PTDF In-Country Scholarship Scheme (ISS)

2026/27 call: opened Monday 27 April 2026 and closed Friday 5 June 2026. Earlier call (2023/24): 13 May to 24 June 2024. Check the portal for the next call.

1. Read the 2026/27 guidelines and the list of sponsored courses on the PTDF Scholarship Management Portal.
2. Make sure you have a NIN. Create an applicant account on the portal and verify your NIN (NIMC verification charges apply). The portal notes that a Paystack reference number and your NIN are used to verify you if verification fails.
3. Complete the online application form and upload the required documents as legible PDF files in the file sizes the portal indicates (the passport photograph is the exception to the PDF rule).
4. Write your personal statement (undergraduate at least 300 words; MSc at least 1,000 words), or for PhD upload a research proposal of not more than 6 pages using the template in your portal profile.
5. Postgraduate applicants who meet the requirements are shortlisted and invited for oral interviews before final selection.
6. Portal support lines listed: +234 809 250 0006, +234 809 250 0007 and WhatsApp +234 809 250 0008.

• Undergraduate: WAEC/SSCE/NECO result with at least 5 credits including English Language and Mathematics (not more than 2 sittings; the first sitting result must be uploaded); letter of admission; first-year transcript signed and stamped by the HOD, Exams Officer or other authorised university personnel; certificate of indigeneship (state of origin and local government); personal statement of at least 300 words.
• Postgraduate (MSc and PhD): first-degree certificate or statement of results; NYSC certificate or exemption letter; WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO result(s); admission letter; certificate of indigeneship; personal statement (MSc only).
• Additional for PhD: second-degree certificate or statement of results; PhD research proposal.

• Undergraduate: final selection is based on grades on the signed and stamped first-year transcript, with State representation across the 36 States and the FCT.
• Postgraduate: a selection panel assesses academic merit (quality of degrees, full transcripts, other professional qualifications, relevant publications), membership of professional bodies and, for PhD only, the viability of the study/research plan.
• Undergraduate and MSc applicants must make their case in a statement of purpose covering why they want the study, its relevance to the industry and its expected impact on national development.
• Shortlisted postgraduate applicants are interviewed orally before final selection.