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Bursaries for Engineering Students

118 verified bursaries and scholarships worth £150–£30,000 for engineering students, across 39 UK universities.

2,793 UK funds tracked · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Biggest Engineering bursaries by university

UniversityAward
1Birmingham City UniversityHenderson Scholarship£30,000
2Teesside UniversityKellas Midstream Scholarship£27,000
3University of BathAmazon Future Engineer Bursary£20,000
4University of YorkCobham Scholarship£9,000
5Newcastle UniversityEngineering - Brian Dabell Scholarship£7,500
6Northumbria UniversityHORIBA Undergraduate Scholarship£6,000
7University of SurreyThe OptiGene Foundation Engineering Scholarship£5,000
8University of the Highlands and IslandsFuture Leaders Fund (UHI)£5,000
9University of PlymouthTamar Engineering Project£4,500
10Bangor UniversityCyberFirst University Bursary£4,000

From outside your university 19

RAEng Lord Bhattacharyya Higher Education Bursaries£15,000First-years
RAeS Futures ScholarshipUp to £10,000Aerospace Engineering
IMechE Spencer Wilks First Year Undergraduate ScholarshipUp to £9,000First-years
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IMechE Whitworth Scholarships£9,000 a yearUndergraduates
ICE QUEST Undergraduate ScholarshipUp to £8,000Civil Engineering · First-years
RAEng Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship£5,000 a yearFirst-years
RAEng Engineering Leaders Scholarship£5,000CLOSES 19 JANUndergraduates
RAEng Northern Ireland Higher Education Scholarships£5,000 a yearEngineering
CIWEM Margetts Bursary (Urban Drainage)£3,000
IGEM Scholarships, Grants and AwardsUp to £3,000 a yearUndergraduates
IMechE Student Grants (hardship)Up to £3,000 a yearROLLINGUndergraduates
RW Barnes Bursary Fund£2,500Undergraduates
IMechE Undergraduate Scholarship£2,000 a yearFirst-years
IET Future Talent Awards£1,500Undergraduates
ICE QUEST Technician ScholarshipUp to £1,000 a yearCivil Engineering
InstMC Engineering Scholarship Scheme£1,000 a yearUndergraduates
RINA Scholarships£1,000 a yearMarine Engineering
The Muirhead Trust GrantUp to £1,000
IMarEST Education AwardsUp to £500ROLLINGMarine Engineering

