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@DeniseKendricks. usqoh is right .

Additionally, during the orientation, you will find people going to same school as yours. 3 to 4 of you can combine together to rent a family house instead of individually. A family house usually have 3 to 4 rooms and it cheaper to rent at the long run 800 to 1000 pounds. If 4 rooms, instead of each of you paying 350 individually, u pay 250 pounds. By this, you have saved 100 pounds about 48,000 naira per month.

Also, when you stay together, you won't miss home much. And u can combine money to cook Nigeria food at your leisure. You can also help one another in case PTDF don't pay some of your allowance or in academics. You can share info on work available together to earn more money. That is how we made money.

As usqoh advised, don't get carried away buying car or living in school accommodation which is very expensive and no to flamboyant life. Some of my freinds are now broke and don't even have money to process foreign immigration visa. Dont misuse this opportunity.

I just hope the rumour flying around that the list will be out today is true. So we can forge and plan ahead. If successful, we can meet together eventually during orientation forming unbreakable ties now and d future. So we can assist and help one another at home and the foreign land as the case may be to be our brothers keeper.

Above all, we will strategise how to fulfill the main objective of the scheme when we eventually come back from studies or studies here giving back to our people and the nation at large. With independent personal financial resource, quality education, experience and the right connection and skills, this will be achieved through strategic thinking and proper planning whilst eliminating nepotism. The real change of the land will definitely come through different means and you all will witness it someday.

@seun, Lalaclasticla

kindly put on front page

akatovic1:
This one don pass award letters maybe they are typing REWARD letters

meelerh is right.

Award letters are being typed now but not for the hopefuls.

It is being generated for NYSC Awardees, last year scholars who deferred and past Pressid scholars going for PHD. You need award letter for visa application in lieu of bank statement.

Besides, before receiving award letter, you must have obtained proof of funding letter from PTDF, CAS and submitted your admission letter.

Mballowa:
There is nothing truthful about what you said. Nothing but distortion of facts and misrepresentation. Your hatred will never allow you to see something good in others. You must be stupid to think that no first class from the Entire North that qualifies for the Pressid.

Wow. Can't you guys argue without any derisory remarks. Must you always fight and abuse in any argument. Why turning this into tribalism and playing victim card? Who is talking about First class here? Can't you reason like an intellectual for once and deal in peace.

So because I disagree with your notion and argument, based on this, it means I automatically hate you and your tribe. See me see trouble o!. I don't need to argue with you because it changes nothing. Nothing changes the TRUTH.

Mballowa:
I totally agree with you. I really dont know what this thread is turning into. It was just yesterday one baby factory guy came here and started abusing Hausa/Fulani and blaming them for the delay and here is DmainMan dropping rubbish who i thought was not in anyway a Tribal jingoist, but i was wrong. To say 70% of southern graduate are fake is an understatement. DmainMan should confine himself to giving scholarly advice if not he will be dealt with squarely too.

Don't advise me on what to comment on. What is true should be said. I don't care if anyone is hurt or not because I am only human after all. The truth must be said!
I am not a coward

jelani01:
@DmainMan you are very stupid! what do you mean? You mean in the north they don't have first class students? Illiterate!

Let me tell you that real first class students in Nigeria are those produced by Northern universities because there is no much nepotism and corruption in their academic system. This is contrary to what happens in most southern universities where you can pay for or negotiate grades.

Ask any of your friends who studied in the north the battle behind awarding first class. It seems to me that you such people from south that feel no northerner is educated. You need to widen your horizon!

Common man. Don't be rude and dont allow emotions control u. Do you even know my tribe? Who told you I dont acknowledge intelligent Northerners? Please change your mentality, argue and think like an educated person. Dont play the tribalism card here. You can go to the politics section and do this.

The main reason why PRESSID was scrapped is because so many northern candidates failed and did not make the list. There is nothing like federal character in Pressid, only d best gets it irrespective of your state. Since Nigeria governance is based on federal character, hence it had to be scrapped for peace.

http://www.peoplesdailyng.com/alleged-bias-reps-stop-presidential-scholarship-awards/

https://scholarships.myschool.com.ng/news/14957/arewa-consultative-forum-condemns-nucrsquos-presidential-scholarship-list.html

http://www.peoplesdailyng.com/pressid-sanctity-of-the-constitution-must-be-preserved-house-education-cttee-chair/

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/news/53270-presidential-scholarship-how-northern-candidates-were-excluded

1stPolymath:
it's clear that u don't understand the PTDF scholarship

Nice one. The bad governance had made youths to be brainwashed thinking this is a favour. All countries in the world send their students on scholarship. I had different developed counties as my classmates with sole aim of learning new ideas and developing their countries further. After their studies, all students went home except we Nigerians and Ghanians huzzling to earn more money because no where to be fixed.

