 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.
Application Deadline: 17th February 2020.
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