Aremson14:

Omo mine just dropped, think its in batches unable to make changes to my profile yet

I still get hope be that

eaddyboy:
I still get hope be that

Make we da hopeful for the best

Join the PTDF OSS 2022 Whatsapp group via the link below

https:///D5XDfYo5jct2HBcdiOjUtq

AlBukhari:
Of course all these hypotheticals are contingent on securing the scholarship which is the most important thing. Remember to temper your expectations; Making it to the interview means that your chances of success are about 10% given you'll be competing with give or take 40 people from your state for four slots based on historical patterns. At least one spot is reserved for female applicants so for a male it's actually 3 slots. Goes without saying it's incredibly competitive.

Don't mean to be a party pooper but, don't get too excited yet.

You're not a party pooper man, you're just being realistic.

Goodluck to us applicants.

I still don’t understand why some guys here are very eager to open a watsapp consortium.

If you do that, what about those coming next year, a year after next year etc? Don’t you want them to learn from your experience here. Haven’t you being using this thread for information poaching and assistance?

Pls stick to this thread as suggested by Sadiik. When the list of successful applicant is out then open watsapp account. That is the norm every year. Cheers

Can't seem to login to my account.

Anyone experiencing something similar

Someone just pasted a link for a WhatsApp group. This person did not apply for ptdf. Prior to this, he has never even typed a message on this thread or the other threads.

Continue joining groups till _scammers infiltrate. Its not so hard to maintain this thread. If previous years had created groups immediately they were shortlisted and abandoned NL thread where would we have gone to for information?

Anfieldboss:


You're not a party pooper man, you're just being realistic.

Goodluck to us applicants.

Almisbahu:
I still don’t understand why some guys here are very eager to open a watsapp consortium.

If you do that, what about those coming next year, a year after next year etc? Don’t you want them to learn from your experience here. Haven’t you being using this thread for information poaching and assistance?

Pls stick to this thread as suggested by Sadiik. When the list of successful applicant is out then open watsapp account. That is the norm every year. Cheers

Are you two applying for PHD? I'm pretty sure both of you have received the MSc OSS before.

joviegghead:
Can't seem to login to my account.

Anyone experiencing something similar

When did this start?

MizEly:


When did this start?

Today. Tried logging in

Damscrob:
Join the PTDF OSS 2022 Whatsapp group via the link below

https:///D5XDfYo5jct2HBcdiOjUtq

Add me to your WhatsApp group, please.
08035911119

Anyone that post WhatsApp information or link to join will soon be banned from nairaland due to linkage to scam.

I just need to send this info before your respective accounts get banned.

joviegghead:

Today. Tried logging in

Maybe you should try again… is there any error message?

joviegghead:

Today. Tried logging in

Maybe you should try logging in again….. is there any error message showing?

MizEly:

Maybe you should try logging in again….. is there any error message showing?

Nah.
Not just logging in.

AlBukhari:


Are you two applying for PHD? I'm pretty sure both of you have received the MSc OSS before.

Yes brother. I was a MSc beneficiary in 2019

joviegghead:

Nah.
Not just logging in.

It could be a glitch.. who else has issues with login?

excellentobanz:
Educate me please; I have updated my profile but couldn't find the options for selecting interview centre..

Go to course information and click "Edit Information" and then you can change the interview center

Crytoguy101:
Hey guys..Goodmorning, please for the personal statement update, Am I to do a new one and submit or just resubmit what I already have

Anyone you like, I think...

It is not compulsory to update anything, as they stated "You may choose to ignore this message if you do not wish to make any changes to your application or interview centre."

mrphysics:


First of all congratulations to you and those that have been shortlisted. God's Great Grace to the final list.

For now your chances are 50:50, so it won't be out of order to start apply for schools. Getting admission is difficult in Europe. So please start applying. For Germany scholars, they still have to go through DAAD application and shortlisting. This also takes some time and also delays somethings as you cannot control it.

I started applying after getting the scholarship. I was lucky to get the admission on time.

Once again congratulations

Can you please throw more light on the DAAD application and shortlisting. I chose Germany, got the interview invite, but yet to apply for any school. And again I chose one school and one course all through my selection. Can I also update that. Or should I just focus on getting the scholarship first

ayowhizi:


Can you please throw more light on the DAAD application and shortlisting. I chose Germany, got the interview invite, but yet to apply for any school. And again I chose one school and one course all through my selection. Can I also update that. Or should I just focus on getting the scholarship first

For Germany, France, and maybe Malaysia scholars, PTDF does not manage them directly. PTDF manages solely UK scholars directly. For others the Fund relies on third party scholarship bodies for effective and efficient management of the scholars. Thus, for Germany: DAAD, France: Campus France, etc.

So once you have been shortlisted, PTDF will forward the list of the successful candidates to their management body accordingly. For DAAD, because it's usually late, they often open their portal to accommodate new PTDF scholars who will be asked to register with DAAD. They will be shortlisted after checking their files again. After being shortlisted by DAAD, the scholar will now seek for admission and then keep updating their information with DAAD.

In this instance, the role of PTDF will only be to provide you with proof of fund, scholarship award letter (to ease your admission search), and provision of a flight ticket. When you go through DAAD, they will be no need to pay for Visa fee or when you pay, PTDF will refund. For scholars who are not shortlisted for DAAD (Of course this is purely for German Scholars), PTDF will proceed with the process of opening a blocked account for them.

