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Emmanuel Omobolaji A. October 10, 2018



Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)


The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is the Federal Government programme which huge interest in the furtherance of development through education, quality enlightenment and indigenous human capacity so as to increase petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry.

This scholarship program is chiefly meant for appropriately qualified Nigerians to apply as the scholarship cuts across undergraduate, masters and doctorate degree programmes in Nigerian universities starting from the 2018/2019 academic session.

ELIGIBILTY:

A). (LSS) Undergraduate:

Applicants must be full time students in any of the Federal Universities
Applicants must be in their second year of study
Course of study should be related to oil and gas industry
Students must have been admitted into the University in 2017/18 academic year only
Possess 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO including English Language and Mathematics
Possess a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.5 on scale of 5 or 3.0 on a scale of 4 which is equivalent to 2.1 in the first year for the 2017/18 batch of students
Applicants should provide their transcripts for the first year of study
Possess a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.5 on scale of 5 or 3.0 on a scale of 4 which is equivalent to 2.1 in the first year for the 2017/18 batch of students
Applicants should provide their transcripts for the first year of study

B). (LSS) MSc. (Requirements for application):

Applicants must possess full time admission letter into any of the Federal Universities
A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) in an oil and gas related field or a 2.2 with a minimum working experience of 2 years in the oil and gas industry;
Possess at least 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO results;
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate or Letter of exemption;
Applicants must be computer literate;
Letter of admission into the University;
Academic transcript;
Evidence of state of origin and local government;
Personal statement of a minimum of 1000 words stating reasons for undertaking the course of study;
Recent passport photograph

C). PhD (LSS) (Requirements for application):

Applicants must possess full time admission letter into any of the Federal Universities
A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) in an Oil and Gas related field or a 2.2 with a minimum working experience of 2 years in the oil and gas industry;
Possess at least 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO results,
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate or Letter of exemption;
Applicants must be computer literate;
A minimum of 2.2 in their first degree and a minimum of merit as a second degree certificate in an oil and gas related discipline;
Valid admission letter of not more than one year;
Academic transcripts;
Evidence of state of origin and local government;
Research area must be relevant to the oil and gas industry;
PhD research proposal of not more than 6 pages to include topic, introduction, literature review, research question(s), novelty, methodology, mode of data collection(s), expected outcome(s), relevance to the industry and appropriate references
Recent passport photograph

APPLICATION PROCDURES

Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach to their online application forms:

First Degree Certificates or Statement of Results
NYSC Certificate or letter of exemption
WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO Results
Academic Transcript(s)
Admission Letter
Personal Statement
State and Local Government Identification Letters
Recent Passport Photograph
Additional scanned documents required from PhD applicants:

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Second Degree Certificates or Statement of Results
PhD research proposal
PhD Applicants are advised to follow the link provided below on the format of organization and structure for proposal write up

Organization and Structure of PHD Proposal

Online application form can be accessed from the APPLICATION WEBSITE: www.ptdf.gov.ng at no cost to applicants. Instructions on how to access the online form is stated on the PTDF website. Applicants are advised to read through the requirements before applying. To start the application process, applicants are required to key-in their email address and select a password for a pin to be generated. The generated pin would enable applicants to access the form and complete their bio data.


Note:
This scholarship is available to Nigerian students in Nigerian Federal Universities ONLY.


APPLICATION DEADLINE

The application deadline for this opportunity is November 16th, 2018. The opportunity is offered annually by the organisers.

For More Information visit The Official Website for the Scholarship Programme


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