The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Scholarship Scheme 2019/2020

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is a Federal Government Agency established to, among others, develop and regulate Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria.

In furtherance to transforming the country into a knowledge-based and IT driven economy, the Agency is offering Scholarship award for Masters and PhD in relevant areas of Computer/Information Technology (IT) and IT Law, obtainable in Universities.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the 2019/2020 academic session.

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Minimum Requirements:

PhD: Lecturers in Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education with MSc in any Computer and Information Technology related field

MSc: Holders of First Class or Second Class (Upper) Honors Bachelor’s degree, (BSc) in Computer and Information Technology related field and Law.

Selection Criteria for NITDA Scholarship

The Scholarship award is strictly based on merit and is equally distributed among

• The six Geopolitical zones for PhD and LLM slots and
• the 36 States and the FCT for MSc slots.

Duration:

The Masters programme will run for 12 – 18 months while the PhD programme will run for a maximum of 36 months.

Application Process:

All eligible candidates that are interested should log on to the scholarship portal https://scholarship.nitda.gov.ng to register and submit all relevant documents.

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Please note that the registration period is six (6) weeks from the date of this publication. By implication deadline to apply is 21st November 2019.

PLEASE NOTE: A comprehensive computer-based Aptitude test will be conducted for the award.

Only candidates who passed the aptitude test will be shortlisted and invited for interview (which includes a supplementary test, verification of credentials and character evaluation).