Royal Academy of Engineering 2023 Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women, UK

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.

For more information please contact Lauren Pattle.

[email protected]

Accelerating the careers of women in Engineering

Women are still significantly underrepresented in engineering and technology in higher education. UCAS data on university application and acceptance figures for the 2020 cycle1 highlighted that women represent just 16% and 18% of accepted applications to computing and engineering degrees respectively. At the current rate of progress, parity of women on engineering degrees will not be achieved until 2085. We cannot wait that long.

• Table of Content
• About Royal Academy of Engineering
• Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women
• Aim and Benefits of Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women
• Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women Courses
• Requirements for Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Royal Academy of Engineering

Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women

Aim and Benefits of Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women

These bursaries aim to help address underrepresentation and accelerate the rate of progress. 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. 

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.

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.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all under-represented groups across engineering. It is the Academy's policy to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged or receives less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We would like to support you to achieve a balance between your personal and work demands. We are happy to discuss individual requirements and consider part time and other flexible working arrangements.

Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women Courses

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Business computing
• Computational mathematics
• Computational physics
• Computer Science
• Computer games and animation
• Computer-aided engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Information Technology
• Software Engineering

Requirements for Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women Qualification

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

For further information about eligible courses and the support documents you will need to provide, please contact Lauren Pattle

[email protected]

• 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 2022-2023 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 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

Or a combination of course areas, such as electronic engineering and computer science for example.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Royal Academy of Engineering Amazon Future Engineer Bursary for Women

APPLICATION SUBMITTED

APPLICATION REVIEWED BY PANEL: Unsuccessful applicants informed at this stage

INVITED TO INTERVIEW: Online interviews held in July

AWARDS MADE: Decision made in August

Application Deadline

How to Apply

1. Read through the Application guidance notes
2. Register and create a profile via the Grant Management System

Amazon Future Engineer Guidance notes

For more details visit: Royal Academy of Engineering website.