Shell Nigeria Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme 2020 (Fully-Funded to UK)

Shell Nigeria Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme 2020: Application is now open for the Shell Nigeria Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2020 to study abroad for a full-time masters degree programme

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the SPDC Joint Venture, is delighted to announce the Tenth annual NNPC/SPDC_JV Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship for applicants from Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers states. The objective of the scholarship programme is to provide postgraduate study opportunity in courses that are relevant to the oil and gas industry, for qualifying students from these Niger Delta states.

In the nine years of this programme, 92 students have won the opportunity to study at top-rated universities in the UK on full scholarship.

Scholarship Sponsor(s): Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC).

Scholarships to be taken at: Selected institutions in UK.

Scholarship Type: Full Scholarships.

Scholarship level: Postgraduate

Slots: Not stated.

Scholarship Worth: Scholarship will cover tuition fee, return ticket and living expenses.

Subject Eligibility: Please see Participating Universities and Course Information.

Country/Candidate Eligibility: Nigerian Students.

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Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

• To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must;
• display intellectual ability and leadership potential;
• have an adequate standard of English (at least 6.5 in IELTS) and meet the College’s language requirement;
• have been offered admission to study on one of the Eligible Courses at the College having applied through the normal application process;
• already hold (or expect to hold by the time of taking up the Scholarship) a degree of an equivalent standard to a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree
• must have completed their National Youth Service by September 2020
• be ordinarily indigenes in the Rivers, Imo, Delta or Bayelsa State of Nigeria, and who intend to return to Nigeria at the end of the period of study
• have not already had the chance of studying in the UK or other developed country.
• be aged between 21-28 years by 30/09/2020.
• currently reside in Nigeria
• plan to return to Nigeria on completion of the proposed programme of study.
• have a Nigerian international passport valid till December 2020
• Employees, employees’ relatives (or former employees who have left employment less than 5 years before) of SPDC, Royal Dutch SHELL Group of Companies or the College will not be eligible to apply for the Scholarships.

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Participating Institutions and Course Information:

For the academic year commencing September 2020, SPDC in partnership with three universities in the UK–Imperial College London; University of Leeds; and University of Aberdeen will award scholarships for one-year post-graduate M.Sc. studies.

The following courses qualify for award of scholarships at the three institutions:

1. Imperial college London – Apply to School

• MSc Petroleum Engineering
• MSc Petroleum Geoscience
• MSc Applied Computational Science and Engineering

1. University of Aberdeen – Apply to School

• MSc Geophysics
• MSc Safety & Reliability Engineering for Oil & Gas
• MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering
• MSc Integrated Petroleum Geoscience

1. University of Leeds – Apply to School

• MSc Exploration Geophysics
• MSc Electronic/Electrical Engineering

Application Procedures for the Shell Nigeria Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme 2020 – How-to-Apply:

Interested and eligible candidates should;

• Submit application for admission to any of the participating universities for any of the qualifying courses.
• Application forms for the scholarship will ONLY be available through the websites of the Imperial College London, the University of Leeds and University of Aberdeen, following a formal offer of admission by the university (Links given above).
• The universities will process applications and select candidates who will attend interviews with SPDC before being considered for final selection.
• Completed scholarship application forms must reach participating universities not later than April 15, 2020.

Visit the Official Website for Further Details.