The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is a Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry.
The Fund hereby invites applications from interested and qualified Nigerians to apply for the 2024 Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctorate scholarships in Nigerian Federal Universities.
Table of Content- PTDF Ph.D
- PTDF Undergraduate Scholarship
- PTDF Masters Scholarship
- How to Apply
- Ph.D
- Undergraduate Scholarship
- Masters
PTDF Ph.D
| Application Deadline | June 24, 2024 |
| Funding Type | Partially Funded |
| Country to study | Nigeria |
| Type | Ph.D |
| Sponsor | Petroleum Development Fund (PDF) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Benefits of PTDF Ph.D
Ph.D Reward: (N700,000/Yr) + Laptop
Requirements for PTDF Ph.D
- Applicants must possess a full-time admission letter into any of the Federal Universities in Nigeria.
- A minimum of Second-Class lower (2.2) in an Oil and Gas/Management related field.
- A minimum of merit in a second-degree certificate in an Oil and Gas related discipline.
- Possess at least 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO results (not more than 2 sittings and the two results must precede the first degree).
- National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate or Letter of exemption
- Certificate of indigeneship (evidence of state of origin and Local Government).
- The research area must be relevant to the Oil and Gas industry.
- PhD research proposal of not more than 6 pages. The proposal template can be accessed via the applicant’s profile on the PTDF Scholarship Management Portal.
Selection Process
Criteria for Incountry Scholarship Scheme (ISS) Postgraduate:
- Class of degree, 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)
- Postgraduate (MSc) applicants are required to submit a statement of purpose stating the reason(s) for undertaking the study, the relevance of the proposed study to the oil and gas industry and its expected impact on national development.
- PhD applicants are required to submit a research proposal of not more than 6 pages to include topic, introduction, literature review, research question(s), methodology, mode of data collection(s), expected outcome(s), novelty, relevance to the industry and appropriate references.
- Postgraduate applicants presently in final year of studies need not apply.
- Postgraduate applicants who meet the requirements shall be shortlisted and invited for oral interviews before the final selection of successful candidates.
Application Documents
- First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result.
- NYSC Certificate or letter of exemption.
- WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO Result(s).
- Admission Letter.
- Personal Statement (only MSc applicants).
- Certificate of indigeneship (evidence of state of origin and Local Government).
Additional scanned documents required from PhD applicants:
- Second Degree Certificate or Statement of Result.
- PhD research proposal