The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded Engineering Leaders Scholarships to 44 outstanding engineering undergraduates studying at universities around the UK.
The scholarships enable ambitious undergraduates, in engineering and related disciplines, to undertake an accelerated personal development programme that will help them to gain the necessary skills to become engineering leaders soon after graduating.
The latest 44 awardees have already begun working on their individual personal development plans that will support their progression throughout university and after graduation. In addition, they receive:
- A £5,000 bursary to be used over three years, towards career-related personal development activities
- invitations to dedicated training and networking events
- support from an Academy mentor
- invitations to exclusive Academy events and opportunities
- access to an alumni community of over 300 engineers
The Academy has been running the Engineering Leaders Scholarship (ELS) programme for more than 25 years, supporting undergraduate engineering students in UK higher education institutions who demonstrate not only a passion for engineering but also the potential to become leaders and innovators in engineering and role models for future generations of engineers.
Lynda Mann, Head of Education Programmes at the Academy, said: “The Engineering Leaders Scholarships programme supports the Academy’s goal of creating a world-leading, truly diverse and inclusive engineering workforce. Our latest awardees demonstrate the wealth of talent that exists right across the UK that we must nurture so that these individuals enter the workforce with the appropriate soft and technical skills required by industry and they are able to help tackle today’s pressing societal challenges.”
Students who have been through the programme often go on to become leaders in engineering early in their careers. A book of case studies produced to celebrate the scheme’s 25th anniversary in 2020 illustrates some of the many past recipients who have gone on to greater success.
2022 recipients of Engineering Leaders Scholarships:
ENGLAND
North West
- Jakub Zemek, The University of Manchester, Master of Aerospace Engineering
North East
- Isabella Farr, Durham University, MEng Mechanical Engineering
Yorkshire and The Humber
- Rachael Andrews, The University of Sheffield, MEng Mechanical Engineering with German
- Estefany Valentina Fuguett Gutierrez, The University of Sheffield, MEng Structural Engineering and Architecture
- Sebastiano Zuddas, The University of Sheffield, MEng Intelligent Systems and Control Engineering
West Midlands
- Isabelle Bradley, University of Birmingham, MEng Chemical Engineering with International and Industrial Study
- Jasmine Zara Brittan, University of Warwick, Engineering BEng Hons
East Midlands
- Fern Ellis, Loughborough University, Bioengineering MEng (Hons) (with Diploma in Industrial Studies)
- Josh Ellis, University of Nottingham, Chemical Engineering
- Jhoti Mahapatra, University of Nottingham, MEng Mechanical Engineering with year in industry
East of England
- Alastair Lai, University of Cambridge, Engineering
- Nandini Shiralkar, University of Cambridge, Engineering
South West
- Raphael Delattre, University of Bristol, MEng Mechanical Engineering with a Year in Industry
- Serena Jing Farrelly, University of Bristol, Engineering Design
- William Holden, The University of Bath, MEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Placement.
- Miyu Kudo, University of Bristol, Engineering Design with Study in Industry
- James Lofts, University of Bristol, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Jonathan Macha, University of Bristol, MEng Mechanical Engineering with a year in Industry
- Isabelle Pickett, University of Bath, MEng Chemical Engineering with Industrial Placement (hons)
- Izzy Popiolek, University of Bristol, MEng Engineering Design with Study in Industry
- Jennifer Rodgers, University of Bristol, MEng Engineering design
- Jodie Grace Smith, University of Bath, MEng Chemical Engineering with Year Long Work Placement
South East and London
- Syeda Arham, University College London, Mechanical Engineering
- Steven Dillmann, Imperial College London, MEng Aeronautics with Spacecraft Engineering
- Jack Bradley Doyle, King's College London, General Engineering BEng
- Joseph Folkes, Imperial College London, MEng Design Engineering
- Saskia Hale, Queen Mary University of London, MEng Biomedical Engineering
- Sulaiman Hamid, King's College London, General Engineering BEng
- Farheen Muhammed, University of Oxford, MEng Engineering Science
- Anna Musial, University College London, Engineering (Civil)
- Sipan Petrosyan, Imperial College London, BEng Computing
- Charlotte Piper, University of Portsmouth, Innovation Engineering BEng
- Ivan Revenga Riesco, Imperial College London, MEng Design Engineering
- Tedy Sam, London Southbank University, BEng Mechanical Engineering
- James Willy, University of Oxford, MEng Engineering Science
NORTHERN IRELAND
- Jamie Graham, Queen's University Belfast, MEng Civil Engineering
- Caitlin Sands, Queen's University Belfast, MEng Mechanical Engineering
SCOTLAND
- Giorgio Ciacchella, University of Glasgow, MEng Electronic and Software Engineering
- Jack Mitchell-Divers, University of Strathclyde, MEng Aero-Mechanical Engineering
- Niamh O'Neill-Berest, University of Strathclyde, MEng Aero-Mechanical Engineering
- Craig Orrock, Heriot-Watt University, Mechanical Engineering BEng
- Ejiro Otakoro, University of Strathclyde, MEng Mechanical Engineering with Financial Management
WALES
- Pierluigi Bonagura, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, BEng Automotive Engineering
- Jack Tyler-Chamberlain, Cardiff University, MEng Integrated Engineering