2015 MTN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

The 2015 edition of MTN Foundation Scholarship application has commenced. The scholarship is for full time second year students studying in public tertiary institutions (universities, polytechnics and colleges of education) in Nigeria.The MTN Foundation Science & Technology Scholarship Scheme is for full time second year students studying in public tertiary institutions (universities, polytechnics and colleges of education) in Nigeria. The scholarship provides financial assistance to students who may be unable to pay for their tertiary education and aims to recognize and reward academic excellence.
A maximum of 500 qualified and successful full-time Nigerian students studying science and technology related courses are awarded the scholarship which covers tuition, book allowance and stipends. The scholarship is renewed every year until graduation for existing awardees provided they have maintained a minimum CGPA of 3.5 or its equivalent (second class upper/upper credit) while new applications, when advertised, are welcome from full time students in their second year of study.

MTN Foundation Scholarship Terms and Conditions.

Please read carefully before completing this form. Be sure that the information you provide is accurate.
Applicants from public Universities and Colleges of Education in Nigeria must be full time undergraduates in 200 level/2nd year.
Applicants from public Universities and Colleges of Education must have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) score of 3.5 or its equivalent (2:1)
Applicants from public Polytechnics must have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 (upper credit) from the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) programme and must have secured admission into the Higher National Diploma programme (HND).
Direct entry level students must have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 (upper credit) from the OND programme and must have secured admission into 200 level/2nd year in a public University
Current Beneficiaries of the MTN Foundation Science & Technology Scholarship award are not eligible to apply
The MTN Foundation reserves the right to cancel or suspend a scholarship award if it is discovered that an applicant /awardee provided false information.
Names of successful candidates will be published in National Dailies
Closing date for receipt of application is Sunday, September 6 2015
Please note that all information provided will be verified and persons with fraudulent information will be held accountable.

Only applications from students studying one of the under listed courses will be considered:
• Accountancy/Accounting
• Agric. Extension and Rural Development
• Agricultural Science
• Agronomy
• Animal Breeding and Genetics
• Animal Nutrition
• Animal Production and Health
• Aquaculture and Fisheries Management
• Applied Physics
• Architecture
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer and Electronics
• Computer and Information Science
• Computer and Mathematics
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering • Electronics and Computer Technology
• Electronics Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Industrial Mathematics
• Industrial Physics
• Information Technology
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
• Petroleum and Gas Engineering
• Physics Electronics
• Geophysics
• Physics/ Computational Modeling
• Pure/ Applied Physics
• Statistics
• Statistics and Computer Science
• System Engineering

 CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR MTN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP 2015

2014/2015 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.
 WHO CAN APPLY?

The merit-based 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 all Nigerians. 

•  Areas of Operation Merit Award, East (OE) For Nigerians who are indigenes of SPDC’s operational area 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. of Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas) and Delta States. 

Eligible Applicants must:

• Be citizens of Nigeria, currently enrolled in an accredited and approved university in Nigeria. 
• Have gained admission during the 2013/2014 academic session, and pursuing a first degree programme. 
• Have a minimum of seven O/Levels credits, including Mathematics and English. 
• Be enrolled full‐time, in a university in Nigeria at the undergraduate level with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 at the time of application (attach transcripts or official records)

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, and to provide the required personal and educational details, and load scanned copies of the following: 

•  A recent passport-sized photograph of the applicant (i.e. jpeg format, 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.

  Scanned copies of letters of identification, (which must be duly stamped and signed) by:

• The Paramount Ruler of the Community; and 
• The Chairman of the Community Development or Executive Council (CDC or CEC) is also required of applicants for the Operational Area Awards (OE & OW). The letters should be addressed to The Manager, Sustainable Development (UIO/G/NRS), Shell Petroleum Development Company, Port Harcourt. 

Document size must not exceed 200KB and the image format must be JPG.
Please Note:-

• Shell does not demand payment from applicants. 
• The application is FREE of charge. Shell does not assign ‘Representatives’/‘Agents’ to assist applicants’ process applications. 
• Applications should be submitted online before 18th of September 2015. 
•  Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR 2014/2015 (SPDC) SCHOLARSHIP