NNPC-SNEPCo University Scholarship Award 2026 For Nigerians

The NNPC/SNEPCo Scholarship 2025 is now open and currently accepting applications from suitably qualified Nigerians.

The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), on behalf of itself, the 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. 

To apply for the NNPC/Shell Scholarship 2025, applicants 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

• The NNPC/SNEPCo Scholarship offers 250,000 Naira annually to winners of the award.

• The scholarship runs throughout the period of the awardee’s undergraduate studies  

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 Examination (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., the candidate must have completed and have results of 2 academic semesters at a 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 for the NNPC/SNEPCo Scholarship 2025, interested applicants should follow the steps below:

• 1

  Click the green button below to visit the scholarship webpage

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  In the top right corner of the page, click on the “Apply Now” tab. 

• 3

  Click on “Register Now” to create an account. 

• 4

  Proceed to your email box to activate your account 

• 5

  Enter your personal information, National Identification Number, educational information, other information and upload required scanned documents. 

• 6

  Ensure the name used in applications matches the names on all documentation in same order. Upload a sworn affidavit or certificate if otherwise. 

• 7

  Ensure you view all documents after uploading to ensure that they are clear and accurate. 

• 8

  When asked to upload a photo, upload a passport photograph with a white background. 

• 9

  Recheck application information to avoid errors 

• 10

  Click “Apply Now” to submit information 

• 11

  You will receive an email and an SMS that confirm your application was successful. 

• 12

  Return to https://candidate.scholastica.ng/, enter your Email and Password to download your profile, and proceed to have your Head of Department sign the document. 

• 13

  Upload a scanned copy of the signed profile; this will be used for verification. 

Note: Multiple applications attract a disqualification penalty from the Scholarship Board.