NNPC / ADDAX Scholarships for Nigerian Undergraduates 2023

NNPC / ADDAX Scholarships for (100L), which is a Tertiary Institutions National Merit Scholarship Awards Scheme, invites qualified candidates for its National Merit Tertiary Institution scholarship Awards Scheme.

This NNPC scholarship for undergraduates is a huge way of supporting Young Nigerian student that thinks he or they might not make it through school.

What are the APDNL Scholarships 2023 Categories?

If you have ever wondered why the NNPC/ADDAX scholarship delayed before announcing the undergraduate’s application for their annual scholarship scheme, then you are not alone. So many students have asked us questions like;

Is NNPC/ADDAX Scholarship Form Out
How can I apply for NNPC/ADDAX Scholarship
What are NNPC/ADDAX Scholarship Requirement
Which Field of Study is required for the NNPC/ADDAX Scholarship
NNPC/ADDAX Scholarship Deadline.

In this post, we will answer all these questions. But before we continue it is important to know that there are categories to this scholarship. The table of contents below will help you navigate through the content easily.

What are the APDNL Scholarships 2023 Categories?

Two major categories exist for the Addax Petroleum Development (Nigerian) Limited scholarships. Namely

The Host Communities Merit Award
The National Merit Awards

The Host Communities Merit Award

This is ONLY open For applicants strictly from APDNL Host Communities. Only Indigenes of APDNL Host Communities in Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Imo States SHOULD apply for the Host Communities Merit Award.

The National Merit Awards | NNPC scholarship for undergraduate

This is a National merit current scholarship for Nigerian undergraduates open to non-indigenes of the host communities. Therefore if you are not from Rivers state, Akwa Ibom, or Imo state, you are eligible to apply for this category of the scholarship scheme.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) is the oil corporation through which the federal government of Nigeria regulates and participates in the country’s petroleum industry.

Therefore as a way of contributing to the Nigerian community, introducing the NNPC scholarship for undergraduates was a welcome development that has over the years see intelligent and talented Nigerian students without hope of finishing their higher education go through school.

Scholarship worth:

The scholarship is worth N 100,000 annually throughout your study year for university students, but for polytechnic students, it’s only for the OND Ordinary National Diploma(2 years).

General Eligibility for the NNPC / ADDAX Scholarship Awards:

To apply for this NNPC / ADDAX Scholarship, Candidate

Registered Full-TIME undergraduates in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
Certified 100-level students at the time of application (Only students admitted in the 2023/2024 academic session)
For OND students, the award will be for 2 years only

NOTE: The following categories of students should not apply:

200 level students and above
HND students
Current beneficiaries of similar Awards from other Companies and Agencies

How To Apply for the NNPC / ADDAX Scholarships

Over the years, students who apply for this scholarship usually send their applications and documents to a provided email address, but that is not the case this year. The application method has changed, and we want you to follow the steps below carefully.

The application is open to 100-level students only.

1. Before you start this application, ensure you have clearly scanned copies of the following documents

Passport photograph with white background not more than 3 months old (450px by 450px not more than 200kb)
School ID Card
O’level Certificate
Admission Letter
Birth Certificate
Proof of Local Government Area of Origin
Letter from Community Leader (Only Applicants for Host Communities Merit Award)
JAMB Result

2. Ensure the documents are named according to what they represent to avoid mixing up documents during upload
3. Ensure you attach the appropriate documents when asked to upload
4. Ensure to provide valid Email and Phone Contact for effective communication

To apply, follow the steps below:
1. Click on the “Apply Now” tab.

2. Click on “Register Now” to create an account.

3.    Proceed to your email box to activate your account
4.    Click on www.scholastica.ng/schemes/addaxscholarship to return to Scholarship site
5.    Enter your registered email and password to upload your information.
6.    Enter your personal information, National Identification Number (if available), educational information, other information, and upload required scanned documents.

7.    Ensure the name used in the application matches the names on all documentation in the same order. Upload a sworn affidavit or certificate if otherwise.
8.    Ensure you view all documents after uploading, to eliminate errors during uploading.
9.    When asked to upload a photo, a passport photograph with a white background is preferable.
10. Recheck application information to avoid errors
11. Click “Apply Now” to submit information
12. You will receive an email and an SMS confirming your successful application.
13. Return to www.scholastica.ng, enter your Email and Password to download your profile, and proceed to have your Head of Department sign the document.
14. Upload a scanned copy of the signed profile; this would be used for verification.
15.  If the National Identification Number (NIN) number was not available in step 6, to obtain your National Identification Number (NIN)

Visit https://nimc.gov.ng/ to register and learn more about the National Identity Number
Click “Create Account” and fill in the required fields
Login with your Email and Password to complete the form
After completion, schedule a date for photo and finger print capture
Visit any of the capture centers https://www.nimc.gov.ng/?q=nin-registration-centres to complete the registration process and obtain your National Identity Number
You can also do your total registration at the NIMC office

16. Return to www.scholastica.ng/schemes/addaxscholarship and update application with National Identification Number (NIN) to ensure completion

Note:
Multiple applications attract a disqualification penalty from the Scholarship Board
Obtaining NIN is not compulsory in order to complete your application

NNPC / ADDAX Scholarship Important Note:

Applications for the scholarship award without all the above credentials will be rejected.
Any candidate currently a beneficiary of a scholarship is not eligible to apply.
Dependants of employees of Addax are not eligible to apply.

NNPC/ADDAX Scholarship Aptitude test venues

Applicants must indicate their preferred center for the test Centers are

Abuja
Lagos
Owerri
Port Harcourt

NOTE: The aptitude test will take place at designated centers to be communicated to applicants on a later date and applicants are to fully bear the cost of transportation to and from Aptitude test centers.

NNPC / ADDAX Application Closing date

All NNPC / ADDAX Tertiary Institutions National Merit Scholarship and Host Communities Merit Award applications will close on 26th May 2023.

NNPC/ADDAX Scholarship Past Questions Paper

Based on the previous examinations on the NNPC-ADDAX scholarship, we have carefully documented the various past questions of the examination, which could act as a means for effective study and preparation for the examination.

This examination’s of past questions comprises of verbal and quantitative reasoning questions, the test of English, General Knowledge, Industrial learning, and Current Affairs. You can download these past question papers for free. Click the Links below

Past Question Papers

Past Question Papers 2

Past Question Papers 3

NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS(1) (1)

Current Scholarships for Nigerian undergraduates

well, there are numerous current scholarships for Nigerian undergraduates to which one can avail themselves the opportunity of landing for their undergraduate studies in Nigeria most of which will be listed below.

To find a scholarship for Nigerian undergraduates is easy if you know where to look, hence; below is a comprehensive list of current scholarships for Nigerian undergraduates.

We have other great scholarship opportunities that might be of help to your search

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