Nigerian Shell Students Scholarship Schemes (Fully-Funded to UK): 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.

Scholarship Sponsor(s): Shell Nigeria

Scholarship to be taken in: 3 Universities listed (below)

Scholarship Worth: Fully-funded

Number of Awards: Not specified

Study Level: Postgraduate

Nationality: Nigerian

Shell Nigeria Students Scholarship Schemes | Details
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.

Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for these scholarships, applicants must ensure that they meet the following 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 by September 2021
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 30/09/2021
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 2021
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

Click on the link below to apply
https://www.naijawhisper.com/nigerian-shell-students-scholarship-schemes/