Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme (2018/2019)

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (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.

The Fund hereby invites applications from qualified Nigerians to apply for the 2018/19 Undergraduate scholarships for students in Nigerian Federal Universities.

2018/19 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Scholarship for Undergraduate Awards in Nigerian Federal Universities

Eligibility Requirements (LSS) Undergraduate
Applicants must be full time students in any of the Federal Universities
Applicants must be in their second year of study
Course of study should be related to Oil and Gas industry
Students must have been admitted into the University in 2017/18 academic year only
Possess 5 credits in WAEC/SSCE/NECO including English Language and Mathematics
Possess a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.5 on scale of 5 or 3.0 on a scale of 4 which is equivalent to 2.1 in the first year for the 2017/18 batch of students
Applicants should provide their transcripts for the first year of study

Undergraduate applicants who meet the above requirements are to upload the following documents:
Evidence of statement of WAEC/SSCE/NECO results with at least 5 credits, including English Language and Mathematics
Letter of admission into the University
First year academic transcript(s)
Evidence of state of origin and local government
Personal statement of a minimum of 100 words stating reasons for undertaking the course of study
Recent passport photograph.

Applicants are to please note the following:
Application is restricted to Federal Universities only
Possession of valid admission letter into the University is compulsory for all applicants
Postgraduate applicant’s admission letter should be within a validity period of 12 months
Postgraduate applicants who meet the requirements shall be shortlisted for interviews before final selection of successful candidates
Undergraduate applicants must have completed their first year and are currently in their second year of studies
Only undergraduate applicants undertaking studies in oil and gas related fields will be considered and the final selection shall be based on the grades on their transcripts
Admission for part-time studies shall not be considered for all category of applications
The scholarship is highly competitive and merit driven. Selection of candidates shall be based on equitable representation of the 36 States of the Federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Application Closing Date
16th November, 2018.


Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:

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Application Instruction
Applicants are advised to read through the requirements before applying
To start the application process, applicants are required to key-in their email address and select a password for a pin to be generated
The generated pin would enable applicants to access the form and complete their bio data.