The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Scholarship
program is offered by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Nigerian citizens who
have the zeal to study abroad but the cost of tuition, accommodation, etc., is
always a limitation, the PTDF overseas scholarship has bridged this gap. Application
for the PTDF overseas scholarship 2026 is currently ongoing.
In this article, we will be talking about the PTDF Overseas
scholarship 2026, approved courses for PTDF scholarship, PTDF scholarship
requirements, and the PTDF scholarship portal.
Currently, the application portal forthe PTDF postgraduate scholarship 2026 is open. Applicants are advised to apply on time, as the deadline for the application is 27th February 2026.
The PTDF scholarship has specific courses that are eligible
for the scholarship scheme. The PTDF scholarship is open for most
science disciplines. Below is a list of courses eligible for the PTDF scholarship
2026.
1. Oil and gas
2. Engineering
3. Energy
4. Environmental studies
5. Technology
6. Geosciences
To apply for the PTDF overseas scholarship 2026, applicants
must meet certain requirements for applying. These requirements are very
important.
1. You must be a Nigerian citizen
2. A graduate with a minimum of second class lower
3. Must have completed NYSC by 2025
4. People interested in oil, gas, and energy fields
5. The requirements stated above are applicable to Master's
Degree applicants. Also, there are specifications for PhD
applicants.
For applicants considering applying for the PTDF PhD.
Scholarship 2026, below are requirements to apply for the PTDF scholarship:
Good master’s degree result
Research proposal
Relevant academic background
Applicants are required to upload the following documents
during their application process, the documents include:
1. NIN
2. SSCE Result
3. Degree certificates
4. Transcript
5. Passport photo
6. NYSC certificate
7. Local Government of Origin document
8. Letter of Personal Statement (a brief letter about yourself
and what contribution you will make to society if offered the scholarship).
Note: During the upload of documents, all documents must be
below (<300 KB) in size, perhaps your document is above that size. Search on
Google “Reduce file size to 300 KBâ€, you can upload the document there to
reduce the file size.
The PTDF scholarship is the official website where PTDF
disseminates information. Applicants can create an account and apply for the
PTDF scholarship. The PTDF scholarship portal has the following features:
1. Creating accounts by applicants
2. NIN verification
3. Form for application
4. Ability for Applicants to upload their documents.
5. Ability for applicants to log in to check their application
status.
6. Resetting password
Generally, the PTDF scholarship portal was designed to ease the
process of applying for the scholarship online. The official PTDF scholarship
portal URL is https://scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng/.
Applicants can proceed to create an account on the portal to commence their
application.
To apply for the PTDF scholarship, ensure you meet the
requirements stated above. Below are the guidelines to apply for the PTDF
scholarship below.
1. Visit https://scholarship.ptdf.gov.ng/
2. Create an account by providing your name, working email address
and password.
3. Verify your NIN. You will be required to pay a sum of 500
Naira for NIN verification.
4. Upload passport (must be 300KB or smaller)
5. After NIN verification is successful, you will be required
to provide your SSCE result, List Subjects offered, and the grades gotten.
6. Provide the name of the secondary school you obtained your SSCE
result from
7. Provide the name of the Primary School
8. Upload SSCE result (must be 300KB or smaller)
9. Upload Transcript (must be 300KB in size or smaller),
(optional)
10. Upload Degree Certificate (must be 300KB in size)
11. State the Grading Scale of the Institution you graduated
from
12. Upload NYSC Certificate (must be 300KB or smaller)
13. Provide the course and institution of choice for Postgraduate
studies
14. Upload a Letter of Personal Statement
15. Review the application before submitting.
You can watch a video record below of how to apply for the PTDF scholarship 2026.
1. Click on the forgotten password
2. Enter your email address used for registration
3. A link to reset your password will be sent to
your email
4. Click the link to reset your password, and provide a password you won’t forget.
To check if PTDF has offered you a scholarship, you are
advised to regularly check your mail, and you can always visit your PTDF
portal dashboard to check the status of your application. To log in to your PTDF
scholarship dashboard, follow these steps:
1. Visit the PTDF scholarship portal
2. Enter your email address and password
3. Click on the Login button to proceed
4. On your dashboard, you can see if there is an update to your
application.
Yes, the PTDF scholarship covers both tuition and
accommodation for all successful applicants.
The PTDF scholarship currently covers four countries, which include the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Germany and France. And the
scholarship programme cuts across institutions in these countries. Some of the
schools are:
Robert Gordon University
University of Strathclyde
University of Portsmouth
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
University of Manchester
Imperial College London
École des Ponts ParisTech
Université de Pau et Pays de l'Adour
Université de Grenoble Alpes
ESCP Europe
Heriot-Watt University
Cranfield University
Newcastle University
University of Dundee
Ulm University
TUM (Technical University of Munich)
RWTH Aachen University
Ruhr University Bochum
The PTDF scholarship covers £35,000+ in tuition fees and £15,000+
in accommodation fees.
The PTDF scholarship is a good start for Nigerian citizens who are considering doing their postgraduate studies and are probably financially
constrained. The scholarship covers both tuition and accommodation, although it
is important to note that the scholarship is highly competitive and mostly
accepts applicants with good academic standards. Ensure to apply before the
deadline of the application, which is 27th February 2026. This
article covers all you need to know before applying for the PTDF scholarship, requirements,
how to apply, approved courses, how to use the PTDF scholarship portal and
we’ve answered frequently asked questions about institutions covered by the
PTDF scholarship, amount covered by the PTDF scholarship and if the scholarship
covers tuition fees and accommodation.
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