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Brilliant bursaries
We are delighted to announce our 2017 bursary winners. This year, we made 10 awards to women in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (including Stephanie Webb pictured above) who are training in manual trades. See their videos and read their stories. We also made 13 small grants to female engineering students at Sheffield Hallam University, thanks […]
Continue reading...Cash for SHU female engineers!
Are you a female engineering undergraduate at Sheffield Hallam University? Do you need little bit of cash to help you with your studies? Apply now for a WEST/Alcoa bursary! Small grants of up to £100 each Flexible money to pay for a range of course-related items (for example, equipment, travel, books etc) Women studying all […]
Continue reading...SHU students help WEST!
This year’s crop of bursary winners funded by Alcoa through Sheffield Hallam University have been helping us get our message out to schools and communities. With thanks to Katrina and Kohila for their hard work at the Moor Markets during Sheffield Science Week. They were brilliant at engaging with people about their love for engineering […]
Continue reading...Hope Tech trip
A massive thanks to everyone who took part in our trip to Hope Tech – the world leading bike components factory. Working with Sheffield College, we successfully inspired a group of female students about engineering. Four current and two former female engineering students from the Olive Grove engineering centre buddied up with five Y9 female […]
Continue reading...2017 WEST bursaries
Girls and women! Studying or training for a job in science, technology, engineering or the built environment? Want up to £500 to help you out? Then apply for a WEST bursary now! Flexible small grants that can pay for fees, equipment, transport and childcare For women living and training in Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Up […]
Continue reading...Yes We Did!
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Thanks to everyone who came and celebrated the launch of Yes We Can Too! Our second kids activity book is for girls and boys aged 7 – 9 and includes cartoons, puzzles, and activities built around the real life characters of the six women above (left to right): Sarah-Louise, the design engineer; Terri, the civil engineer; Aisha, […]
Continue reading...Celebrate International Women’s Day
…with us this Wednesday 8 March! You are invited to the launch of our brilliant new kids’ activity book featuring six real-life and inspiring women engineers Pick up free copies of this excellent and engaging book aimed at girls and boys aged 7 – 9 Meet Terri the Civil Engineer, Aisha the Powergrid Engineer, Amanda […]
Continue reading...Calling primary school teachers
… and anyone else interested in getting girls and boys interested in engineering! You are invited to the launch of our brilliant new kids’ activity book featuring six real-life and inspiring women engineers Pick up free copies of this excellent and engaging book aimed at girls and boys aged 7 – 9 Meet Terri the […]
Continue reading...Yay! 2016 bursary winners
We are extremely chuffed to announce our bumper crop of 25 brilliant bursary winners for 2016! 11 WEST bursaries – including Ayesha Ahmed (pictured) – see their videos and read their stories 12 new bursaries to female engineering students at Sheffield Hallam University – thanks to funding from Alcoa 2 NICEIC bursaries for women to train […]
Continue reading...12 ALCOA bursaries!
A dozen female engineering students from Sheffield Hallam University received bursaries from us this year – thanks to a collaboration with SHU and funding from international engineering group Alcoa. The bursaries, which range from between £60 and £150 each, were given to 12 students in the University’s Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI). We make annual […]
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