2024 NITDA/Coursera Scholarship Program For Nigerians
The scholarship scheme aims at promoting proficiency in Information Technology at Doctorate and Masters Levels. The Scholarships are targeted at 2 persons per State including the FCT at Masters’ level and 1 person per geo-political zone at Doctorate level. This will enhance human capacity building in core areas of Information Technology across Nigeria.
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About the 2024 NITDA/Coursera Scholarship
NITDA has partnered with Coursera to offer learning scholarships that will enable Nigerian citizens to obtain professional certifications from some of the world’s leading multinational tech companies (e.g. Meta, Google, IBM) and top ranked US universities. Applicants are to select one certification program each from Category A and Category B that they wish to be enrolled in.
Category A (IT Career Pathway) offers a total of 20 professional certification programs to help you kickstart a successful IT career. Each program comprises a series of related courses focused on providing deep knowledge and hands-on skills required for employment. When you complete each individual course within the program, you’ll earn a certificate of completion. However, the professional certification will be earned when you have completed all the required courses in the program.
Category B (Complementary Skills Pathway) offers 4 certification programs for you to choose from to complement your IT career skills and sharpen your use of digital productivity tools, entrepreneurship, or freelancing skills.
Type: Training
Value & Duration of Award: Every scholar will have the benefits:
- Full Coursera license for 6 months.
- Access to many professional certifications.
Eligible Field of Study:
- Front-End Developer,
- Back-End Developer,
- iOS Developer,
- Android Developer,
- User Experience (UX) Specialist,
- Cloud Computing Professional,
- Data Engineer,
- Data Science Professional,
- Data Analytics Professional,
- IT Support Specialist,
- Cybersecurity Professional,
- DevOps Engineer,
- Social Media Marketing Specialist,
- Digital Marketing & E-Commerce,
- Machine Learning Practitioner System,
- Game Designer,
- Game Programmer,
- Software Testing and Automation Professional,
- Artificial Intelligence Practitioner
- Google Project Management
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
Eligibility Criteria for the Scholarship
The zeal to learn and go into the tech space
How To Apply For the 2024 NITDA/Coursera Scholarship
Interested candidates should click “Here” below
For More Information Visit the Official Website
Application Deadline: February 10, 2024
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