Shell Scholarship 2022/2023 Application Form is Out
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) is the Shell scholarship 2022/2023 SPDC
Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for applicants from Rivers, Delta, Imo and Bayelsa States.
The objective of the scheme is to provide an opportunity for qualifying students from these Niger Delta
states to further their education in courses that are relevant to the oil and gas industry.
In the six years of this programme, 60 students have won the opportunity to study at top rated
universities in the UK on an all-expenses paid scholarship.
For the academic year commencing September, 2022, SPDC in partnership with three universities in the
UK–Imperial College London, University College, London and the University of Leeds—will award ten
scholarships for one year post-graduate MSc studies.
The following courses qualify for award of scholarships at the three institutions
Imperial College London
MSc PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
MSc PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE
MSc PETROLEUM GEOPHYSICS
University College London
MSc CHEMICAL/PROCESS ENGINEERING
MSc MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (Rotating Equipment or Metallurgy)
MSc CIVIL ENGINEERING (Geotechnics)
University Of Leeds
MSc EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS
MSc ELECTRONIC/ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must:
Display sound intellectual ability and leadership potentials
Meet the individual universities’ English Language requirements (usually at least 6.5 in IELTS score valid
for Sept. 2022 admission). Please note that TOEFL is no longer recognised by most UK universities.
Candidates are advised that failure to meet each university’s English Language requirement at the time
of selection may invalidate their application.
Be aged between 21-28 years by 30/09/2022
Be an indigene of Rivers, Delta, Imo or Bayelsa states (documentary proof of this will be required and
will be verified)
Currently reside in Nigeria
Return to Nigeria on completion of the proposed programme of study
Have obtained a university degree (at least of equivalent standard to a UK Second Class Upper (Honours
degree)
Not have studied previously in the UK or any other developed country
Have a Nigerian international passport valid to end December 2022
Be neither a current nor former employee (who has left employment less than 5 years before) of SPDC
or the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies
Not be a spouse, child or ward of staff of Shell Companies in Nigeria
Application Process
Login to the Scholarship Application Portal
Submit application for admission to the any of the prospective universities for any of the qualifying
courses
Application forms for the scholarship will ONLY be available through the websites of the participating
universities following an offer of admission by the university
Universities will process applications and select candidates to attend interviews before being considered
for final selection
The scholarship will cover tuition fees, one economy return flight ticket from Nigeria to the UK and a
contribution towards living expenses only*.
MORE INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC COURSE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED from the
websites of the individual universities.
Please note that the stipends are based on the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
published living rates and are limited to this only
This is a non-committal scholarship. Note that NEITHER SPDC NOR any of its affiliate companies is
obligated to offer employment of any sort to any candidate upon graduation neither are successful
candidates bonded to SPDC for any period of time on account of the scholarship award.
University Scholarship Scheme
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/Shell/Elf/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.
Secondary School Scholarship
The Shell Nigeria Secondary School Scholarship Scheme is for host communities in Abia, Akwa Ibom,
Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo and Rivers states.
Every year, an average of 2,600 post-primary scholarships are awarded in the seven states. The
Secondary School Scholarship Scheme is to help students pay through school, as well as enhance
academic achievement in host communities.
The scheme, which is also a welcome relief for many parents and guardians in the education of their
children, has become so popular that annually, thousands of parents and children look forward to it as a
golden opportunity.
Indeed, it has today become a welcome feature of educational development, especially in the Niger
Delta area of Nigeria.
Cradle-to-Career Scholarship
The Cradle-to-Career Scholarship is an all-inclusive scholarship programme that provides opportunities
for brilliant pupils of less-privileged background to attend reputable secondary schools in Nigeria.
The Cradle-to-Career scheme is designed to bridge educational inequalities resulting from geographic
and socio-economic difference as well as help to enhance high literacy level in the Niger Delta and
Nigeria in general.
There are two categories of the Scholarship Scheme;
1. The SPDC JV Cradle-to-Career Scholarship scheme managed by Shell Petroleum Development
Company Limited (SPDC) on behalf of the joint venture.
Started since 2010, candidates are selected from key Niger Delta States of Rivers, Bayelsa and
Delta. Three hundred and fifty (350) talented students are already enrolled in quality secondary
schools.
2. The National Cradle-to-Career Scholarship scheme, managed by Shell Nigeria Exploration and
Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) on behalf of itself, its co-venture partners and the NNPC.
Candidates are selected from each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, out of
which the best three (3), who also meet all other award criteria are awarded the scholarship.
The scheme is in its second year with 60 beneficiaries already placed in very good private
secondary schools.
Shell Nigeria Cradle-to-Career scholarship has received several local and international commendations.
At the 2011 United Nations (UN) Innovations Fair in Geneva, the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon
described the scheme as “a landmark initiative” and acknowledged its impressive contributions to
educational development in the Niger Delta and Nigeria.
Shell Scholars
The Shell scholarship programme commenced in the 1950s. with awards to qualified Nigerians in various
fields of study, both within and outside Nigeria. Many of them returned home to occupy key positions in
public service, commerce and industry.
Shell Scholars' Forum – Promoting Academic Excellence in Nigeria
As Shell worked to produce and export the first barrel of crude oil for Nigeria, it also had the foresight to
think of the generations of Nigerians who would one day drive the development of the newly
independent nation. A quick way of achieving this was to train the required manpower through
scholarship awards.
The Shell scholarship programme commenced in the 1950s with awards to qualified Nigerians in various
fields of study both within and outside Nigeria. Many of them returned home and some still occupy key
positions in public service, commerce and industry.
The Shell Scholars’ Forum inaugurated in 2013 is intended to create an avenue for older beneficiaries to
mentor the younger ones. Relatedly, a new Shell education portfolio strategy was launched also in 2013.
The objective is “to generate the intellectual and creative energy required for sustained economic
performance and global competitiveness of Nigeria”. Element of the strategy include; Building Scholars,
Promoting Digital Transformation and driving Growth and Development in Nigeria.
As a mark of recognition and appreciation of Shell’s effort in supporting quality education in Nigeria
from the 1950s to date, the company emerged “Best Company in Education” at the 2013 Social
Enterprise Report & Awards (SERAs).
Have you ever been awarded a Shell scholarship? You are part of a distinct club! Join the Shell
Scholars' Forum.
The Shell Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has established the Shell Scholars’ Forum for
all past recipients of Shell university and postgraduate scholarship awards. The Shell Scholars’ Forum is a
great networking forum.
Why join the Forum?
Over 14,000 people have passed through Shell’s scholarship programmes over the past 50 years. Most
of these scholars have excelled in their various fields and occupy exalted positions in commerce,
banking, industry, academia etc.
The forum provides a common platform for networking and relationship-building among the scholars,
afford them the opportunity not only to contribute to future improvements in SPDC’s education
strategy, but also provide communiqués that may positively influence government policies on
education. The forum would also serve as a platform to impact the younger generation of scholars and
help address the educational challenges of today.
To join this forum, kindly fill out the registration form.
Scholarship Disclaimer
Our attention has been drawn to the activities of some individuals parading themselves as
representatives of Shell for the purpose of our Scholarship Programmes.
These individuals, who pose as middlemen, claim to have access to Shell scholarship processes with
powers to influence or secure scholarships for applicants.
We have not authorised or appointed any persons or organisations to act as middlemen or agents for
any of our scholarship programmes and do not collect any fee from candidates.
Shell scholarship programmes and application guidelines are advertised in national newspapers, on the
company’s website and Twitter handle.
Please be guided accordingly.