The Petroleum Technology Development Fund 2019 Scholarship for Undergraduates, Masters & PHD

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.
This scholarship program is provided to qualified Nigerians to apply for the 2018/19 Undergraduate, Masters and PhD scholarships for students in Nigerian Federal Universities.

Application Deadline: November 16th 2018

Offered Annually? Yes

Eligible Countries: Nigeria

Type: Undergraduate, Masters and Doctorate

Number of Awards: Not specified

Eligibility:

• A). (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
• 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

B). (LSS) MSc. (Requirements for application):

• 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

C). PhD (LSS) (Requirements for application):

• 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;
• PhD 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

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

1. First Degree Certificates or Statement of Results
2. NYSC Certificate or letter of exemption
3. WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO Results
4. Academic Transcript(s)
5. Admission Letter
6. Personal Statement
7. State and Local Government Identification Letters
8. Recent Passport Photograph

Additional scanned documents required from PhD applicants:

1. Second Degree Certificates or Statement of Results
2. PhD research proposal

PhD Applicants are to follow the link provided below on the format of organization and structure for proposal write up

NOTE: Application is restricted to Federal Universities only

Online application form can be accessed from the APPLICATION WEBSITE:www.ptdf.gov.ng at no cost to applicants. Instructions on how to access the online form is stated on the PTDF website. 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.