Scholarships is very good if there is a good structure. All scholars should b given employment in universities, agencies and research institution to impact Nigerians and the government should be thankful for this. Graduating scholars certificates and transcripts should be sent to the Government who gave scholarship and returned to scholars when they report home. That is d norm. However, the reverse is d case in Nigerians whereby 80% of the scholars are unemployed and have forgotten what they learnt.

The main reason y Nigerian government are giving scholarship is to give back to their godfathers and achieve federal character through this means. This is y Pressid was curbed since only d highest ranking candidates gets it thereby Northern states were not included due to their poor performance therefore scrapped. Our leaders are not ready to make Nigeria better.

nonso84:
为什么我们的人民喜欢被外国人'精神上'殖民化？ 为什么我们不能用我们的大脑？
上帝保佑尼日利亚。

Why do our people like to be 'spiritually' colonized by
foreigners? Why can not we use our brains? God bless
Nigeria.

nice one. Common lets speak Chinese

peterayoola7:
Please from Past Scholars strictly, Is ONDO STATE PART OF NDDC STATES FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ADDITIONAL AWARDEES in PTDF OSS? I know Ondo is not a CORE Oil Producing state but also considered as NDDC states for instance, NDDC Scholarship, they also give Ondo State as the only south western state to be considered. Take a look at the screenshot I got from PTDF Twirra handle in 2014

Bro. Forget all this permutation or combination. What you need now is to check if u made the list.

@all. Sorry dat my info that d list will b out last upper week was incorrect. I got that info from a PTDF staff that it will be released because it was ready.

And here we go again, last week d list did not show too. Guess something is wrong somewhere and hope it would be resolved for our favour perhaps it could b because LSS and OSS stuff increase and decrease adjustments.

meelerh:
That's wats likely to happen this year too but not as long as 6months

madam. I never mentioned 6 months. I said a month

meelerh:
Be prepared to use your money at first if you are successful. Ptdf payment doesn't come on time for you to apply for visa n other stuffs.

PTDF will not only help you to process and pay for your visa but also pay for your flights. During my term, they also gave us three months allowance plus other stuff before we travelled.

But I heard last year, the allowance were not paid before the scholars travel. They had to use their personal money for living allowance for about a month before PTDF paid 6 months allowances to them probably due to TSA.

TODAY NA TODAY, WE GO DEY LA MMAYA

no one should apply. They are scammers.
Here is where guys from last year got them. The owner of the site is from Ajegunle claiming USA
https://www.nairaland.com/3116839/fresh-graduates-recruitment-evaton-oil

usqoh:
Yes. Stipend is included with free tuition, accommodation and medical care.

I included my IELTS however some successfuls use English proficiency letter from their school or WAEC n lieu of IELTS/TOEFL.

a freind who won full scholarship just confirmed to me that he used his WAEC

I actually support this. The list should have been released by now according to the schedule. I hope it hasn't been hijacked. In fact I just sent a mail to "info@ptdf.gov.ng" :

"Dear Sir,

I write to enquire when the PTDF successful lists will be out. Please our schools are on our necks.

I will be glad if the successful lists can be released on (Monday, August 14, 2017). 

Thank you"

If we can copy and send to the e-mail address. It could hasten them to release the list on Monday. Do not underestimate your power.

This week, we will all know out fate.
Whether positive or negative, persevere and stay focus till achieve your dreams. Dont give up

The results is ready however it would be officially made public next week. They are still working on some likely local institutions that could accommodate the number of local scholars appointed for their MSc/PhD.

@all. Apply to top schools in UK or US for your MSc. Don't b lazy. Admission is pretty fast in some of dis top schools in d UK.

Apart from d competitive edge in d UK, u can get job opportunities too all over d world. e.g if u are a graduate in some engineering discipline in top schools in UK, u can get work visa in Australia scheme.

If your university is in d top 200 in d world, u are eligible to go to Holland to go to look for or work there about a year. If you get a high skilled job, u could b retained.

Further more, you can easily get full PhD scholarships in Asia and Middle east schools.

@all. try to come back home after your studies and give back to Nigeria. Help the poor/needy with your finance. Or help give advice or teach selflessly what u have learnt while looking for job. The sustainability of this scholarship depends on your output.

After this, if u see no breakthrough, then u can execute your plan B. Ensure you graduate with at least Merit in your institution. Don't disgrace Nigeria.

dingbang:
forget the exam.. You were as good as not coming to write it

wrong. it submits automatically.

