Shell / NNPC Joint Venture Scholarship for Undergraduate Students in Nigeria, 2024

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Shell Scholarship Details and FAQs

Shell is Nigeria’s oldest energy company, and has a long term and continuing commitment to the country, its people and the economy. Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 93,000 employees in more than 70 countries. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future.

Shell Scholarship for Undergraduate Students in Nigerian Universities is being offered in two categories: National Merit Award (NM) and Areas of Operation Merit Award (OM).

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) operator of the NNPC/SPDC /TOTALENERGIES/NAOC Joint Venture is in pursuance of its Social Investment programme in Education, which aims to promote academic excellence and enhance the employability of young Nigerians, invites applications from suitably qualified Nigerian Students admitted into Full Time academic studies in the 2022/2023 session, to apply for its University Scholarship Scheme.

When is the application deadline?

15th of July 2024.

Is the scholarship/opportunity offered annually?

Yes

Eligible African Countries

Nigeria

To be taken at:

Nigerian Universities

Shell Scholarship Subject Areas:

Courses offered at Nigerian Universities

What is the category of this opportunity?

Undergraduate

Who is qualified to apply?

This merit-based scholarship is in two categories – the National Merit Award (NM) and the Areas of Operation Merit Award.

• National Merit Award (NM) – Open to all Nigerians
• Areas of Operation Merit Award – Open to Nigerians who are indigenes of SPDC’s operational areas in Bayelsa, Delta, Imo, and Rivers States

Eligible Candidates

• Must be citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Must be registered FULL TIME undergraduates in an accredited and approved University in Nigeria
• Must be in 200 Level or possess proof of admission into Undergraduate programme in the 2022/2023 academic session.
• Must not be a beneficiary of any other scholarship from an entity operating in the Oil and Gas Industry, National or International. 

Categories

The Scholarship is in two categories;

• the National Merit Award (NM) and
• the Areas of Operation Merit Award (OM).

The merit-based scholarship is in two categories – the National Merit Award (NM) and the Areas of Operation Merit Award(OM).

1. The National Merit Award (NM): Is open to all Nigerians.
2. Areas of Operation Merit Award – Open to Nigerians who are indigenes of SPDC’s operational areas in Bayelsa, Delta, Imo, and Rivers States

Note:

• SPDC and Its Joint Venture partners DOES NOT DEMAND PAYMENT FROM APPLICANTS.  The application is entirely FREE of charge
• SPDC and Its Joint Venture partners DOES NOT ASSIGN ‘Representatives’/ ‘Agents’ to assist applicants’ process applications
• Applications open on the 10th of June 2024 and closes on the 15th of July 2024
• Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the proctored computer-based test.
• Only successful candidates at each selection stage will be contacted. 
• Applications must be processed ONLY through the Shell Nigeria website

How many scholarship awards are available?

Several scholarships are available

Shell Scholarship Benefits:

Annual grant from the SPDC JV for the full duration of your course

How long will the scholarship last?

For full duration of the course

How to Apply for the Shell Scholarship

Interested candidates who meet the criteria listed above should apply by clicking on the “Apply” button below:

Application Portal

1. 1.       All applicants should have personal valid email account and phone number (for consistent communication
   2.       All applications must be processed online, via 

https://candidate.scholastica.ng/schemes/NNPCSPDCJV2024

1. 3.      Applicants for the Operational Area Awards are required to provide scanned copies of letters of identification, (which must be duly stamped and signed) by:
   1. • The Paramount Ruler of the Community; and
      • The Chairman of the Community Development Committee or Community Executive Council (CDC or CEC)
      The letters should be addressed to: The Manager, Social Performance, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (Shell), Shell Industrial Area, Port Harcourt, Rivers-State.

1. 4.       Ensure you have clear scanned copies of the following documents for upload:  
        a.      

Passport photograph with white background not more than 3 months old (450px by 450px)

1.      b.     

School ID card

1.      c.      

University or JAMB (UTME or D/E) Admission letter

1.      f.       

JAMB Result

1.      g.      

Letter of Identification from State (Showing Local Government of Origin)

P/S: Each document must not exceed 200KB and the image format must be in JPEG

1. 5.       Ensure the documents are named according to what they represent to avoid mixing up documents

1. 6.       Ensure you attach the appropriate documents when asked to upload   

To apply, follow the steps below:  

1. a.       Click on “Register” to create an account using your SPDC email address. 

1. b.       Proceed to your email box to activate your account  

1. c.       Enter your registered email and password to upload your information. 

1. d.       Enter your personal information, educational information, bank account information, other information and upload required scanned documents.

1. e.       Ensure the name used in applications matches the names on all documentation in same order.  

1.           Ensure you view all documents after uploading, to eliminate errors during uploading. 

1.           When asked to upload photo, upload a passport photograph with a white background. 

1.           Recheck application information to avoid errors Click on 

https://candidate.scholastica.ng/schemes/NNPCSPDCJV2024

1.  to return to SPDC application site

1.           Click “Apply Now” to submit information

f.       You will receive an email and a SMS that confirms your application was successful. 

Scholarship Webpage

Shell University Scholarship Scheme Description

Education, as all parents and guardians admit, 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. That has been the belief of Shell Nigeria since 1952. In 2014, $14.8 million was invested in scholarships by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo).

The University Scholarship Scheme, a programme run by SPDC on behalf of the NNPC/SPDC /TEPNG/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.

There are two categories of the Scholarship Scheme, the National Merit Award (NM), open to Nigerian undergraduates and 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.