NNPC SNEPCo Postgraduate Scholarship 2026 | Fully Funded

The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), alongside its co-venture partners (Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria and Nigerian Agip Exploration Company Limited), has joined forces with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to announce the annual postgraduate scholarship cycle. This highly competitive corporate social responsibility initiative offers brilliant Nigerian graduates a lifetime opportunity to pick up specialized Master of Science (M.Sc.) degrees in the United Kingdom.

Scholarship Overview

Host Country	United Kingdom (UK)
Institution	University of Aberdeen \| Newcastle University
Study Location	Study in United Kingdom (UK)
Eligible Countries	Nigeria
Requirements	Hold a degree of an equivalent standard to a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree
Scholarship Category	Postgraduate Scholarships \| Masters Scholarships
Reward	Fully Funded
Application Closing Date	6th July, 2026

Benefit of NNPC SNEPCo Postgraduate Scholarship 2026

The NNPC SNEPCo award is a comprehensive, premium financial package. Successful recipients will receive:

Full Tuition Fees
One economy-class return flight ticket from Nigeria to the United Kingdom.
Contribution toward living expenses only

Related Scholarship Opportunities:

Institutional Partners and Eligible Courses

For the academic year kickoff, the joint committee has paired with two world-class UK institutions. Only the specific technical courses outlined below are approved for scholarship consideration:

1. University of Aberdeen

MSc Geophysics
MSc Safety & Reliability Engineering for Oil & Gas
MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering
MSc Integrated Petroleum Geoscience

2. Newcastle University

MSc Data Science and AI
MSc Engineering Management
MSc Sustainable Chemical Engineering
MSc Artificial Intelligence
MSc Robotics and AI
MSc Marine and Ocean Engineering

Requirements

To safely pass the stringent screening rounds managed by SNEPCo and its university partners, candidates must meet all the following benchmarks:

You must be a legal citizen of Nigeria currently living inside the country.
Hold a degree matching or exceeding a UK Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1) standard.
Applicants must be aged between 21 and 28 years old by September 30, 2026.
Candidates must have successfully finished their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program by September 2026.
Possess an adequate command of English.
You must hold a valid Nigerian International Passport with an expiration date extending at least until December 2026.

How to Apply for NNPC SNEPCo Postgraduate Scholarship 2026

The NNPC SNEPCo postgraduate funding pipeline relies entirely on a “Merit Admission First” sequence. You cannot access the scholarship form without an existing academic relationship with the partner schools.

Click the button below to visit the official portal
Navigate directly to the postgraduate application web pages of either the University of Aberdeen or Newcastle University.
Fill out your profile and submit a complete application for any of the approved M.Sc. engineering or data courses.
The university academic boards will screen you, If you meet their criteria, you will receive a formal academic admission offer letter.
Upon receiving an admission offer, the university’s international funding unit will automatically provide you with a unique link or electronic access code to download the official NNPC-SNEPCo Postgraduate Scholarship Application Form.
Fill out the scholarship forms meticulously, attach your admission proof, and return the package through the university portal before deadline
The partner schools will pre-screen submissions and forward the top shortlist to SNEPCo for the final physical or virtual interview phase

APPLICATION LINK UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

APPLICATION LINK NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

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