APPLICATION FOR 2021/22 PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND (PTDF) IN-COUNTRY SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE AWARDS IN NIGERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES.

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. The Fund hereby
invites applications from qualified Nigerians to apply for the 2021/22 Undergraduate, Masters and PhD scholarships for students in Nigerian Federal Universities.

Method of application Online application form can be accessed from the PTDF SCHOLARSHIP MANAGEMENT
PORTAL: scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng Instructions and Guidelines on how to access the application form is stated on the
PTDF Scholarship Management Portal ( scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng ) Applicants are advised to read through the requirements before applying.

APPLICANTS ARE TO
PLEASE NOTE THE
FOLLOWING:
§ Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) before applying for the scholarship. Applicants are to note that they will be required to verify their NIN before proceeding with the application (NIMC verification charges apply) .
§ Applicants who have benefitted from any of the PTDF scholarships in the past cannot apply for the same or lower
category of degree.
§ Applicants who are beneficiaries of any other scholarship need not apply.
§ Application is restricted to Federal Universities and for specific courses only.
§ Possession of valid admission letter into the University is mandatory for all applicants.
§ Postgraduate applicant’s admission letter should be within a validity period of 12 months (2019/2020 or
2020/2021 session).
§ Postgraduate applicants who meet the requirements shall be shortlisted for interviews before final selection of
successful candidates.

· Undergraduate applicants must have completed their first year and are currently in their second year of studies.
§ Only undergraduate applicants undertaking studies in oil and gas related fields (as advertised) will be considered
and the final selection shall be based on grades on their transcripts (transcripts must be signed and stamped by HOD/Exams Officer or any authorized staff).

Admission for part- time studies shall not be considered for all categories of applications.
The scholarship is highly competitive, and merit driven. Selection of candidates shall be based on equitable representation of the 36 States of the Federation and FCT.

CRITERIA, REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION
PROCESS FOR INCOUNTRY SCHOLARSHIP
SCHEME (ISS) POSTGRADUATE:

A selection panel will be constituted to assess applications using the following
criteria.
· Academic merit as evidenced by 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 )

· Undergraduate and Postgraduate (MSC) applicants are required to make a case for their scholarship by submitting a
statement of purpose stating the reason(s) they wish to undertake the study, the relevance of the proposed study to the industry and its expected impact on national development.

· While PhD applicants are required to submit a 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.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
A). (ISS) Undergraduate:
· Applicants must be full time students in any of the Federal Universities listed.
· Applicants must be in their second year of study.
· Course of study should be related to oil and gas industry as advertised.
· Students must have been admitted into the University in 2018/19 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 2018/19 batch of students
· Applicants should provide their transcripts for the first year of study (transcripts must be signed and stamped by HOD/Exams Officer or any authorized
staff).

Undergraduate applicants who meet the above requirements
are to upload the following documents:
Evidence of statement of WAEC/SSCE/NECO results with at least 5 credits, including English Language and Mathematics (not more than 2 sittings and the first sitting result must be uploaded).
Letter of admission into the University First year academic transcript(s) duly signed and stamped by HOD/Exams
Officer or any authorized staff.
Certificate of indigene-ship (evidence of state of origin and local government)
Personal statement of a minimum of 1000 words stating reasons for undertaking the course of study.

B). (ISS) MSc. (Requirements for
application):
i. Applicants must possess full time admission letter into any of the Federal Universities.
ii. 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.
iii. Course of study should be related to oil and gas industry.
iv. Possess at least 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO results (not more than 2 sittings and the two results must precede
the first degree)
v. National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate or Letter of exemption
vi. Certificate of indigene ship (evidence of state of origin and local government)
vii. Personal statement of a minimum of 1000 words stating reasons for undertaking the course of study.

C). PhD (ISS)
(Requirements for application):
i. Applicants must possess full time admission letter into any of the Federal Universities.
ii. A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) in an Oil and Gas related field or a 2.2 in their first degree with a minimum
working experience of 2 years in the oil and gas industry
iii. A minimum of merit in a second-degree certificate in an oil and gas related discipline
iv. Possess at least 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO results (not more than 2 sittings and the two results must precede
the first degree)
v. National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate or
Letter of exemption
vi. Certificate of indigene ship (evidence of state of origin and local government).
vii. Research area must be relevant to the oil and gas industry
viii. PhD research proposal of not more than 6 pages. The proposal template can be accessed via the applicants profile on the PTDF Scholarship Management Portal.

DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED BY POST GRADUATE
APPLICANTS:

Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach to their online application forms (all
documents must be in pdf except your passport picture and must be in the right file sizes as indicated in the portal):

1. First Degree Certificates or Statement of Results
2. NYSC Certificate or letter of exemption
3. WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO Result(s)
4. Admission Letter (2019/2020 or 2020/2021 session)
5. Personal Statement
6. Certificate of indigene ship (evidence of state of origin and local government)

Additional scanned documents required
from PhD applicants:
1. Second Degree Certificates or Statement of Results
2. PhD research proposal (The proposal template can be accessed via the applicants profile on the PTDF Scholarship
Management Portal)

PhD RESEARCH AREAS:
PhD research areas have been provided to enable applicants chose areas of research (Please see research areas on the PTDF SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL (scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng)

DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION: Application will open from Monday July 5 to Friday August 13, 2021 (6 weeks)

Are you applying? Kindly introduce yourself.

Good

I just applied..
How is their exams like

Pls, does someone studying social science course have a chance

mancharlie:
I just applied..
How is their exams like

which method did u use to pay for verification

Hamzasaid:

which method did u use to pay for verification

Card

Can someone in higher level like 300/400 apply too?

mancharlie:
I just applied..
How is their exams like

No exam

mancharlie:

Card

okay thanks

Any one having issues with payment for verification??

No exams? What is the process like?

Olumide2001:


No exam

cotmag:
No exams? What is the process like?

I just downloaded my results from ecampus like that and uploaded without signature from HOD, it won't affect me.

cotmag:
No exams? What is the process like?

They just award to students with the best application (previous application was 20 per state, 10 from FCT)

Olumide2001:


No exam

Bro, what about the SOP?, some people said there is no space provided for it.

mancharlie:
I just applied..
How is their exams like

Please whats the site

Yes, I'm having difficulties with verification of nin after payment. Have sent mail to them but no response yet.

Hamzasaid:
Any one having issues with payment for verification??

PointBlank13:
Yes, I'm having difficulties with verification of nin after payment. Have sent mail to them but no response yet.

What response did you get after payment?

PointBlank13:
Yes, I'm having difficulties with verification of nin after payment. Have sent mail to them but no response yet.

send them a mail to iss.applications@ptdf.gov.ng and ensure u send a screenshot of your transaction details..
I also had the same problem.....it took a day or two for them to verify it them self's ... they sent me a mail when they were done

captainbangz:
What response did you get after payment?

it will only keep showing the payment page