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.
