Nigerian LNG Limited is happy to invite applicants for the NLNG Post Primary Scholarships, Undergraduate Scholarships, Overseas Postgraduate Scholarships and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Scholarships scheme for the current academic year 2024, the scholarship opportunities are open to students studying at all levels of study programs. It is offered annually and applicants should place high consideration on this opportunity.
This scholarship is offered by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited. This platform supports education in several ways and one of them is providing scholarships for Nigerian students.
NLNG has scholarship scheme on full-time basis which supports human development and also encourages high academic performance, and ultimately growing high potential students, professionals and graduates with a high competitive advantage.
The scholarship was founded as a very critical component of an educational intervention program for, the host communities in the year 1998 and it was later opened to the rest of the Citizens of Nigeria in 2013
Brief NLNG Scholarships 2024 Description
NLNG scholarship 2024 is open to:
Undergraduate students both in accredited universities and polytechnics located in Nigeria.
Masters and PhD students who are seeking professional study abroad in the United Kingdom. The NLNG four-tier scholarships point to the different levels at which students can apply for scholarships, namely:
- NLNG Post Primary Scholarship
- NLNG Undergraduate Scholarship
- NLNG Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship
- NLNG Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Scholarship
NLNG Post-primary Scholarships
NLNG Post-Primary scholarship aims at supporting high-performing pupils at the basic 6 levels in the company’s host communities and other oil-producing States where this company is located to access post-primary education with ease. This part of the NLNG Scholarship started in 2012 with 28 winners and has increased to a total of 172 winners by 2015.
Prospective pupils are enrolled into the scheme Strictly based on an excellent performance at the annual National Examination Council’s Common Entrance examinations
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NLNG Undergraduate Scholarships
This part of NLNG Scholarships is for undergraduate students, this company is now accepting undergraduate applicants from their first year in Nigerian Universities, for the NLNG Undergraduate Scholarship award.
The application closing date for the NLNG Undergraduate Scholarship award is set May 13th. Interested Nigerian students who are in their first year are encouraged to apply for the scholarship.
The platform wants to promote academic excellence by supporting academically inclined Nigerian students through their Undergraduate studies.
A total of 2,833 students from various universities in Nigeria who are in undergraduate studies have benefited from this scholarship. This company has spent over 600 million Naira in undergraduate scholarships.
The winner of the NLNG Scholarship for undergraduate students will be offered 100,000 to 300,000 thousand Naira for a single academic year and it runs throughout the student’s study programme.
NLNG Overseas Postgraduate Scholarships
Nigeria LNG Limited invite applicants, who are qualified candidates for the NLNG postgraduate scholarship scheme annually for master’s degree programs to be taken in the United Kingdom. This year’s program will be starting in September 2019.
The Scheme wants to grow a pool of high-potential Nigerian graduates and professionals who have a very competitive advantage.
This scheme was officially launched in October 2012 having an annual intake of 15 winners to study in leading universities in the UK, with a financial benefit ranging from N9 to N11 million ($60,000 and $69,000), depending on the program of study and the course duration. The scholarship covers the listed disciplines:
- Environmental Studies
- Engineering
- Management
- Accountancy
- Economics
- Information Technology
- Geology
- Banking
- Law and Medicine
The set that won the scholarship in 2017 has commenced their programs in their respective UK universities. 56 persons have benefited from the scheme so far.
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NLNG Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Scholarships 2024
Unfortunately, the security situation in North-Eastern Nigeria has created a huge population of vulnerable individuals. The scheme was instituted to help the Federal Government efforts in reviving and rebuilding Nigeria’s North-Eastern region via the offering of Scholarship awards to 30 candidates where 10 candidates will come from each of the IDP camps in the three states hit by insurgency the most, these States include Bono, Adamawa and Yobe.
The primary purpose of this award is to take several students through Secondary Education. Beneficiaries under this scholarship are currently in their preceding year of post-primary education
Host Platform
The donor of this scholarship NLNG is a company situated in Nigeria. Three of the four-tire of scholarship offered by NLNG is hosted in Nigeria, which includes the internally displaced persons (IDP) scholarships, post-primary scholarships, and undergraduate scholarships. While the postgraduate part of the scholarships offered by NLNG is hosted in the UK.
Eligible Study Level/Field
As listed there are levels eligible for this Scholarship
- NLNG Post Primary Scholarship
- NLNG Undergraduate Scholarship
- NLNG Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship
- NLNG Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Scholarship
NLNG Post Primary Scholarship is open to all secondary school students. NLNG Undergraduate Scholarship is open to all fields of study. NLNG Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Scholarship is open to all fields of study.
