Inspiring Future Leaders in Engineering

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Inspiring Future Leaders in Engineering
Arkwright Engineering Scholarships
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The Arkwright Scholarships Trust

• We are a charity, established for 21 years, which
  operates across the UK, Channel Islands Isle of
  Man

• Our Mission To Inspire Future Leaders in
  Engineering
• Our Focus
• Engineering Wide definition including related
  areas of design, construction, chemicals,
  software and computing
• High-calibre students destined to go to
  university or into a higher apprenticeship and
  take a leadership role in engineering or
  related areas of design

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What is an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship ?

• Supports encourages you to do well in your A
  levels
• Helps you to explore engineering related areas
  of design
• Helps you to decide if a degree or higher
  apprenticeship and a career in these subjects are
  for you

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How Do I Get an Engineering Scholarship?

• A competitive application process
• Application form with teacher support by January
  25th 2013
• Two-hour aptitude paper in February 2013
• University interview in March/April 2013
• Matching to a Sponsor in June/July 2013
• Prestigious Awards Ceremony in October 2013

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The Aptitude Paper

• Two hours, sat under exam conditions in school
• Explore diverse interesting solutions to the
  set problems (Section A) practice thinking
  outside the box
• Explain a full solution in greater detail
  (Section B) - practice describing how products
  are constructed

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The Interview

• Hosted at a top university
• Parents can come along
• (not into the actual interview)
• 20 minute interview
• Two interviewers
• Talk about your practical project, your
  extra-curricular interests and your future
  aspirations in Engineering and Design

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What Do I Get from a Scholarship?

• A highly-respected Scholarship to go on your
  university applications - get noticed by
  university Admissions Tutors!

• Mentoring
• Free CREO CAD-CAM software
• Possible site visits and summer work placements
• Enrichment courses
• 300 annual personal award

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Longer-term Benefits

• Exclusive University Undergraduate Scholarships
• Alumni activities
• Powerful networking group (over 1500 engineers
  and designers)

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Does it Help My School? (1)

• Your schools Design Technology Department
  receives 400 for every Scholarship awarded
• If you get a Scholarship youll enable your DT
  teacher to buy new equipment and help your
  classmates in the process

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Does it Help My School? (2)

• Winning prestigious Arkwright Engineering
  Scholarships helps to
• motivate reward high-calibre students as they
  enter the 6th Form
• raise the DT Departments profile within the
  school
• raise the whole schools profile nationally
• provides the school with valuable marketing
  opportunities to prospective parents
• All this through a scheme that has a low time
  commitment on teachers and costs just 37.50 per
  application (with no hidden costs to the school)

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Where Do I start?

• Talk to your Design, Technology, Technological
  Studies or Engineering teacher as soon as you
  can. If they think you are good enough then they
  will guide your application

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To apply students must be

• Attending an Arkwright Affiliated School
• In Year 11 (S4 in Scotland) and taking GCSE DT
  or equivalent
• Making a commitment to Maths at AS and preferably
  to A2
• Planning to take A levels appropriate to the
  university study of engineering or related areas
  of design
• Actively considering university or a higher
  apprenticeship and a career in engineering or
  related areas of design

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What people say
Arkwright opens doors onto opportunities which
we otherwise wouldn't have access to. - Hannah
Redmond, Trainee Manager, Kier (Arkwright alumna)
"Thank you for the wonderful opportunity of an
Arkwright Engineering Scholarship. I believe it
played a big part in my getting an unconditional
place at University." - John Hutcheson, Arkwright
alumnus
I have always rated Arkwright Scholarships
highly. Scholars who apply to study at our
University demonstrate a strong interest in the
real world of engineering. - David Robb,
Mechanical Engineering Admissions Tutor, Imperial
College
My son and I thoroughly enjoyed the recent
engineering visit to the RNLI College. It was
very informative and worth the long journey.
Susan, mother of an Arkwright Scholar
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Enrichment Opportunities
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Find Out More
arkwright.org.uk/scholars
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Useful Statistics
(for those who want the nitty gritty)
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Arkwright Affiliated Schools By Type

• 768 schools (and growing) across the UK

Note Individual Grammar Schools may be in the
Independent or State Sector
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Arkwright Affiliated Schools by Location
Note The percentage in each case is out of 768
schools
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Male/Female Split of Applicants
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Male/Female Split of Scholars
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Location of Scholars (2012)
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Number of Annual Pupil Applications
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Number of Scholarships Awarded
Note A total of 2977 Scholarships have been
awarded over a period of 21 years
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Probability of Securing a Scholarship
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Historic Scholars GCSE /Scottish Standard Grade
Results
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Scholars GCSE / Standard Grade Results 2012
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Scholars GCSE / Standard Grade Results 2012
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Scholars Destinations (average of last five
years)
Note This includes the ultimate destinations of
Scholars who took a Gap Year after school
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Most Popular Universities for Alumni(over last
10 years)
Note The above graph shows all universities with
more than 10 alumni attending. A total of 61
other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have
been attended by smaller numbers of alumni
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Sponsorship Income 2012 (i.e. where our money
comes from)