PTDF Scholarship 2023: List of Approved Universities

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) scholarship portal for 2023 has opened. PTDF is 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.

Every year, the agency awards fully funded scholarships to Nigerians to study at various in-country and overseas universities. The award includes the provision of flight tickets, payment of health insurance, payment of tuition and bench fees (where applicable), and the provision of allowances to meet the costs of accommodation and living expenses.

Here’s the full list of PTDF scholarships in-country and overseas affiliate universities;

1	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University	Nigeria
2	Ahmadu Bello University	Nigeria
3	Airforce Institute of Technology, Kaduna	Nigeria
4	Bayero University, Kano	Nigeria
5	Federal University Gashua, Yobe	Nigeria
6	Federal University Gusau, Zamfara	Nigeria
7	Federal University Of Agriculture, Abeokuta	Nigeria
8	Federal University Of Petroleum Resources, Effurun	Nigeria
9	Federal University Of Technology, Akure	Nigeria
10	Federal University Of Technology, Minna	Nigeria

11	Federal University Of Technology, Owerri	Nigeria
12	Federal University, Birnin Kebbi	Nigeria
13	Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa	Nigeria
14	Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina	Nigeria
15	Federal University, Kashere, Gombe	Nigeria
16	Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa	Nigeria
17	Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi	Nigeria
18	Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi	Nigeria
19	Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa	Nigeria
20	Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti	Nigeria

21	Federal University, Wukari, Taraba	Nigeria
22	Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike	Nigeria
23	Modibbo Adama University Of Technology, Yola	Nigeria
24	Nigeria Defence Academy, Kaduna	Nigeria
25	Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil	Nigeria
26	Nigerian Army University, Biu	Nigeria
27	Nigerian Maritime University Okerenkoko, Delta	Nigeria
28	Nigerian Maritme University	Nigeria
29	Nile University	Nigeria
30	Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka	Nigeria

31	Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife	Nigeria
32	Univeristy Of Uyo	Nigeria
33	University Of Abuja, Gwagwalada	Nigeria
34	University Of Agriculture, Makurdi	Nigeria
35	University Of Benin	Nigeria
36	University Of Calabar	Nigeria
37	University Of Ibadan	Nigeria
38	University Of Ilorin	Nigeria
39	University Of Jos	Nigeria
40	University Of Lagos, Akoka	Nigeria

41	University Of Maiduguri	Nigeria
42	University Of Nigeria, Nsukka	Nigeria
43	University Of Port Harcourt	Nigeria
44	Usman Danfodio University	Nigeria

There are a total of 44 institutions in Nigeria where students can enjoy fully funded PTDF scholarship to study MSc and PhD programs. Overseas program is limited to PTDF partner universities in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia.

1	Université Paris-Est Créteil	France
2	Université de Pau et Pays de l’Adour	France
3	Université de Grenoble Alpes Grenoble INP	France
4	Université de Cergy-Pontoise	France
5	University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III	France
6	University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III	France
7	University of the West of England	United Kingdom
8	University of Stuttgart	Germany
9	University of Strathclyde	United Kingdom
10	University of St Andrews	United Kingdom

11	University of Southampton	United Kingdom
12	University of South Wales	United Kingdom
13	University of Siegen	Germany
14	University of Sao Paulo	Brazil
15	University of Salford	United Kingdom
16	University of Rennes 1	France
17	University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne	France
18	University of Portsmouth	United Kingdom
19	University of Picardie	France
20	University of Passau	Germany

21	University of Paris-Saclay	France
22	University of Oldenburg	Germany
23	University of Nottingham Malaysia	Malaysia
24	University of Nottingham	United Kingdom
25	University of Manchester	United Kingdom
26	University of Lyon 1	France
27	University of Lyon	France
28	University of Liverpool	United Kingdom
29	University of Lille	France
30	University of Koblenz-Landau	Germany

31	University of Huddersfield	United Kingdom
32	University of Göttingen	Germany
33	University of Glasgow	United Kingdom
34	University of Dundee	United Kingdom
35	University of Dortmund	Germany
36	University of Cologne	Germany
37	University of Caen Normandy	France
38	University of Birmingham	United Kingdom
39	University of Bedfordshire	United Kingdom
40	University of Aberdeen	United Kingdom

41	University Cote D’Azur	France
42	University College London	United Kingdom
43	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS	Malaysia
44	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Malaysia
45	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Malaysia
46	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Malaysia
47	Universiti Malaya	Malaysia
48	Universite Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne	France
49	Universite Bourgogne Franche-Comte	France
50	Universitat Leipzig	Germany

51	Universitat Duisburg-Essen	Germany
52	Ulm University	Germany
53	TUM	Germany
54	Tuebingen University	Germany
55	TU Ilmenau	Germany
56	TU Clausthal	Germany
57	TU Berlin	Germany
58	Trier University	Germany
59	Technische Universität München	Germany
60	Technische Universität Kaiserslautern	Germany

