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The SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme For 2013 – Study Abroad. Scholarship Description: For the academic year commencing September 2013, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) will award up to ten scholarships for one-year post-graduate studies in partnership with three internationally recognized universities in the United Kingdom (UK) – Imperial College London, University College London and the University of Leeds.
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC)

The objective of the scheme is to provide an opportunity for qualifying students from the three Niger Delta States (Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa States) to further their education in courses that are relevant to the oil and gas industry.

Fields of Study: The courses that qualify for the scholarship at the three institutions are as follows:

University College London

- MSc Chemical Process Engineering
- MSc Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Civil Engineering

University of Leeds

- MSc Exploration Geophysics
- MSc Electronic/Electrical Engineering

Imperial College of London

- MSc Petroleum Engineering
- MSc Petroleum Geoscience
- MSc Petroleum Geophysics
- MSc Engineering Geology

Eligibility: 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

Scholarship Worth: The scholarship will cover tuition fees, one return flight ticket from Nigeria to the UK and a contribution towards living expenses only.

How to Apply:

- 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.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Completed scholarship application forms must reach participating universities no later than February 15, 2013.

More Information can be obtained by contacting: info@nigerdeltascholar.org or through the individual universities.