Up to six awards of £3,500 are available in 2024/25. The payments will be £2,000 in the first year and £750 in the second and third years. We also offer up to £1,000 of funding support for employability opportunities such as internships, placements or summer research programmes.
Successful applicants will be enrolled on the Futures Scholarship programme. You will be supported by the Futures Scholarship Coordinator to access career guidance and advice on University opportunities for personal and professional development. Recipients are expected to come to meetings with relevant University team members.
These awards are funded by donations from Vertical Aerospace. Vertical Aerospace may offer the scholarship recipients:
site visits
technical mentoring and opportunities to link in with those who have completed similar programmes
future internship placements.
Eligibility
You can apply if you:
would describe you ethnicity as one of the following:
Black African
Black Caribbean
Black Other
Mixed – White and Black Caribbean
Mixed – White and Black African
Other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other)
are a UK applicant for full-time undergraduate stud
have an offer (or are awaiting a decision) to study for an engineering undergraduate degree starting in 2024/25
can demonstrate financial need.