61	Technische Universität Chemnitz	Germany
62	Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg	Germany
63	Technische Universitat Darmstadt	Germany
64	Technische Universitat Braunschweig	Germany
65	Technische Hochschule Koln	Germany
66	Swansea University	United Kingdom
67	SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences	Germany
68	Skema Business School	France
69	Sciences Po Paris (Political Science, Law and Business)	France
70	Ruhr University Bochum	Germany

71	Rostock University	Germany
72	Robert Gordon University	United Kingdom
73	Polytechnique Palaiseau	France
74	Northumbria University Newcastle	United Kingdom
75	Newcastle University	United Kingdom
76	Muenster University	Germany
77	Management & Science University	Malaysia
78	Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich	Germany
79	LMU Munich	Germany
80	Leibniz University Hannover	Germany

81	Kingston University	United Kingdom
82	Kings College London	United Kingdom
83	Kiel University	Germany
84	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Germany
85	Justus Liebig University, Giessen	Germany
86	International College Dundee	United Kingdom
87	Institute of Neuroscience, Aix-Marseille University	France
88	Institute National Polytechnique (INP) Toulouse	France
89	Institut Supérieur d’Électronique de Paris (ISEP) (Electronics)	France
90	Institut Polytechnique De Paris	France

91	Institut national des sciences appliquées Centre Val de Loire (INSA CVL)	France
92	Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees (INSA)	France
93	INSA Toulouse (Engineering)	France
94	INSA Lyon	France
95	IMT NORD EUROPE	France
96	IMT Mines Ales	France
97	IMT Mines Albi	France
98	IMT Atlantique Bretagne Pays de la Loire	France
99	Imperial College London	United Kingdom
100	IFP School (Petroleum Engineering)	France

101	ICSI Toulouse (HSE)	France
102	HS Kempten	Germany
103	HS Darmstadt	Germany
104	HS Bremerhaven	Germany
105	Hochschule Furtwangen (HFU), in cooperation with the ICD Academy For Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin	Germany
106	Heriot Watt University	United Kingdom
107	HAW Hamburg	Germany
108	Grenoble Ecole De Management	France
109	Goethe Universitat Frankfurt	Germany
110	GFZ German Research Center for GeoSciences	Germany

111	Freie Universitat Berlin	Germany
112	Fraunhofer UMSICHT,	Germany
113	Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental Safety and Energy Technology Sulzbach-Rosenberg	Germany
114	Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences	Germany
115	Forschungszentrum Jülich	Germany
116	Europe – Universitat Flensburg	Germany
117	ESCP Europe (Energy Management)	France
118	Epita School of Engineering and Computer Science	France
119	ENSIC Nancy	France
120	ENSGTI Pau	France

121	ENSG Lorraine	France
122	EMLV Business School	France
123	EM LYON Business School	France
124	Ecoles Des Mines de Nantes IMT Atlantique (Engineering and Environment)	France
125	Ecole Polytechnique	France
126	Ecole Des Mines D’Ales IMT	France
127	Ecole Centrale de Nantes (Engineering)	France
128	Ecole Centrale de Marseille	France
129	De Montfort University International College	United Kingdom
130	CY Cergy Paris University	France

131	Cranfield University	United Kingdom
132	Conservatoire National Des Arts et Metiers (CNAM)	France
133	Cardiff Metropolitian University	United Kingdom
134	Bremen University	Germany
135	Birmingham City University	United Kingdom
136	Bayreuth University	Germany
137	Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar	Germany
138	Audencia Business School	France
139	Audencia Business School	France
140	Aston University	United Kingdom

141	ARU College	United Kingdom
142	Arts et Metiers Paris Tech	France
143	Anhalt University of Applied Sciences	Germany
144	Anglia Ruskin University	United Kingdom
145	Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg	Germany

PTDF scholarship Selection Process, Criteria & Requirements

PTDF scholarships are highly competitive, and only candidates who are outstanding across the board are selected.

Based on the submitted qualifications, the top applicants for each category from each state will be invited for an interview where 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 and other professional qualifications acquired
• Relevant publications to be referenced by applicant (PhD applicants only)
• Membership of professional bodies
• The viability of the study/research plan.

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

Possession of 5 O/level credits, including English Language and Mathematics.

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

Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) before applying for the scholarship. Applicants are to note that they will be required to verify their NIN before proceeding with the application (NIMC verification charges apply).
ALSO NOTE THAT MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS WILL LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION

PhD

1. Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)
2. Must be computer literate
3. A minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2) in their first degree and a good second-degree certificate
4. A research proposal relevant to the oil and gas industry (of not more than five pages) to include: Topic, introduction, objective, methodology and mode of data collection
5. All lecturers must produce a letter from their Vice Chancellor confirming that they are not in receipt of any other scholarships
6. Applicants must have a National Identity Number (NIN) before applying for the scholarship. Applicants are to note that they will be required to verify their NIN before proceeding with the application (NIMC verification charges apply).

PTDF Scholarship Required Documents

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

1. First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result
2. NYSC discharge certificate
3. WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results and the PINs on the application forms to enable PTDF to 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

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.

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