Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£1,500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Renesas Award is an opportunity, for a number of female students, to gain valuable work experience, alongside receiving a bursary and membership of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES). The award is for students in their final year of school (Year 13 in England and Wales or S6 in Scotland) who are beginning an undergraduate degree in Electronics, at one of our 28 partner universities, from September.
The award is a collaboration between the UKESF and Renesas Electronics Europe, who provide high performance power-saving solutions and work with some of the best household and industry names in the world. Their chips are found in an impressive range of everyday products and they operate from 33 locations in 16 countries. The award was previously a partnership with the UKESF and Dialog, who were acquired by Renesas in 2021.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
A one-off bursary of £1,500.
A paid summer work placement (min. 6 weeks) with Renesas at end of first year of study. Placement locations: Swindon – Bourne End – Edinburgh – Harlow.
Paid-for student membership of Women’s Engineering Society (WES) for duration of degree.
Eligibility
- Be a female student due to start an Electronics, Computer Science, or related engineering course in September
- Have a firm offer to study at one of UKESF’s partner universities.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Electronics & Embedded Technology
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
28 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Important dates for the Award are:
Students apply – June
Successful candidates are shortlisted, interviewed, and sent a provisional offer – July/August
Students confirm degree offer acceptance at UKESF partner university – August
Bursaries paid – January
Work placements arranged for the following summer (at the end of first year at university)