2024 NNPC - SNEPCo National University Scholarship Award

The programme aims at promoting academic excellence and improving the skills of young Nigerians. It provides yearly grant to the successful applicants from their second year to the completion of their undergraduate degree programme.

Eligible undergraduate students studying National Universities Commission (NUC) accredited courses in Nigerian universities are invited to submit an electronic application 

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must:

• Be a Nigerian citizen.
• Currently be in their second year of full-time study in a Nigerian University accredited by the NUC.
• Have a minimum CGPA of 3.5 in a 5-grade system or the equivalent in other grade systems; and 
• Not be a beneficiary of any other scholarship from an entity in the Oil and Gas industry, National or International.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Selection Criteria

Applicant must:

• Application MUST be received not later than the specified deadline via the scholarship portal ONLY.
• Only candidates that meet the eligibility criteria will be invited for the monitored computer-based test.
• Only the top 10 candidates will be shortlisted from each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory for academic verification prior to scholarship offer. 
• Candidates with falsified results will be disqualified.
• Only candidates that have successfully satisfied the above criteria will be contacted to receive the scholarship award.
• All scholars must maintain a minimum of 3.5 CGPA per session, in a 5-grade system or the equivalent in other grade systems, to sustain the award.

How to Apply

• Every applicant should have a valid personal email account and phone number.
• Applications by eligible candidates should be submitted online at https://candidate.scholastica.ng/schemes/2024NNPCSNEPCo
• Candidates should include personal and educational details in the application.
• Applicants should upload scanned copies of the following as part of the application:
  • Recent passport-sized photograph of the applicant in JPEG format, not more than 200kilobytes;
  • University or JAMB Admission Letter;
  • Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) Result;
  • O' Level Result(s); and 'A' Level /OND /NCE Result(s) as applicable;
  • Letter of Identification from State of Origin indicating applicant's local government of origin; 
  • Cumulative Grade Point Average after the first year i.e. candidate must have completed and have results of 2 academic semesters at the minimum
  • All candidates are required to fill and sign the Government Official declaration form. To download the Government Official declaration form, click  https://dragnetnigeria.com/download/SNEPCO.pdf

To apply, visit: https://candidate.scholastica.ng/schemes/2024NNPCSNEPCo

Staff Writer

This article was written and edited by a staff writer.