SPDC 2013 Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) is delighted

to announce the fourth 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.


2013 SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme


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.


The scholarship will cover tuition fees, one return flight ticket from Nigeria

to the UK and a contribution towards living expenses only.


The courses that qualify for the scholarship at the three institutions are as

follows:


1.) Imperial College of London

MSc Petroleum Engineering

MSc Petroleum Geoscience

MSc Petroleum Geophysics

MSc Engineering Geology


2.) University College London


MSc Chemical Process Engineering

MSc Mechanical Engineering

MSc Civil Engineering


　

3.) 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


Closing Date

Completed scholarship application forms must reach participating universities no

later than February 15, 2013.


Method of Application Click Here