Educational Support Fund by Society For Underwater Technology 2023:

• Degree: Bachelor, Masters
• Fields: Marine Science, Underwater Technology & Offshore Engineering
• Eligibility: Open to all nationals
• Hosted By: Society for Underwater Technology
• Deadline: 31 Jul 2023
• Funding: Partial Funding, £2,000 – £4,000
• Host Institution: Universities in the UK

Educational Support Fund by Society For Underwater Technology 2023 is offered for Bachelor, and Masters’s degrees in the field of Marine Science, Underwater Technology & Offshore Engineering. The deadline for sending your application is 31 Jul 2023. This scholarship is provided by Society for Underwater Technology and the value of this scholarship is Partial Funding, £2,000 – £4,000. This scholarship is ppen to all nationals.

The society For Underwater Technology Educational Support Fund is to support Bachelor’s and Master’s applicants. Over 250 postgraduate and undergraduate students were supported through the £465,000 raised by the Educational Support Fund. There has been a very high success rate, with very good academic results, and onward entry into the offshore industry or related research.

The Society for Underwater Technology’s Educational Support Fund offers sponsorship awards to high calibre undergraduate and postgraduate students, either starting or continuing a degree that embraces at least one relevant component area of marine science, underwater technology or offshore engineering. The postgraduate award is only available to students taking one-year taught MSc courses.

MRes course students are eligible to apply providing they are not being fully funded by an EPSRC grant. A letter from a supervisor at the University to the effect that they are not being fully funded should be supplied before a student can take up any offer of support from us.

The undergraduate scholarship award will continue throughout the entire period, or remaining part, of the degree course, subject to a satisfactory academic standard being maintained, which will be reviewed annually.

The grants are open to any student, irrespective of age or nationality – for study at any course in the world that is approved by the Society. This grant is not open for PhD studies. Doctoral students may apply for the Bil Loth Doctoral Grant.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Society For Underwater Technology Educational Support Fund is open to applicants from all nationalities.
• Applicants interested in undertaking studies in the area of marine science, underwater technology or offshore engineering are welcome to apply.
• Applicants of Society For Underwater Technology Educational Support Fund planning to pursue or already studying an undergraduate or graduate degree are eligible.
• Postgraduate applicants must have secured their undergraduate degree in a relevant engineering or science subject.
• He/She must have been accepted for a one-year Masters course study.
• Undergraduate students should have permission to proceed to the second or subsequent year of the relevant BS, BSc or BEng degree course.
• He/She must hold a firm offer of a degree place at a University.

Benefits:

• Early identification of high quality students with potential interest in marine science and technology
• Early exposure of sponsoring firms to students and vice versa
• Steering of uncommitted high quality students towards the offshore and maritime industry, particularly towards the sponsoring firms
• Regular exposure of students’ progress, professional interests and project work to sponsoring industry
• Potential for industry involvement in project work
• Improved industry/university contacts
• A ready–made linkage for vacation attachments of students to sponsoring firms
• Regular publicity for sponsoring firms
• Linkage with a government approved scheme.

HISTORY OF SUCCESS:

• Over 250 postgraduate and undergraduate students supported through the £465,000 raised by the Educational Support Fund.
• There has been a very high success rate, with very good academic results, and onward entry into the offshore industry or related research.
• Of unique scope, the Fund is one of the largest non–governmental sources of sponsorship for science and engineering students.
• Annual awards range from £2,000 for undergraduates to £4,000 for taught Masters students, with special Gold and Platinum prizes to the outstanding students of the year.

Selection Criteria:

The selection is made on the basis of the information given in the application form together with:

For Postgraduates-Masters – A head of university department’s report.  A current employer’s reference should also be submitted as applicable.

For Undergraduates – A head teacher’s reference or head of a university department’s report.

It is important to ensure that all sections of the application form are fully completed. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of the assessment in early September.

For Postgraduates-Doctoral (Bil Loth Doctoral Grant) – A head of university department’s report. A current employer’s reference should also be submitted as applicable.

How to Apply?

For the academic year 2023-2024:  Students wishing to be considered for a SUT sponsorship award should request an application form by no later than Friday 30 June 2023, please contact jane.hinton@sut.org.

Important: When applying for an application form, please give details of the subject you are studying/intend to study and supply the link to your course from the University webpage.

The application form, together with a relevant reference(s) should be completed and returned by Midnight (UK time) Monday 31 July 2023 to Jane Hinton at jane.hinton@sut.org.  Late applications will not be accepted.

For more information contact:
Cheryl Burgess SUT, Nunn Hayward LLP, 2-4 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, SL9 7QEN (correspondence address only)
t: + 44 (0)7947 911992  e: cheryl.burgess@sut.org

Scholarship Value:

The value of this scholarship ranges between £2,000 for undergraduate and £4,000 for postgraduate taught courses.

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