The PTDF Scholarship 2025 is a fully funded opportunity covering tuition, accommodation, airfare, and living expenses for selected candidates to study in the United Kingdom (UK), France, Germany, Malaysia, and Nigeria.
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 suitably qualified candidates for its 2025 overseas scholarship program
The PTDF Overseas Scholarship Scheme was developed to offer candidates the opportunity to benefit from a diversified pool of knowledge and the facilities offered by world-class institutions across the globe.
The PTDF Overseas Scholarship Scheme is strategically designed to cultivate indigenous talent for the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry and has been recently restructured to further promote the domestication of capacity development within Nigeria.
New Updates on 2025/26 PTDF Overseas Scholarship Scheme
Scholarship offerings for MSc & PhD programmes under the restructured scheme are as follows: •
- Fully funded MSc scholarships will be provided in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia. •
- Fully funded PhD scholarships will be provided in Germany, France & Malaysia.
- Fully funded PhD scholarships for the United Kingdom will now be offered exclusively as a Split-Site Programme at the PTDF College of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Kaduna (CPESK) in collaboration with three partner Universities in the United Kingdom:
- Robert Gordon University,
- University of Strathclyde and
- University of Portsmouth.
Requirements
To be considered for the Petroleum Technology Development Fund PTDF Scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
MSc Requirements
- 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) and will be required to have verified it (NIMC verification charges apply)before applying for the scholarship.
PhD Requirements
- Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)
- Must be computer literate
- Possession of 5 O/level credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
- A minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2) in their first degree and a good post-graduate degree
- 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.
- For the approved PhD Research Areas click on this link
- All lecturers must produce a letter from their Vice-Chancellors confirming that they are not in receipt of any other scholarships
- Applicants must have a national identity number (NIN) and must be required to have it verified (NIMC verification charges apply) before applying for the scholarship.
Benefits
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund PTDF Overseas Scholarship 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.
Required Documents
Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach them to their online application forms:
- First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result
- NYSC discharge certificate
- 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.
- Recent Passport Photograph
- Local Government Identification Letter
- Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)
- Evidence of membership in professional associations
Deadline: June 4, 2025
Click HERE to Apply
