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2017/2018 PTDF scholarship process commences

By Editor
10 November 2016   |   2:40 am
The award for masters’ degree is for one year, while the duration of the PhD award is limited to 36 months. The close of submission of application is November 31, 2016 while the award will take effect from September 2017.
Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Abuja, Nigeria.

Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Abuja, Nigeria.

The process of awarding the 2017/2018 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) scholarship scheme, both local and overseas, has begun with the invitation of applications from suitably qualified candidates.

The scholarships, which are in MSc and PhD categories, will be awarded for studies in the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, France, United States and federal universities and centres of excellence in Nigeria.

Thirty-two courses are approved for sponsorship for MSc, while there are nine priority areas for the award of PhD scholarship. They include ship building and marine technology, refining technology, reservoir engineering/ production technology, renewable energy, civil and marine engineering among others.

The award for masters’ degree is for one year, while the duration of the PhD award is limited to 36 months. The close of submission of application is November 31, 2016 while the award will take effect from September 2017.

The overseas scholarship scheme was instituted by the Petroleum Technology Fund, as a short term measure to address identified skills gaps, pending the outcome of the various capacity building efforts being made to enable Nigerian universities effectively handle the task of training quality professionals in oil and gas related disciplines. As such, the fund reserves the right to allocate prospective applicants to scholarships in institutions and fields/programmes targeted at filling those gaps.

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