NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR
INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (PRESSID)

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:
1. be graduates from the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 academic sessions, who
would have completed their National Youth Service by May 2012;
2. 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:
a. Sciences: Nuclear Physics, Operations Research, Industrial Chemistry,
Quantitative Genetics, etc
b. Basic Medical Sciences: Anatomy, Physiology, Medical Biochemistry,
etc;
c. Special Aspects of Biology: Biometrics, Molecular Biology, etc;
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d. Economics: Econometrics, Development Economics, etc;
e. Engineering & Technology: Aeronautical Engineering, Mechatronics,
Metallurgy, Material Science and Production Engineering,
Nanotechnology, Cyber-Security, Software Engineering, etc;
f. 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 require candidates to sit
for the Graduate Record Exams (GRE) before they can secure admission.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should visit http://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.
Signed
Professor Julius A. Okojie, OON
Chairman, Implementation Committee, PRESSID