Shell Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship 2014: How To Apply

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Shell Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship 2014: How To Apply

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) is delighted to sponsors the SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for applicants from Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa States. The main objective of the scholarship scheme is to provide an opportunity for qualifying students from the three Niger Delta States to further their education in courses that are relevant to the oil and gas industry.

Eligibility

To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must:

• display intellectual ability and leadership potential;
• meet the university’s language requirement (usually at least 6.5 in IELTS);
• be aged between 21-28 years;
• be an indigene of rivers, Delta or Bayelsa States (documentary proof of this will be required);
• currently reside in Nigeria;
• intend to return and take up permanent residence in Nigeria after completion of the proposed programme of study;
• have obtained a university degree of at least an equivalent standard to a UK Second Class Upper (Honours Degree);
• be neither a current nor former employee (having left employment within the last five years) of SPDC, the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies or Karamat Ltd., or be related to current employees of any of these companies;
• not have studied previously in the UK or any other developed country.

How to Apply

In order to be considered for the scholarship, candidates must apply to study on one of the three eligible programmes through the standard Imperial College admission procedure by 24 January 2014.

Candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted by the department and advised to complete a scholarship application form.

What the Scholarship includes

The scholarship will cover:

a)  Tuition fees

b)  One return flight from Nigeria to the UK

c) Contribution towards living expenses only*

*Please note that the stipends are based on the Association of Commonwealth Universities Annual Rates and are limited to this.

Which courses qualify for a scholarship

a)  MSc Petroleum Engineering

b)  MSc Petroleum Geoscience

c)  MSc Petroleum Geophysics

Contact

If you have any questions about the scholarship programme, please contact clare.turner@imperial.ac.uk

Closing Date

24 January 2014.

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West African Dance Workshops Open to Campus Community  

As part of the annual “Music Beyond Borders” event to celebrate International Education Week, the Slutzker Center for International Services is hosting artist-in-residence Biboti Ouikahilo, master African dancer, drummer and teacher from the Ivory Coast, West Africa.

 

Ouikahilo is teaching four traditional West African Dance workshops open to all students, faculty and staff. The workshops will culminate with a piece in the “Music Beyond Borders” show on Nov. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at the Schine Underground, sponsored by SU’s Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are available at the Schine Box Office.
The African dance workshops will take place on Wednesdays from 9-10 p.m. Dates and locations include:
Oct. 16: Schine Underground, Schine Student Center
Oct. 23 and 30: Jabberwocky Café, Schine Student Center
Nov. 6: 304ABC Panasci, Schine Student Center
Ouikahilo was born in the Sinfra Progouri West region of the Ivory Coast, West Africa, and spent 17 years performing and touring throughout world with the Ivory Coast National Dance and Drum Company. In 1997, Ouikahilo came to America to create Africa Azolou, a celebratory show of Africa, Brazil and the United States, which toured through Ohio, Chicago and New York City. He then spent six years sharing his artistic talents in New York City, and in 2000-2001, he was chosen as a lead African drummer for the Jimmy Buffett Summer Tour.
In 2003, Ouikahilo moved to Syracuse and founded Wacheva Cultural Arts, a nonprofit multicultural dance and drum organization. Since then, he has taught and performed at numerous colleges and universities across Central New York. In 2008, he opened his own dance and drum studio in the Westcott Nation on Harvard Place, offering multicultural dance, drum and fitness classes for children and adults in the surrounding community. For more information on Ouikahilo and Wacheva Cultural Arts for more information,click here

Ouikahilo is teaching four traditional West African Dance workshops open to all students, faculty and staff. The workshops will culminate with a piece in the “Music Beyond Borders” show on Nov. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at the Schine Underground, sponsored by SU’s Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are available at the Schine Box Office.
The African dance workshops will take place on Wednesdays from 9-10 p.m. Dates and locations include:
Oct. 16: Schine Underground, Schine Student Center
Oct. 23 and 30: Jabberwocky Café, Schine Student Center
Nov. 6: 304ABC Panasci, Schine Student Center

Ouikahilo was born in the Sinfra Progouri West region of the Ivory Coast, West Africa, and spent 17 years performing and touring throughout world with the Ivory Coast National Dance and Drum Company. In 1997, Ouikahilo came to America to create Africa Azolou, a celebratory show of Africa, Brazil and the United States, which toured through Ohio, Chicago and New York City. He then spent six years sharing his artistic talents in New York City, and in 2000-2001, he was chosen as a lead African drummer for the Jimmy Buffett Summer Tour.
In 2003, Ouikahilo moved to Syracuse and founded Wacheva Cultural Arts, a nonprofit multicultural dance and drum organization. Since then, he has taught and performed at numerous colleges and universities across Central New York. In 2008, he opened his own dance and drum studio in the Westcott Nation on Harvard Place, offering multicultural dance, drum and fitness classes for children and adults in the surrounding community.