Shell: SPDC Niger Delta Post - Graduate Scholarship Scheme 2010 (Study Abroad)

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is currently been accepting application for SPDC Niger Delta Post-Graduate Scholarship Scheme 2010, in the following areas of study:

Programme of Study:

• MSc Petroleum Engineering,
  
• Petroleum Geoscience,
  
• Petroleum Geophysics or
  
• MSc Engineering Geology

Next Available: for October 2010 start

Criteria for Eligibility:

Applicants must:

• display intellectual ability and leadership potential;
  
• have a high standard of English, i.e. at least 6.5 in IELTS and meet the university's language requirements;
  
• be aged between 21-30 years;
  
• originate from one of the Delta States in Nigeria, namely Rivers, Delta or Bayelsa and 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 degree of at least an equivalent standard to a UK Upper Second Class Honours Degree
  
• be neither a current nor former employee (who has left employment less than 5 years before) of either SPDC, the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies or Wider Perspectives Limited, or be a current employee's relative;
  
• not already have had the chance of studying in the UK or another developed country.

Value of Scholarship:
Fees plus maintenance costs and a contribution towards one return flight and compulsory fieldwork costs.

Closing Date:
5pm Friday, 30 April 2010.

Note: Please note that you must hold a formal offer of admission to the closing date to be considered for this award.

How To Apply
Download the Application Form Here

For more information, please email scholarships@imperial.ac.uk

OR visit below for more details.

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/studentfinancialsupport/pgscholarships/scholarshipsoverseas#spdc