Thursday, August 29, 2013

2012/2013 SPDC Joint Venture University Scholarship Award Scheme

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (Operator of the NNPC/SHELL /TEPN/AGIP Joint Venture) Scholarship Scheme offers first year students in all Nigerian universities the opportunity to study with an annual grant from the SPDC JV for the full duration of their course. The programme aims to promote academic excellence and improve the skills-base among young Nigerians.

WHO CAN APPLY?
  • Students must be citizens of Nigeria,
  • Currently enrolled in a first degree programme at an accredited and approved university in Nigeria, and;
  • Must have gained admission during the 2012/2013 academic session.
SCHOLARSHIP TYPES
The Scholarship is in two categories - the National Merit Award (NM) and the Areas of Operation Merit Award, East or West (OE or OW).

-National Merit Award (NM)
Open to Nigerians who are not indigenes of SPDC’s operational areas (in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers States).

-Areas of Operation Merit Award, East (OE)
For Nigerians who are indigenes of SPDC’s operational areas in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Rivers and Bayelsa states (excluding indigenes of Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas).

-Areas of Operation Merit Award, West (OW)
For Nigerians who are indigenes of SPDC’s operational area in Bayelsa (i.e indigenes of Ekeremor and Sagbama Local Government areas) and Delta States.

HOW TO APPLY

  1. All applicants should have their personal valid email accounts (for consistent communication).
  2. Candidates who meet the above entry qualifications should apply online to provide required personal and educational details, and load scanned copies of the following:
    • A recent passport-sized photograph of the applicant (i.e. jpeg format, that is not more than 200kilobytes);
    • University or JAMB (UTME or D/E) Admission Letter;
    • Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) Scores;
    • ‘O’ Level Result(s); and ‘A’ Level /OND /NCE Result(s) as applicable; and
    • Letter of Identification from State (showing Local Government) of Origin.
  3. Applicants for the Operational Area Awards (OE & OW) are to provide scanned copies of identification letters (duly stamped and signed) from;
    • The Paramount Ruler of the Community; and
    • The Chairman of the Community Development or Executive Council (CDC or CEC).

    How much does Shell Pay?
    Shell (SPDC) pays N75,000 per beneficiary every year. However, this amount is subject to change. (prior to the 2010/2011 session, Shell paid N50,000 per beneficiary)
Please note that:
  • Shell does not demand payment from applicants, the application is entirely free of charge.
  • SPDC does not assign ‘Representatives’ / ‘Agents’ to assist applicants’ process applications.
  • Applications should be submitted online before October 31st, 2013.
  • Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY (Note that you can best access the form on a PC and not on most mobile devices)
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

2013 Ekiti State Scholarship And Bursary (Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Special)



The Ekiti State government has instituted various Scholarship and Bursary Awards for Ekiti State Students in the Federal, State and Private Universities

Free Application forms for undergraduate, Masters Degree, PHD and Physically Challenged are now available to prospective applicant at Ekiti State Scholarship Board, New Secretariat, Ado-Ekiti. Those who prefer to apply online should CLICK HERE ; 2013 Scholarships and Bursary category.

Completed application forms MUST be sent to: scholarshipboard@ekitistate.gov.ng not later than 1st October, 2013.

ELIGIBILITY

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD:
  • Applicant must be in 2nd year/HND and above in their courses of study to be qualified for the undergraduate Scholarship Awards and must possess WAEC/NECO with a minimum of 5 Credits including English Language and mathematics at a sitting and a minimum CGPA of 4.0 for University or the equivalent of second class upper division, 3.8 for Polytechnics and 3.0 for NCE in their current institutions of study.
  • Applicants for Masters Degree and PHD Scholarship Awards must possess a minimum CGPA of 2nd Class Upper at Undergraduate level. A strong letter of recommendation from the University of Masters Degree Programme is additional prerequisite for PHD Scholarship Award;
  • Physically Challenged Students in Tertiary Institutions (NCE, ND, HND and Degree Studies) are qualified for Handicapped Scholarship Award;
  • Students on Part-Time Studies are not qualified for the Scholarship Awards
BURSARY AWARDS: All Undergraduates, Polytechnics, NCE, School of Nursing and Colleges of Health Technology students are eligible.
DATE OF SUBMISSION: All prospective applicants are to submit their forms (s) on or before Thursday 31st October 2013.
Signed
E. O. OWOLABI
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
EKITI STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD


