Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Niger Delta Postgraduate (PG) Scholarship Scheme Application Form, Courses, Eligibility, Application Guidelines and Deadline for 2020/2021 Academic Session.
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) is
delighted to announce the eight annual SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate
Scholarship Scheme for applicants from Rivers, Delta, Imo and Bayelsa
States.The objective of the scheme is to provide an opportunity for
qualifying students from these Niger Delta States to further their
education in courses that are relevant to the oil and gas industry.
In
the eight years of this programme, 79 students have won the opportunity
to study at top-rated universities in the UK on full scholarship.
For
the academic year commencing September 2021, 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 scholarship will
cover tuition, one economy return-flight ticket from Nigeria to the UK
and a contribution towards living expenses only*.
Latest Update: This is to inform the public that the submission of applications for the 2020/2021 SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship has been extended by one week
The new Deadline date is March 22nd, 2021.
Courses.
The following courses qualify for award of scholarships at the three institutions:Imperial College London
- MSc Petroleum Engineering
- MSc Petroleum Geoscience
- MSc Applied Computational Science and Engineering
University of Abeerdeen
- MSc Geophysics
- MSc Safety & Reliability Engineering for Oil & Gas
- MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering
- MSc Integrated Petroleum Geoscience
University of Leeds
Benefits & Conditions
- The scholarship will cover tuition, one economy return-flight ticket from Nigeria to the UK and a contribution towards living expenses only*.
- Please note that the stipends (living expenses) are based on the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) published living rates and are limited to this only.
- This is a non-committal scholarship. Note that NEITHER SPDC NOR any Shell company is obligated to offer employment of any sort to any candidate upon graduation, neither are successful candidates bonded to SPDC for any period of time on account of the scholarship award.
- SPDC will only provide a medical insurance in line with UK Student Visa requirements
Eligibility.
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.
Method of Application
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.- Click here to apply for Imperial College London
- Click here to apply for the University of Leeds
- Click here to apply for the University of Aberdeen
Note
- The universities will process applications and select candidates to attend interviews before being considered for final selection
- Completed scholarship application forms must reach participating universities not later than the deadline – March 22nd, 2021.
- More information on specific course admission requirements can be obtained from the websites of the three individual universities.
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