NNPC/SNEPCo National University Scholarship Programme 2025 for Young Nigerian Students. – Scholarship Opportunities

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Application Deadline:  AUGUST 15TH, 2025. 

Applications are now open for the 2025 NNPC/SNEPCo National University Scholarship Programme. 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.

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.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the NNPC/SNEPCo National University Scholarship Programme