Islamiyat Ojelade, HND Holder Gets 7 US varsities PhD Scholarships
Islamiyat Ojelade, a graduate of Science Laboratory Technology from the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun state has bagged 7 fully funded scholarships in the United States of America.
The scholarships will enable her to pursue a PhD degree in Chemistry, a rare feat for HND holders who haven’t gone through a master’s course.
A post she made on LinkedIn says she has accepted one of the offers and is preparing to start her studies at the Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Her post reads “Considering the dichotomy between HND and BSc in Nigeria, I was scared and confused on what next to do after my undergraduate studies.
“I am so elated to inform you all that I will be starting my PhD program in Chemistry at the Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA this Fall, having received full scholarships from 7 universities in the United States of America with my Higher National Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology (Chemistry Major).
Ojelade, the 2017/18 overall best graduating student of the institution wrote on her LinkedIn page:
“It can only be God!
“I am so elated to inform you all that I will be starting my PhD program in Chemistry at the Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA this Fall, having received full scholarships from 7 universities in the United States of America with my Higher National Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology (Chemistry Major) from The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria where I emerged as the Overall Best Graduating Student (17/18 set).
“Here are the universities I got into; Florida State University, University of Massachusetts Armherst, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of North Texas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and, Marquette University”.