The Arkwright Scholarships Trust offers Engineering Scholarships to nurture and inspire high calibre school students to pursue a career in engineering and related areas of design. Applicants must be in year 11 (England and Wales), S4 (Scotland) oryear 12 (Northern Ireland) and about to take their GCSEs. Applicants must show a strong practical ability in Engineering and/or related areas of Design. Find out more.
One of BFWG’s main aims is to support women studying in higher education, to advance their work and create opportunities for career development. They offer various Scholarships and Awards. Find out more.
Commonwealth Scholarships are awarded to talented individuals with the potential to make a positive impact globally. Each year, around 700 students are given the chance to undertake postgraduate degrees with UK universities.
If you are from a Commonwealth country and believe you could make a difference in the world but you can’t afford to fund your UK studies on your own, then you could be the ideal candidate for a Commonwealth Scholarship. Find out more.
The Engineering Leaders Scholarships (ELS) programme provides support for undergraduate students in UK Higher Education Institutions, who display the potential to become leaders and innovators in engineering and who want to become leadership role models for the next generation of engineers. Find out more.
The prize is awarded to a female student about to enter her first year of a STEM degree, who can demonstrate how they are inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers and technologists. Do you help run extra-curricular STEM clubs within Primary Schools? Provide STEM leadership in young people’s organisations such as Scouts or Guides? To be eligible to win entrants must live in or attend school/college within 20 miles of Bridgend Plant, within 10 miles of Daventry Plant, within 10 miles of Southampton facilities, or part of Essex. Find out more.
The medal and prize is awarded annually to a woman who is within five years of the award of her first degree in physics (Bachelor's or Master's), not including career breaks, and is either working as a physicist or is engaged in postgraduate study in physics. The Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal and Prize seeks to recognise the outstanding work of women embarking on a career in physics and to promote the career opportunities open to people with physics qualifications. The medal will be bronze and will be accompanied by a prize of £1,000 and a certificate. Find out more.
The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science honours - every year - 5 eminent women scientists from 5 regions of the world. These exceptional researchers are rewarded for their important contributions to the progress of science, either in Life sciences or in the fields of Physical sciences, Mathematics and Computer science. An award of €100,000 is given to each of the five laureates selected by a jury of internationally renowned experts. Find out more.
Various awards and scholarships including, Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award, Future Talent Awards, Undergraduate Student Prizes, Postgraduate Research Awards, and Healthcare Technologies Awards. Find out more.
The Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture is awarded for a project to promote women in STEM by an individual with an established track record of very high standing in any area of STEM. The award is supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and is named in honour of the biophysicist Rosalind Franklin, who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA. The lectureship is accompanied by a medal of silver gilt, a grant of £40,000 and a gift of £1,000.The recipient of the award is expected to spend a proportion of the grant on implementing a project to raise the profile of women in STEM. Find out more.
Medals and Awards (with various criteria) include the Prince Phillip Medal, Silver Medal, Sir Frank Wittle Medal, Sir George MacFarlane Medal, Africa Prize, Colin Campbell Mitchell Award, MacRobert Award, Major Project Award, Rooke Award, and the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Find out more.
The Royal Society of Chemistry offers prizes and funding to support and recognise those involved in chemical sciences. They provide grants to support travel, events, outreach and research, personal support and guidance. Find out more.
Amelia Earhart Fellowship: Established in 1938 in honor of famed pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart, the Amelia Earhart Fellowship is awarded annually to women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering. Find out more.
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