NDDC Local Post-Graduate Scholarship for Nigerians 2026/2027

Application for the 2026/2027 NDDC Local Master Degree Scholarship is Open. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in furtherance of its mandate to promote sustainable human capital development in the Niger Delta Region, hereby invites applications from suitably qualified and interested Niger Delta indigenes for the 2026/2027 Local Post-Graduate Scholarship Programme
The Programme is designed to provide opportunities for qualified young people from the Niger Delta Region to acquire advanced knowledge, professional competencies and specialised skills required to enhance their contribution to the socio-economic development of the Region and Nigeria at large
The Scholarship is intended to promote academic excellence and profesional development in disciplines relevant to the development needs of the Niger Delta Region and the Federal Government Local Content Programme

• Table of Content
• About Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
• NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

To offer a lasting solution to the socio-economic difficulties of the Niger Delta Region and to facilitate the rapid and sustainable development of the Niger Delta into a region that is economically prosperous, socially stable, ecologically regenerative and politically peaceful.

NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship

The scholarship covers Tuition fee and other educational expenses

Requirements for NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

Applicants must: 

• Be indigenes of the Niger Delta Region
• Not be older than forty (40) years of age
• Possess relevant Bachelor's Degree from recognised university with minimum of Second Class Lower Division
• Applicant  with a Higher National Diploma (HND) must pass of Upper Credit and a relevant Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD), where applicable:
• Posses a valid admission letter for master degree programme from a recognized Nigerian University
• NYSC Discharge or Exemption Certificate, and
• Satisfy all other requirement prescribed by the Commission

Applications are invited from gandidates with relevant undergraduates for master's degree programmes in the following disciplines

• Agricultural Sciences
• Architecture
• Engineering
• Environmental Sciences
• Geosciences
• Humanities
• Information Technology
• Law
• Management & Social Sciences
• Medical Sciences
• Education
• Biotechnology/Biomedical Science

Documents Required for Application

pplicants are required to upload clear copies of the following:

• Recent passport photograph
• Local Government identification letter
• Master's Degree admission letter from a recognized Nigerian conventional university
• Relevant academic certificate qualification
• NYSC Discharge or Exemption Certificate
• Birth Certificate/Valid Statutory Age Declaration and
• Any other document that may be required by the Commission

Check also:
Commonwealth Master's Scholarship to Study in UK 2027/2028
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Africans 2027 (Fully Funded to USA)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on scholarship.nddc.gov.ng to apply

MODE OF APPLICATION

• Qualified applicants are required to complete and submit their applications online frrough the NDDC official website: www.nddc.gov.ng
• Applicants are advised to carefully complete the application form and upload all required documents Upon sucessful submission, a unique registration number will be automatically generated.
• Applicants are advised to print and retain the acknowledgement slip for future reference

For more details, visit NDDC scholarship website