Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) Bursary and Scholarship Awards 2017/2018

Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), is an interventionist agency established by the Laws of Ondo State CAP. 106 to receive and administer exclusively, 40% of the 13% oil derivation fund accruing to Ondo State Government for the development of the oil producing areas (Ilaje and Ese-Odo) of the State.

In line with our avowed commitment at supporting the educational pursuits of students in Tertiary Institutions who are indigenes of Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local Government Areas (mandate areas), the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) hereby invites application from suitably qualified candidates for its 2017/2018 Bursary and Scholarship awards, details of which are as follows:

Application are invited for:

Title: OSOPADEC Bursary and Scholarship Scheme (2017/2018) Academic Session)

Location: Ondo

Eligibility Criteria
Interested applicants:

• Must be indigenes of either Ilaje or Ese-Odo Local Government Area;
• Must be full-time students of recognised Private or Public Tertiary Institutions within the country as at 2017/2018 Academic Session;
• For scholarship award, applicants must have at least Second Class Upper Division (or its equivalent);
• Postgraduates and students who are currently in the Nigerian Law School are also eligible to apply;
• Special waiver/consideration will be given to applicants currently undergoing courses of interest to the Commission, which in include: Engineering, Medicine & Surgery, Medical Engineering, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Midwifery, Medical Laboratory, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Geology/Geophysics, Computer Engineering.
• All other courses not listed above will be qualified for bursary award only;
• Part-time/sandwich, Pre-degree, NTI, Certificate/Diploma students and others from institutions not accredited by relevant government agency are not qualified;
• No change of Bank details will be entertained after submission of application.

Registration Requirements
Every application for the OSOPADEC Bursary and Scholarship online registration must be accompanied with the following documents:

• One recent Passport photograph;
• Evidence of Local Government Area of Origin;
• Admission Letter;
• School fees receipts (2017/2018 Academic Session);
• Student identity Card;
• Evidence of Membership of either NAIS or FELGOS, and
• JAMB Registration Slip (where applicable)

Application Closing Date
21st May, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online