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papyrus2:
Like I said, as the documentation draws near, its now or never.
If we don't act and take a stand now, we will lose put big time

Please what do yoy suggest we do now?
I am very open to any action.
It is either we talk now or remain silence forever.

choicecad:
Hello Folks now that Interstate lockdown has been lifted and Schools have been partially opened. PTDF has no excuse.We are watching to see what happens next?

We are waiting for them! They have no excuse now.

choicecad:
If I may ask no one knows the worth of this Scholarship. Its very frightenning you kno?

That is why we are calling for the transparency of the entire process.
They should emulate foreign scholarship bodies by stating the worth of the benefits/entitlements during the call for application.
We keep hearing various amounts(although they can be rumour).

papyrus2:
It's better will make it known to the public and let them know everyone knows. They will be scared of repeating it.

Nice point.

papyrus2:
It has happened and will continue to happen because previous scholars have refused to speak out and are okay been what is being paid to them.

If we don't make noise, same fate will befall us. They've deliberately taken out a year from the scholarship, its left for us to complain or lose. Complain not to PTDF but raise voice for everyone to hear. Then they will retrace their steps

Solidly behind this idea.

choicecad:
Its true, prevous Scholars have been complaining thats what they do, thats why they threatened us with messages in our telegram. The truth is that you can never complain to anywhere, if if you do you will not be attended to or even replied. Very unfortunate I never knew ptdf is this bad

I am optimistic that one day the entire process will be inline with Global standards. Of course, when PTDF will look at the mode of operation of foreign scholarship boards and reengineer its processes.
For now, what I dislike the most is the threats and tune of PTDF communications. The 'full of threat communications' do not showcase current day civilization. They sound autocratic and dictatorial, as if the money will be paid from the personal pockets of the staff sending such messages.
PTDF remains parastatal of the FG!

ichiexy01:
Where did you get this information ??!

Don't mind/probe the source, the information is genuine Bro.

As it stands, the awardees don't know the financial worth of the scholarship.
Here are my suggestions:
PTDF should state the worth of the scholarship when making calls for application (next time), this is how foreign scholarship bodies operate.
Additionally, PTDF should state the session the scholarship will commence during the call for application.

papyrus2:
And wait another 6months for documentation before payment.

November will make it two years the application for 2018/2019 was done and the awardees are yet to receive anything.
From the look of things, they are seriously looking for ways to ... Very soon PTDF will be telling the awardees that some are qualified for only one- or two-years scholarship. If we remember, as at the time of application the PG applicants were only in the first few months of their programs (as specified in the call for application).
Then after the long period of selection/screening, the tune of communications from PTDF has become autocratical. They are bringing many conditions. For example: “…We have other channels that we attend to enquiries. Any one that sends a message privately will automatically be blocked… Kindly note that as an awardee of the PTDF Scholarship, you cannot apply for another scholarship. If you wish to do so, you will have to reject the PTDF Scholarship during documentation. We collaborate with most of the scholarship bodies and we share data between us. Anyone found violating our terms might loose both scholarships …”.

Let us get the records straight, the list of awardees was published by the end of November 2019, when some other scholarships have been applied or are ending (eg. The application for FSB was almost ending).

They are now using COVID-19 as excuse for documentation. Why can’t they embrace technology? Every documentation (or additional verification) can be done using the Internet. Let PTDF learn from foreign scholarship bodies. I do not think most foreign scholarship bodies require physical documentation process. The awardees can submit all required documents through the portal and payment can be made to them. As a matter of fact, I believe that PTDF has most of the documents (if not all) because they were submitted during the application and screening processes.