Arkwright Engineering Scholarships

The Arkwright Scholarships Trust

• We are a charity, established for 24 years, which operates across the UK, Channel Islands & Isle of Man

• Our Mission: To Inspire Future Leaders in Engineering

Our Focus:

– Engineering: Wide definition including technical design, construction, chemicals, software and computing

– High-calibre students destined to go to university or into a higher apprenticeship and take a ‘leadership’ role in engineering or technical design

What is an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship ?

• Supports & encourages you to do well in your A levels/ Scottish Advanced Highers

• Helps you to explore engineering & technicaldesign

• Helps you to decide if a degree or higher apprenticeship and a career in these subjects are for you

How Do I Get an Engineering Scholarship?

• You must be in the right year− year 11 (England & Wales), S4 (Scotland), year 12 (Northern Ireland)

• A competitive application process− On-line application form with teacher reference by 22 January 2016

− Two-hour aptitude exam in February 2016

− University-based interview in Mar/Apr 2016

− If successful, matching to a Sponsor in June to Aug 2016

− Awards Ceremony in October 2016

The Online Application Form

• Very important – it is part of our assessment and is marked. Tell us about:− Your career aspirations in Engineering or technical aspects of Design

− A practical project you have done

− Your social and school activities that show your leadership potential and, separately, your interest in engineering or technical design

• Must be accompanied by a teacher’s reference about you

The Aptitude Exam

• Two hours, sat under exam conditions in your school− Section A – explore diverse & interesting solutions to the set engineering

problems – practice thinking outside the box

− Section B - design a solution to an engineering problem in greater detail - practice describing how and why products are constructed

The Interview

• Hosted at a top university

• Parents can come along (not into the actual interview)

• 20 minute interview

• Two interviewers

• Talk about your practical project, your extra-curricular interests, your leadership experience and your future aspirations in engineering and/or technical design

What Do I Get from a Scholarship?

• £600 personal award

• Experience days

• Mentoring & Networking

• Free CREOTM CAD software

• Enrichment courses and competitions

• Trade magazine subscription

• A highly-respected Scholarship to go on your university or higher apprenticeship applications - get noticed!

Longer-term Benefits

• Exclusive university undergraduate Scholarships

• Alumni activities including job opportunities with our Sponsors

• Powerful Alumni group (over 2500 Engineers and technical Designers)

• Personal development through mentoring and interviewing new candidates for Arkwright’s future Scholars

Does it Help My School?• The school Department that supported your application

receives £400 per Scholarship

− If you get a Scholarship you’ll enable your teacher to buy new technical equipment and help your classmates in the process

• Winning prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarships helps to:

− motivate & reward high-calibre students as they enter the 6th Form− raise the supporting Department’s profile within the school− raise the whole school’s profile nationally− provides the school with valuable marketing opportunities to prospective

parents

• All this through a scheme that has a low time commitment on teachers and costs just £37.50 per application (with no hidden costs to the school)

Where Do I start?

• Talk to the Arkwright coordinator in your school as soon as you can. If they think you are good enough then they will guide your application

To apply, students must be:

• Attending an Arkwright-affiliated School

• In Year 11 (England & Wales), S4 (Scotland), year 12 (Northern Ireland)

• Taking GCSEs/Scottish National 5s/BTECs level 2/IB Middle Years Programme relevant to engineering or technical design

• Making a commitment to Maths beyond GCSE/National 5, preferably to A2 / Advanced Higher / IB Diploma Higher

• Planning to take A levels/Scottish Highers/BTECs Level 3/IB Diploma appropriate to a higher apprenticeship or university study in Engineering or technical aspects of Design

• Actively considering a career in Engineering or technical Design

What people say

“My son and I thoroughly enjoyed the recent engineering visit to the RNLI College. It was very informative and worth the long journey.” – Susan, mother of an Arkwright Scholar

“Arkwright opens doors onto opportunities which we otherwise wouldn't have access to.” - Hannah Redmond, Trainee Manager, Kier (Arkwright alumna)

“I have always rated Arkwright Scholarships highly. Scholars who apply to study at our University demonstrate a strong interest in the real world of engineering.” - David Robb, Mechanical Engineering Admissions Tutor, Imperial College

"Thank you for the wonderful opportunity of an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship. I believe it played a big part in my getting an unconditional place at University." - John Hutcheson, Arkwright alumnus

Enrichment Opportunities

Once-in-a-lifetime Opportunities

Dinner with David Coulthard

Once-in-a-lifetime Opportunities

Exhibiting at the Mexico International Science Exposition

Find Out More

arkwright.org.uk/scholars

Useful Statistics(for those who want the ‘nitty gritty’)

Number of Annual Student Applications

Number of Scholarships Awarded

Probability of Securing a Scholarship

This graph shows the probability of you securing a Scholarship if you begin the application process. The ratios shown by the three horizontal red dotted lines are the ratios of appointed Scholars to initial applicants.

Male/Female Split of Applicants

Year-on-year average = 23.5% of applicants are female: 76.5% are boys

Male/Female Split of Scholars

Year-on-year average = 24.5% of Scholars are female; 75.5% are male28.6% of Scholars in 2015 are female – our highest ever percentage of females

Black & Minority Ethnic Scholars

Arkwright Affiliated Schools by type

• 859 schools (and growing) across the UK

Arkwright Affiliated Schools By Type of Student Intake

Arkwright Affiliated Schools by Location(Updated September 2015)

Note: The percentage in each case is out of 859 schools

Scholars’ Destinations (average of last two years)

Note: This includes the ultimate destinations of Scholars who took a Gap Year after school

Most Popular Universities for Alumni(over the last 11 years)

Sponsorship Income Streams 2014(where sponsorship comes form)