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okodoro oro..SCHOLARSHIPS APPLY NOW! 2017/2018 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Scholarship Scheme (Overseas & Local) ByEsther AgbonavbarePosted on November 5, 2016 ptdf-petroleum-technology-development-fund-2017-

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources established by law for the purpose of developing and promoting petroleum technology and for creating the human resource needs of the oil and gas industry through research and training of Nigerians.
To ensure a steadfast implementation of this mandate, PTDF is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas and in-country MSc and PhD Scholarships.   Awards will be granted for studies in the 2017/2018 academic session in the United Kingdom  , Germany, Brazil, France (through Campus France), Top Institutions in the United States of America as well as Federal Universities and Centres of Excellence in Nigeria.
For Institutions in the United Kingdom, click here
For Institutions in Germany, click here
For Institutions in Brazil, click here
Application forms can be accessed online here using an ATM (Interswitch, Master & Visa) card or through purchase of a scratch card from designated main branches of First Bank of Nigeria Plc in all the 36 States and FCT, upon payment of a NON-REFUNDABLE sum of N1,000 (One Thousand Naira Only). Instructions on how to access the form online is clearly stated on the backside of the cards.
Applicants may please note that only those who meet the requirements below shall be shortlisted and invited for a Computer Based Aptitude Test, in the case of MSc applicants, while oral interview will be conducted for PhD applicants (full time and Split-site) on dates to be announced later. Following the aptitude tests and interview, successful candidates will be selected and awarded the PTDF Scholarship.
The Split-Site PhD Programme please click on this link (Split PhD).

CRITERIA FOR PTDF SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

 Applicants for OSS must be in possession of the following:
  1. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)(USA)
  2. G.R.E (Graduate Record Examination) (USA)
  3. GMAT –for Management related courses (USA)
  4. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (UK

MSC.

  1. A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) in an Oil and Gas related field OR a 2.2 with oil and gas industry experience;
  2. National Youth Service (NYSC) certificate;
  3. Applicants must be computer literate;
  4. Possession of O/level with Credit in English Language; (At least C6 in WAEC/SSCE or C4 and above in NECO); and
  5. Applicants must not be above 30 years of age.

PHD.

Scholarships will be offered for admission into the under listed courses (for overseas MSc). Candidates are advised to apply for admission into universities in the UK and France that offer these courses, while applying for the Petroleum Technology Development Fund Scholarship.

DOCUMENTS TO SCAN AND ATTACH TO THE APPLICATION FORM

Applicants are advised to scan the following documents and attach to their online application forms:
  1. First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result;
  2. NYSC discharge certificate;
  3. WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO Results;
  4. 2 Recent Passport Photographs;
  5. Local Government Identification Letter;
  6. Masters’ Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only); and
  7. Admission Letter (PhD Applicants).

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE POSSESSION OF A VALID UNIVERSITY ADMISSION LETTER IS COMPULSORY FOR LSS (UNDERGRADUATES, MSC & PHD) APPLICANTS.

For the Split-Site PhD Programme, please click on this link (Split PhD)

LIST OF APPROVED COURSES FOR SPONSORSHIP

MSC.

Scholarships will be offered for admission into the under listed courses (for overseas MSc). Candidates are advised, to apply for admission into Universities in the UK, Germany, Brazil, France and the United States that offer these courses, while applying for the Petroleum Technology Development Fund Scholarship. The Local Scholarship Scheme applicants can apply to all Federal Universities and Centre of Excellence in courses relevant to the Oil & Gas Industry.
DOWNSREAM OPERATIONS: REFINING, TRANSPORTATION AND MARKETING:
  1. Refinery Design and Operations
  2. Catalysis
  3. Reaction Engineering
  4. Petroleum Refinery Systems Engineering
  5. Control System and Applied Instrumentation
  6. Process and Product Design
  7. Advanced Chemical Process Design
  8. Biorefinery
  9. Refinery and Petrochemical Processing
  10. Energy Economics and Technology
  11. Process and Environmental Systems Engineering
UPSTREAM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES:
  1. Basin Evolution and Dynamics
  2. Flow Assurance for Oil and Gas Production
  3. Petroleum Engineering
  4. Production Engineering
  5. Geology and Geophysics
  6. Reservoir Engineering
  7. Subsea Engineering
  8. Applied Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation
  9. Seismic Data Processing and Interpretation
  10. Oil and Gas Risk Analysis
  11. Well Test Design and Analysis
  12. HSE Management in Operations
  13. Fundamentals of Drilling Process
  14. Well Control
  15. Subsea Production Control Systems
  16. Petroleum Economics and Property Evaluation
  17. Offshore Engineering
  18. Offshore and Ocean Technology
  19. Asset Management
  20. Maritime Operations
  21. Environmental Remote Sensing
  22. Petroleum Exploration Geosciences
  23. Production and Drilling Technologies
  24. Petroleum Geosciences
  25. Geomechanics
  26. Production and Processing Facilities
  27. Production and Completions Engineering
  28. Well Engineering
  29. Process Systems Engineering
  30. Pipeline Engineering
  31. Corrosion Control Engineering
  32. Reservoir Evaluation and Management
  33. Oil and Gas Computing
GAS ENGINEERING INNOVATIONS:
  1. Flow Assurance
  2. Environmental Engineering and Sustainability
  3. Gas Transmission and Distribution
  4. Gas Processing and Liquefaction
  5. Gas Utilization
  6. Pollution Control
  7. Combustion Engineering
  8. Process Control and Instrumentation
  9. Chemical Reaction Engineering
  10. Energy Management and Policy
  11. Environmental Health and Safety Engineering
  12. Advanced Natural Gas Engineering
INNOVATIONS AND SOLUTIONS FOR NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES:
  1. Renewable Energy Engineering
  2. Thermal Power (Gas Turbine Option)
  3. Geothermal Engineering
  4. Energy Systems Engineering
  5. Fuel Cell Technology
  6. Concentrating Solar Power Technologies
  7. Photovoltaic Solar Technologies
  8. Sustainable Bioenergy and Industrial Biotechnology
  9. Biofuels Process Engineering
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY:
  1. Design of Rotating Machines
  2. Fire and Explosion Engineering
  3. Fluid mechanics and Energetic (France)
  4. International Shipping
  5. Hydraulic Engineering (France)
  6. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
  7. Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems Engineering (USP- Brazil; Germany)
  8. Naval and Ocean Engineering (USP, Brazil)
  9. Systems Engineering and Engineering (Germany)
  10. Diving and Under Water Technology
  11. Marine Computational Fluid Dynamics

