The Scheme

The Overseas Scholarship Scheme is fully funded by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund and is managed by Univation on the PTDF's behalf.

Since the Scheme's inception, it has grown both in strength and in reputation; Univation has placed over 500 Graduates onto MSc courses in top universities throughout the UK.

In addition to the MSc programme there have been 84 awards of scholarship funding for PhD scholars, 27 of whom have completed their projects.

The candidates selected for the scheme represent all regions of Nigeria and are selected through intensive testing by the PTDF in Nigeria. Once the selection has been made, Univation submits the applications to the appropriate UK universities. The scholarship normally covers course fees, travel costs, accommodation & living expenses.

The Scholars

The scholars to date have shown themselves to be of a very high calibre and have achieved great results. A number have been rated in the top 10 percent in their class and we have even had a scholar who gained the highest mark ever achieved in Instrumental Analytical Sciences, in the courses 15 year history, at The Robert Gordon University. Other OSS scholars have participated in inter-university competitions. Many course leaders have expressed an interest in attracting more PTDF OSS scholars for the future.

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