623 Candidates Qualify For Presidential scholarship Scheme Screening -

A total of 623 candidates met the
criteria for selection for the second
edition of the Presidential Special
Scholarship Scheme for Innovation
and Development (PRESSID), the
Chairman of the scheme, Prof. Julius
Okojie, said.
In a statement in Abuja on Friday,
Okojie, who is the Executive
Secretary of National Universities
Commission, said the second edition
of the scheme was for the 2014/2015
academic session.
Okojie, who is the Chairman,
Implementation Committee of
PRESSID, said that shortlisted
candidates would sit for the
screening examination on Dec. 10 at
Chams Plc, Abuja.
The 446 candidates wrote the test
for the first edition of PRESSID for
the 2012/2013 academic session out
of whom 100 were selected.
Okojie said that the scheme was part
of efforts to achieve the goals of
Vision 20:2020 and President
Goodluck Jonathan’s Transformation
Agenda.
”Federal Government of Nigeria has
plans to develop a critical mass of
professionals, who will serve as
catalysts of change and agents of
scientific and technological
advancement as well as sustainable
economic development.
”But this can only be achieved
through the sponsorship of
outstanding students for
postgraduate studies in the top 25
universities in the world.
”This is why the Federal Government
has instituted the Presidential
Special Scholarship Scheme for
Innovation and Development,” he
said.
Okojie said that the scheme was for
graduates who obtained first class
degrees from recognised and
approved universities.
He said the graduates must be in
the areas of sciences, medicine,
basic medical sciences, engineering,
economics, special aspects of
biology, nuclear physics, quantitative
genetics, medical biochemistry,
aeronautical engineering, among
others. (NAN)
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