2023/2024 PTDF OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME IN THE UK, GERMANY, FRANCE & MALAYSIA

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), 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, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarships to institutions under its strategic partnership initiative. Successful candidates will be awarded scholarships to study in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia commencing in the 2023/2024 academic session.

Application Process

Application Forms can be obtained on the scholarship portal (scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng).

Selection Process, Criteria & Requirements

PTDF scholarships are highly competitive and only applicants who are outstanding across the board are selected. A selection committee will be constituted to assess applications using the following criteria;

Academic merit as evidenced by the 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).

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

Statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the reason(s) for the proposed study, its relevance to the oil and gas industry and its expected impact on national development.

Possession of 5 O/level credits including English Language.

Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) and will be required to have be verified (NIMC verification charges apply)before applying for the scholarship.

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: Title, Introduction, Research Problem, Aim, Research Questions/Objectives, Scope, Summarised Literature, Methodology, and Expected outcomes only where necessary.

All lecturers must produce a letter from their Vice Chancellor confirming that they are not in receipt of any other scholarships

Required Documents

Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach to their online application forms:

National Identity Number (NIN)

First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result

NYSC discharge certificate

WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results as well as the PIN numbers on the application forms to enable PTDF view the O’level results on the relevant website).

Recent Passport Photograph

Local Government Identification Letter

Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)

Evidence of membership of professional associations

Candidates who successfully scale through the first round of screening will be requested to submit their transcripts; all applicants are therefore advised to prepare their transcripts for submission in anticipation of such a request

Deadline: March 24th, 2023.

https://scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng/guidelines

Signed

Management

I'll be applying for the first time and by the grace of God get it this year. I'll come back to share my testimony

Ok

Does anyone has PhD research proposal sample for PTDF? Thanks

DMainMan:
2023/2024 PTDF OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME IN THE UK, GERMANY, FRANCE & MALAYSIA

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), 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, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarships to institutions under its strategic partnership initiative. Successful candidates will be awarded scholarships to study in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia commencing in the 2023/2024 academic session.

Application Process

Application Forms can be obtained on the scholarship portal (scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng).

Selection Process, Criteria & Requirements

PTDF scholarships are highly competitive and only applicants who are outstanding across the board are selected. A selection committee will be constituted to assess applications using the following criteria;

Academic merit as evidenced by the 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).

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

Statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the reason(s) for the proposed study, its relevance to the oil and gas industry and its expected impact on national development.

Possession of 5 O/level credits including English Language.

Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) and will be required to have be verified (NIMC verification charges apply)before applying for the scholarship.

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: Title, Introduction, Research Problem, Aim, Research Questions/Objectives, Scope, Summarised Literature, Methodology, and Expected outcomes only where necessary.

All lecturers must produce a letter from their Vice Chancellor confirming that they are not in receipt of any other scholarships

Required Documents

Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach to their online application forms:

National Identity Number (NIN)

First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result

NYSC discharge certificate

WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results as well as the PIN numbers on the application forms to enable PTDF view the O’level results on the relevant website).

Recent Passport Photograph

Local Government Identification Letter

Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)

Evidence of membership of professional associations

Candidates who successfully scale through the first round of screening will be requested to submit their transcripts; all applicants are therefore advised to prepare their transcripts for submission in anticipation of such a request

Deadline: March 24th, 2023.

https://scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng/guidelines

Signed

Management

Boss, please I need advice on this. I have applied. However, I don't know if PTDF will obtain the admission from you or you will be the one to obtain the admission.

Please share more insights. Thank you.

Messileo10000:


Boss, please I need advice on this. I have applied. However, I don't know if PTDF will obtain the admission from you or you will be the one to obtain the admission.

Please share more insights. Thank you.

You will need to obtain admission by yourself.

The process use to be fair, before it was hijacked.
Did anyone get the last scholarship without pulling extra strings?

Between Masters and PhD which one does one stand A better chance. I have a Masters already

Depends on the country you're going for. Both of them are highly competitive

So10:
Between Masters and PhD which one does one stand A better chance. I have a Masters already

Hello guys.. please did anyone encounter such error message midway into the application?

Good evening everyone. Saw Nysc certificate as part of the requirements but I’m currently serving. Can I post my call up letter ? Anyone with similar experience please indicate 🙏🏾

HLion:
Good evening everyone. Saw Nysc certificate as part of the requirements but I’m currently serving. Can I post my call up letter ? Anyone with similar experience please indicate 🙏🏾

yes, u can upload your call-up letter. I uploaded my call-up letter years back and was short-listed for the exam. Best of luck

Good evening. Please I have a question, I would really appreciate a response from whoever can assist. In the application itself, it is mostly engineering courses offered by Uk schools. But when I look at former awardees, some of them studied courses that are not listed on the application website, please how is this possible? The course I would have preferred is not listed here, so I want to know how they went about it.
Is it that some people go to the schools and change course?
Thanks in advance!

