Nigerian Agip Oil Company 2010 Scholarship

Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) operator of NNPC/ NAOC/ Phillips Joint Ventures in pursuance of its Community Development Program invites suitably qualified candidates for its 2009/ 2010 Tertiary Institutions Scholarship Awards Scheme.

CATEGORIES OF AWARDS
- Host Communities Merit Award: For applicants strictly from NAOC host communities
- National Merit Award: For applicants from non-host communities.

ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for consideration applicants MUST be:
- Registered FULL TIME undergraduates in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
- Certified 100 level students.

NOTE: The following categories of students should NOT apply:
- 200 level students and above
- current beneficiaries of similiar awards from other companies and agencies
- dependants of employees of NAOC, AENR and NAE

Only indigenes of NAOC host communities in Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers State SHOULD apply for the Host Communities Merit Award.

Only candidates studying Engineering and Medicine are eligible for the National Merit Award.

JAMB SCORE
Candidates for the National Merit Award should be students that obtained 275 marks and above in the admission examination exercise conducted by JAMB.
This restriction on JAMB SCORES does NOT apply to candidates for the Host Communities Merit Award.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
To qualify for consideration applicants MUST submit an application with ALL the following information STRICTLY in this order on one (1) sheet of A4 paper:

a) Surname
b) Other Names
c) Sex
d) JAMB result
e) Evidence of Admission
f) Year of Study
g) Institution
h) Course of Study
i) Matriculation Number
j) Home Town/ Community
k) Local Government Area
l) State of Origin
m) Personal Telephone Number
n) Personal e-mail Address
o) Permanent Address (NOT P.O. Box)
p) Preferred Test Centre
q) Two recent Passport Photographs with full names written on the back.

All applicants for Host Communities Merit award MUST attach current (2009 – 2010) Letters of Identification duly signed by:
- the Current (2009) Chairman and Secretary of his/her CDC
- bona-fide traditional/ paramount ruler of the community; and
- the current (2009) Local Government Chairman or the Secretary.

APTITUDE TEST
An Aptitude Test for the applicants in both Categories of Award will be conducted at the following centers:
a. Port Harcourt b. Omoku c. Yenagoa d. Asaba
e. Lagos f. Owerri g. Abuja

NOTE: Candidates are to fully bear the cost of transportation to and from the Aptitude Test Center.

SUBMISSION
All applications should reach either of the following addresses not later than March 31, 2010

The General Manager, Public Affairs
Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited
Plot 23, Engineering Close,
Victoria Island
P.O Box 1286
Lagos

The Public Affairs Division Manager
Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited
New Base,
Mile 4, Ikwerre Road,
P.O Box 923,
Port Harcourt, Rivers State

All candidates should indicate relevant category of award being applied for by stating on the right hand corner of the envelope.

HOST MERIT (NAOC CDP AWARD 2009)

OR
NATIONAL MERIT (NAOC CDP AWARD 2009)

Signed Management