PHD @ UTP WITH THE SCHLUMBERGER PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP PDF Print E-mail

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Schlumberger is the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to deliver superior results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies around the world.

Since June 2006, Schlumberger and PETRONAS have a Strategic Alliance Agreement. Under this alliance, a prestigious PhD scholarship is established as one of the newly added initiatives. The scholarship is aimed to support UTP initiative in its Transformation Journey to become a research university. The scholarship is called the Schlumberger Prestigious PhD Scholarship.

 

COURSES OFFERED

The recipient of this scholarship will undertake full-time on campus PhD study in any of the Science and Engineering programmes offered at UTP provided in the areas related to Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR).

 

PhD By Research

Programmes

Duration

  • Chemical Engineering

Maximum duration of 36 months

  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Petroleum Geoscience
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Information Technology



ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY


  • Malaysian applicants only
  • Possess a Bachelor’s Degree with a CGPA of at least 3.25
  • Possess a coursework/mixed mode Master’s degree with a CGPA of at least 3.25 or a research mode  Master’s Degree with at least 1 (one) article published in peer-reviewed journals or equivalent qualifications recognised by the UTP Senate.
  • Relevant work experience will be given due consideration during selection.

 

 

  • English Requirement (For international students)

Candidates are required to show proficiency in written and spoken English in one of the following        forms:

  • A minimum TOEFL score of 550 or
  • A minimum IELTS score of 6.0 or
  • A minimum ELTS score of Band-6 or
  • A minimum MUET score of Band-4
  • Applicants who are native English speakers or holding a degree with English as the medium of instruction may be exempted from this requirement.

 

BENEFITS OF SCHOLARSHIP

 

  • The scholarship will be for a maximum of 36 (thirty-six) months and subject to obtaining good semester assessments.
  • Monthly allowance of RM 4,000.00 per month.
  • An approved tuition fees by the University.
  • Book allowance of RM 1,000.00 
  • Thesis allowance of RM 2,000.00 (once during the whole duration of study).
  • Presenting research papers at approved national or international conferences in Malaysia or approved international conferences in South East Asia Region-  4 (four) times total and one approved international conference in other regions

 

(Schlumberger  reserves the right to review the benefits of the scholarship at any time and if such changes are made, the changes and the effective date will be informed to the candidate/recipient)

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The above application procedure is only applicable to new applicants only. Current UTP PhD students, who wish to apply for this scholarship, please contact UTP Admission Unit.

All application shall be made through Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS website http://www.utp.edu.my.  Prior to submitting the online application form, you are advised to:



Please follow the application procedures step by step beginning with STEP 1

STEP 1 – Before you apply

Please prepare the scan copy of the following documents into PDF format and to be emailed;

1.

Application Checklist form

2.

Printed application form

3.

Malaysian Identity Card / International Passport for Non Malaysian (if available)

4.

Passport size photo (jpeg/gif format).

5.

Original Academic Transcript and Degree Scroll (Official translation in English is required if the transcript is in other language).

6.

Hand-written essay (not more than 150 words) form

7.

Two letters of recommendation from two (2) referees. (Please use the given Referee Form).

8.

Research Proposal.

9.

Processing fee slip (Internet Banking/Cash Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer/Telegraphic Transfer) – MYR 20.00 (Malaysian) / USD 50.00 (International/Malaysian PR)

10.

English Language proficiency certificate (TOEFL or IELTS for international students).

   

11.

Any other relevant documents to support your application.

Bank details

Payee

:

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PETRONAS SDN BHD

Bank Account Number

:

0809 0004124 054

Banker’s Name

:

CIMB Berhad

Swift Code

:

CIBBMYKL

Banker’s Address

:

20, Jalan Pos Baru, 31000 Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia


Note: Please be informed that original copies of the above documents will be required during registration.




STEP 2 – Online Application


Please follow the sequence below:

1.

Login to the Online Application Form

2.

Complete all sections (A – I).

3.

Under Financial Support, please tick “I wish to apply for the Schlumberger Prestigious Scholarship”. 

   

4.

Please ensure all information in the Online Application Form is true and correct.

5.

Click the “SUBMIT” button to submit your Online Application. You will notice a notification message informing that your submission is successful. Record the Online Application Serial number for future reference/s.

6.

Please attach all the required documents in STEP 1 and email them to admissionutp@petronas.com.my within 48 hours (2 days) of application submission. Please quote the Application reference number as a SUBJECT when submitting the scanned documents.  (Refer to screenshot below)

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Save a copy for your record

CONTACT PERSONS FOR PROGRAMMES

 

You may contact the various departments and contact persons listed below for more information.

Programme

Name

Contact info

Department Head,Chemical Engineering

Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Azmi Bustam @ Khalil

azmibustam@petronas.com.my

Department Head,Computer & Information Sciences

Dr Jafreezal Jaafar

jafreez@petronas.com.my

Department Head,Civil Engineering

Assoc Prof Ir Dr M Shahir Liew

shahir_liew@petronas.com.my

Department Head,Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Assoc Prof Dr Nor Hisham Hamid

hishmid@petronas.com.my

Department Head,Mechanical Engineering

Ir Dr Masri B Baharom

masrib@petronas.com.my

Department Head,Petroleum Engineering

Assoc Prof Dr Ismail M Saaid

ismailsaaid@petronas.com.my

Department Head,Geoscience

Assoc Prof Dr A Hadi A Rahman

hadi_rahman@petronas.com.my


CONTACT PERSONS FOR ADMISSION

 

All admission process is managed by the Admission Unit. For admission status and procedure, please contact the following addresses.

 Admission Unit

Mr Tajul Ariffin Bin Shamsuddin

tajul_ariffin@petronas.com.my
Tel : +605 368 8403; Fax : +605 365 4082

Ms Nurzaihan Bt Zulkefly

zaihan_zulkefly@petronas.com.my
Tel : +605 368 8346; Fax : +605 365 4082