National Universities Commission (NUC) - As part of efforts to achieve the goals of Vision 20:2020 and the Transformation Agenda, the Federal Government of Nigeria plans to develop a critical mass of professionals who would serve as catalysts of change and agents of scientific and technological advancement,
as well as sustainable economic development. This would be achieved through the sponsorship of outstanding students for postgraduate studies in the top 25 universities in the world. To this end, the Federal Government has instituted the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development.
To this end, the Federal Government has instituted the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development (PRESSID). The Scheme, which sponsors graduates that have obtained First Class Honours degrees from any recognized and approved university; was established in January 2012 and has awarded a total of two hundred and five (205) scholarships under two editions (the 201312014 and 201412015 academic sessions).
The PRESSID Implementation Committee now invites applications from qualified candidates for the third edition of the scheme (2014/2015 academic session).
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE THIRD EDITION OF PRESSID
Eligibility Criteria for the Scheme
Interested candidates should:
1.) Be graduates from the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 academic sessions, who would have completed their National Youth Service (NYSC) by October 2014;
2.) Have obtained First Class Honours degree from any recognised and approved University in the following disciplines and aim at postgraduate degrees in the specified and allied disciplines:
Federal Ministry of Education Commonwealth Master's Scholarship 2024 / 2025
NNPC / SEPLAT Joint Venture (JV) National Undergraduate Scholarship 2024 / 2025
Federal Ministry of Education Commonwealth Ph.D (Fellowship) Scholarship 2024 / 2025
Work & Study in U.S.A on a Fully Funded Scholarship
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc Scholarship Scheme 2024
Stanbic IBTC University Scholarship 2023 / 2024
MTN Foundation Scholarship Program 2024 (https://www.mtn.ng/scholarships/)
Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) Limited Post Graduate Scholarship Award Scheme 2024 / 2025
Direct Sales Executive at Fidelity Bank Plc
OEM Technical Sales Engineer at TREXM Holdings
MTN Nigeria Global Graduate Development Programme 2025
Graduate Sales Trainee at Goonite (NG) Hygiene Product FZE
Zonal Sales Manager at Crowdafrik Limited
Drilling Machine Operator at African Industries Group (AIG)
Statistician at First Rivers Hospital Limited
Trade Client Service Analyst at Citibank Nigeria Limited (CNL)
Operations Geophysicist at Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)