All funds 118

CyberFirst University Bursary£4,000Bangor University · Undergraduates
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Scholarships£1,500Bangor University · Electronic Engineering
UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) Scholarship Scheme£1,000Bangor University · Undergraduates
Engineering £1,000 Scholarship£1,000Birmingham City University · Undergraduates
Engineering £1,000 scholarships£1,000Birmingham City University · Engineering · First-years
Henderson Access Bursary£2,000Birmingham City University · Undergraduates
Henderson Awards£2,000AUTOMATICBirmingham City University · Undergraduates
Henderson Innovation Seed Fund£5,000Birmingham City University · Undergraduates
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Henderson Opportunity Fund£500Birmingham City University · Undergraduates
Henderson Scholarship£30,000Birmingham City University · Income under £25k
Millennium Point ScholarshipVariesBirmingham City University · Undergraduates
Next-Gen Wind Turbine Blades PhD Studentship£23,805Brunel University London · Engineering
Next-Gen Wind Turbine Blades: Quiet Innovation with Aerodynamic Excellence Funded PhD Studentship£23,805Brunel University London · Postgraduates
School of Engineering scholarships (Defence STEM Undergraduate Sponsorship, Power Academy, UKESF)VariesCardiff University · Undergraduates
City Star Scholarship25%-35%AUTOMATICCity, University of London · Postgraduates
Ørsted Scholarship for Energy Master's ProgrammeVariesDurham University · Postgraduates
CIWEM Margetts Bursary (Urban Drainage)£3,000External / National Bodies ·
ICE QUEST Technician ScholarshipUp to £1,000 a yearExternal / National Bodies · Civil Engineering
ICE QUEST Undergraduate ScholarshipUp to £8,000External / National Bodies · Civil Engineering · First-years
IET Future Talent Awards£1,500External / National Bodies · Undergraduates
IGEM Scholarships, Grants and AwardsUp to £3,000 a yearExternal / National Bodies · Undergraduates
IMarEST Education AwardsUp to £500ROLLINGExternal / National Bodies · Marine Engineering
IMechE Spencer Wilks First Year Undergraduate ScholarshipUp to £9,000External / National Bodies · First-years
IMechE Student Grants (hardship)Up to £3,000 a yearROLLINGExternal / National Bodies · Undergraduates
IMechE Undergraduate Scholarship£2,000 a yearExternal / National Bodies · First-years
IMechE Whitworth Scholarships£9,000 a yearExternal / National Bodies · Undergraduates
InstMC Engineering Scholarship Scheme£1,000 a yearExternal / National Bodies · Undergraduates
RAEng Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship£5,000 a yearExternal / National Bodies · First-years
RAEng Engineering Leaders Scholarship£5,000CLOSES 19 JANExternal / National Bodies · Undergraduates
RAEng Lord Bhattacharyya Higher Education Bursaries£15,000External / National Bodies · First-years
RAEng Northern Ireland Higher Education Scholarships£5,000 a yearExternal / National Bodies · Engineering
RAeS Futures ScholarshipUp to £10,000External / National Bodies · Aerospace Engineering
RINA Scholarships£1,000 a yearExternal / National Bodies · Marine Engineering
RW Barnes Bursary Fund£2,500External / National Bodies · Undergraduates
The Muirhead Trust GrantUp to £1,000External / National Bodies ·
Amazon Future Engineer Bursary (Harper Adams)VariesHarper Adams University · Undergraduates
Allan MacAskill ScholarshipVariesHeriot-Watt University · Engineering
Andrew Platten Scholarship£1,500Leeds Beckett University · Income under £27.5k · Engineering
International Electronic Engineering Scholarship (Liverpool Hope)50% off feesLiverpool Hope University · Engineering · International students
Engineering - Brian Dabell Scholarship£7,500Newcastle University · Engineering · First-years
M A Burnip Scholarships£600Newcastle University · Engineering
R A Batey Scholarships£600Newcastle University · Engineering
William Benedict Coleman Scholarships£2,000Newcastle University · Engineering
Cobham-Ultra UK Undergraduate Scholarship£3,500Northumbria University · Engineering · First-years
HORIBA Undergraduate Scholarship£6,000Northumbria University · Disabled · Engineering
Rolton Scholarship£4,000Northumbria University · Disabled · Engineering
International Foundation Scholarship – Science and Engineering£3,000Queen Mary University of London · Engineering · International students
The Gordon Millington ScholarshipVariesQueen's University Belfast · Engineering
AESSEAL Scholarship (donor support)VariesSheffield Hallam University · Engineering
The Barratt Redrow Foundation (donor support)VariesSheffield Hallam University · Engineering
AI-Enhanced Modelling of Tokamak-Type Fusion Power Generators Studentship (RS983)VariesSwansea University · Engineering
Research Scholarships (Materials Science, Swansea)VariesSwansea University · Engineering
UK Government Scholarship (Semiconductor-related Subjects)£4,000Swansea University · Engineering
Accommodation Award for School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technology (Teesside)£2,000Teesside University · First-years
Cowie Family Fund Bursary£7,500Teesside University · Engineering
Dr Ken Home Scholarship£4,000Teesside University · Engineering
Kellas Midstream Scholarship£27,000Teesside University · Engineering
Octopus Energy Sustainable Futures Bursary£2,500Teesside University · Engineering, Business
Graziella-Branduardi Raymont Scholarship£26,500UCL · Engineering · First-years
Telles ScholarshipsVariesUCL · Engineering
Vest Scholarships (UCL)VariesUCL · Engineering
Oil and Gas Transition Training FundVariesUniversity of Aberdeen · Engineering
Amazon Future Engineer Bursary£20,000University of Bath · First-years
UK Electronic Skills Foundation (UKESF) Scholarships (Bath)VariesUniversity of Bath · Undergraduates
Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarship (Science and Engineering)£20,780University of Bristol · Engineering · International students
EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA)£20,780University of Bristol · Engineering
EPSRC Doctoral Scholarship for Applicants of Black and Mixed Black Heritage£20,780University of Bristol · Engineering
