The Arkwright Scholarships Trust has awarded its inaugural Undergraduate Scholarships in Engineering to three outstanding candidates.

The Scholarships support students over the full duration of their undergraduate degrees and are worth between £9000 and £12,000 each. The Scholarships have been made possible through the generous support of The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust and The Reece Foundation.

Miss Supriya Gopinath, a former Newstead Wood student who is embarking on a chemical engineering degree, received The Arkwright/Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust Undergraduate Scholarship. Mr Edmund Eustace and Mr David Hewlett received the two Arkwright/Reece Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships. Mr Eustace and Mr Hewlett have both just started the General Engineering course at the University of Cambridge.

The three Scholarships were bestowed on the recipients at the annual Arkwright Scholarships Award Ceremonies hosted by the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London and Glasgow.

Dr Martin Thomas, the National Director of the Arkwright Scholarships Trust, said: “…more high-calibre young people need to be encouraged to choose engineering at undergraduate level. These Scholarships mark a new step in Arkwright’s efforts to contribute to this need, working in collaboration with these key partners.”