IMPORTANT : Please clearly mark your State of origin:

BAYELSA DELTA RIVERS

PLEASE STATE YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA:

…………………………………………………………………….
Proof of origin will be required at every stage of the process.

SPDC Niger Delta Post-Graduate Scholarship Scheme

University of Leeds

Scholarship Application Form

A scholarship application should accompany, or follow, a University Graduate

Entry Application. Scholarship applications will not be considered until the
applicant has been accepted by the University of Leeds to undertake an
eligible programme of postgraduate study.
Applicants must personally complete this form by entering the information
requested in the appropriate blocks.
A fully completed scholarship application form must reach the University by
28th March 2011.
Applicants must :
• display intellectual ability and leadership potential;
• have a high standard of English, ie at least 6.5 in IELTS and meet the
university’s language requirements;
and
• 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
• intend to study one of the following courses:
(i) MSc Exploration Geophysics
(ii) MSc (Eng) Oilfield Corrosion Engineering
• 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 have left employment
less than 5 years before) of SPDC, the Royal Dutch Shell Group of
Companies or Wider Perspectives Limited, or current employee's
relatives;
• not already have had the chance of studying in the UK or another
developed country.

Undertaking by applicants

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By completing this form applicants attest to the accuracy of the information
given and to their intention to return to and settle in Nigeria/ the Delta
States on completion of the proposed programme of study.

Please note that whilst successful scholarship winners are not prevented from
applying to SPDC for employment after the completion of their course, employment
is not guaranteed

1. Personal Details
Family name (as in           
passport)
Other names      
Gender      
(male/female)
State of origin      
Date of birth      
(day/month/year)
Place of birth      
(town/state)
Addresses for correspondence      

Post:

Telep      
hone:
     
Fax:
E      
mail:

2. Family Details
Status      
(single/married)

You should be aware that this scholarship does not provide for spouse or child allowances; stipends
are intended to cover the expenses of the scholarship holder only. Accommodation in all cases is
for a single person.

3. University/College Education
Please enter details of your tertiary education, in date order.

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Institution Course Dates Qualification obtained
Mark with (E) those courses Please state class of degree and/or
conducted almost entirely in grade or percentage and position in
English class
                       

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4. Professional Background
Please give details of all work experience you have undertaken since completing your
first university/college degree. Please also give details of your NYSC.
Dates Employer Position/Responsibility
                 

5. Proposed Study
Please name the university at which you have applied to study and your proposed
programme.
University       Academic Year      
Programme      
Date of Application      
Admission status
Have you applied to
any other
universities for MSc
If Yes, please provide
details.

6. English Language
If you have taken any English language tests (i.e. IELTS or TOEFL) please give the dates
taken and your scores.
IELTS/TOEFL/OTHER Date Score
                 
                 
If you have not taken an English language test please explain why it might not be
necessary for you to take one.
     

7. Funding
Have you previously been awarded a scholarship by anyone?      
(yes/no)
If Yes, please provide      
details:

Have you applied for/

been awarded a
scholarship for this
course? (yes/no)
If Yes, please provide
details:

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8. References

Please give the name and address of one person who is prepared to write in support of
your non-academic qualities. (Note: please do not submit references)
Name Address E-mail address
                 

9. Personal Skills
(a) Please describe, in no more than 120 words, your most outstanding non-academic
achievement involving other people.
     

(b) Please describe, in no more than 150 words, your significant past non-academic
achievements and responsibilities. Why were you involved, what was your role?

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(c) Please provide, in no more than 150 words, more detail on any previous work
experience in the petrochemical field (or linked fields).
     

(d) Please provide an outline of your ambitions and career plan.

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e) Please describe your reasons for applying for this particular course of study.

Data Protection
The personal data you provide on this application form and otherwise as part of the scholarship
application process will be held and processed for the purpose of the selection process of the SPDC
Niger Delta Post Graduate Scholarship Scheme.
The information will be retained only for as long as is permitted by local legislation and then
destroyed. In order to process the personal data you provide on this application form and otherwise
for the purposes indicated, your personal data may be transferred to other relevant third party
organisations around the world. The SPDC Niger Delta Post Graduate Scholarship Scheme will try to
ensure that your personal data is protected adequately wherever possible, even where countries
outside the European Economic Area to which it is transferred may provide a different level of legal
protection of personal data from that offered in the European Economic Area or do not have laws to
protect it. Countries, to which your application form and other personal data you have supplied
have been transferred, can be provided on request. By signing and returning this application form
or otherwise submitting it you (1) declare that you have read, understood and accepted the
statements set out in this data protection clause (2) are declaring that the information given in this
form is complete and true and (3) are giving your consent to the processing of the information
contained in this application form and any other personal data you may provide separately in the
manner and to the extent described in this form and (4) are authorising The SPDC Niger Delta Post
Graduate Scholarship Scheme to verify or have verified on their behalf all statements contained in
this application form and to make any necessary reference checks.

     

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