Humayrah:
Hello! Pls have they finished sending invitation for the interview scheduled to take place on the 24th_28th of this month?

don't tell me u didn't attend d interview because u are waiting for personal invite. You could have just called or e-mailed them

DeniseKendricks:
I know this doesn't relate to PTDF but today is my BIRTHDAY.....it would mean alot if I get wishes on here....thanks

Have a joyous day bro. Enjoy

Continued.....,

e.g a freind came in with two admission letter. One
in a top PTDF recommended university with no scholarship while the other is a lowly ranked, non-affiliated PTDF university but with free tuition. PTDF asked him, "Would you like to attend d
free tuition university whereby we will only provide
living allowance". Of course, he said yes.

4. Be composed during d interview and ensure eye
contact with d panellist. There is also a special mark for those who got distinction in their MSc too as well as those whose research proposal pinpoints on Niger Delta, oil and gas industry in Nigeria and those who answered PTDF question
correctly.

Overall, God/ALLAH is in control of those who eventually wins it. I wish u all success. Follow my facebook page often (http://facebook.com/dmainmanfoundation). I will b writing on ways of obtaining scholarship soon. Watch out. Bye for now

SUMMARY

The scholarship scheme for this session
has been concluded. The following could b
useful for those who intend to apply next
year:

ON MSC EXAMS

a. Read this thread and my suggestions on past questions and useful test websites that I posted few weeks prior to d examination. Luckily, some questions category were copied from these sites.

b. During the period of examination, do not tell anyone the question nor answer. Do not even tell
anyone d question source. Do not post on nairaland during this period to give another person an edge which could even affect u. I love neutrality. You can post this when d exam is over in all centres.

c. Do not panic and choose what u didn't prepare
for because people are saying a particular field is difficult. Just do what u are prepared for.

ON PHD

a. Those who are lecturers have upper hand in
obtaining the scholarship as well as those working in d petroleum industry. Hence, d reason of asking your employment status with proof.

b. Know your research proposal and about PTDF e.g mandates, vision, mission, executive secretary. e.t.c

c. Try and get free tuition admission. Countries like Germany and Finland offer free PhD tuition. Some USA or Canadian school can offer free tuition too. Continued.......

Antonym:
@Dmainman
Do you know if article publications especially international publications count in favour of a PhD Scholarship candidate during the interview stage.
Also is there any negative connotation attached to single authored articles as opposed to multiple co-authored articles by the ptdf interview panelist in their scoring process.Thank you

It could count in favour

Fm4real06:
What if i have 3.16cgpa?? What are my chances of getting scholarship??

There is still a chance if u score very high in GRE.

Numerical: 160

Verbal: 160

DSSHQ:
The awardees list is the most important thing at the moment. Any other thing is secondary.

Lol

omojehovah:
The money is calculated in pounds and it has not changed over the years. But if you say the equivalent in naira changes due to changes in forex in policy, then I'll agree.

It has changed in both circumstances.

e.g The minimum living allowance in London and outside London set by UKVI immigration was increased recently hence PTDF had to increase the allowance it gives to meet UKVI immigration requirement for visa purposes. The money u guys received now was more than previous.

otukpoyam:
From all indications there will be a reduction of OSS scholars this year, while there will be a significant increase in LSS scholars this year, that is if the utterances by the ptdf Executive Secretary are anything to go by.

Pls is d LSS 1m given at once or broken down?

There will surely b a significant increase in LSS scholars. I was not a LSS scholar so I do not know how d money is broken down.

eyinjuege:
Most UK schools don't need English language requirement from Nigerian students, as our educational training is only in English. They also accept TOEFL too btw, if you submit it. They definitely won't ask you to submit IELTS if you have your TOEFL.

but some top UK schools insist u must write IELTS.

UK universities no longer accept TOEFL for student visa purposes

MamaOO:
Those exams are for different purposes. You cannot compare them.

GRE(Graduate Record Exam): is for people who are applying into graduate school in the United States. This exam can only be taken for admission into Graduate School. Even Americans take it, and the GRE is of different types. The general GRE and the GRE subject tests. Sometimes schools will demand a combination of GRE and the TOEFL for international stations.

TOEFL(Test of English As a Foreign Language): is for international students, both undergraduate and graduate applicants into schools in the US.

Schools in the US rarely accept or ask for IELTS.

IELTS: is used by counties like Canada, UK and Australia and it's used for both educational and also immigrational puposes.

TOEFL and GRE is not used for immigration all purposes.

U really answered well but u are wrong in some cases. Note the following corrections to your statement:

a. TOEFL is used for immigration purpose in both Australia and Newzealand
b. USA accept IELTS