Shell 2024 Postgraduate Scholarship for Nigerian Students in UK

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

Imperial College London Grants

Area

Central and Eastern Europe

Host Country

United Kingdom

Deadline

On going

Opportunity funding

Partial funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Award or Grant Description $$ varies

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 ten years of this programme, 100 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- MSc Petroleum Engineering, MSc Applied computational Science and Engineering.
University of Leeds- MSc Exploration Geophysics, MSc Electronics/Electrical Engineering
University of Aberdeen- MSc Geophysics, MSc Safety & Reliability Engineering for Oil & Gas, MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering.

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Eligibility Criteria

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 the National Youth Service latest by September in the application year
Be ordinarily resident in Rivers, Imo, Delta or Bayelsa State of Nigeria, and 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 September in the application year
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
Employees, employees’ relatives (or former employees who have left employment less than 5 years) of SPDC, Royal Dutch SHELL Group of Companies or the College will not be eligible to apply for the scholarships

Offered Benefits

The scholarship will cover tuition,
One economy return-flight ticket from Nigeria to the UK
A contribution towards living expenses only

Application Process

Submit an 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.
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 the specified deadline

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