Once you get the scholarship you can change the course, getting the scholarship is the most important part

Shashtemi:
Good evening. Please I have a question, I would really appreciate a response from whoever can assist. In the application itself, it is mostly engineering courses offered by Uk schools. But when I look at former awardees, some of them studied courses that are not listed on the application website, please how is this possible? The course I would have preferred is not listed here, so I want to know how they went about it.
Is it that some people go to the schools and change course?
Thanks in advance!

Sorry, I had that DE Registration is no longer on the same date with UTME. is it true??

Hello guys, Please are the courses limited to just the ones listed on the PTDF platform?

for the applications on PTDF portal, only the courses listed. however after winning the award you can change it to your desired course

I am trying to verify my National Identity Number (NIN) after creating account but the PAY NOW button (N500) is not working.

What do I do?

DMainMan:
2023/2024 PTDF OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME IN THE UK, GERMANY, FRANCE & MALAYSIA

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), 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, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarships to institutions under its strategic partnership initiative. Successful candidates will be awarded scholarships to study in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia commencing in the 2023/2024 academic session.

Application Process

Application Forms can be obtained on the scholarship portal (scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng).

Selection Process, Criteria & Requirements

PTDF scholarships are highly competitive and only applicants who are outstanding across the board are selected. A selection committee will be constituted to assess applications using the following criteria;

Academic merit as evidenced by the 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).

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

Statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the reason(s) for the proposed study, its relevance to the oil and gas industry and its expected impact on national development.

Possession of 5 O/level credits including English Language.

Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) and will be required to have be verified (NIMC verification charges apply)before applying for the scholarship.

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: Title, Introduction, Research Problem, Aim, Research Questions/Objectives, Scope, Summarised Literature, Methodology, and Expected outcomes only where necessary.

All lecturers must produce a letter from their Vice Chancellor confirming that they are not in receipt of any other scholarships

Required Documents

Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach to their online application forms:

National Identity Number (NIN)

First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result

NYSC discharge certificate

WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results as well as the PIN numbers on the application forms to enable PTDF view the O’level results on the relevant website).

Recent Passport Photograph

Local Government Identification Letter

Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)

Evidence of membership of professional associations

Candidates who successfully scale through the first round of screening will be requested to submit their transcripts; all applicants are therefore advised to prepare their transcripts for submission in anticipation of such a request

Deadline: March 24th, 2023.

https://scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng/guidelines

Signed

Management

Good evening.
Please does anyone know how you add the waec pin to the application? I can only see space for exam number. I am not sure what to do

ExpertNLer:
for the applications on PTDF portal, only the courses listed. however after winning the award you can change it to your desired course

Must we tailor our SOP to the courses listed on the PTDF portal, or we can write based on our desired course since we can change courses afterwards?

Somebody should open a WhatsApp group, please.

Po2011fa:
Somebody should open a WhatsApp group, please.

I think this platform will be better, it's open and the exchanges stay here till God knows when, others may use this thread in the future when they are going through the same process.

Here's a link to last year's application thread. It may be helpful.

https://www.nairaland.com/6900586/apply-2022-2023-ptdf-overseas

SOP must be based on courses listed in PTDF so you don't geopardise your chances

KomGhale:


Must we tailor our SOP to the courses listed on the PTDF portal, or we can write based on our desired course since we can change courses afterwards?

Please where do I add publications when applying online? I can’t see the place to upload it

It is there where you add professional registrations

Shashtemi:
Please where do I add publications when applying online? I can’t see the place to upload it

ExpertNLer:
It is there where you add professional registrations

Thank you!

Please for those with experience, I have a situation. I am about to have a publication. Things have already been set in motion. Assuming I can’t meet up before the application deadline, but I can get published before the interviews, would my publication be considered during the interview if I make it that far? As in, would whatever marks still be added?

Shashtemi:
Please for those with experience, I have a situation. I am about to have a publication. Things have already been set in motion. Assuming I can’t meet up before the application deadline, but I can get published before the interviews, would my publication be considered during the interview if I make it that far? As in, would whatever marks still be added?

I think the panel has the powers to adjust all scores.

for those that have applied already, is there any provision made for online interview like last year?.

chorlay:
for those that have applied already, is there any provision made for online interview like last year?.

Yes there is a virtual option