Deadline: May 7, 2024.

The Amazon Future Engineer bursary is a national bursary programme aimed at supporting women A-level and BTEC/OCR (or Scottish equivalent) students from low-income households who wish to study computer science or related engineering courses at UK universities.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for an Amazon Future Engineer bursary you must: 

• be a woman*
• currently be studying:
  • for at least 1 A Level or Scottish Highers in science, technology, engineering, or maths; and/or
  • a full-time technical course such as computer science or other related computing or engineering courses (for example a BTEC, OCR or the Scottish equivalent) at a further education college
• have received an offer (conditional or unconditional) to study an eligible computer science or related engineering course (see eligible courses below) at a university in the UK (including eligible courses with an integrated foundation year)
• be resident in the UK and eligible to pay ‘home’ fee rates for university
• be enrolling at a UK university and commencing study at the start of the 2024-2025 academic year
• have been eligible for free school meals from the date you started your post-16 studies and/or have at least one parent or guardian in receipt of state benefits (not child benefit where this is the only benefit being received)

ELIGIBLE COURSE

Eligible courses are:

• Computer science
• Electrical and electronic engineering
• Information technology
• Software engineering
• Artificial intelligence
• Computer games and animation
• Business computing

• Computer-aided engineering
• Computational mathematics
• Computational physics
• Others in computing, such as applied computing, computer forensics, creative computing.

BENEFITS

1. They will provide successful women applicants with a financial support package worth £5,000 per year for up to four years of study to cover expenses related to attending university, including tuition fees or accommodation and living costs. 
2. By removing some of the financial barriers that may impact on university studies and career trajectory, recipients can remain committed to their courses and stand the best possible chance of success.
3. Awardees will also gain exclusive access to networking groups to meet positive role models, interact with like-minded peers, build long-term relationships, and benefit from collaboration opportunities.

Apply through the OFFICIAL LINK