PTDF Scholarship for Postgraduate 2024 Application

About the PTDF Scholarship: The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) scholarship program seeks to promote indigenous human capital and petroleum technology to fulfill the needs of the oil and gas industry. The initiative was designed to provide candidates with access to a diverse pool of information and facilities provided by world-class universities throughout the world. Candidates are asked to apply through PTDF to a particular program at partner institutions.

Host Institution

The scholarship is only available in Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) partner universities in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia, where the Fund is certain that the scholarship’s high criteria can be upheld and the scheme’s objectives would be best met.ScholarshipBoard

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Level of study: Postgraduate Degrees (Masters and Ph.D.)

Field of Study: The scholarship is open to candidates who applied for PTDF-approved courses in PTDF partner institutions. A full list of sponsored courses is available on the scholarship portal: scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng

Number of Scholarships: Not Specified

Acceptance rate: PTDF scholarships are highly competitive, and only those who excel in all areas are picked.

PTDF Scholarship Value and Inclusions

The scholarship awards successful students with the following:

• The provision of flight tickets
• Payment of health insurance
• It covers tuition and bench fees (where applicable)
• Provision of allowances to meet the costs of accommodation and living expenses.

Target Group: The scholarship is open to Nigerian participants as it is aimed at promoting indigenous human capital and petroleum technology in Nigeria.

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Eligibility for the PTDF Scholarship

To be eligible for the scholarship, prospective participants satisfy the following:

For Masters

• A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) qualification in their first degree, or a Second Class Lower (2.2) with appropriate industry experience.
• Must have completed the obligatory National Youth Service (NYSC).
• Must be computer literate.
• Possession of five O/level credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
• Statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) outlining the reason(s) for the proposed study, its relevance to the industry, and the predicted influence on national development.
• Before applying for the scholarship, applicants must obtain a National Identity Number (NIN) and have it confirmed by NIMC (charges apply).

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For Ph.D.

• Must have completed the obligatory National Youth Service (NYSC).
• Must be computer literate.
• Possession of five O/level credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
• A minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2) in their first degree and a solid postgraduate degree.
• A study proposal relevant to the oil and gas business (no more than five pages) should include the following: topic, introduction, objective, methodology, and technique of data collecting.
• All professors must provide a letter from their Vice Chancellors indicating that they are not in receipt of any other scholarships.
• Before applying for the scholarship, applicants must obtain a National Identity Number (NIN) and have it confirmed by NIMC (charges apply).PTDF Scholarship for Postgraduate 2024 Application

Step-by-Step Application Guide for the PTDF Scholarship

The Application Forms are available on the scholarship portal: scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng

Based on the submitted qualifications, the top applicants for each category from each state will be invited for an interview where 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, and other professional qualifications acquired
• Relevant publications to be referenced by applicant (PhD applicants only)
• Membership in professional bodies
• The viability and relevance of the study/research plan.
• Relevance of previous studies to the oil and gas industry and the proposed course/research

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Required Documents

Applicants should scan and upload the following documents to their online application forms:

1. First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result
2. NYSC discharge certificate
3. WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results and the PINs on the application forms enable PTDF to view the O’level results on the relevant website.
4. Recent Passport Photograph
5. Local Government Identification Letter
6. Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)
7. Evidence of membership in professional associations.

Kindly also note the following:

1. The scholarship is for the 2024/2025 academic session.
2. The scholarship is limited to PTDF-approved courses in PTDF partner institutions.
3. Scholarships will only be awarded for studies relevant to PTDF’s mandate; candidates may be disqualified for applying for programs not relevant to the oil and gas industry.
4. The proposed course of study must also be related to previous studies.
5. Candidates with multiple applications will be disqualified.
6. Candidates who have been sponsored by the Fund for a scholarship category (MSc/PhD) are ineligible to make another application for the same category.

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Candidates who successfully scale through the first round of screening will be requested to attend the interview round with their transcripts; all applicants are therefore advised to prepare their transcripts in anticipation.

Deadline

The closing date for the application is Monday, March 18^th, 2024.