Presidential Scholarship Award 2015/2016.... APPLY NOW!

PRESSID 2015/2016

Apply for PRESSID 2015/2016 Presidential Scholarship Award 2015/2016

Pressid Scholarship Award Form is out. The Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation
and Development (PRESSID) Implementation Committee
now invites applications from qualified candidates for the 2015/2016 academic session (third edition) scholarship
award of the scheme.



As part of efforts to achieve the goals of Vision 20:2020 and
the Transformation Agenda, the Federal Government of Nigeria plans to develop a critical mass of professionals who would serve as catalysts of change and agents of scientific and technological advancement, as well as sustainable economic development.

This would be achieved through the sponsorship of outstanding students for postgraduate studies in the top 28
universities in the world. To this end, the Federal Government has instituted the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development.
Interested candidates should be graduates from the
2011/2012 and 2012/2013 academic sessions, who would
have completed their National Youth Service by October
2014.They must have obtained First Class Honours degree
from any recognised and approved University in the following disciplines and aim at postgraduate degrees in the specified and allied disciplines:

1)Sciences: Nuclear Physics, Operations Research, Industrial Chemistry, Quantitative Genetics, etc;

2) Basic Medical Sciences: Anatomy, Physiology, Medical
Biochemistry, etc;

3) Special Aspects of Biology: Biometrics, Molecular Biology,etc;

4) Economics: Econometrics, Development Economics, etc;

5) Engineering & Technology: Aeronautical Engineering,
Mechatronics, Metallurgy, Material Science and Production
Engineering,

 6) Nanotechnology, Cyber-Security, Software
Engineering, etc;

7) Medicine: Oncology, Human Genetics, Hepatology, Nuclear Medicine, Geriatrics, etc.

Exceptions: In the case of Medicine, candidates must have a
minimum of 2 Distinctions in their Part 3 and Part 4 MBBS
examinations;
In all cases, candidates must:
i) be below 30 years of age by October 2014;
ii) be computer literate; and
iii) be ready to be bonded and to work, preferably, as
academic staff in any public university or research institute for a minimum period of five (5) years.

APPLICATION DEADLINE : 18th October 2014.

Qualified candidates are to visit the PRESSID Application
Portal (website) below;

CLICK HERE TO APPLY
At the top of the website, click on “Apply” and follow the
instructions to apply for the presidential scholarship award.
Please note that universities in the United States of America require candidates to sit for the Graduate Record Exams (GRE) before they can secure admission.
For further enquiries, please contact the Committee through pressid@nuc.edu.ng or presidentialscholarshipscheme@gmail.com.

Only shortlisted candidate will be invited for further screening.