Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) offers scholarships to graduate students intending to pursue their MSc and Phd degrees abroad.
The scheme offers scholarships for a wide array of oil and gas related disciplines to the best universities in Europe and America. The students intending to receive the scholarship for the masters program would be required to sit an aptitude test while those for the Phd program would attend an interview, application forms cost 1000 naira only.
The PTDF places an advert in the national press in Nigeria announcing the next round of applications for the Overseas Scholarship Scheme. This is for both MSc and PhD programmes. Please check the website and at www.ptdf.gov.ng for information regarding the release of the application forms.
The advert will inform you of all relevant details of where, in each Nigerian state, application forms can be obtained.
The Selection Process
This is the first step in the application procedure. From the applications received a selected number will be invited to sit an exam. On the basis of the results of the exam the final selection will be made. The list of successful candidates for the scholarship will be published on the PTDF website and in the national press.
Courses Funded by PTDF
This may vary from year to year, please view the list of recent courses.
Criteria for acceptance on to the OSS Programme
The following is the criteria you must meet in order to be eligible for the OSS programme:
- Hold a first degree in Engineering, Geosciences, Science & Environmental Studies
- This must be a minimum of a 2.1
- You must have completed your NYSC
- Be no more than 30 years of age for MSc and 40 years of age for PhD
- Must be a Nigerians national
- Hold a credit in English Language in SSCE or required pass mark in TOEFL or IELTS
- Be computer literate
Paperwork required to be submitted along with your application
- Copies of degree certificates and official transcripts of first degree ( and any subsequent degrees)
- English Language certificate.
- Two academic references.
- PhD applicants should also include a research proposal if required
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