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Sunday, August 18, 2013

2014 Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Countries – Masters and PhD

2014 Applications are now open for the CSC Commonwealth Scholarships for Masters and PhD students from developing Commonwealth countries to study in UK, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).


Accepted Subject Areas:
All subject areas are eligible, although the CSC’s selection criteria give priority to applications that demonstrate strong relevance to development.


Levels of study:
You can apply for a Commonwealth Scholarship for the following levels of study:
Master’s (from 2013, the CSC funds one-year Master’s courses only), PhD, and split-site-PhD (where the CSC supports one year’s study at a UK university as part of a PhD being undertaken in your home country)
You are requested to apply for a course of study at a UK university with which the CSC has a part funding agreement.

About the Scholarship
Each year, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission invites each nominating agency, university or university body to forward a specific number of nominations for the commonwealth scholarship for developing countries. Each nominating agency/university/university body is responsible for its own selection process, and in most cases they will set a closing date in the months preceding the CSC’s deadline for nominations (17 December 2013).
There is a nominating agency for Commonwealth Scholarships in each Commonwealth country. In addition, universities and university bodies in a number of developing Commonwealth countries are invited to nominate candidates to the CSC.

Scholarship Type: Masters and PhD Scholarship for developing Countries

Selection Criteria
Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:
  • Academic merit of the candidate
  • Quality of the proposal
  • Likely impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country.

Number of Scholarships: Approximately 300 scholarships are awarded each year. The CSC invites around three times more nominations than scholarships available – therefore, nominated candidates are not guaranteed to get a scholarship. There are no quotas for scholarships for any individual country. Candidates nominated by national nominating agencies are in competition with those nominated by universities/university bodies, and the same standards will be applied to applications made through either channel.

Duration of Scholarships: For the duration of the programme.

Eligible Countries: Developing commonwealth countries including African countries
To be taken at: UK Universities

Application Deadline: The EAS will close to applicants on 3rd December 2013 and no further applications can be made after that date.
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How to Apply: All applications must be made through your nominating agency (or university/university body, if applicable) in your home country. You must check with them in the first instance for specific advice on how to make an application and for their own closing date. The CSC cannot accept any applications direct from candidates.
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Sponsors
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) and UK Department for International Development (DFID).

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

2013/2014 NNPC/ESSO National Post-graduate Scholarship Awards

In continuation of efforts to provide opportunities for developing careers in the petroleum industry, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) is offering Scholarships to outstanding Nigerian graduates wishing to pursue Post-graduate studies in the under listed disciplines:

1.     Geosciences
2.     Engineering (Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil/Structural, Marine and Sub Sea)

Eligibility: 

1.     Must be a graduate from a Nigerian University
2.     Must possess a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of second class upper division in any of the listed Engineering and Geosciences disciplines.
3.     Must have provisional admission into an accredited Nigerian University for Postgraduate studies (M.Sc or M.Eng) in the 2013/2014 academic session.
The NNPC/Esso scholarship award supports payment of tuition, books, accommodation and living expenses for the selected course of study and for a maximum duration of two (2) years.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

If you are qualified and interested, please read carefully through the "How it works" section then proceed to apply via the “Apply Now” section at the sidebar of this website and submit as instructed.
Shortlisted candidates should be prepared to take a screening test to be held on September 7, 2013; strict compliance with our guidelines is advisable. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications not received by Thursday, 22nd of August 2013 will not be accepted. Names of the short-listed candidates for the qualifying test will be published in national dailies.  Shortlisted candidates will also be contacted with details of the screening test via SMS text and email.