NLNG Overseas PostGraduate Scholarship is open to the following fields of study:
- Environmental Studies
- Engineering
- Management
- Accountancy
- Economics
- Information Technology
- Geology
- Banking
- Law and Medicine.
Eligible Group
The Undergraduate part of this Scholarship is open to Nigerians studying in any Nigerian university.
The postgraduate part if this Scholarship is open to students is open to Nigerians studying in UK universities
General Eligibility Requirements
This section contains the Eligibility requirements for the four tiers of the NLNG Scholarships
NLNG Post-Primary Scholarship Eligibility
Any prospective beneficiary must meet the following requirements:
Be an indigene of an NLNG host community.
Be a basic 5 or 6-pupil
Provide his/her Basic Five result
Must provide a letter of attestation signed & stamped by the Head Teacher of his/her current school (the contact number of the Head Teacher should also be included)
Provide proof of indigene signed by the CDC Chief or chairman in his/her community.
Provide an identification letter from his/her Local Government Council.
Must not be a child or ward an employee or staff of Nigeria LNG Limited.
NLNG Undergraduate Scholarship Eligibility
Any prospective beneficiary must:
- Have excellent West Africa School Certificate National Examination Council (NECO) or WASE result at ONE sitting
- Have a high score in the Joint Admissions & Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination
- Be a Full-Time Year-One student of a Nigerian University at the time of application
- Not be a beneficiary of any other Scholarship Award from any other company or agency
- Not a child, spouse, ward or even direct relation of staff of Nigeria LNG Limited
NLNG Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Eligibility
Must have provisional admission from one of the under-listed institutions in the UK to study any of the following eligible disciplines:
- Engineering
- Geosciences
- Environmental Sciences
- Management Sciences
- Information Technology
- Law, and
- Medicine
- Possess a 2nd Class Upper degree or First-Class in a relevant field of study
- Completed NYSC program
- Have not less than an 8.0 IELTS score
- Not be no more than 30 years old as at the point in time the application was sent
- Be a resident in Nigeria
- Provide an identification letter from respective Local Government Councils.
- Provide consent letter from employer (if in any organization, or service)
- Have an international passport that is valid for travel, for at least, a year from September 2019
- Be able to obtain the UK Tier-4 student Visa upon being successful in the award
- Provide concrete evidence that they are willing and available to travel in September 2019 if selected for the scholarship.
- Not a direct relative to an employee or staff of Nigeria LNG Limited
Eligible Institutions for the NLNG Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship:
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Manchester
- University of Cranfield
NLNG Scholarship Benefits in 2024
For post-secondary students
Full sponsors for the period of study
For Undergraduate students
The winner of the NLNG Scholarship for undergraduate students will be offered 100,000 to 300,000 thousand naira for a single academic year and it runs throughout the student’s study programme.
Application Guidelines
Here are the application guidelines for all the four-tie Scholarships
How to Apply for NLNG Post-Primary Scholarships 2024
- All requested documents should be attached to avoid disqualification.
- Applicants should fill in valid contact details as they will be used to send messages regarding the status of the application.
- Non-adherence to the criteria for this scheme will bring disqualification
- Only candidates who are shortlisted will be invited for the selection test.
How to Apply for NLNG Undergraduate Scholarship 2024
Interested individuals should follow the link in the Scholarship Link Section to apply. All Undergraduate applications should include the following copies as attachments in scanned form:
- Passport-sized photographs
- WASC or NECO result
- JAMB Result
- University admission letter
- University student ID card
- LGA Letter of identification
N/B:
- Requested documents should be attached to avoid disqualification.
- Applicants should fill in valid contact details as it will be used to send messages regarding the status of the application.
- Non-adherence to criteria for this scheme will bring disqualification
How to Apply for NLNG Postgraduate Scholarship 2024
Interested individuals should follow the link in the Scholarship Link Section to apply. All Postgraduate applications should include the following copies as attachments in the scanned form:
- International passport bio-data page
- First Degree certificate
- NYSC certificate
- Provisional letter of admission from indicated UK institutions
- IELTS result Letter of identification
- Employer consent letter (where applicable)
N/B:
- Requested documents should be attached to avoid disqualification.
- Applicants should fill in valid contact details as it will be used to send messages regarding the status of the application.
- Non-adherence to criteria for this scheme will bring disqualification
- NLNG had stated that it is not under any form obligation to offer any form of employment to successful applicants upon graduation, neither are applicants bonded to Nigerian LNG Limited on account of this scholarship.
Application Closing Date
All application portals close Monday, 13 May 2024
Scholarship Link
NLNG Post-primary, undergraduate, postgraduate scholarships application link Application
Below is the NLNG Post-primary, undergraduate, postgraduates scholarship application link Application
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