Formula 1 Engineering ScholarshipVariesUniversity of Cambridge · Engineering · First-years
Computing and Engineering Fee Waiver ScholarshipsVariesUniversity of Huddersfield · Engineering
EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and ResilienceVariesUniversity of Hull · Engineering
Women in Engineering Best Year 1 EngineeringVariesUniversity of Lancashire · Engineering · First-years
Gittins Family Charitable Trust Bursary£1,000University of Leicester · Income under £40k · Engineering, Nursing
Scottish Power Scholarships£1,200University of Liverpool · Engineering
CDT in 2D Materials of TomorrowVariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
CDT in Advanced Metallic SystemsVariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
CDT in BioDesign EngineeringVariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
CDT in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing (CSM)VariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
CDT in Fusion Energy Science and TechnologyVariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
CDT in Future Innovation in Non-Destructive Evaluation (FIND)VariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
CDT in Materials 4.0VariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
CDT in Nuclear Energy - GREENVariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
CDT in Robotics and AI for Net Zero (RAINZ)£10,000University of Manchester · Engineering · First-years
CDT in SATURN (Nuclear)VariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
CDT in Science and Applications of Graphene and Related NanomaterialsVariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
Engineering Doctorate (EngD) and Industrial Doctorate Centres (IDC)VariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
Fusion Engineering CDT (UKAEA)VariesUniversity of Manchester · Engineering
The Beatrice Shilling Scholarship£2,000University of Manchester · Engineering · First-years
The Ted and Pat Smith Scholarship£2,000University of Manchester · Engineering · First-years
Engineering Alumni ScholarshipVariesUniversity of Nottingham · Engineering
Ashfords Final Year Project Prize£150-£300University of Plymouth · Engineering
Ashfords Research and Training Bursary£300-£1,500University of Plymouth · Engineering
Ashfords Scholarship£1,000University of Plymouth · Engineering
Tamar Engineering Project£4,500University of Plymouth · Care-experienced and others · Income under £25k
Undergraduate Scholarship (School of the Built Environment) 2026£1,000University of Reading · Engineering · First-years
PhD in Acoustics (EPSRC CDT)VariesUniversity of Salford · Engineering
AURA Centre for Doctoral Training (EPSRC & NERC)VariesUniversity of Sheffield · Engineering
EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs, Sheffield)VariesUniversity of Sheffield · Engineering
EPSRC iCASE Awards (Sheffield)VariesUniversity of Sheffield · Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Doctoral Academy AwardVariesUniversity of Sheffield · Engineering
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology EngineeringVariesUniversity of Southampton · Engineering
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound FuturesVariesUniversity of Southampton · Engineering
EPSRC Energy Transfer Technologies Doctoral Training HubVariesUniversity of Southampton · Engineering
EPSRC and MOD Centre for Doctoral Training in Complex Integrated Systems for Defence and Security (CISDnS)VariesUniversity of Southampton · Engineering
Engineering Excellence Scholarship£2,000University of Southampton · Engineering
Engineering Global Talent Scholarship£2,000University of Southampton · Engineering · International students
FUNED Scholarships15% off feesUniversity of Southampton · International students
Southampton University Corporate Civil Engineering Springboard Scheme (SUCCESS)VariesUniversity of Southampton · Engineering
Fluor Scholarship£4,000University of Surrey · Care-experienced and others · Engineering
Resilient digitalised critical infrastructure£21,805University of Surrey · Postgraduates
The Manly Trust Scholarship£4,000University of Surrey · Care-experienced and others · Engineering
The OptiGene Foundation Engineering Scholarship£5,000University of Surrey · Care-experienced and others · Engineering
Sussex EPSRC Doctoral Training PartnershipVariesUniversity of Sussex · Engineering
Cobham Scholarship£9,000University of York · Engineering
The Institution of Engineering and Technology Travel Awards£600-£1,200University of York · Engineering
Future Leaders Fund (UHI)£5,000University of the Highlands and Islands · Engineering
Offshore Wind Skills Hub Bursary (UHI)£1,500CLOSES 31 OCTUniversity of the Highlands and Islands · Engineering
Sidney Black Memorial Engineering Award (UHI)£500University of the Highlands and Islands · Engineering
Whitworth Scholarship Awards (UHI)VariesUniversity of the Highlands and Islands · Engineering

Questions

How many bursaries are there for engineering students?

We list 118 for engineering students, across 38 UK universities and national funders.

Which university gives the most to engineering students?

Birmingham City University: the Henderson Scholarship is worth £30,000.

Are there grants for engineering students outside universities?

Yes, including CIWEM Margetts Bursary (Urban Drainage), ICE QUEST Technician Scholarship and ICE QUEST Undergraduate Scholarship.

Which deadline is next?

The Offshore Wind Skills Hub Bursary (UHI) (University of the Highlands and Islands) closes on 31 October 2026.

Engineering bursaries by university

External / National Bodies19 fundsUniversity of Manchester15 fundsBirmingham City University8 fundsUniversity of Southampton8 fundsTeesside University5 fundsNewcastle University4 fundsUniversity of Plymouth4 fundsUniversity of Sheffield4 fundsUniversity of Surrey4 fundsUniversity of the Highlands and Islands4 fundsBangor University3 fundsNorthumbria University3 fundsSwansea University3 fundsUCL3 fundsUniversity of Bristol3 fundsBrunel University London2 fundsSheffield Hallam University2 fundsUniversity of Bath2 fundsUniversity of York2 funds

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