Candidates who have uploaded the wrong document(s) for the 2013/2014 NNPC/MPN Undergraduate and NNPC/ESSO Postgraduate scholarship award should follow the steps below:

1. Log in with your registration details
2. Go to upload document section
3. Click "Select File"
4. Select the new document you want to upload
5. Click "Choose file" and Upload the new document

All uploaded documents must be in JPEG format and should not exceed 200KB.

Employees of ExxonMobil subsidiary companies in Nigeria and their dependents are not eligible for this scholarship.

PLEASE NOTE: ExxonMobil Upstream Affiliates in Nigeria (Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited) do not use placement agencies that charge scholarship applicants an advance fee of any kind (e.g. application fees, placement fees, test fees, etc.) 
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2013/2014 NNPC/MPN Undergraduate Scholarship Program

2013/2014 NNPC/MPN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
As part of its support to educational development and human capacity building, Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), operator of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/MPN Joint Venture awards annual scholarships to qualified undergraduate students in Nigerian Universities. 
Applications for NNPC/MPN Undergraduate National Scholarship Awards are based on the following criteria:

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE 

Awards will be made to qualified and suitable students who are currently admitted in Nigerian Universities irrespective of state of origin including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

DISCIPLINES 

Applications in the following list of approved disciplines are considered:

  1. Petroleum Engineering
  2. Chemical Engineering
  3. Mechanical Engineering
  4. Electrical/Electronic Engineering
  5. Civil Engineering
  6. Geology/Geophysics
  7. Medicine (MBBS Only)
  8.  Agricultural Science (and related fields)
  9. Computer Science

ELIGIBILITY 

  • Candidates must be holders of the SSCE or its equivalent with at least six subjects passed at a sitting
  • Applicants must be registered full-time undergraduates in their 1st or 2nd year of study in any accredited Nigerian University
  • Students who are currently on similar scholarship awards from other oil and gas companies should not apply.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

If you are qualified and interested, please read carefully through the "How it works" section then proceed to apply via the “Apply Now” section at the sidebar of this website and submit as instructed.
Shortlisted candidates should be prepared to take a screening test to be held on the 6th & 7th of September, 2013 strict compliance with our guidelines is advisable, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applications not received by Thursday, 22ndth of August 2013 will not be accepted. Names of short-listed candidates for the qualifying test will be published in national dailies.  Shortlisted candidates will also be contacted with details of the screening test via SMS text and email.

In view of the ongoing ASUU strike, candidates applying for the 2013/2014 NNPC/MPN Undergraduate Scholarship program will be permitted to submit their application without uploading the HOD Verification form. They will however be requested to upload the form once academic activities resume in tertiary institutions across the country.

Candidates who have uploaded the wrong document(s) for the 2013/2014 NNPC/MPN Undergraduate and NNPC/ESSO Postgraduate scholarship award should follow the steps below:

1. Log in with your registration details
2. Go to upload document section
3. Click "Select File"
4. Select the new document you want to upload
5. Click "Choose file" and Upload the new document

All uploaded documents must be in JPEG format and should not exceed 200KB

Employees of ExxonMobil subsidiary companies in Nigeria and their dependents are not eligible for this scholarship.


PLEASE NOTE: ExxonMobil Upstream Affiliates in Nigeria (Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited) do not use placement agencies that charge scholarship applicants an advance fee of any kind (e.g. application fees, placement fees, test fees, etc.)  

UPDATE: Did you get an invite for the Mobil Undergraduate/Postgraduate aptitude test? Congratulations!!!

The test will hold on Saturday, 7th September and candidates are advised to:

1. Go to candidate.fot.com.ng
2. Log in with username and password
3. Click on View/Print Invitation link

If you want to change your test location, click on the reschedule tab.

Come prepared!!!


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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

2013 Mobil/NNPC Graduate Assistance Program

Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidates for enrollment as Trainees in the AKS-NNPC/MPN & KPL/IBM Graduate Assistance Programme (GAP) Phase II.

