The Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, has announced the commencement of applications for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarships to institutions under its UK strategic partnership initiative commencing in the 2020/2021 academic session.
In a statement posted to its website on Monday, the PTDF said candidates are invited to apply to specific programmes at the partner institutions in any of the countries listed on its website.
According to the statement, 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.
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
Applications are done online on our Scholarship Management Portal (scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng) and the deadline is 17th February 2020
