NNPC – SNEPCo National University Scholarship Award 2025

About the Scholarship Program:

The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), on behalf of itself, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, and its co-venture partners, hereby invites applications from qualified Nigerian students for the 2025 NNPC – SNEPCo National University Scholarship Programme. The programme aims at promoting academic excellence and improving the skills of young Nigerians. It provides a yearly grant to the successful applicants from their second year to the completion of their undergraduate degree programme.

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

Eligibility Criteria for the Scholarship Program:

The merit-based scholarship is open to FULL TIME undergraduates studying in Public Universities within Nigeria.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Applicants must: 

• Be a Nigerian citizen.
• Currently in their second year of full-time study in a Public 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
Applicants 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.

Supporting Documents:

• A recent passport-sized photograph of the applicant in JPEG format, not more than 200 kilobytes
• 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 the State of Origin, indicating the applicant’s local government of origin, and,
• Academic results (CGPA) after completing100 level

Please click on the link below to download the Government official declaration form. Fill it correctly and upload: Click here

Application Deadline:

Applications for the scholarship program are open for entries until the 15th of August, 2025. Early applications are highly encouraged.

Application Process:

Interested and eligible candidates for the scholarship application process should apply by accessing the scholarship application portal through the scholarship application link below:

We at Icanstudent wish you the very best in your scholarship application process. Don’t forget to follow the Icanstudent website for more information and guidelines on how to be a top applicant in your scholarship application process. Good luck!!!