IET launches £1 million fund for Britain’s brightest students
14 September 2012
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a £1m fund towards scholarships for students considering a future in engineering.
With applications now open for university entry in 2013, the IET is widening its current scholarships portfolio with the ‘Diamond Jubilee’ initiative that sees a further £1,000,000 investment to help aspiring engineers to achieve their ambitions.
The Diamond Jubilee Scholarships will target students applying for IET accredited courses in Computing, Electrical, Electronic and Manufacturing Engineering from 2013. The initiative means that every student achieving three A grades at A-Level, will be awarded with £1,000 for each year of their degree.
The IET now urges industry to join its Diamond initiative to help sustain this level of scholarships for the future.
“Job prospects in these sectors continue to look strong, with companies continually seeking talented graduate engineers and scientists, as well as technicians and apprentices,” says Linda Deleay, IET’s Awards and Prizes Manager.
“The IET’s 2012 Skills and Demand in Industry Survey shows that for the first time since the recession, companies are more confident in expanding their engineering workforce. As young people begin to realise the long-term investment they are making, the IET will assist in turning this investment into a worthwhile reality.”
In response to continued concerns over tuition fees, the IET is also calling for greater clarification about the money available to help cash-strapped students. The call to action follows analysis of over 800 tweets on tuition fees revealed that 40 per cent of people still had questions regarding tuition fees and sought advice amongst their peers about the repayments process. While 47 per cent of tweets monitored were negative about tuition fees, just 2 per cent enquired about extra funding or scholarships to help with fees.
The IET is reaching out to students applying for an IET accredited degree to tweet @IETAwards with the hashtag #IETambition to seek information about how to apply for the wide number of IET scholarships and awards available throughout 2013.
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