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NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 2026/2027 POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY ABROAD

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Application Deadline: April 19, 2026.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

To further boost Human Resources Development in the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is once again embarking on its foreign postgraduate scholarship program to equip young people with relevant training and skills for effective participation in the local content programme of the federal government. The scheme is for suitably qualified applicants with relevant Bachelor’s Degrees from recognized universities in the following professional disciplines:

Architecture/Building Technology

Agricultural Sciences/Biotechnology

Engineering

Environmental Sciences

Geosciences

Information Technology/Artificial Intelligence

Medical Sciences

Law

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for the scholarship

The applicant must hail from the Niger Delta Region and have achieved a First Class Degree or Second Class Upper Division.

The applicant must not be 40 years or above.

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 or Second Class Upper Division)
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).

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Method of Application: Applicants are required to submit their applications online through the Commission’s website: www.nddc.gov.ng.

The following documents must be attached to the application:
Recent passport photograph.
Local Government Identification Letter.
Post Graduate Admission letter from a recognized overseas university.
Relevant degrees from recognized universities.
NYSC Discharge/Exemption Certificate.
Upon successful completion of the application form, a registration number will be automatically assigned. Applicants are advised to print a hard copy of the online-generated acknowledgment for future reference.

BENEFIT:

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

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SCIENCE & SCILIFELAB PRIZE FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

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Application Deadline: July 15, 2026

LOCATION: Sweden

The Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists was established in 2013. A global prize aimed at rewarding scientists at an early stage of their careers. The international prize is awarded annually to four young scientists for outstanding life science research based on a doctoral degree earned in the previous two years.

ELIGIBILITY:

Entrants for the prize must have received their Ph.D. between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Entrants may only apply once within this time period, and the work described in the entry must have been performed while the entrant was a graduate student. The prize is open to residents of all nations without regard to sex or race.

In addition to completing an online entry form applicants must submit an essay describing their thesis work in one of the qualified categories. The essay cannot exceed 1,000 words in length and may include one figure or table.

Applicants must also submit a one-page reference letter from their advisor or a member of their thesis committee with an assessment of the applicant and a comment on the significance of the applicant’s research.

In addition, a list of citations, awards, and relevant professional experience should be included, as well as an abstract of the thesis.

The application form can be found at the Science website.

Winners are selected in October and announced in November each year. The awards ceremony is held in Stockholm during the first week of December, the same week that the Nobel Prize ceremony and banquet take place.

BENEFIT:

The grand prize winner receives $30,000 USD, and each of the other three category winners receives $10,000 USD.

In addition, the grand prize-winning essay is published in Science magazine, and each of the other three winning essays is published at Science online.

Furthermore, all four of the award winners are invited to Sweden for the prize ceremony, held the same week as the Nobel Prize ceremony; attend a scientific symposium to present their work; and be invited to a series of social events in which they are able to network with notable scientific researchers in their fields. Each winner may also bring one guest to the festivities.

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