NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship: How To Apply & Requirements

Are you IT Driven? Do you have a Master’s degree or Ph.D in any IT related field? If yes! Then congratulations as we will guide you via this post on how to apply for NITDA scholarship award programme aimed at empowering IT driven student with Masters degree or Ph.Dm, and set Nigeria on the track towards achieving sustainance in the IT Sector for global competitiveness. as the the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), with its mandate of transforming Nigeria into an IT driven economy for global competitiveness and the dire need to bridge the digital divide, has since 2010 established a Scholarship Scheme for Masters (MSc) and Doctorate (PhD) Degrees in relevant areas of Information Technology (IT) obtainable in Nigeria or Foreign / Overseas Universities, fully sponsored by NITDA

2016/2017 NITDA scholarship for Nigerians is now open for applications from suitably qualified candidates.

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NITDA Scholarship Type: Masters and PhD Scholarship in IT

What Is Their Selection Method?

The scholarships will be strictly based on merit and cover the six Geo-political Zones of the country. The Agency will collaborate with the various institutions of higher learning within and outside the country to ensure that the scheme is successfully executed.

Who Is Eligible For The NITDA Post Graduate Scholarship Programme For 2016/2017

Masters Degree Candidate for the award of Masters Degree Scholarship must have 1st class or 2nd class upper Division in relevant Information Technology field of study.
PhD Candidates for the award of PhD degree scholarship must have Masters Degree in relevant Information Technology field of study.

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Number of scholarships: Several

Duration: The Masters programme will run for one year while the Doctorate programme is expected to run for three years.

How To Apply For The NITDA Post Graduate Scholarship Programme For 2016/2017

Application for this post graduate scholarship programme is done online by carefully filling the registration
Scan and attach your passport photograph (must be in jpg format) which should not be larger than 50kb.
You should can and convert your certificate to a PDF file which should not be larger than 100kb.

Visit the Scholarship Webpage for application details

Sponsors: The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

Masters DegreeCandidate for the award of Masters Degree Scholarship must have 1st class or 2nd class upper Division in relevant Information Technology field of study.
PhDCandidates for the award of PhD degree scholarship must have Masters Degree in relevant Information Technology field of study.

Number of scholarships: Several

Duration: The Masters programme will run for one year while the Doctorate programme is expected to run for three years.

Eligible African Countries: Nigeria

To be taken: Overseas

How To Apply For NITDA Post Graduate Ph.D Programme 2016/2017

Application is based online through the registration form on the NITDA website
Scan and attach your passport photograph (must be in jpg format) which should not be larger than 50kb.
You should can and convert your certificate to a PDF file which should not be larger than 100kb.

If you still have any questions or experience any difficulties with the application system, please email: [email protected]

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