East Midlands Development Agency (emda) has allocated more than £600,000 to a bursary scheme to encourage more students to study science-based courses at university.
The bursaries are known as EMSTAs – East Midlands Science and Technology Awards – and are available at the region’s nine universities. EMSTA awards are financial support for selected students from the region, accepted on science, technology, engineering and mathematics full-time undergraduate degree courses in the East Midlands.
There are 125 scholarships of £3,000 (£1,000 per year for three years of undergraduate study) available for 2008 entry. The initiative is a partnership between emda, the East Midlands Universities Association (EMUA) and Aimhigher East Midlands.
For more information visit the Aimhigher East Midlands website.
“The award has given me confidence to start my course without worrying too much about the cost I will experience.” Ting-Hin Tang, The University of Nottingham