The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited have opened applications for the 2026 edition of their joint National University Scholarship Award, offering multi-year financial grants to eligible undergraduates across public universities.
The initiative, announced Saturday via an official broadcast on Shell’s verified social media channels, provides structured annual academic funding designed to support beneficiaries through the completion of their degree programmes.
Under the eligibility guidelines released by the operating joint venture, applicants must be enrolled as full-time students currently in their second year of academic study within accredited federal and state universities.
Prospective beneficiaries are required to maintain a verified Cumulative Grade Point Average of not less than 3.5 on a five-point grading scale to qualify for screening and final selection.
The operators confirmed that all candidate submissions must be completed online through the central Scholastica scholarship portal before the official portal closure on November 30, 2026.
According to program documentation released alongside the call for entries, the corporate social investment aims to boost high-level technical capability and sustain academic performance standards across Nigerian tertiary institutions.
The operators added that female undergraduates meeting the academic criteria are specifically encouraged to apply to broaden gender inclusion within critical national academic disciplines.
Eligibility requirements
To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must:
• Be Nigerian citizens.
• Be in their second year of full-time study in a public Nigerian university accredited by the National Universities Commission.
• Have a minimum CGPA of 3.5 on a five-point grading system or its equivalent in other grading systems.
• Not be beneficiaries of any other scholarship from an organisation in the oil and gas industry, whether national or international.
Documents required
According to the application guidelines on Scholastica, applicants are required to prepare scanned copies of the following documents:
1. A recent passport-sized photograph in JPEG format, not exceeding 200 kilobytes.
2. University or Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board admission letter.
3. Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result.
4. O’Level results and A-Level, Ordinary National Diploma or National Certificate in Education results, where applicable.
5. A letter of identification from the applicant’s state of origin indicating their local government area.
6. Academic results showing the applicant’s CGPA after completing 100-level.
7. A completed government official declaration form, available for download through the link provided on the scholarship portal.
How to apply
Interested and eligible candidates are required to follow these steps:
