2018/2019 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme [Apply Now]

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National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for 2018/2019 Session is out.

A lot of people have been asking me and searching through google queries when this scholarship scheme will be out for 2019/2019.

But I am finally glad to announce to you that the 2018/2019 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme is out and application has begun.

Without further ado, we will discuss all that there is about this scholarship under the following headlines;

• About NITDA
• Eligibility for 2018/2019 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
• Criterias for the scholarship
• Duration of the scholarship
• How to apply for the 2018/2019 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
• Deadline for scholarship application

Therefore lets head quickly to our first point

• About NITDA

NITDA is National Information Technology Development Agency.

Furthermore, It has it’s mandate to regulate and develop the information technology in Nigeria.

However, this is strictly because developing and regulating IT will support in transforming Nigeria into an IT driven economy for global competitiveness and dire need of digital literacy.

Moreover, this is the reason my the Board of Directors of NITDA have come with the scholarship concept.

It is however worthy of note that the agency has since  2010 established a scholarship scheme for masters and Doctorate Degree in relevant areas of Information Technology (IT) and ICT Law obtainable in Nigeria (Government and Private) Universities.

• Eligibility For The 2018/19 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

Although, only Nigerians will be talked about here.

Eligibility will be talked about in two categories

• PhD
• MSc

Eligibility For PhD 2018/2019 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

Here, only universities and polytechnics lecturers with MSc in any information technology related field are eligible to apply.

Eligibility For MSc 2018/2019 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

Likewise here, Holders of First Class or Second Class (upper) Honors Bachelor’s degree in the Information Technology related field and law are eligible to apply.

Criterias For The Scholarship

• The 2018/2019 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme is strictly based on merit.

However, the scholarship is evenly distributed between the six Geo-political zones for the PhD, 36 states and FCT for MSc.

Duration For The Scholarship

It is worthy of note that the sponsorship for the 2018/2019 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for masters program will run for one year.

Furthermore, the Scholarship program for the Doctorate Program will run for 3 years.

Amazing right?.

Therefore, lets quickly head over to how to apply for this scholarship;

How To Apply For The 2018/2019 NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

Application has been made easy.

You just need to use the link the below and fill in all necessary details.

To apply, click here

Deadline And Important Notes For The scholarship

Application is ongoing while the deadline for application has not been announced

Is therefore important to note that;

• A comprehensive aptitude test(s) will be conducted to determine successful candidates for the award of the scholarship.
• Hence, only candidates who are found eligible will be shortlisted.
• Therefore, there will be interviews.

This interviews includes;

• supplementary tests
• Verification of credentials
• Character evaluation

Finally, It is imperative to note that this will only be done for successful candidates.

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