2020/2021 OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME UNDER PTDF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN FRANCE, GERMANY, CHINA & MALAYSIA

Application Process

Application Forms can be obtained on the 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).

Requirements

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.

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. 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);
5. Applicants must also include their master’s degree project
6. Admission letter.

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 Six (6) WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION (15th JANUARY 2020).

Signed

Management

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

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