NITDA Scholarship!

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 divided
has in 2010 established a
scholarship scheme for masters
(MSc) and Doctorate (PhD)
Degree in relevant areas of
Information Technology (IT)
obtainable in Nigerian or foreign/
Overseas Universities.
CRITERIA The scholarship award is
strictly based on merit and
covers equally the six geo-
political zones for PhD and the
36 States and FCT for Msc.
DURATION The Masters
programme will run for one
years while the Doctorate
programme is expected to run
for three years
ELIGIBILITY PhD: All Citizens of
Nigeria with MSc in any
Information Technology related
filed are eligible for sponsorship.
MSc. All citizens of Nigeria with
First Class or Second Class
(Upper) Honors Bachelor’s
degree, (B.Sc.) in Information
Technology related field.
All eligible candidates that are
interested should log on to
scholarship.nitda.gov.ng to
register not later than 24th of
October, 2012.
A comprehensive Aptitude Test
will be conducted to determine
successful candidates for the
award.
Only candidates who are found
eligible will be invited