The Halliburton Undergraduate Scholarship Guidelines for Applicants

The Scholarships are open to students, on the degree programmes listed below, commencing: 3rd year of a BEng, 3rd or 4th year of a MEng or 3rd year of a BSc in September 2012: BEng Petroleum Engineering (H851) BEng Engineering (Integrated) (H105) BEng Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical) (HH36) BEng Engineering (Mechanical with Computer Aided Engineering) (H3H1) BEng Engineering (Mechanical with Materials) (H3J5) BEng Engineering (Mechanical with Management) (H303) BEng Engineering (Mechanical) (H300) BEng Chemical Engineering (H813) MEng Chemical Engineering (H810) MEng Mechanical Engineering (H305) MEng Mechanical Engineering with Materials (H3JM) MEng Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (HHH6) MEng Petroleum Engineering (H850) BSc Geology and Petroleum Geology (F602) 2 scholarships are available. Halliburton will award one Specialist Engineering Scholarship and one Specialist Geology and Petroleum Geology Scholarship per year. Please note that any number of scholarships can be applied for; however priority will be given to students not already in receipt of a scholarship. Students are not able to hold more than one corporate scholarship at any one time. The successful applicants will each receive 2,000 per annum for either two or three years as determined by programme classification, year of award and date of graduation. Additional features of the Halliburton Undergraduate Scholarship Programme are: - Student Mentoring - The opportunity to apply for paid summer placement You should note that the scholarship is open to all students commencing the third year of any of the eligible degree programmes listed above in September 2012, regardless of nationality,

where they are domiciled, or fee structure to which they belong to. The scholarship will be subject to the scholarship recipient successfully completing each year of their degree to the satisfaction of the School of Engineering. The scholarship will lapse if the scholar ceases to study an eligible degree programme or leaves the University of Aberdeen. Where a scholarship recipient is required to repeat a year because they failed to reach the required academic requirements, payment will not be made for the repeat year and resumption of the scholarship will be based on individual circumstances and will be at the discretion of the Head of School of Engineering. The scholarship can only be held by students of the University they cannot be transferred to another institution. The College of Physical Sciences Scholarship Committee, comprising the Head of School of Engineering, nominated course leaders, and a representative of the Development Trust, will consider the applications, shortlist the candidates and make the awards. In making the decision, the selection panel will take into account your educational background and achievements, other relevant information given in your application form, personal statement, CV and the statement from your referee. The University will award the scholarship to applicants who have good academic potential, and who are likely to be successful in their chosen degree course. The Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and personal characteristics. Academic merit will be judged on first and second year academic performance. In respect of personal characteristics, applicants should be able to show, through submission of a personal statement (section 5 of the application form), that they: Have an awareness of and interest in the energy industry. Are enthusiastic, highly motivated and determined to succeed academically and professionally Have a strong commitment to selfdevelopment and take a pro-active and committed approach to their education. Possess good communication and interpersonal skills

How to Apply Complete the application form, and send it with a recent CV, and your reference to Jenny Styles at the address below. You will receive correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application. Reference

Notification of Awards You will be told whether or not your application has been successful by post at the correspondence address on your application form by 9 November 2012. Completing the form Section 1 - Personal details

You will need to provide a supporting Reference. It should preferably be completed by an academic member of staff at the University of Aberdeen who is familiar with your academic achievements. This may be your Advisor of Studies, course coordinator, course lecturer, course tutor, etc. Alternatively, someone who is familiar with your recent studies and academic achievements or with your intellectual capabilities whether at school, college, or in employment would also be a satisfactory referee. Someone from your school or college (normally but not necessarily the Head Teacher or Principal) or someone from your place of work who has a supervisory or managerial role would be a satisfactory referee. The form for your Reference should be given to the person you have nominated. The person writing the Reference should give it back to you, either open or in a sealed envelope. It is then your responsibility to ensure that the reference is enclosed with your application. The Reference provided will form part of the scholarship selection process. It is helpful if the Referee explicitly deals with the Scholarship Selection criteria and refers to information detailed by the applicant in the Scholarship Application. NB: applications where the candidate has written the supporting reference will not be considered by the selection panel. Timetable The closing date for applications is Monday 22 October 2012. Please send your completed application form, together with your CV and reference to: Mrs Jenny Styles, University of Aberdeen Development Trust, University Office, Kings College, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX Please note that applications cannot be considered if the reference is not submitted. If you have any queries not answered by the guidelines above please contact Jenny Styles by email: j.styles@abdn.ac.uk, or tel: 01224 273597.

Make sure that you give us your name and your address for correspondence. You should supply your date of birth and your student ID number. Please supply the name of the degree programme you are studying at the University of Aberdeen. You should supply the name of the school, college or other educational institution which you attended before studying at the University of Aberdeen. Please also supply your email address as an acknowledgement to confirm receipt of your application will be sent. Section 2 Courses taken and grades achieved in your first and second years at the University of Aberdeen Please list the courses you studied in your first and second years at the University of Aberdeen and the grades achieved. If you require further space for Section 2 please continue on an extra sheet Section 3 - Sponsorships, Scholarships and Prizes If you have applied for, or already been awarded a bursary or scholarship, or have applied for or gained scholarship to support your undergraduate studies, please give details of the source(s) and amount(s) involved. List any prize or award you have gained for academic performance or in employment, or for other skills or achievements, whether in school or college, or outside. Section 4 - Relevant outside activities Please tell us about any activity you take part in which you feel is relevant to your current or future studies. Section 5 - Personal statement You should tell us why you have chosen the degree course that you are studying and say

something about your experience and interests. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and personal characteristics. In respect of personal characteristics, applicants should be able to show in this section that they: Have an awareness of and interest in the energy industry Are enthusiastic, highly motivated and determined to succeed academically and professionally Have a strong commitment to selfdevelopment and take a pro-active and committed approach to their education. Possess good communication and interpersonal skills If you require further space for Section 5, please attach an extra sheet giving the details. Please ensure you also submit a recent CV with your application.