[attachimg=1] The Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency [RSSDA] invites applications from suitably qualified candidates of Rivers State origin for selection in the State Government's Special Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Programme for 2011/2012 session.
COURSES AVAILABLE:
• Engineering
• Medical Sciences
• Natural Sciences
• Oil and Gas
• ICT related courses
WHO SHOULD APPLY:
• Must be of Rivers State origin [should submit a copy of LGA identification]
• Graduates of recognised universities with not less than second class upper honours degree at the undergraduate level
• Not below 21 years or above 35 years old (Confirmation of age, preferably by birth certificate)
• Must have completed NYSC
• Must have gained admission into any of the listed universities in the relevant fields of specialization for Masters and PhD programmes.
ELIGIBLE UNIVERSITIES AND COUNTRIES OF STUDIES
1. UNITED KINGDOM
Field of Study:
Medicine
Engineering
Natural Sciences
Eligible Universities:
Cambridge University
Imperial College London
Oxford University
University of Manchester
University of Edinburgh
2. CANADA
Field of Study:
Engineering
Natural Sciences
Geology
Eligible Universities:
University of Toronto
McGill University of Technology
University of British Columbia
University of Alberta, Calgary
University of Waterloo
3. U.S.A.
Field of Study:
Engineering
Natural Sciences
Geology
Eligible Universities:
Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT)
University of California, Berkeley
Stanford University
Princeton University
Harvard University
4. CHINA
Field of Study:
Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Power and Steel
Eligible Universities:
Tsingua University
Peking University
Shanghai Jia Tong University
Fudan University
Xian Jiaotong University
5. INDIA
Field of Study:
Medicine
ICT
Eligible Universities:
Jawaharlal Nehru University
University College Medical School Delhi
St. John's Medical College Bangalore
India Institute of Technology Rookee
Jaypee University of Information Technology
HOW TO APPLY:
1. Online Applications: Applicants can apply online: http://www.rssda.org
2. Manual Applications: Application forms can be downloaded from the website or through the link below:
Special Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Programme for 2011/2012 session: Paper Application Form (http://www.rssdangscholars.com/Scholarship_POSTGRADS.doc)
Application forms can also be physically collected and submitted at No. 1 Igbodo Street, Old G.R.A, Port Harcourt. River State
INTERVIEWS:
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted through SMS, emails, or notices posted on RSSDA website and in all Local Government Council Secretariats
• Originals of credentials will be sighted during the interview of shortlisted candidates
DEADLINES:
Entries Open: March 1st, 2011
Entries Close: June 30th, 2011
Please note that the forms are not for sale!!! Photocopies are acceptable.
Source: Rivers State Scholarship (http://www.rssda.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221&Itemid=257)