PTDF 2020-2021 Masters & PhD Overseas Scholarships – TheNigerialawyer

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, has announced
the commencement of applications for Overseas MSc and PhD
Scholarships to institutions under its UK strategic partnership
initiative commencing in the 2020/2021 academic session.

In a statement posted to its website on Monday, the PTDF said
candidates are invited to apply to specific programmes at the
partner institutions in any of the countries listed on its
website.

According to the statement, the award includes the provision of
flight tickets, payment of health insurance, payment of tuition and
bench fees (where applicable) as well as the provision of
allowances to meet the costs of accommodation and living
expenses.

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
Possession of 5 O/level credits including English Language.

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: Topic,
introduction, objective, methodology and mode of data collection
(sample template of the proposal is available on our Scholarship
Management Portal scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng);
Applicants must also include their master’s degree project
Applications are done online on our Scholarship Management Portal
(scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng^[1]) and the
deadline is 17th February 2020