News: Students set to benefit from Boeing funding

Students from the University of Sheffield are set to benefit from a new funding scheme created by aerospace giant Boeing.




A total of £27,285 has been donated by Boeing to fund scholarships and additional curriculum enrichment across the University´s Faculty of Engineering.

The funding was granted with the overall objective to reward and encourage academic excellence. It will particularly support students with an interest in aerospace engineering, who may face barriers to their learning.

The scheme will fund three scholarships for Masters students and three for undergraduate students, all worth £3,000. It will also support a number of student projects.

The three Masters students were presented with their scholarships last week, with the three undergraduate students receiving theirs in October. It is expected that the Boeing Scholarship and Support scheme will continue to fund additional scholarships and student projects throughout the academic year.

Malcolm Butler, faculty director of operations in the Faculty of Engineering, said: "We are delighted that the long-standing and fruitful relationship between Boeing and the University of Sheffield continues to deliver successes."

The AMRC with Boeing on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham is a £60m partnership, which builds on the shared scientific excellence, expertise and technological innovation of Boeing, and world-class research within the University Of Sheffield´s Faculty of Engineering.

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Rotherham

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