DMainMan:
2023/2024 PTDF OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME IN THE UK, GERMANY, FRANCE & MALAYSIA

The 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 applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarships to institutions under its strategic partnership initiative. Successful candidates will be awarded scholarships to study in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia commencing in the 2023/2024 academic session.

Application Process

Application Forms can be obtained on the scholarship portal (scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng).

Selection Process, Criteria & Requirements

PTDF scholarships are highly competitive and only applicants who are outstanding across the board are selected. A selection committee will be constituted to assess applications using the following criteria;

Academic merit as evidenced by the 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).

Requirements

MSc

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

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

Possession of 5 O/level credits including English Language.

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

PhD

Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)

Must be computer literate

A minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2) in their first degree and a good second-degree certificate;

Must submit a research proposal relevant to the oil and gas industry (of not more than 5 pages) to include: Title, Introduction, Research Problem, Aim, Research Questions/Objectives, Scope, Summarised Literature, Methodology, and Expected outcomes only where necessary.

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

Required Documents

Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach to their online application forms:

National Identity Number (NIN)

First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result

NYSC discharge certificate

WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results as well as the PIN numbers on the application forms to enable PTDF view the O’level results on the relevant website).

Recent Passport Photograph

Local Government Identification Letter

Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)

Evidence of membership of professional associations

Candidates who successfully scale through the first round of screening will be requested to submit their transcripts; all applicants are therefore advised to prepare their transcripts for submission in anticipation of such a request

Deadline: March 24th, 2023.

https://scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng/guidelines

Signed

Management

Impactever:


Pls i would to know how PTDF disburses their scholarship fund to their scholarship beneficiaries (overseas category)
for example, if i am a successful beneficiary at the end............and let's say my Tuition fee in the UK is 30,000 British Pound Sterling,

1. my question is will PTDF send the 30k British Pound Sterling directly to my UK school OR will PTDF send the 30k British Pound Sterling directly to my personal UK bank account , then i can then pay my tuition fee by myself


2. Does PTDF pays a flat rate as Tuition fees, flight fee to all beneficiary irrespective of country of study and course of study ?

jtcospwa:
You can register

Impactever:


Pls i would to know how PTDF disburses their scholarship fund to their scholarship beneficiaries (overseas category)
for example, if i am a successful beneficiary at the end............and let's say my Tuition fee in the UK is 30,000 British Pound Sterling,

1. my question is will PTDF send the 30k British Pound Sterling directly to my UK school OR will PTDF send the 30k British Pound Sterling directly to my personal UK bank account , then i can then pay my tuition fee by myself


2. Does PTDF pays a flat rate as Tuition fees, flight fee to all beneficiary irrespective of country of study and course of study ?

DMainMan:


1. PTDF will pay your tuition fees directly to the school. There is usually a discount offered by the listed UK schools in the scholarship portal. No flat rate. PTDF pays whatever fees in the listed UK school invoice.

2. PTDF will organise your flight but will give you stipends directly. Dont focus on all these. Try to put your energy on your scholarship application and interview.

You must obtain admission by yourself.

Impactever:


Pls i would to know how PTDF disburses their scholarship fund to their scholarship beneficiaries (overseas category)
for example, if i am a successful beneficiary at the end............and let's say my Tuition fee in the UK is 30,000 British Pound Sterling,

1. my question is will PTDF send the 30k British Pound Sterling directly to my UK school OR will PTDF send the 30k British Pound Sterling directly to my personal UK bank account , then i can then pay my tuition fee by myself


2. Does PTDF pays a flat rate as Tuition fees, flight fee to all beneficiary irrespective of country of study and course of study ?

Amakaaaaa:
mine failed as well and it kept saying verification failed. Try to contact paystack through mail and through their twitter handle and request for your transaction reference number. Once you get the number, click on the option for failed NIN verification and inpute the reference number. You will automatically be directed to the scholarship application page. That is what I did but if you don't mind spending twice, you can go for it. But it will take at most 2 days to get the reference number required. All the best.

anakim1:
How did you go about it? I've been trying to move beyond NIN verification to no avail

Kenelekan:
Pls what’s paystack email or their twitter handle?
Pls respond asap.
pls which mail did you use to contact paystack with, pls can u help me with the mail

DMainMan:


1. PTDF will pay your tuition fees directly to the school. There is usually a discount offered by the listed UK schools in the scholarship portal. No flat rate. PTDF pays whatever fees in the listed UK school invoice.

2. PTDF will organise your flight but will give you stipends directly. Dont focus on all these. Try to put your energy on your scholarship application and interview.

You must obtain admission by yourself.

Bomgirl:


I finally did it again early this morning and it went through. The first money, o ti lo.

Remson23:


Hello, please I have the same issue. My NIN verification has been unsuccessful despite having paid #500 twice. The reference number generated by paystack is not going through. The response has been "verification not found".

in123:
do we have to submit LGA identification letter? I'm trying to get one but I'm not sure I'll be able to before the deadline.

ExpertNLer:
Once you get the scholarship you can change the course, getting the scholarship is the most important part

KomGhale:


Yes it's required

jackspy:
Is anyone able to see virtual option?

Amakaaaaa:
mine failed as well and it kept saying verification failed. Try to contact paystack through mail and through their twitter handle and request for your transaction reference number. Once you get the number, click on the option for failed NIN verification and inpute the reference number. You will automatically be directed to the scholarship application page. That is what I did but if you don't mind spending twice, you can go for it. But it will take at most 2 days to get the reference number required. All the best.

Kenelekan:
Pls how did u get the reference number from paystack…..

in123:
hello, im trying to get the LGA identification letter. I was told that i wouldn't be able to get it before the deadline but i can get the state of origin letter, will that suffice if it has my LGA information? thanks

Parisleo:


Are they not the same thing?