Are you a student seeking for education that allows you to get a permanent employment in core engineering and geosciences? You should look for the shell scholarships which can give you lots of benefits once you are eligible to avail them. Interestingly the scholarships are valid for the high school seniors, bachelor’s degree students, and associate degree students and you may apply for the one that suits you the best. Read on to know more.

Undergraduate Courses And Associate’s Degree Courses

Eligibility Criteria

-You must be a citizen of United States and/or have the authorization to work there on full time basis.
-You must be a full time student in a specific institution that comes under the scholarship scheme and must be doing your majors in engineering or geosciences. However, part time students are also eligible for the scholarship based on certain criterion.
-You must possess a minimum GPA (cumulative) of 3.20 out of 4 that needs to be maintained throughout the program.
-You must clear all the components of Shell Scholarship process starting from the application till the end.

Documents Needed

-The official transcript from the high school/GED certificate.
-The college transcripts that verifies grades at the beginning and the attendance reports of each semester for the renewal of the scholarship.
-Letters of recommendation from the instructors/employers (at least three).

Few Important Facts

-The total tenure of the course is 3 years and the total amount of scholarship allotted is $2,200 per individual t be distributed throughout the tenure.
-The full time students must enroll for a credit of 12 hours and the maximum amount allotted for them is $750 per semester.
-The part time students must enroll for a credit of 6to 11 hours and the maximum amount allotted for them is $500 per semester.
-Benefits include tuition, fees, books as well as other education supplies free of cost.

For further details regarding scholarships for degree students log on to the Shell website wherein all the details have been thoroughly listed.

Scholarship Schemes For High School Seniors

This scholarship is meant for those high school students who have substantial aptitude in math and sciences and are also interested in building their career in energy industry. The scholarship provides financial help to such candidates.

Eligibility Criteria

-You must be a citizen of United States and/or have the authorization to work there on full time basis.
-You must be interested in pursuing engineering in chemical, electrical, civil, mechanical, petroleum engineering or majoring in geophysics, geology, physics, etc and must be interested to get yourself enrolled in the universities/institutions identified by Shell.
-You must clear all the components of Shell Scholarship process starting from the application till the end.

Documents Needed

-You must produce the copy of your high school transcript along with scores of the standard tests.
-Recommendations of your teacher/instructor/advisor (if any).

Few Important Facts

-Shell will sponsor one year scholarship of $2,500 for the meritorious high school seniors and the total number of scholarships is 20 in number.
-If a candidate is successful in completing the one year tenure he/she is eligible to receive a four year scholarship scheme of $5,000 per annum.
-A candidate is eligible to apply for the incentive fund scholarship if he/she is a member of a minority group which is underrepresented in the society such as Black, American Indian, Hispanic/Latino etc. The identification of the ethnicity must be duly attached with the application.

Countries Offering Shell Scholarships

The shell scholarships are also valid for students from several developing countries to study in places like Netherlands and UK known as the Royal Dutch Shell Centenary Scholarships and Shell Centenary Scholarship respectively. There are several universities which work in partnership for the scholarship such as Durham University, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, The University of Edinburgh, University of Leeds, Eindhoven University of Technology, Delft University of Technology, University College London in the UK, The University of Oxford, and University of Twente in the Netherlands. UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has jointly funded the Shell scholarship for the students which is known as the Shell Centenary Chevening Scholarships.

For further details log on to the official Shell Scholarship website.