PTDF Overseas Scholarship Scheme 2025 (Petroleum Technology Development Fund) For Nigerians | Fully Funded

Summary

Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry, invites suitably qualified candidates for its 2025 oversea scholarship program

The PTDF Overseas Scholarship Scheme was developed to offer candidates the opportunity to benefit from a diversified pool of knowledge and the facilities offered by world-class institutions across the globe.

The PTDF Overseas Scholarship Scheme is strategically designed to cultivate indigenous talent for the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry and has been recently restructured to further promote the domestication of capacity development within Nigeria.

Benefits:

• flight tickets,

• payment of health insurance,

• payment of tuition and bench fees (where applicable), and

• the provision of allowances to meet the costs of accommodation and living expenses.

Eligibilities

MSc Requirements -

• A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) qualification in their first degree or a Second Class Lower (2.2) with relevant industry experience

• Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)

• Must be computer literate

• Possession of 5 O/level credits, including English Language and Mathematics.

• Statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the reason(s) for the proposed study, its relevance to the industry, and its expected impact on national development.

• Applicants must have a national identity number (NIN) and must be required to have it verified (NIMC verification charges apply)before applying for the scholarship.

PhD Requirements -

• Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)

• Must be computer literate

• Possession of 5 O/level credits, including English Language and Mathematics.

• A minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2) in their first degree and a good post-graduate degree

• A research proposal relevant to the oil and gas industry (of not more than five pages) to include: Topic, introduction, objective, methodology and mode of data collection.

• For the approved PhD Research Areas click on this link

• All lecturers must produce a letter from their Vice Chancellors confirming that they are not in receipt of any other scholarships

• Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) and will be required to have verified it (NIMC verification charges apply) before applying for the scholarship.

  
  

Deadline May 28, 2025

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