UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA MEMORANDUM
To: All Academic Staff From: TETFUND COMMITTEE
Our Ref: UN/RC.250/TFC/BR/03 Date: 16th December, 2019
TETFUND ACADEMIC STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (AST&D) INTERVENTION: AWARDS FOR FOREIGN-BASED TRAINING AND SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL-BASED TRAINING
- TETFUND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (YEAR 2019 AST&D INTERVENTION)
The under listed staff nominees under TETFund Academic Staff Training (AST&D) Intervention are hereby notified that they have been offered TETFund Scholarship for M.Sc. and Ph.D as applicable.
TETF/DASTD/UNIV/ENUGU/TSAS/2018/VOL.I; DATED 17TH JULY, 2019
| S/NO. | SCHOLAR + PROGRAMME OF STUDY | TRAINING INSTITUTION | DURATION + Commencement Date |
| 1. | Chukwuka Chinwe Judit, M.Sc. Health and Medical Education | University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom | 1 Year; September, 2019 |
| 2. | Dr. Onyekachi Asuzu, Ph.D Molecular Immunology | Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom | 3 Years; September, 2019 |
| 3. | Nkalu Chigozie Nelson, Ph.D in Economics | University of Aberdeen, Scotland | 3 Years; September, 2019 |
| 4. | Ukonze Frances Ifeoma, Ph.D Surveying | University of Otago, Dunedin in New Zealand | 3 Years; September, 2019 |
| 5. | Ihechiluru Samuel Okoro, Ph.D in Automatic Control, Computer Vision and Robotics | Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain | 3 Years; October, 2019 |
| 6. | Abada, Ugochukwu Georgina, Ph.D Food and Bioprocess Engineering | Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike | 3 Years; October, 2019 |
| 7. | Umeonuora, Tochukwu Georgina, Ph.D Resource and Environmental Economics | University of Ibadan | 3 Years; July, 2018 |
- CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY AT HOME (IN NIGERIA) UNDER TETFUND ACADEMIC STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (AST&D) INTERVENTION
Applications are invited from Academic staff of our University for sponsorship to study for a Master or Doctorate degree in relevant fields in Universities within Nigeria other than the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
Please note the following:
- Staff eligible to apply are full-time confirmed Academic staff of UNN who have secured admission to pursue a full-time programme of study in any of the National Universities Commission (NUC) approved graduate courses at home (in Nigeria). Staff who are registered for their programme in UNN need not apply.
- Scholars applying for local sponsorship would not be sponsored if they are to study at the University where they also work. Inbreeding will not be supported.
- Only scholar pursuing a doctorate degree in University in Nigeria other than where they work is entitled for sponsorship to travel abroad for Bench Work.
- Online or part-time programme do not qualify for TETFund sponsorship.
- All submissions must be accompanied with supporting documents (Admission Letter, Filled TETFund Nomination Form; Curriculum vitae of Applicant; Bond Form; Medical Certificate; and Bank Details.
- Admission letter must be current i.e. in the case of Doctorate (PhD) degree the admission letter must not be older than twelve (12) months while for Master degree not older than six (6) months from commencement date of the programme.
- The applicant must not be applying to study for a second Masters degree or a second Doctorate degree.
- Successful applicant for PhD sponsorship in Science based disciplines is entitled to N1,500,000.00 per annum while other discipline is N1,200,000.00 per annum.
- The sponsorship for Masters degree for Science based discipline is N1,500,000.00 while other discipline is N1,200,000.00.
- All PhD dissertations of successful applicant should be submitted to TETFund in both soft (pdf format) and hard copies.
- Yearly progress reports to be submitted on each beneficiary.
Prof. Anene, B. M. Ph.D, FCVSN (JP) Chairman TETFund Committee/TETFund Desk Officer
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