Including Shell Nigeria, all parents and guardians admit education is a long-term investment with an equally long gestation period, but it is one of the best legacies to bequeath to individuals, groups and society. So the scholarship programmes commenced in the 1950s. with awards to qualified Nigerians in various fields of study, both within and outside Nigeria. Many of them returned home to occupy key positions in public service, commerce and industry.
In 2018, approximately $5.9 million (N1.78 billion) was invested in scholarships by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited operated Joint Venture(SPDC JV) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo).
The Shell scholarship has many different options some of them being:
Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship
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.
The scholarship will cover tuition, one economy return-flight ticket from Nigeria to the UK and a contribution towards living expenses only.
SPDC in partnership with three universities in the UK will award scholarships for one-year post-graduate M.Sc. studies:
- Imperial College London.
- University of Leeds.
- University of Aberdeen.
Eligibility
- 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.
- Have not already had the chance of studying in the UK or other developed country.
- Be aged between 21-28 years and reside in Nigeria.
- Plan to return to Nigeria on completion of the proposed programme of study.
Application process
- Submit an application for admission to any of the participating universities for any of the qualifying courses.
2. 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.
3. The universities will process applications and select candidates who will attend interviews with SPDC before being considered for final selection.
Keep up to date with the website to know when the scholarship will open next.
University Scholarship Scheme
The University Scholarship Scheme, a programme run by SPDC on behalf of the NNPC/Shell/Elf/Agip Joint Venture, makes a quiet but very profound commentary on the company’s interest in the promotion of capacity building in the country. Every year, more than 4,000 Nigerian undergraduates write aptitude tests to join the evergrowing list of students which Shell Nigeria supports in Nigerian Universities. The applicants are shortlisted on the basis of the national SSCE and JAMB examination results. This is followed by an aptitude test at the PortHarcourt, Warri, Enugu, Lagos and Abuja centres.
Categories of the Scholarship Scheme:
- The National Merit Award (NM), open to Nigerian undergraduates.
2. Areas of Operation Merit Award (AOM), for students from communities in which Shell Nigeria operates.
Only first year students are eligible for the awards in both categories. An average of 16,000 applicants respond to advertisements by Shell Nigeria every year, inviting qualified candidates to apply for the scholarships which are tenable only in Nigerian Universities.
Visit the official website of Shell Nigeria scholarship for more details.
