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NDDC POST-GRADUATE (MASTER’S DEGREE) SCHOLARSHIPS 2025/2026

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Application Deadline: April 20, 2025

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

To further boost Human Resource Development in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC is once again embarking on its Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme to equip young people with relevant training and skills for effective participation in the local content programme of the Federal Government, as well as enable them to acquire specialization in their fields of study and thus compete globally in various professional disciplines. The scheme is for suitably qualified applicants with relevant Bachelor’s Degrees from recognized universities in the following professional disciplines: Agricultural Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geosciences, Information Technology, Medical Sciences, Law and Architecture

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must hail from the Niger Delta Region and have achieved a first-class, second-class upper, or lower-division bachelor’s degree. And not more than 40 years old.

Initial Application: Interested candidates must submit an online application via the Commission’s Website.

Preliminary Shortlisting: Candidates will be shortlisted based on the following criteria:

WASSCE/NECO results

Undergraduate degree classification (1st Class, Second Class Upper/Lower)

Local Government Identification

Computer-Based Test: Shortlisted candidates will undergo a computer-based test conducted by our consultants in Rivers State.

Minimum Test Score: Candidates must achieve a minimum score of 70% in the test to proceed to the next stage.

Further Shortlisting: Candidates who successfully pass the test will be further shortlisted.

Final Verification: The final verification of the candidates will be done through the Local Government Area (LGA) and Community Development Committee (CDC).

Applicants are required to submit their applications online through the Commission’s website: http://www.nddc.gov.ng. The following documents must be attached to the application:

Recent passport photograph
Local Government Identification Letter
Postgraduate admission letter from a recognized overseas university
Relevant degrees from recognized universities
NYSC Discharge/Exemption Certificate

BENEFIT:

The amount for the foreign scholarship shall be based on the prevailing exchange rate of the Naira.

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master's, Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP POSTGRADUATE AND DOCTORATE SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 25 April 2025

LOCATION: England

Hyundai Motor Group is offering five scholarships intended to nurture talent from Africa at SOAS University of London. 

These scholarships aim to cultivate experts for sustainable development in Africa and will continue to establish long-term collaboration models for the next generation of Africa. The scholarships are designed to create meaningful change and empower students to find solutions to global challenges.

ELIGIBILITY:

Any full-time (1 year) master’s degree programme beginning in the 2025/26 academic year

Any full-time research degree programme beginning in the 2025/26 academic year.

Applicants to courses within the College of Development Studies, Economics and Finance and College of Law, Anthropology and Politics are particularly encouraged to apply.

Part-time courses and 2-year master’s courses are not eligible.

This scholarship is open to African nationals who are ordinarily resident in Africa.

This scholarship is open to International fee paying applicants only.

New admissions only (programmes starting in 2025/26.

Applicants for the MA scholarship must possess or expect to be awarded an international equivalent to a first-class honours degree from a UK university. Applicants with a non-UK degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with a 2:1 may also apply but will not be given preference.

Applicants for the MPhil/PhD scholarship must possess or expect to be awarded with an international equivalent to a master’s degree with distinction from a UK university. Applicants with a non-UK master’s degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with a merit may also apply but will not be given preference.

Scholarship applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admission by the scholarship deadline. An unconditional offer will need to have been received by the time the selection panel meets to discuss scholarship applications.

Applicants must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS, if applicable. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible.

Please note that this scholarship does not cover funding for pre-sessional courses.

BENEFIT:

Master’s award: £27,730. PhD award: tuition fees and stipend of up to £22,780

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