2013 SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate
Scholarship Scheme
The Shell Petroleum Development Company
of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) is delighted to announce the third annual SPDC Niger
Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for applicants from Rivers, Delta and
Bayelsa States.
The objective of the scheme is to provide an opportunity
for qualifying students from the three Niger Delta States to further their
education in courses that are relevant to the oil and gas industry.
In the three years of the programme, 30 students
have benefitted from the opportunity to study at world-renowned institutions.
For the academic year commencing September 2013,
SPDC will award up to ten scholarships for one-year post-graduate studies in
partnership with three internationally recognised universities in the United
Kingdom (UK) - Imperial College London, University College London and the
University of Leeds.
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
- MSc
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
- MSc
PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE
- MSc
PETROLEUM GEOPHYSICS
- MSc
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
- MSc
CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING
- MSc
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- MSc
CIVIL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
- MSc
EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS
- MSc
ELECTRONIC/ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must:
- display
intellectual ability and leadership potential
- meet
the university’s language requirement (usually at least 6.5 in IELTS)
- be
aged between 21-28 years
- be
an indigene of Rivers, Delta or Bayelsa States (documentary proof of this
will be required)
- 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 university degree of at least an equivalent standard to a
UK Second Class Upper (Honours Degree)
- not
have studied previously in the UK or any other developed country
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Submit
application for admission into any of the three universities for any of
the qualifying courses
- Application
forms for the scholarship will be available ONLY through the participating
universities, following an offer of admission
- Universities
will process application and select candidates to attend an interview
before being considered for final selection
- Completed
scholarship application forms must reach participating universities no
later than February 15, 2013.
The scholarship will cover tuition fees, one return flight ticket from Nigeria to the UK and a contribution towards living expenses only*.
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED AT info@nigerdeltascholar.org or
through the individual universities.
* Please note that the stipends are based on the
British Council Annual Rates and are limited to this.