{"id":33582,"date":"2016-11-15T09:09:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T08:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=33582"},"modified":"2016-11-18T14:55:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T13:55:16","slug":"ptdf-scholarship-scheme-overseas-local-2017-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/ptdf-scholarship-scheme-overseas-local-2017-2018.html","title":{"rendered":"PTDF Scholarship Scheme (Overseas & Local) 2017 \/ 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)<\/strong> is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources established by law for the purpose of developing and promoting petroleum technology and for creating the human resource needs of the oil and gas industry through research and training of Nigerians.<\/p>\n

The Oversea Scholarship Scheme (OSS) was institute by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund as a short-term measure to address identified skills gaps, pending the outcome of the various capacity building efforts being made to enable our domestic universities effectively handle the task of grooming professionals in oil and gas related disciplines. As such, the Fund reserves the right to allocate prospective applicants to scholarships institution and field\/programmes targeted at filling those gaps.<\/p>\n

Furthermore with the numerous upgrade programmes executed by the Fund in some Federal Universities in Nigeria; emphasis has shifted to training Nigerians in-country. Consequently, only a limited number of candidates will be sponsored overseas and the rest in Nigerian Universities.<\/p>\n

To ensure a steadfast implementation of this mandate, PTDF is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates for:<\/p>\n

2017\/2018 Overseas and In-country MSc and PhD Scholarships<\/strong><\/p>\n

Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Awards will be granted for studies in the 2017\/2018 academic session in the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, France (through Campus France), Top Institutions in the United States of America as well as Federal Universities and Centres of Excellence in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Application forms can be accessed online here using an ATM (Interswitch, Master & Visa) card or through purchase of a scratch card from designated main branches of First Bank of Nigeria Plc in all the 36 States and FCT, upon payment of a NON-REFUNDABLE sum of N1,000 (One Thousand Naira Only). Instructions on how to access the form online is clearly stated on the backside of the cards.<\/p>\n

Criteria for PTDF Scholarship Scheme<\/strong>
\nApplicants for OSS must be in possession of the following:<\/p>\n