NCDMB Annual Oil & Gas Undergraduate Nigerian Content Essay Competition 2017

The NCDMB Annual Oil & Gas Undergraduate Nigerian Content Essay Competition is organized by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, and it is designed to promote the Nigerian Content (NC) initiative and create the awareness for Nigerians to build capacity to effectively participate in Nigerian’s Oil and Gas industry and develop the talent to create value from that opportunity.

Application are invited for:

Title: The 1st NCDMB Annual Oil & Gas Undergraduate Nigerian Content Essay Competition In The Niger Delta

Essay Topic: Building Local Capacities for Indigenous Participation in the Oil & Gas Industry: Imperative for Industrialization of Nigeria.

Contest Rules

• This contest is open only to 100-200 level students in federal and state Universities and Polytechnics in the Niger Delta.
• Entrants must submit either a letter of admission or a signed letter of attestation from his/her Head of Department (HOD).
• All essays must be original works specifically written for the competition.
• Co-authorship of the essay is not permitted.
• Entrants are to submit only one entry.
• Essays are to be submitted to ncdmbessay.com on or before the closing date below. Late manuscripts will not be considered. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted.
• Manuscripts shall not contain more than 1,500 words.
• Current contact information including phone number and email address must accompany the manuscript. – as it is on the Essay Submission form (Already on the Essay Submission Form)
• Entrants’ names shall not appear on the manuscript (ESSAY CONTENT).
• Only participants who come out successful will be contacted.
• Essays will be judged based on:  Clarity of Expression,  Spelling and Grammar,  Originality of thought,  Depth of Analysis, Relevance to Industry,Conformity to Contest Rules.

Prize

• Scholarship Grants will be awarded as follows: N500,000 for first place, N350,000 for second place, N250,000 for third place. 4th and 5th places shall each receive N50,000. All winners shall receive laptops and other items.
• Winners will be notified by the 21st November, 2017.
• The winning essay will be published in the NCDMB’s magazine, Local Content Digest.
• The Award and Prize giving ceremony comes up 7th December, 2017 in Yenagoa.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click Here to Start Application

Note: Get Registered and click on the Submit Essay button at the top menu, paste your Essay Content on the form after filling all the necessary inputs.