Presidential
Scholarship Programme 2012/2013 - (PRESSID) Scholarship 2012/2013- Nigeria
Our Vision is to be a dynamic regulatory agency acting
as a catalyst for positive change and innovation for the delivery of quality
university education in Nigeria.
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 25 universities in
the world. To this end, the Federal Government has instituted the Presidential
Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development.
Eligibility Criteria for the Scheme
Interested candidates should:
- be
graduates from the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 academic sessions, who would
have completed their National Youth Service by May 2012;
- have
obtained First Class Honours degree from any recognized and
approved University in the following disciplines and aim at postgraduate degrees in
the specified and allied disciplines:
- Sciences:
Nuclear Physics, Operations Research, Industrial Chemistry, Quantitative
Genetics, etc
- Basic
Medical Sciences: Anatomy, Physiology, Medical
Biochemistry, etc;
- Special
Aspects of Biology: Biometrics, Molecular
Biology, etc;
- Economics: Econometrics,
Development Economics, etc;
- Engineering
& Technology: Aeronautical
Engineering, Mechatronics, Metallurgy, Material Science and
Production Engineering, Nanotechnology, Cyber-Security,Software
Engineering, etc;
- Medicine: Oncology,
Human Genetics, Hepatology, Nuclear Medicine, Geriatrics, etc;
*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:
(a) be below 30 years of age by
July 2012;
(b) be computer literate; and
(c) 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.
Please note that universities in the United States of
America requirecandidates to sit for the Graduate Record Exams (GRE)
before they can secure admission.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should visit www.nuc.edu.ng and click
on ‘Apply for PRESSID’ link (banner or menu) to complete the
application. For further enquiries, please contact the Committee through pressid@nuc.edu.ng on or before 30th July,
2012.
Only shortlisted candidate will be invited for further
screening.
TOP 25 UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD
1.
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK
2. HARVARD UNIVERSITY , USA
3. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
4. YALE UNIVERSITY, USA
5. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK
6. IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON
7. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON
8. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, USA
9. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA
10. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA
11. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA
12. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CALTECH), USA
13. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA
14. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA
15. CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA
16. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, USA
17. McGILL UNIVERSITY, USA
18. ETH ZURICH (SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)
19. DUKE UNIVERSITY, USA
20. UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, UK
21. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (UCB)
22. UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG
23. UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, USA
24. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA
25. UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
2. HARVARD UNIVERSITY , USA
3. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
4. YALE UNIVERSITY, USA
5. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK
6. IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON
7. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON
8. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, USA
9. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA
10. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA
11. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA
12. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CALTECH), USA
13. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA
14. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA
15. CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA
16. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, USA
17. McGILL UNIVERSITY, USA
18. ETH ZURICH (SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)
19. DUKE UNIVERSITY, USA
20. UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, UK
21. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (UCB)
22. UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG
23. UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, USA
24. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA
25. UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
