In this article, we will be looking at a scholarship called the NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship, which is currently ongoing and will end later in the year 2023. In this article, we will go through the necessary information about the NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship and what you need to know about the program.
Applications for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Postgraduate Scholarship are still being accepted for those who have already been admitted to study the courses in Nigeria, abroad, or overseas. Candidates who have not confirmed acceptance to study the required courses at any relevant university abroad or in Nigeria may be considered for this scholarship.
If you are one of these candidates, you’ve come to the right article as we will be reviewing the application procedure, the eligibility criteria for this scholarship, and other important information that would assist you in successfully applying for the NDDC Scholarship.
#See: MTN Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships (2022-2023)
About the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was established in 2000 with the mission of facilitating the Niger Delta’s rapid, even, and sustainable development into an economically prosperous, socially stable, ecologically regenerative, and politically peaceful region.
Statement From The Niger Delta Development Commission Regarding The Scholarship
“As part of our human resource development initiatives, the NDDC is embarking on the Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Program.” In order to equip Niger Deltans with relevant training and skills for effective participation in the local content program of the current administration, as well as to compete globally in various professional fields,
Secondly, the scheme is for suitably qualified applicants with relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees from recognized universities in the following professional disciplines:
- Agricultural Sciences
- Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
- Geosciences
- Information Technology
- Law
- Management Sciences
- Medicine
- Education
- Humanities”
Qualifications And Other Requirements For The NDDC Scholarship
- If you want to pursue a Master’s Degree program, a first degree with a minimum of 2nd Class Lower Division is required, and your degree must be a good Master’s Degree from a recognized university.
- Applicants must have been accepted into a postgraduate program in any of the above-mentioned disciplines at a foreign university.
- Applicants who have previously been enrolled in overseas universities are ineligible to apply.
- You must have the guarantor’s written consent to the applicant’s good behavior from any of the following members of the applicant’s community or clan:
- Member of the National Assembly or State House of Assembly
- Chairman of the LGA
- First-Class Traditional Ruler
- High Court Judge
5. Applicants with a criminal record will also be disqualified from this NDDC scholarship.
6. Applicants must have completed the National Youth Service (NYSC) requirement.
7. Individuals who have evidence of cult membership will not be considered for the award.
Level/Field of Study
The NDDC Foreign Scholarship Application 2021 is open for postgraduate studies in the following professional disciplines:
- Engineering
Medical Sciences (M.Sc. Public Health excluded) - Law
- Management Sciences
- Geology
- Geosciences
- Environmental Sciences
- Agricultural Sciences
- ICT (Computer Science and Technology)
- Humanities
- Education
Eligible Nationality
The Niger Delta states of Nigeria, which include Abia, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta, Ondo, Edo, Imo, and Rivers, are eligible for the NDDC Foreign Scholarship.
#See: Scholarship Programs For Undergraduate Nigerian Students (2022-2023)
Scholarship Worth
The NDDC Post Graduate Scholarship Program provides recipients with valuable opportunities. It also includes a full tuition waiver, transportation, lodging, and other expenses.
How to Apply for the NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship 2022-2023
- Use the NDDC Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship Portal to apply.
- Qualified applicants should go to the NDDC postgraduate scholarship 2022-2023 website (scholarship.nddc.gov.ng or nddc.gov.ng) and apply online.
- Without a doubt, the application must be submitted online at the Commission’s website. See the link above. Please find the following attachments:
- recent passport photograph
- Local Government Identification Letter
- Postgraduate Admission Letter from a recognized overseas university
- Relevant degrees from a recognized university
- N.Y.S.C. discharge or exemption certificate
4. Successfully completed application forms will be assigned registration numbers automatically.
5. Print a hard copy of the online-generated acknowledgment, on the other hand, for future reference.
Note;
- The commission will not communicate with candidates who were not shortlisted for the computer-based test (CBT), were not invited for an oral interview, or were not successful during the oral interviews.
- Candidates from oil-producing or oil-bearing communities or local government areas would be given preference, as long as they met the approved cut-off mark.
- The commission will ensure that beneficiaries in each state receive an equitable distribution of courses.
- As a result, deferment, changing institutions, and changing courses are not permitted.
- The commission reserves the sole and absolute right to select applicants based on the aforementioned criteria and internal consideration. The commission’s decision in this regard is final.
- To summarize, all applicants who have been shortlisted will be listed on the NDDC website (www.nddc.gov.ng).
