RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
GOVERNOR’S SPECIAL OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2012/2013

The Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) invites application from suitable qualified candidates for selection in the Governor’s Special Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Programme for 2012/2013 session.
Available Courses:
· Engineering
· Medical Sciences
· Natural Sciences
· Oil & Gas
· ICT related Courses
Who should Apply:
For Rivers Indigenes
· Must be of Rivers State Origin(Should submit a copy of LGA identification)
· Graduate of recognised University with not less than second class upper honour’s degree at the undergraduate level
· Not below 21 years or above 35 years old.(Confirmation of age required preferably by birth certificate)
· Must have completed NYSC
· Must have gained admission into any of the listed Universities in the relevant field of specialization for Masters or PhD Programmes
· PhD candidate must have a Masters degree(not below merit)and a good first degree (Not below 2.1)
For Non Indigenes:
· Proof of residence in Rivers State in the last 10 years
· Applicants must be resident/work in Rivers State
· 3 years tax clearance certificate alongside the application
How to Apply:
Online applications at www.rssda.org
Manual Applications:
· Application Forms can be downloaded from our website.
· Application Forms can also be collected and submitted
at our office at No.1 Igbodo Street, Old G.R.A Port-Harcourt.
Interviews :
· Shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted through SMS, emails and notice posted on RSSDA website and in all Local Government Councils Secretariats of the applicants LGA (if Rivers indigene)
· Original copies of credentials will be sighted during the interview of shortlisted candidates.
SELECTED COUNTRIES WITH FIELD OF STUDY AND UNIVERSITIES
S/N
COUNTRY
FIELD OF STUDY
UNIVERSITY
1
UNITED KINGDOM
· Medicine
· Engineering
· Natural Sciences
· Oil and Gas
1 Cambridge University
2 Imperial College London
3 Oxford University
4 University of Edinburgh
5 Cranfield University
6 Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
7 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
8 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
2
CANADA
· Engineering
· Natural Sciences
· Geology
1 University of Toronto
2 McGill University of Technology
3 University of British Columbia
4 University of Alberta
5 University of Waterloo
6 Calgary University
3
USA
· Engineering
· Natural Sciences
· Geology
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)
2 University of California Barkley
3 Stanford University
4 Princeton University
5 Harvard University
6 Purdue University

source - http://www.rssdangscholars.com/hcd/scholar.asp?id=scholar#form_top

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