Engineering student awarded £1,500 bursary

A talented Tyrone student has been granted a bursary worth £1,500 to help support her future career in mechanical engineering.

Kim Hunter of Cookstown, who is currently studying ‘Level 3 Gold Engineering’ at South West College, has been granted the ‘Royal Academy of Engineering, Northern Ireland, Post-16 bursary’, which aims to address the shortage of engineers in the UK, while promoting diversity and inclusivity.

Part of the Northern Ireland Engineering Education Programme in collaboration with the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland, the scheme supports young women who are passionate about engineering and are enrolled in full-time post 16 STEM study at an eligible FE College or school.

Kim has expressed her gratitude for being awarded the bursary, and says it will ease the financial burden of studying and support her career progression.

l For more information about the Level 3 Gold Engineering course, please contact Christopher Devlin via email ‘Christopher.Devlin@swc.ac.uk’.