This is how it goes. For French Scholars, the process is easy, you don't need to be shortlisted again by Campus France. PTDF will provide you with your proof of fund, sponsorship letter which will be used to apply for Visa when you are admitted to any school. Campus France will get an accommodation for you, they will plan your trip from the Airport in France to your accommodation.

The monthly stipend is paid by the scholarship management body (DAAD & Campus France).

For UK Scholars, PTDF is their DAAD and Campus France. They sometimes have to fund their trip to the UK and get reimbursed when they land. I mean they go through the entire Nigeria bureaucratic system. But its better than France and Germany because getting admission in UK is pretty easy. You can apply today and get admission today. Also, I think (not sure) that their monthly stipend is better

Almisbahu:


Yes brother. I was a MSc beneficiary in 2019

Pls did you apply for admission or the scholarship is automatic admission?

Please can anyone give tips on the interview questions for Msc and how to prepare. Atleast to know area of concentration.

Okay now according to your explanation does it mean when someone is awarded for Uk, then the person have to pay for Tuberculosis test, Health insurance, Visa fee, ticket fee? Monthly stipend for the month you arrived in the UK?

Also I saw one video like that that when the scholar left for UK the person was not given a stipend until after some time I don't know if it is the end of the month or the second month.

Great5050:
Okay now according to your explanation does it mean when someone is awarded for Uk, then the person have to pay for Tuberculosis test, Health insurance, Visa fee, ticket fee? Monthly stipend for the month you arrived in the UK?

Also I saw one video like that that when the scholar left for UK the person was not given a stipend until after some time I don't know if it is the end of the month or the second month.

Because of the nature and speed of UK schools, scholars are encouraged to proceed with the payments while they get refunded. If you wait for the CBN to approve the fund, you may not start. Most often, PTDF scholars are paid within 3-6 months of arriving in the UK. They are reimbursed for all expenses save the flight and visa fee that PTDF will cover immediately.

Wow, the rest of the struggle is not that expensive but the health insurance fee is the case, we hope for the best.

LarryUgo:
Please can anyone give tips on the interview questions for Msc and how to prepare. Atleast to know area of concentration.

Well, interview questions are not unique or general. It's just the normal interview you are used to. Expect same generic interview intro questions like:

1. Introduce yourself etc. kind of question.
2. Your undergraduate project
3. Talk your letter of motivation
4. Do you work? What do you do at work
5. What do you want to do after your studies?

They will first of all request for your documents while you explain the above.

They can score you based on your composure. Even if you are talking trash like I did in 2019 in a good way, trying to convince, convert, and confuse them, you will get your grade. Some of them are not entirely interested especially if you are not from their state. You have to be very good at interview, being clear and explicit at explanations, persuasive in speech and showing some level of motivation for your topic.

Don't over do yourself, just moderate it and you will be fine. There's no formular, sometimes it's purely luck, other times, it depends on competition from your state. High traffic states requires that you do well enough to get an interviewer smiling and feeling convinced even though he doesn't understand what you are saying.

Damscrob:
Join the PTDF OSS 2022 Whatsapp group via the link below

https:///D5XDfYo5jct2HBcdiOjUtq

Can you put space in between the link? So we can join

Why is there no lagos and how is the virtual interview like is it better to leave your former sop or edit and I can you change choice a new school or country?

mrphysics:

For Germany, France, and maybe Malaysia scholars, PTDF does not manage them directly. PTDF manages solely UK scholars directly. For others the Fund relies on third party scholarship bodies for effective and efficient management of the scholars. Thus, for Germany: DAAD, France: Campus France, etc.

So once you have been shortlisted, PTDF will forward the list of the successful candidates to their management body accordingly. For DAAD, because it's usually late, they often open their portal to accommodate new PTDF scholars who will be asked to register with DAAD. They will be shortlisted after checking their files again. After being shortlisted by DAAD, the scholar will now seek for admission and then keep updating their information with DAAD.

In this instance, the role of PTDF will only be to provide you with proof of fund, scholarship award letter (to ease your admission search), and provision of a flight ticket. When you go through DAAD, they will be no need to pay for Visa fee or when you pay, PTDF will refund. For scholars who are not shortlisted for DAAD (Of course this is purely for German Scholars), PTDF will proceed with the process of opening a blocked account for them.

This is how it goes. For French Scholars, the process is easy, you don't need to be shortlisted again by Campus France. PTDF will provide you with your proof of fund, sponsorship letter which will be used to apply for Visa when you are admitted to any school. Campus France will get an accommodation for you, they will plan your trip from the Airport in France to your accommodation.

The monthly stipend is paid by the scholarship management body (DAAD & Campus France).

For UK Scholars, PTDF is their DAAD and Campus France. They sometimes have to fund their trip to the UK and get reimbursed when they land. I mean they go through the entire Nigeria bureaucratic system. But its better than France and Germany because getting admission in UK is pretty easy. You can apply today and get admission today. Also, I think (not sure) that their monthly stipend is better

Thanks for your input.
My question goes thus; Is it possible to change Country/Course of study after the scholarship has been awarded?
For example: from UK to Germany or vice versa?

Ibrixy:


Thanks for your input.
My question goes thus; Is it possible to change Country/Course of study after the scholarship has been awarded?
For example: from UK to Germany or vice versa?

From UK to Germany/France/Malaysia ==> Yes

From Germany/France/Malaysia ==> NO

Good evening, please for the SOP for Masters applicant, where did you upload it?