Heading for university to study engineering? You could win a £3,000 bursary from The REACT Foundation plus an extra £1,000 for those studying Mechanical Engineering courtesy of IMechE West Cumbria Branch.

If you are planning to head for university in 2013 why not apply for the REACT Foundation Bursary Award - The Foundation will pay you up to £3,000 in cash, - all you have to do is write a short personal statement (you have probably written this already for your UCAS form).  

In addition IMechE West Cumbria branch has offered a bursary of £1,000 to a student heading for university to study mechanical engineering. There is no extra work involved.  If you plan on studying Mechanical Engineering at university just put 'Yes' into the Mechanical bursary award options box on the Application form.

Please note that The REACT Foundation will approach your school for a reference to support your application.

If you would like to apply click here

Pete Woolaghan, Chairman of The REACT Foundation, said:
'Here in West Cumbria we have some very good young engineers. We hope to encourage them to study, gain their degree and return to the area to develop their careers. As a result of a recent survey of young West Cumbrian engineers, the Board of Trustees has found one of the biggest concerns about going off to university is the high costs of fees.

We need to help and encourage these vibrant, ambitious and bright engineers to bring home their potential and create opportunities to really make a difference to themselves and society'.

A School's Trophy will also be awarded to the Foundation's bursary winner's school in recognition of it producing the winning candidate.


Other financial help available -
The Cumbria branch of the Nuclear Institute runs an annual bursary competition which offers Cumbrian Year 13 students the chance to win a contribution towards their tuition fees. To register your interest in entering this year's competition or for more information, please contact Jamie McDonald at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / tel no: 019467 74395.