POSITION: Graduate Trainee


SPONSORS
The Programme is sponsored by Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (HPN), Operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/MPN Joint Venture in collaboration with Akwa lbom State Government (AKSG) and Knowledge Partners Limited (KPL) business partner to International Business Machines (IBM), as part of its community assistance programmes aimed at boosting capacity building.

Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation has a long history or operating in Nigeria.
The company maintains a robust and active community relations programme that impacts its areas of operation.

2.0 THE PROGRAMME
This is a non residential training in Information Technology as well as Entrepreneurship skills targeted at unemployed graduates of Akwa Ibom State origin. However, few opportunities would be given to indigenes of other states of Nigeria.

The programme seeks amongst others to:
Encourage entrepreneurship and technology skills among trainees
Reduce unemployment in the State
Provide pool of experienced persons in ICT skills for both public and private sector employers.
The sessions are in abthes of 50 persons each for a period of six months comprising of a 3 month Instructor led training (ILT) and another 3 months on the job training (OTJ) through internship placements with reputable organizations.
  
3.0 Enrollment Requirements

Applicants as Trainees for AKS-NNPC/MPN & KPL/IBM Graduate Assistance Programme (GAP) Phase II must:

  • Be university or polytechnic graduate (BSc or BA) with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division or HND Lower Credit in any discipline
  • Have completed NYSC
  • Be successful in the competitive GAP aptitude test and selection interview conducted later
  • Be aged between 21 - 35 years 

How to Apply
Interested candidates should either:
Submit application letter with hard copy of detailed curriculum vitae indicating cell phone contacts, email addresses and proof of Local Goycrnment Area of Origin in an envelope marked Graduate Assistance Programme addressed to:

Programme Consultant
AKS-NNPC/MPN & KPL/IBM
Graduate Assistance Programme.
VADOC Phase II. Ministry of Science and Technology
84 Obio lmo Street. Uyo.Akwa lbom State

OR
Apply online and attach curriculum vitae to: info@gapng.com 
All applications must reach The Programme Consultant not later than 14 days from we date of this publication.

5.0 ENQUIRIES
For further enquiries visit our website www.gapng.com .
OR email us at info@gapog.com ;
OR visit the office at above stated address


DEADLINE: 20th August 2013.


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Sunday, August 4, 2013

NLNG Scholarship Aptitude Test - 2013

This is to inform applicants of the 2013/2014 NLNG scholarship scheme that successful candiates have been shortlisted for the scholarship aptitude test.
The candidates were invited via SMSs and emails.
 
The Aptitude test will hold on Saturday, 10th August 2013 at the venues attached to the invitations sent by mail. All shortlisted candidates are expected tocheck their emails for test details.

You will be prompted to logon to https://sws.nlng.com/Undgrad/ with your username and password to print your photo card.

Required Documents for the NLNG Scholarship Aptitude test:
Please not that you are expected to come with the following:
i.) Writing Materials
ii.) Original Letter of Invitation From NLNG
iii.) Original Jamb/University Admission letter
iv.) Original WAEC result
v.) School ID card
 

Scholarship Assessment Test Centres (if you received an email, kindly show up with required evidence.)
Test Date again is Saturday 10th August 2013.

1. PORT HARCOURT A - Las Mall, 9 Rumukalagbor Link Road, Elekahia, Port Harcourt

2. PORT HARCOURT B - ICT Centre, Rivers State University of Science & Technology (R.S.U.S.T), Nkpolu-Orowoukwo, Mile 3, Diobu, Port Harcourt

3. PORT HARCOURT C - Post Graduate Hall, Rivers State University of Science & Technology (R.S.U.S.T), Nkpolu-Orowoukwo, Mile 3, Diobu, Port Harcourt

4. LAGOS- Nigeria Law School, Adeyemo Alakija Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

5. ABUJA- National Universities Commission (NUC), Maitama, Abuja.

Test Format: As usual, those registered on our "BOOST IT" database should contact us for NLNG Aptitude test format.
We wish you all success.

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