Nigerian HND Holder Who Has No Masters Gets 7 PhD Scholarships In 7 US Universities » Naijaloaded

This is Islamiyat Ojelade, a Nigerian woman who received seven PhD scholarships from seven American universities.

She is HND-only! Hence, she skipped the masters and went straight to the PhD. I spoke with her and wrote about her incredible tale.

She is a graduate of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro where she studied Science Laboratory Technology. She is now pursuing a PhD in Chemistry at Florida State University, USA.

Nigerian HND Holder Who Has No Masters Gets 7 Fully Funded PhD Scholarships in 7 Top Universities in USA

“Islamiyat Ojelade, a graduate of Science Laboratory Technology from the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro Ogun state has bagged 7 fully funded scholarships in USA

“Amazingly, 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

A Nigerian lady named Islamiyat Ojelade has broken all the barriers on her way to bag 7 fully funded scholarships in USA. Islamiyat is a HND holder who studied Science Laboratory Technology at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

A rare feat for HND holders

Ordinarily, it would be thought that Islamiyat must have to go through a master’s, or pre-masters course before climbing the academic ladder, especially with the HND/Degree dichotomy in Nigeria.

But it is amazing that the scholarships are for PhD, straight from HND. Her story has gathered a lot of attention on LinkedIn where she shared it.

She wrote: “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).”

The schools she got into are Florida State University, University of Massachusetts Armherst, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of North Texas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Marquette University.

“I Chose Chemistry by Mistake While Filling Admission Form”: HND Holder Who Got 7 PhD Scholarships Abroad Say

*Islamiyat Ojelade, the Nigerian HND holder who got 7 PhD scholarships in 7 US universities has said it wasn’t her initial intention to major in Chemistry

*The graduate of Science Laboratory Technology from Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro said there was a mistake in her admission form that got her the course

“However, she came to love it greatly and majored in it while in school and is now pursuing a PhD in the same field

Islamiyat Ojelade a brilliant Nigerian lady got 7 PhD scholarships in 7 top US universities and has proceeded with her studies. However, what many people do not know is that it wasn’t Islamiyat’s intention to major in Chemistry at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro where she bagged an HND in Science Laboratory Technology.

I came to love Chemistry

In an interview with Legit.ng, Islamiyat said a mistake in her admission form got her a major in the course. She got into school and gave it all her best and aced it and graduated as best in her class.

“After the completion of my National Diploma at the Ogun State Insitute of Technology in 2015, I went for my Industrial Training. Thereafter, I enrolled at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro for Science Laboratory Technology while majoring in Chemistry. I honestly didn’t want to major in Chemistry, but an error in my application got me Chemistry. But immediately I saw my name on the list of Chemistry students, I fell in love with it.”

Achieving a rare feat Islamiyat said her success in getting scholarships for PhD without going through a masters came with a lot of hard work and many years of consistency. She however said it is a great milestone in her life and that she is excited about it.

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