Royal Academy of Engineering
Grants and Award Schemes
Location National
Dates

Most of the funding programmes are ongoing but some have specific deadlines. Check the Royal Academy of Engineering website for more details

Aims

Objective of the funding opportunity:
To support engineering education from school through to postgraduate level and continuing professional development. Programmes include:
The BEST programme

Schemes for GCSE and A-level students
Schemes for undergraduates
Schemes for professional engineers
Visiting professorship programmes
The Biotechnology Engineering Initiative
Executive Engineers Programme

It aims to help the following client groups:
Young people
Entrepreneurs
Those in work
Those with intermediate level skills
FRESA priorities The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:

Top priorities:
Workforce development and in-work progression
Increasing participation in Higher Education
Young people and career choices

High priorities:
Future labour force
Higher level skills
Sector skills


Medium priorities:

Enterprise
Innovation


Low priorities:
Workforce migration

More information on the FRESA
The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding: 
Workforce development and in-work progression

Increasing participation in Higher Education
Young people and career choices
Eligibility Eligible Organisations:  Eligibility criteria varies between programmes.
For more details see the Royal Academy of Engineering website
Accreditation Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed
Amount available Funding available: This varies between the different programmes. See the Royal Academy of Engineering website for more details.
Application

How to applyfor this funding :
For some programmes, application forms can be found on the
Royal Academy of Engineering website.
For others, it is necessary to contact the individual responsible for the programme.

Contact

For further information contact:  

The Royal Academy of Engineering
29 Great Peter Street
Westminster
London SW1P 3LW
Tel: 020 7222 2688
Fax: 020 7233 0054

http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/default.htm

Weblinks

Other useful websites:
Young Engineers - http://www.youngeng.org/
Engineer Girl - http://www.engineergirl.org/nae/cwe/egmain.nsf/?Opendatabase