PHD.

The PhD research areas in addition to the afore-listed MSc program areas may also include any of the following related areas:
REFINING TECHNOLOGY:
  1. Advanced Refining Operation Technology
  2. Novel Catalyst such as Zeolite, Titanium, etc., and Process Development
  3. Reducing Solids Formation
  4. Cogeneration
  5. Desulfurization of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
  6. Ionic Equilibria
  7. Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Remediation
  8. Improving Computational Technologies
  9. Air Quality Modelling
  10. Phytoremediation
  11. Energy Saving by Energy Integration Technology (Area-Wide Pinch Technology)
  12. Development of Technologies for Heavy Oil Cracking Processes Utilizing Advanced Pre-Treatment Processing and Hydro Treating
  13. Residue Upgrading Technology
  14. Reliable Maintenance Technology
  15. Improving Refining Margin by Heavy Oil Cracking
  16. Chemical Refinery Integration
  17. Electrochemical Energy Technology
  18. Multiscale Modelling
OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION:
  1. Marginal Fields Development
  2. Flow Assurance for Offshore Field Development/Facilities
  3. Reservoir Engineering/Production Technology
  4. Structural Geology and Rock Mechanics
  5. Geophysical and Geosciences Study of Unconventional Resources
  6. Production Optimization with Emphasis on Smart Wells and Improved Surveillance
  7. Inland Sedimentary Basins
  8. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
  9. Wellbore Integrity Management
  10. Offshore Technology
  11. High Pressure and High Temperature Deep Water Terrain
  12. Extra Heavy Oil example Natural Bitumen
  13. Subsea Production Control Systems
  14. Conflict Resolution
  15. Asset Management
  16. Uncertainty Quantification
  17. Integrated Reservoir Characterization and Modelling
  18. Optimization of Enhanced Oil Recovery
  19. Reservoir Geomechanics
  20. Environmental Studies and HSE (Health, Safety and Environment)
  21. Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) from Oil Rim Reservoirs
  22. Deep Water Flooding
  23. Reservoir Geophysics
  24. Flow through Porous Media
  25. Pore Pressure Prediction
  26. Geological Fluid Mechanics
  27. Seismic Interpretation and Basin Analysis
  28. Drilling Hydraulics
  29. Hole Instability
  30. Hole Cleaning in Extended Reach Wells
  31. Casing Design
  32. Dual Gradient Drilling
  33. Pressure Drop in Near Wellbore Vicinity
GAS ENGINEERING:
  1. Methane Hydrates Research (Flow Assurance and Pipeline Engineering)
  2. Multiphase Phase Flow
  3. Natural Gas Processing
  4. Conversion to Derivatives and Utilization
  5. Acid gas/Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
  6. Novel Methods to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
  7. Conversion of Carbon dioxide into Chemical Resources
  8. Flue Gas Desulfurization
  9. Synthesis Gas
  10. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
    • Liquefaction
    • Regasification
    • Floating
  11. Conventional and Unconventional Natural Gas
  12. Gas Condensate Recovery Studies
  13. Hydrate and Reservoir Fluid Studies
  14. Prediction of Pressure Behaviour while Producing from Gas Condensate Reservoirs
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES:
  1. Renewable Energy
  2. Technological Solutions for New Renewable Energy, Especially Solar energy, Bioenergy and Offshore Wind Power
  3. Energy Efficiency
  4. Smart Energy Systems (Smart Grids)
  5. Energy Storage
  6. Hydropower for the 21st Century
  7. Advanced Thermodynamic Analysis
  8. Sensor Technology
  9. Fuel Cell Technology
  10. Biofuels Energy emphasis of Sweet Sorghum breeding and multiplication
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY:
  1. Civil and Marine Engineering.
  2. Ship Building & Marine Technology.
Please note that:
  1. Recipients of other scholarship must not apply for the ptdf scholarship.
  2. Please note that the duration of the phd award is limited to a maximum of thirty-six (36) months only.
  3. Applicants who already possess a master’s degree need not apply for msc programme, but are qualified to apply for the phd.
  4. The ptdf award will take effect from september 2017
  5. Phd applicants who would have already commenced their programmes by september 2017 need not apply.
  6. Closing date for applications is 31 december 2016.

START YOUR APPLICATION BY CLICKING THIS LINK NOW
For more information, kindly visit the official website HERE
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