Masters Scholarship by Petroleum Development Fund (PDF)

Published: 14 May 2024

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is a Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry.

The Fund hereby invites applications from interested and qualified Nigerians to apply for the 2024 Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctorate scholarships in Nigerian Federal Universities.

PTDF Masters Scholarship

Benefits of PTDF Masters Scholarship

Masters Reward: (N700,000/Yr) + Laptop

Requirements for PTDF Masters Scholarship

• Applicants must possess a full-time admission letter into any of the Federal Universities.
• A minimum of Second-Class lower (2.2) in an Oil and Gas related field.
• The course of study must be related to Management and Oil & Gas industry.
• Possess at least 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO results (not more than 2 sittings and the two results must precede the first degree).
• National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate or Letter of exemption.
• Certificate of indigeneship (evidence of state of origin and Local Government).
• Personal statement of at least 1000 words stating reasons for undertaking the course of study.

Selection Process

Criteria for Incountry Scholarship Scheme (ISS) Postgraduate:

• Class of degree, 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)
• Postgraduate (MSc) applicants are required to submit a statement of purpose stating the reason(s) for undertaking the study, the relevance of the proposed study to the oil and gas industry and its expected impact on national development.
• PhD applicants are required to submit a research proposal of not more than 6 pages to include topic, introduction, literature review, research question(s), methodology, mode of data collection(s), expected outcome(s), novelty, relevance to the industry and appropriate references.
• Postgraduate applicants presently in final year of studies need not apply.
• Postgraduate applicants who meet the requirements shall be shortlisted and invited for oral interviews before the final selection of successful candidates.

Application Documents

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

• First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result.
• NYSC Certificate or letter of exemption.
• WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO Result(s).
• Admission Letter.
• Personal Statement (only MSc applicants).
• Certificate of indigeneship (evidence of state of origin and Local Government).

Application Deadline

How to Apply