{"id":5789,"date":"2026-03-25T20:57:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=5789"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:41:40","slug":"nddc-foreign-postgraduate-scholarship-programme-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=5789","title":{"rendered":"NDDC Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-173275\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: April 19, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the NDDC Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2026. To further boost Human Resource Development in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is once again embarking on its Foreign Post Graduate Scholarship Programme to equip our young people with relevant training and skills for effective participation in the local content programme of the Federal Government, as well as enable them to acquire specialisation in their fields of study and thus compete globally in various professional disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme is for suitably qualified applicants, with relevant Bachelor\u2019s Degrees from recognised universities in the following professional disciplines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agricultural Science\/Biotechnology<\/li>\n<li>Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Environmenal Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Geosciences<\/li>\n<li>Information Technology\/Artificail Intelligence<\/li>\n<li>Medical Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Architecture\/Building Technology<\/li>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The amount for the foreign scholarship shall be based on the prevailing exchange rate of the Naira.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To be eligible for the scholarship, a scholar must hail from the Niger Delta Region and have achieved a First Class Degree or Second Class Upper Division.<\/li>\n<li>Applicant must not be 40 years or above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following documents must be attached to the application:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recent passport photograph<\/li>\n<li>Local Government Identification letter<\/li>\n<li>Postgraduate admission letter from a recognised overseas university<\/li>\n<li>Relevant degrees from recognised universities<\/li>\n<li>NYSC Discharge\/Exemption certificate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Upon successful completiton of the application form, a registration number will be automatically assigned. Applicants are advised to print a hard copy of the online generated acknowledgement for future reference.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.nddc.gov.ng\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nddc.gov.ng\/WhatWeDo\/Scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NDDC Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: April 19, 2026 Applications are open for the NDDC Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2026. 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