Nuffield Research Bursaries give first year post-16 STEM students the opportunity to work in leading STEM based industries, research institutes and UK Universities. The scheme involves them working during their summer holidays working alongside practising STEM professionals. The projects last for 4 weeks.
These bursaries are a great opportunity for really motivated students to build on their STEM knowledge and experience and to find out more about STEM careers. STEM Team East manages the Nuffield Science Bursary Scheme for Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex. In 2012, STEM Team East has 40 bursaries. Application have now closed for all Independent schools and state schools in Cambridge city area. We are currently seeking applications from schools with high BME populations and high FSM quotas.
For more information on how to apply, please email stempoint@stemteameast.org.uk.
Nuffield Research Bursary and CREST Celebration 2011
On 8th November 2011 STEM Team East celebrated the success of forty three A level students from Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex for their achievement as Nuffield Research Bursary students and British Science Association Gold CREST award winners. The students worked for 3-4 weeks during the summer alongside scientists, mathematicians and engineers on research projects and produced work of outstanding quality.
The celebration event was hosted by The Marshall Group giving the students an opportunity to showcase their research projects in the highly successful engineering company – Elizabeth Crilly of STEM Team East believes opportunities such as this raise student aspiration and help ambition become reality.
Sir Michael Marshall was delighted to host this event at which so many young people very clearly demonstrated their enormous talent. Marshall is enormously proud of its very strong commitment to training and encouraging young people over a period of 102 years and we are particularly pleased to be able to support STEM Team East and the Nuffield Research Bursary Scheme.-Mr Terry Holloway – Group Support Executive
The companies and research institutions involved were: University of Cambridge, Anglian Ruskin University, STRobotics, MRC, Babraham Institute , Babraham Biosciences Technologies Ltd; RCTreatts: Omega Ingredients; Marshall Aerospace; Lingumatics; Imperial College London; Kings College, London; Sentec Ltd, Active Technologies ; Genzyme Ltd; University of Essex.
Students were from Thomas Deacon Academy, The Netherhall School, The Perse School, Stephen Perse Foundation, Hills Road Sixth Form College, Abbey College, St Ivo School, Saffron Walden County High School, Chelmsford County High School for Girls, King Edward VI Grammar School, Northgate High School, Bury St. Edmunds County Upper School, Suffolk One, Bancroft’s School and Coopers Company and Coburn School.
