National Universities Commission (NUC) - As part of efforts to achieve the goals of Vision 20:2020 and the Transformation Agenda, the Federal Government of Nigeria plans to develop a critical mass of professionals who would serve as catalysts of change and agents of scientific and technological advancement,
as well as sustainable economic development. This would be achieved through the sponsorship of outstanding students for postgraduate studies in the top 25 universities in the world. To this end, the Federal Government has instituted the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development.
To this end, the Federal Government has instituted the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development (PRESSID). The Scheme, which sponsors graduates that have obtained First Class Honours degrees from any recognized and approved university; was established in January 2012 and has awarded a total of two hundred and five (205) scholarships under two editions (the 201312014 and 201412015 academic sessions).
The PRESSID Implementation Committee now invites applications from qualified candidates for the third edition of the scheme (2014/2015 academic session).
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE THIRD EDITION OF PRESSID
Eligibility Criteria for the Scheme
Interested candidates should:
1.) Be graduates from the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 academic sessions, who would have completed their National Youth Service (NYSC) by October 2014;
2.) Have obtained First Class Honours degree from any recognised and approved University in the following disciplines and aim at postgraduate degrees in the specified and allied disciplines:
TotalEnergies Nigeria International Masters Degree Scholarship 2024
TotalEnergies / NNPC Limited International Master's Degree Scholarship Scheme 2024 / 2025
Federal Scholarship Board Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship 2024/2025
KPMG Undergraduate Scholarships Programme 2023
Chevening UK Government Scholarships Programme 2024 for Study in the UK (Fully Funded)
Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships 2023/2024 for study at a UK university (Fully Funded)
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