PTDF Overseas and Local Scholarship Scheme 2020/2021: See How to Apply Here: https://scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng/guidelines

Good day, here’s guide on how to Apply for Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Scholarship Awards 2020/2021.
PTDF- 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 France/Germany/China/Malaysia commencing in the 2020/2021 academic session.
If you want to know the general requirements and how to apply, kindly read the information below:

2020/2021 OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME UNDER PTDF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN FRANCE, GERMANY, CHINA & 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 France/Germany/China/Malaysia commencing in the 2020/2021 academic session.
The Scheme
Under this scheme, applicants are invited to apply through PTDF to specific programmes at the partner institutions in any of the countries (full list of sponsored courses is available on the scholarship portal  scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng). The award includes the provision of flight tickets, payment of health insurance, payment of tuition and bench fees (where applicable) as well as the provision of allowances to meet the costs of accommodation and living expenses. The programmes will also include language classes to aid scholars settle into their new environments (where applicable).
 
Application Process
Please start the application process on our scholarship portal ( scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng).
Selection Process, Criteria & Requirements
PTDF scholarships are highly competitive and only applicants who are outstanding across board are selected. A selection committee will be constituted to assess applications using the following criteria;

• Academic merit as evidenced by 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).
• Applicants are required to make a case for their scholarship by submitting a statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the reason(s) they want to undertake the study, the relevance of the proposed study to the oil & gas industry and its expected impact on national development (MSc Applicants only).

PTDF Requirements

1. MSc

1. A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) qualification in their first degree or a Second Class Lower (2.2) with relevant industry experience
2. Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)
3. Must be computer literate
4. Possession of 5 O/level credits including English Language.

 

1. PhD
2. Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)
3. Must be computer literate
4. A minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2) in their first degree and a good second-degree certificate;
5. Must submit a research proposal relevant to the oil and gas industry (of not more than 5 pages) to include: Topic, introduction, objective, methodology and mode of data collection (sample template of the proposal is available on the scholarship portal ( scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng);
6. Applicants must also include their master’s degree project
7. Admission Letter

PTDF Required Documents

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

1. First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result
2. NYSC discharge certificate
3. 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).
4. Recent Passport Photograph
5. Local Government Identification Letter
6. Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)
7. Evidence of membership of professional associations

NOTE:

1. Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) before applying for the scholarship. Applicants are also expected to upload a NIN Verification Report before completing the application. The report can be obtained from www.verifyme.ng (charges may apply).
2. Ongoing PhD Applicants could only apply provided their Universities are among the PTDF Partnership Universities as listed above;
3. Applicants who have benefitted from any of the PTDF scholarships in the past cannot apply for the same category of degree, except a higher degree;
4. Applicants who are in possession of a higher degree cannot apply for the same type of degree;
5. Applicants interested in German Institutions should choose Abuja as their preferred interview location;
6. Applicants who are beneficiaries of any other scholarship need not apply;
7. Applicants 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.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 15TH JANUARY 2020.
 
 

LIST OF APPROVED COURSES FOR SPONSORSHIP

Candidates may select up to 3 different courses (1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd choice) in any University within the 4 countries.
 
