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2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by Nobody: 5:57pm On Oct 09, 2014
Since 1974, ExxonMobil upstream affiliates in Nigeria – Esso Exploration and production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) and Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) have supported the education of thousands of Nigerian students through the Companies’ various scholarship schemes. These schemes include:

Undergraduate Scholarship Awards

This program is funded by Mobil Producing Nigeria, operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/MPN Joint Venture. Since 1998, a total of 500 undergraduate scholarships are awarded annually. This is a significant increase on the 13 awards offered at inception of the scheme in 1974. The awards are made to suitably qualified students from every state of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). However, about 62 per cent of the total NNPC/MPN Undergraduate scholarship awards are allocated to students who are indigenes of the operational communities/ States - Akwa Ibom (50%) and Rivers States (12%). There is also a merit award (10%) to the best 50 candidates in the selection tests. The remaining places go to students from other states including the Federal Capital territory (FCT), based on merit and fair geographical spread. The current scholarship awards are for disciplines in Engineering (Petroleum, Chemical Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics and Civil,) Geology/Geophysics, Medicine, Agricultural Science (and related fields) as well as Computer Science.

International and National Post Graduate Scholarship Awards

These programs are sponsored by Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) in production sharing contract with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) as co-venturer The awards, which focus on Geosciences and Engineering disciplines are part of efforts at developing people for rewarding and productive careers in the petroleum industry. To qualify for these scholarship awards, the candidates must have a first degree (First Class or Second Class Upper Division in Geosciences or Engineering disciplines obtained from a Nigerian university, provisional admission for a Master’s degree program in any of the above stated disciplines in a recognized University either in Nigeria or the USA, Canada, United Kingdom or any EU country, for the national or international post graduate award respectively. The candidates must also be among the top performers in the selection tests and interviews conducted.

As at 2012, a total of 100 young Nigerians have been sponsored for international post graduate studies since 1994, while another 109 persons have gone through similar programs in Nigerian universities since 2007 These scholarship programs are amongst several initiatives by the ExxonMobil upstream subsidiary companies EEPNL and MPN), along with the respective partners and co-venturer, to help build capacities of young and brilliant Nigerians and further boost pool of qualified manpower for career opportunities in Nigeria and abroad.

to apply:
http://scholastica.ng/schemes/2014nnpceepnl

Goodluck guys

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Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by Nobody: 9:34am On Oct 10, 2014
Spread the news. smiley
Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by Joy83(m): 3:21pm On Oct 20, 2014
Applying...
Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by Nobody: 12:47pm On Oct 21, 2014
Joy83:
Applying...

Goodluck.
Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by papyrus2(m): 1:55pm On Oct 27, 2014
What's next
Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by Nobody: 1:57pm On Oct 27, 2014
papyrus2:
What's next

Lol, I have an idea. Pick up all the dragnet materials you can find and eat them up, not literally o. grin grin grin
Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by papyrus2(m): 2:03pm On Oct 27, 2014
Three7Ty9:


Lol, I have an idea. Pick up all the dragnet materials you can find and eat them up, not literally o. grin grin grin

Dragnet questions are quite familiar to having gone through series of their international scholarship exams test last year.
Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by Joy83(m): 3:48pm On Oct 27, 2014
papyrus2:


Dragnet questions are quite familiar to having gone through series of their international scholarship exams test last year.
Please can you send me some of the dragnet past questions. I am a fresher in this regard.
Oluvictor4christ@gmail.com
Thank you much more in anticipation.
Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by ovc7: 9:44am On Nov 29, 2014
Pls do anybody know whether this scholarship process has been concluded, I mean test and interview.
Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by Joy83(m): 8:52pm On Nov 29, 2014
I'm still waiting for their response as well... They should do fast ooooo
Re: 2014 NNPC/ESSO NATIONAL Postgraduate Scholarship Awards by ajahexcel(m): 12:08am On Nov 30, 2014
Download NNPC POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS @ www..com

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