Undergraduate/Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), October 2018

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The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is 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. The Fund hereby invites applications from qualified Nigerians to apply for the 2018/19 Postgraduate scholarships for students in Nigerian Federal Universities. Title: 2018/19 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Scholarship for Undergraduate Awards in Nigerian Federal Universities Eligibility Requirements (LSS) Undergraduate

Applicants must be full time students in any of the Federal Universities
Applicants must be in their second year of study
Course of study should be related to Oil and Gas industry
Students must have been admitted into the University in 2017/18 academic year only
Possess 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO including English Language and Mathematics
Possess a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.5 on scale of 5 or 3.0 on a scale of 4 which is equivalent to 2.1 in the first year for the 2017/18 batch of students
Applicants should provide their transcripts for the first year of study

Undergraduate applicants who meet the above requirements are to upload the following documents:

Evidence of statement of WAEC/SSCE/NECO results with at least 5 credits, including English Language and Mathematics
Letter of admission into the University
First year academic transcript(s)
Evidence of state of origin and local government
Personal statement of a minimum of 100 words stating reasons for undertaking the course of study
Recent passport photograph.

Applicants are to please note the following:

Application is restricted to Federal Universities only
Possession of valid admission letter into the University is compulsory for all applicants
Postgraduate applicant’s admission letter should be within a validity period of 12 months
Postgraduate applicants who meet the requirements shall be shortlisted for interviews before final selection of successful candidates
Undergraduate applicants must have completed their first year and are currently in their second year of studies
Only undergraduate applicants undertaking studies in oil and gas related fields will be considered and the final selection shall be based on the grades on their transcripts
Admission for part-time studies shall not be considered for all category of applications
The scholarship is highly competitive and merit driven. Selection of candidates shall be based on equitable representation of the 36 States of the Federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click Here to Apply Application Instruction

Applicants are advised to read through the requirements before applying
To start the application process, applicants are required to key-in their email address and select a password for a pin to be generated
The generated pin would enable applicants to access the form and complete their bio data.

Title: 2018/19 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Scholarship for Postgraduates (M.Sc & Ph.D) Awards in Nigerian Federal Universities Criteria, Requirements and Selection Process For LSS Post Graduate A selection panel will be constituted to assess applications using the following criteria:

Academic merit as evidenced by quality of degrees, full academic transcripts, other professional qualifications acquired and relevant publications to be referenced by applicants
Membership of professional bodies
The viability of the study/research plan (PhD applicants only)
All applicants are required to make a case for their scholarship by submitting a statement of purpose stating the reason(s) they wish to undertake the study, the relevance of the proposed study to the industry and its expected impact on national development.

Requirements for Application ((LSS) MSc.)

Applicants must possess full time admission letter into any of the Federal Universities
A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) in an oil and gas related field or a 2.2 with a minimum working experience of 2 years in the oil and gas industry;
Possess at least 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO results;
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate or Letter of exemption;
Applicants must be computer literate;
Letter of admission into the University;
Academic transcript;
Evidence of state of origin and local government;
Personal statement of a minimum of 1000 words stating reasons for undertaking the course of study;
Recent passport photograph.

Requirements for Application (Ph.D (LSS))

Applicants must possess full time admission letter into any of the Federal Universities
A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) in an Oil and Gas related field or a 2.2 with a minimum working experience of 2 years in the oil and gas industry;
Possess at least 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO results,
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate or Letter of exemption;
Applicants must be computer literate;
A minimum of 2.2 in their First Degree and a minimum of merit as a Second Degree Certificate in an Oil and Gas related discipline;
Valid admission letter of not more than one year;
Academic transcripts;
Evidence of state of origin and local government;
Research area must be relevant to the oil and gas industry;
Ph.D research proposal of not more than 6 pages to include topic, introduction, literature review, research question(s), novelty, methodology, mode of data collection(s), expected outcome(s), relevance to the industry and appropriate references
Recent passport photograph

Documents to be Uploaded by Post Graduate Applicants Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach to their online application forms:

First Degree Certificates or Statement of Results
NYSC Certificate or letter of exemption
WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO Results
Academic Transcript(s)
Admission Letter
Personal Statement
State and Local Government Identification Letters
Recent Passport Photograph

Additional scanned documents required from PhD applicants:

Second Degree Certificates or Statement of Results
PhD research proposal

PhD Research Areas:

PhD research areas have been provided to enable applicants chose areas of research (see application drop box).

Applicants are to please note the following:

Application is restricted to Federal Universities only
Possession of valid admission letter into the University is compulsory for all applicants
Postgraduate applicant’s admission letter should be within a validity period of 12 months
Postgraduate applicants who meet the requirements shall be shortlisted for interviews before final selection of successful candidates
Admission for part-time studies shall not be considered for all category of applications
The scholarship is highly competitive and merit driven. Selection of candidates shall be based on equitable representation of the 36 States of the Federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click Here to Apply N.B: PhD Applicants are to follow the link provided below on the format of Organization and Structure for proposal write up: Organization and Structure of PHD Proposal Write-up (PDF) Application Instruction

Applicants are advised to read through the requirements before applying
To start the application process, applicants are required to key-in their email address and select a password for a pin to be generated
The generated pin would enable applicants to access the form and complete their bio data.

Application Deadline 16th November, 2018.

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