The Advanced Award

The Advanced Award Scheme is open to second year MEng undergraduates on a four year engineering degree (or third year undergraduates on a five year degree).

The Awards are made to provide carefully planned training and experience over three years which may not be available through your university, but which will furnish you with the skills and capacity to fast-track your career after graduating.

The scheme enrols around thirty students per year, and the awards are worth up to £5,000 so it is very competitive.

You choose the training you want to undertake. This can include business courses, language training, technical development, project management or any recognised professional development course.

You write a personal development plan which includes your career aspirations and the training you want to receive. Assistance is given by The Royal Academy of Engineering to help you create your plan.

If you are successful, we provide the financial means for you to undertake your chosen courses and a Sainsbury Management Fellow as a mentor and advisor.

You are allocated up to £5,000 to carry out your personal development plan over a period of three years.

You will meet other Award holders from your year group and other year groups at an annual weekend event in Cambridge.

See the application criteria

Advanced Award Flyer (246KB)

Thank you to Shell, whose generous support has enabled us to extend this year's Engineering Leadership Advanced Award Scheme to include non-UK MEng students for the first time