Nuffield Science Bursaries
Nuffield Science Bursaries can provide your business with an extra pair of hands over the summer to complete a project for you.
You would also be supporting bright students from local schools to achieve in science and engineering.
How do I get involved?
If you would like one or more students next summer please contact us to discuss what project(s) you could offer. We will send you an application form, for which the deadline will be in January / February 2010. Application form is available for download here.
How do I find out more?
There is lots of information and a downloadable brochure at the Schools and Colleges page of the Nuffield Foundation website here.
Contact Us
If you would like talk please call Natasha on 01865 810014 or alternatively send an email to: nuffield@scienceoxford.com
More Information
Bursary students are in their first year of an advanced or higher level science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) course. Generally they are 16-17 years old. Our students are motivated and enthusiastic young people who would benefit greatly from experiencing life in a scientific and technological environment within business and industry.
What sorts of projects are suitable?
The students are expected to carry out a research project during their placement – either academic or industry research. They can be ‘technology’ projects, where the student is producing and testing a product, or ‘science’ where they are carrying out an independent investigation which will yield data that they can analyse.
The most important things are that the student must be able to use their own initiative, gain insight into working alongside practising scientists or engineers, use their skills and learn new ones, and be able to write up a report on what they have done which includes some analysis.
For 2010 in particular we are looking for new projects based around Maths, Statistics, engineering and for projects based in industry as well as academic research.
What is the timescale?
November – February – Submit your idea for a project and an application form
March – April – students apply for bursaries
April – May – students are matched to a suitable projects
Very late July – August – students carry out a project during their summer vacation