FRANCE

S/N	University	Masters Programme	PhD Programme
1	IFP School (Petroleum Engineering)	Specialized Master in Petroleum Geosciences Geology
		Specialized Master in Petroleum Geosciences Geophysics
		Specialized Master in Reservoir Geosciences and Engineering
		Specialized Master in Processes and Polymers
		Specialized Master in Petroleum Economics and Management
		Specialized Master in Petroleum Data Management
2	Ecole des Mines Albi	Master Biomass and Waste for Energy and Materials
3	Ecole des Mines d’Ales IMT	Disaster Management, environment, human and social sciences, Information et Communication Technologies
4	Ecole des Mines de Nantes IMT Atlantique (Engineering and environment)	Master in Project Management for Environmental and Energy Engineering (PM3E)
		Master in Process and Bioprocess Engineering – Project Management for Environmental & Energy Engineering (PM3E)
		MSc Management and Optimization of Supply Chains & Transport
5	Ecole Centrale de Nantes (Engineering)	Master in Applied Mechanics on Computational Structural Mechanics
		Master in Applied Mechanics on Design of Production and Systems
		Master in Applied Mechanics on Metallic and Composites Complex Assemblies
		Master in Control Engineering and Production Systems on Automatic control, Robotics, Signal and Image
6	Institut Supérieur d’Électronique de Paris (ISEP) (Electronics)	ISEP Engineering Master Degree in computer Science
7	INSA Toulouse (Engineering)	Master in Fluids Engineering for Industrial Processes
		Advanced Master in Safety Engineering and Management
		Advanced Master on Innovative and secure IoT systems
8	ICSI Toulouse (HSE)	Master in Safety Engineering and Management (HSE)
9	Arts et Metiers ParisTech	Petroleum Geosciences & Engineering/ forage et Production
		MSc Knowledge Integration in Mechanical Production
		Master Degree in Materials and Engineering Sciences
10	ENSG Lorraine	Master Subterranean Reservoirs of Energy : Hydrodynamics – Geophysics – Modeling
11	ENSGTI Pau	Chemistry International Studies (Chem.I.St.)
		International Master “SIMOS“ : SIMulation and Optimization of energy Systems
12	ENSIC Nancy	Chemistry International Studies
	Sciences Po Paris (Political Science, Law and Business)	Master in International Energy
		Master in Environmental Policy
		Master of Science in Telecommunications and Networks
17	Université de Cergy-Pontoise
		MSc Internet of Things: Innovation and Management
18	CNAM	MSc Ecotechnologies for Sustainability and Environment Management
		MSc  Energy Environment: Science Technology and Management – STEEM
19	Polytechnique Palaiseau	MSc in Energy Management (MEM)
		MSc Synthesis, catalysis and sustainable chemistry
		Quantitative Finance
20	ESCP Europe (Energy Management)	MSc Mechanical Engineering –  2nd year track : Environmental Fluid Mechanics (EFM)
21	University of Lyon 1	Mechanical Engineering – 2nd year track Fluid Mechanics and Energetics – FME	Materials Chemistry; Environment; Processes. Computer Science and Mathematics Physics and Astrophysics Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Automation Mechanical Engineering, Energetics, Civil Engineering and Acoustics Materials and process engineering
22	EM LYON Business School	Master in Sciences and Materials Engineering Electrochemistry and Processes
23	Université de Grenoble Alpes Grenoble INP	Master in Sustainable Industrial Engineering
		Master MSE – Program Biorefinery and Biomaterials
		Master CyberSecurity (CySec)
		Electrical Engineering  MISTRE MSc in Integration, Security and TRust in Embedded systems
		Master of Science in Industrial and Applied Mathematics (MSIAM)
		Master in Hydraulic and Civil Engineering
		Geomechanics, Civil Engineering and Risks (GCER)
		Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling for Electrical Engineering (3MEE)
		MSc in Chemistry  – five specialties
		Erasmus +  MSc  in Engineering and Engineering Sismology
		M2 Industry 4.0
		Master European and International Business Studies
24	Université de Pau et Pays de l’Adour	M2 Mathematics, Modelling and Simulation (MMS)
		M2 Mechanics and Physics in Porous Media (MPPM)

GERMANY 
Candidates for scholarships in Germany are at liberty to apply to any University in Germany
They are also required to register with the German Academic Exchange (DAAD) through the following link:  https://portal.daad.de/irj/portal 
GERMANY 
MSC (2 years)

1. Experimental Geosciences
2. Marine Geosciences
3. Process Engineering and Energy Technology
4. Electrical Engineering
5. Electrical Engineering
6. Materials Science and Engineering
7. Geophysics
8. Geospatial Technologies
9. Electrical Engineering
10. Environmental Sciences
11. Process, Energy, and Environmental Systems Engineering
12. Petroleum Engineering
13. Research in Computer & Systems Engineering
14. Applied & Environmental Geosciences
15. Power Engineering
16. Energy Science and Technology

PHD (3 years)

1. Geology and Petroleum Geology
2. Civil and Marine Engineering (Marine Geosciences)
3. Renewable Energy
4. Reservoir Engineering/Production Technology

