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Nominations are now open for our 2021 Apprentice and EngTech awards and Whitworth Scholarships.
Apprentice and EngTech Awards
Awards open now include the renowned Bryan Hildrew Apprentice of the Year award and the highly recognised EngTech of the Year . Previous winners (2020) include Jessica Reading, awarded an educational grant of £1,500 to support her career development. Jessica is an apprentice at Siemens who helps to promote STEM during career fairs, and works as a tutor to GCSE students where she encourages apprenticeships. Joint EngTech of the Year award winners (2020), Euan MacLean of Babcock International and Rebecca Simms of MBDA UK Ltd were provided with £2,000 to continue their activities in promoting engineering to young people.
It is a real honour to win this award, and I am excited about how it will support me in continuing to promote STEM subjects and inspiring young people to consider careers in STEM.
Rebecca Simms, EngTech of the Year 2020 winner
Further prizes and awards are open to Apprenticeship providers via the Advanced Apprenticeship Provider of the Year award, as well as financial prizes for project work associated with Level 3 and 4 study, our Bruce Ball and CC Pounder Prize.
Find out more and apply for an Apprentice or EngTech award.
Closing date: 30 June 2021.
Scholarships
A true visionary, realising the importance of combining both scholarship and practice, Sir Joseph Whitworth founded the Whitworth Scholarships in 1868. The scholarships mark young engineers who are expected to be high achievers in their subsequent careers and support young engineers by way of financial support towards undergraduate and postgraduate study.
The Whitworth Scholarships support those planning to embark on, or already on, an undergraduate degree level programme with up to £9,000 per year on offer. Senior Whitworth Scholarships offer an enhanced level of financial reward for postgraduate research, with up to £15,000 per year available for full-time research.
Winning this award has given me the greatest step forward in furthering my engineering academic career.
Christopher Armytage, Whitworth Scholarship 2020 winner
Find out more and apply for a Whitworth Scholarship.
Closing date: 30 June 2021.
The 2020 awards were celebrated via a new virtual ceremony hosted by IMechE President, Terry Spall, and Chief Executive, Colin Brown. Information on the 2021 awards ceremony will follow in due course.