TU Delft: Royal Dutch/Shell Centenary Scholarships

TU Delft with support from The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund (TSCSF), offers scholarships to postgraduate students from developing countries. The programme is a collaborative effort between Shell and the technological universities of Delft, Eindhoven and Twente, each of which also contributes to the funding.The aim of the scholarship is to give students the opportunity gain skills that will make a long-term contribution to the further development of their countries. Eligible students

Candidates for these scholarships should normally be:

• aged 35 or under.
• nationals of and resident in any country other than Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States and intending to return and take up permanent residence there after completion of the MSc programme in the Netherlands.
• intending to study a subject that will be of significant value in aiding the sustainable development of their home country.
• of such outstanding academic ability as to be able easily to obtain a place on the MSc programme of their choice.
• fluent in spoken and written English (check our general admission requirements).
• neither a current nor former employee of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of companies.
• intending to return and take up permanent residence in their home country/country of residence after completion of the MSc programme in the Netherlands
• accepted by one of the following eligible MSc programmes at TU Delft:

MSc Aerospace Engineering MSc Applied Earth Sciences MSc Applied Mathematics MSc Applied Physics MSc Biochemical Engineering MSc Biomedical Engineering* MSc Chemical Engineering MSc Civil Engineering MSc Construction, Management and Engineering MSc Computer Engineering MSc Computer Science MSc Design for Interaction MSc Electrical Engineering MSc Embedded Systems MSc Engineering & Policy Analysis MSc Geomatics MSc Integrated Product Design MSc Life Science & Technology** MSc Management of Technology MSc Marine Technology MSc Material Science & Engineering MSc Mechanical Engineering MSc Media & Knowledge Engineering MSc Nanoscience** MSc Offshore Engineering MSc Science Education & Communication MSc Strategic Product Design MSc Sustainable Energy Technology MSc Systems Control MSc Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis & Management MSc Strategic Product Design MSc Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics

How many scholarships are available?

For the academic year 2009-2010 a total of 6 scholarships will be available. Students who already started their studies at TU Delft are not eligible.

Costs covered: Full-cost scholarship including tuition fees, international travel, living allowances and health insurance.

Duration of scholarship: The duration of the Master programme with a maximum of two years.

Application procedure In order to be nominated students must have been (conditionally) admitted to a MSc programme of TU Delft. If students have been (conditionally) admitted, the MSc programme selection committee may decide to nominate them for a Shell Centenary Scholarship. If the MSc programme selection committee wishes to nominate a student they will inform the International Office of TU Delft accordingly. The International Office will check whether the nominees meet the scholarship requirements. If a nominee meets the scholarship requirements the International Office will send the nominee the scholarship application form by email. The nominees must fill in the application form and return it by email to the International Office. The International Office will put forward the nominations to Shell. Shell will then start the selection procedure and after a positive assessment, the nominees will be invited for an interview with the local Shell Operating Unit. Once the results of these interviews are available, Shell will decide which nominees will be granted a scholarship. Shell will inform the International Office of TU Delft which nominees have been granted a scholarship The International Office will inform the nominees about the outcome of their scholarship application by the end of June 2009. For further information please contact: TU Delft, International Office, International Office, Jaffalaan 9a, 2628 BX Delft, The Netherlands. Telefax:: +31 (0) 15 278 5690E-mail: MSc2@tudelft.nlWebsite: www.postgraduate.tudelft.nl DeadlineIf you wish to apply for a scholarship, you must submit your postgraduate application form to arrive before 15th December 2008. Students who have been nominated by the MSc Selection Please check the detail on : http://www.shellscholar.org/about/index.html//Source: Nuffic