PhD Scholarship in Petroleum Engineering - Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship

Each year the Van Wingen fund of the Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Foundation offers the Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship in Petroleum Engineering for PhD Degree.

Scholarship Amount
USD 5,000 each per year.

Number of Awards
Up to two awards will be given

Award Duration
Up to Four (4) years

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

• Eligible students must be members of an official SPE Student Chapter and must be at the Ph.D. level intending to pursue careers in academia.
• The Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship in Petroleum Engineering is renewable up to 4 years with an annual confirmation from the student's advisor. The confirmation should include the progress of the student and a justification for renewal of the fellowship.
• Each university, with an SPE Student Chapter, offering a Ph.D. degree in petroleum engineering may nominate one candidate.

Application Requirements
The requirements for the scholarship application are as follows:

• Nomination submitted by the SPE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor or Department Chair
• Application completed by student
• Statement of Purpose completed by student
• Official Transcripts for all institutions attended
• Two Sealed Letters of Recommendation and
• Student Resume

All documents must be in English and submitted together with the nomination form from the Faculty Advisor/Department Chair to:
The Nico van Wingen Memorial Fellowship Committee
SPE Foundation
PO Box 833836
Richardson
Texas, 75083-3836
USA

Application Deadline
The submission deadline is 1 November of each year.

Download the Fellowship application