Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship
Congratulations to our 2010 Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship Recipient!
Michel A. Cancelliere
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
The Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship in Petroleum Engineering is supported by the Nico van Wingen fund of the SPE Foundation. Up to two awards are given in the amount of USD 5,000 each per year. 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 four 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 that has an SPE Student Chapter and offers a Ph.D. degree in petroleum engineering may nominate one candidate.
Scholarship Deadline
Applications must be submitted by 1 November annually.
Nominate
- Click here to submit your nomination.
- After completing the nomination form, you will receive an electronic confirmation, and
- Your nominee will be contacted by email to complete their electronic application.
- Nominee is required to:
- complete the nominee form (electronic application) in English
- complete the statement of purpose
- submit official transcripts for all institutions attended
- submit two letters of recommendation
- submit a resume
- All required documents must be submitted by 1 November!
Because US law prohibits provision of certain services to individuals residing in embargoed countries, not all applicants may be eligible to participate in the Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship program. www.spe.org/about/uslaws.php for more information.
About Nico van Wingen
Nico van Wingen was a graduate of the California Institute of Technology and earned an MS degree in petroleum engineering from the University of California and a DSc degree from Adamson University in Manila. He worked as an evaluation engineer, consultant and then as a professor of petroleum engineering at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Southern California. Van Wingen played a major role in the development of oil production technology in the US, Austria, Canada, West Germany, Iran, Turkey, and Venezuela. He was active on many SPE committees and won the Anthony F Lucas Gold Medal and SPE Distinguished Member award in 1985.
