NITDA Coursera Scholarship Program Cohort 3 for Nigerian Citizens 2024

It is the National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA has joined forces with Coursera to provide a Coursera Scholarship Program that will allow Nigerian citizens to get professional certificates from the most prestigious technology businesses (e.g. Meta, Google, IBM) and the top-ranked US universities.

Candidates must select one of the certification programs in Categories A and B in which they want to take part. Every program is a set of courses that are geared towards giving a deep understanding and practical abilities required to work.

SUMMARY:

• Scholarship Sponsor(s): NITDA & Coursera
• Host Institution(s): NITDA
• Funding Amount The amount of money is:
• The number of awards Many
• Study Niveau Level: All levels
• Nationality: Nigerians

Conditions for Eligibility

Candidates must satisfy the criteria listed below in order in order to be considered for the NITDA Coursera Scholarship Program. The NITDA Coursera Scholarship Program:

• The applicants need to be Nigerian Citizens
• The applicants must select the appropriate certification program of Category A or Category B in which they want to participate in:
• Categorization A (IT Career Pathway) provides a complete set of 20 professional certificate programs that aid you in starting a rewarding IT career.
• Category B (Complementary Skills Pathway) offers four different certifications to pick from to boost your IT professional skills and improve your technology for productivity, entrepreneurship and freelancing.

Certified Courses

They comprise Software Development, UI/UX Design, Data Analysis & Visualization, Quality Assurance, Product Management, Animation, AI/Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Game Development, Cloud Computing, Dev Ops and Data Science.

Application Procedures

How-to-Apply: Applicants who are interested in the NITDA Coursera Scholarship Program are directed to apply via this link https://links.nitda.gov.ng/coursera2401. Fill out and submit the application online

Students are required to utilize this opportunity to earn all professional certifications if possible, but they may only take just one at a given time and with one of the 12 core competencies listed as classes within the certificate.

Date for application: February 5th, 2024

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