Governor’s Special Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Programmer for Nigerians.

Brief description: The Rivers sustainable development agency (RSSDA) seeks application from qualified candidates for the Governor’s special Overseas postgraduate scholarship. It’s a yearly scholarship from the Government and the programme is targeted to benefit Scholars from the River State.

Eligible Fields of Study: Medical Sciences (Biomedical Engineering/Technology, Medical Statistics, Plaster Technology, Dental Technology, Dental Therapy, Renal Technology, Medical Imaging Technology and Anaesthetic Technology) and Town, Urban & Regional Planning and Medicine.

About Scholarship: Every year, RSSDA spends exorbitant amount of money in sponsoring scholars from Rivers state to foreign universities, the scholarship caters for all the student need. It’s a mouth watering opportunity to sponsor your education if you can’t afford to study abroad.

Scholarship Type: Postgraduate Scholarship (Master’s and PhD)

Selection Criteria and Eligibility: The following are the criteria that must be met before you submit your application:
1. Applicants must not be younger than 21years old.
2. Be a Rivers State indigene.
3. Must have gained admission into any of the listed universities in the relevant field of specialization for the Masters program.
4. Must have completed NYSC
5. Hold a first degree of upper second class Honors standard (or above) in a discipline relevant to that in which study is proposed

Number of Scholarship: 300 students overseas annually.

What the scholarship covers:
Air Fare:
Tuition (School, Lab, Books, etc)
Accommodation
Feeding
Monthly Stipends
To be taken at (country): UK (Cambridge University, Kings College, London, University of Nottingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Birmingham, University College, London, Loughborough University, Oxford Brookes University and University of Liverpool), Netherlands (Wageningen University), China (China Agricultural University and Nanjing University), India (Jawaharial Nehru University, University College Medical School, Delhi, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore and Medical College, Pune Maharastra), USA (Harvard University, John Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Stanford University, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, University of South Carolina, Cornell University and Rutgers University) Canada (University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, McGill University, Concordia University, Queen’s University and Simon Fraser University)

How to Apply: http://www.scholarship-nigeria.com/2013/04/governors-special-overseas-postgraduate.html

Application Deadline: May 24, 2013