CHINA

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGHO CHINA

S/N	COURSE	DURATION	TYPE OF DEGREE
1.	Geospatial Engineering with Building Information Modelling (BIM)	1 year	MSc
2.	Composites	3-4 years	PhD
3.	Power Electronics, Machines and Control	3-4 years	PhD
4.	Geospatial and Geohazards	3-4 years	PhD
5.	Advanced and Intelligent Manufacturing	3-4 years	PhD
6.	Natural Resources and Environment	3-4 years	PhD
7.	Artificial Intelligence and Optimisation	3-4 years	PhD
8.	Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials & Technologies	3-4 years	PhD
9.	Fluids and Thermal Engineering	3-4 years	PhD
10.	Partial Differential Equations	3-4 years	PhD
11.	Sensor Networks, Instrumentation, Data Analytics	3-4 years	PhD
12.	Sustainability and Innovation for Integrated Built Environment	3-4 years	PhD
13.	Information System	3-4 years	PhD
14.	Operations and Supply Chain Management	3-4 years	PhD

 

2. Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

 

s/n	Course	Duration	Type of degree
1.	Applied Informatics	18 months	MSc
2.	Civil engineering	18 months	MSc
3.	Operations & Supply Chain Management	18 months	MSc
4.	Advanced Chemical Sciences	18 months	MRes
5.	Computer Science	18 months	MRes
6.	Low Carbon Electric Power & Energy Technology	18 months	MRes
7.	Molecular Biosciences	18 months	MRes
8.	Management	18 months	MRes
9.	Biological Sciences	3-4 years	PHD
10.	Chemistry	3-4 years	PHD
11.	Civil Engineering	3-4 years	PHD
12.	Computer Science & Software Engineering	3-4 years	PHD
13.	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	3-4 years	PHD
14.	Environmental Sciences	3-4 years	PHD

 
MALAYSIA:

• Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

Courses
Masters by Coursework and Dissertation (12 Months)
MSc in Drilling Engineering    MBA in Energy Management
MSc in Offshore Engineering    MSc in Petroleum Geosciences
MSc in Asset Management and Maintenance  MSc in Electronic Systems Engineering
MSc in Petroleum Engineering    MSc in Process Integration
MSc in Process Safety
 
Masters by Research (12 Months)
MSc in Chemical Engineering      MSc in Civil Engineering
MSc in Electrical Engineering       MSc in Information Technology
MSc in Information Systems   MSc of Science
MPhil in Management     MSc in Chemical Engineering
   
PHD (36 Months)
PhD in Chemical Engineering    PhD in Civil Engineering
PhD in EE Engineering    PhD in Information Technology
PhD in Information Systems   PhD in Mechanical Engineering
PhD in Petroleum Engineering   PhD in Petroleum Geosciences
PhD in Science     PhD in Management
PhD in Chemical Engineering
 

Research Areas
Mechanical Mechanical Systems Design Vehicle Design Advanced Engine Development Advanced Materials and Processing Manufacturing System Optimization Energy Systems Corrosion and Reliability Friction Stir Welding	Electrical & Electronic Intelligent Imaging Communications Industrial Automations Sensor Technology Energy Utilisation & Power System System Level Integration Electronic System Design Power Electronics Power Systems Microelectronics RF Systems
Civil Structural Engineering Off-shore Structures Highway & Transportation Design Environmental Engineering and Management Geotechnical Engineering Water Resources Engineering Geographical Information System (GIS) Construction and Project Management Waste Water Engineering	Chemical Ionic Liquid Bio-Fuel Environment Separation Material Development Advanced Process Control Process System Process Safety Catalysis Reactor Technology
Petroleum Geosciences Rock Physics Advanced Seismic Technology Non-Seismic Methods Integrated Basin Analysis Reservoir Characterization, Modeling & Simulation Carbonate Reservoir Characterization Carbonate Sedimentology, Diagenesis and Sequence Stratigraphy	Fundamental & Applied Sciences / Science Ionic Liquid Bio-Fuel Environment Separation Material Development Advanced Process Control Process System Engineering Process Safety Catalysis Reactor Technology Nanotechnology Renewable Energy Systems (Solar Energy and Wind Energ
Computer and Information Sciences Advanced Database and E-Commerce Knowledge Management Software Engineering Multimedia Data Comm. & Networking Artificial Intelligence Network and Communication System Enterprise Resource Information System High Performance Computing Cloud Computing Green Computing	Petroleum Engineering Enhanced Oil Recovery Oil Field Chemical Flow Assurance Drilling Optimization Drilling Fluid and Completion Cementing Technology Deep Reservoir (High Pressure High Temperature) Unconventional Hydrocarbon

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