In view of the announcements of commercial discoveries of oil and gas in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia in Q1 of 2022, the revival of the long-awaited Kudu Gas Power Project and renewed interest in Namibia’s exploration acreage and related drilling campaigns, the Petrofund Board of Trustees has embarked on a strategy to ramp up the training of skills to support the further development of the petroleum industry; Namely: appraisal, field development and eventual production of these economy transforming natural resources.
The Board of Trustees is therefore pleased to announce the availability of postgraduate petroleum sciences specialization scholarships for the year 2023 immediately required by the upstream petroleum industry to support the current activities in anticipation of the evolving stages of industry development.
1. Available scholarships:
The following scholarships are available to high performing and motivated Namibians who are already working in the oil and gas industry or have an interest to work in the oil and gas industry intending to undertake full-time studies in the following fields only:
- Petroleum Geosciences
- MSc. Petrophysics
- MSc. Carbon Management
- MSc. Oil and gas management
- MSc. Sustainability and Environmental Management
- MSc. Subsurface Energy Systems
- MSc. Decommissioning
- Namibian citizenship;
- Relevant honors or undergraduate degree with an average pass of 60% and above;
- Willingness to commence studies in January 2023 for the SADC region and in September 2023 for the overseas scholarships;
- Pass relevant English tests where applicable;
- Provide proof of admission for the desired course for the overseas scholarships;
- Proof of admission for the SADC region must be provided by January 2023;
- Provide certified copies of all required documents;
- Complete a relevant Petrofund scholarship form on the website: https://esaspetrofund.org/login.php
2. Chevening/Petrofund Joint Scholarships (UK only):
MSc. Postgraduate Scholarships below can also be applied through the Chevening/Petrofund Joint Scholarship
- Msc. Carbon Management
- MSc Oil and gas management
- Msc. Sustainability and Environmental Management
- Msc. Subsurface Energy Systems
- Msc. Decommissioning
- Msc. Process Safety
- MSc. Drilling and Well Engineering
3. Important information for applicants:
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- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and invited for oral interviews on dates that will be communicated to the applicants;
- No scholarship application will be considered unless completed online at the website – https://esaspetrofund.org/login.php for Petrofund Scholarships or http://www.chevening.org/namibia/ for the Chevening/Petrofund scholarships;
- Petrofund will provide information about universities that offer the advertised programs upon request
4. Enquiries:
All enquiries should be forwarded to the Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Elizabeth Shimwafeni; Tel: +264 61 400 443; e-mail: [email protected]
5. Deadline for completing and submission of online application forms:
- This job has expired!
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