The Overseas Scholarship Scheme (OSS) was established in 2001 by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), which is a branch of the Nigerian Government's Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

Developed and managed by Univation Ltd, the commercial arm of The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, the purpose of the OSS is to award scholarships to top Nigerian Graduates to travel overseas in order to study postgraduate courses in areas relevant to the Oil, Gas and Solid Minerals industry.

Univation, on behalf of the PTDF, has forged links with the top UK universities in this field, thereby allowing the OSS scholars the best opportunities for their learning experience.