Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) with Imperial College London, University College London and Leeds University are delighted to announce the continuation of the SPDC Niger Delta
Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for the 2011/2012 academic session for
applicants from Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. The objectives of the
scheme are to give talented student from the three Niger Delta states an
opportunity to further their education at prestigious universities in
the UK. The scholarships are being offered in fields of study that are
relevant to the oil and gas industry.
The scholarship award will cover the tuition fees, one return flight
from Nigeria to UK and a contribution toward living expenses (based on
annual British council rates). Under the scheme, up to 10 scholarships
will be awarded for one-year post-graduate studies in any of the
following courses:
IMPERIAL COLLEGE:
(i) MSc Petroleum engineering
(ii) MSc Petroleum Geoscience
(iii) MSc Petroleum Geophysics
(iv) MSc Engineering Geology
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE:
(v) MSc Chemical Processing
(vi) MSc Mechanical Engineering
(vii) MSc Civil Engineering
LEEDS UNIVERSITY:
(viii) MSc Exploration Geophysics
(ix) MSc (Eng) Oilfield Corrosion Engineering
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The competition for scholarship will be intense and applicant must:
Display intellectual ability and leadership potential;
Display high proficiency in English language, i.e. at least 6.5 in the
international English Language Testing Scheme and meet the university’s
language requirement;
Be between 21-30 years;
Indigenes of Bayelsa, Delta or Rivers States, provide documentary evidence therefore and currently reside in Nigeria.
Intend to return and take up permanent residence in Nigeria after completion of the proposed programme of study;
Have obtained a degree or at least equivalent standard to a UK Upper second Class (Honours Degree);
Have confirmed admission into any of the specified courses.
Be neither a current nor former employee (who has left employment less
than 5 years before) of SPDC or the Royal Dutch Shell Group of
Companies;
Not previously have studied in the UK or other developed country.
Scholarship application forms will be available only through relevant
participating University following admission. The submission deadline
for scholarship applications for the 2011/2012 academic year is March
28, 2011.
Nominated applicants will be interviewed before final selection. Person meeting the criteria may address enquires to info@nigerdeltascholar.org
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