Josh and Euan have been awarded a sought-after Arkwright Engineering Scholarship that identifies them as some of the country’s future leaders in engineering and related areas of design.

The renowned Arkwright Engineering Scholarships provide students with a £600 financial award to enhance their Scottish Higher studies and a range of activities to enhance their understanding and experience of engineering. The Scholarships are respected by leading universities and industrial companies and are supported by top engineering employers and organisations such as Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, National Grid, Balfour Beatty, Microsoft Research, Thales, The Royal Air Force, The Royal Navy and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. The Scholarships are also funded by charitable donors including, principal donors The Reece Foundation, The Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the Gannochy Trust, the Dulverton Trust, the Emmott Foundation and S.F.I.A Educational Trust.

Josh and Euan had to successfully complete a rigorous selection process consisting of a detailed application form, a two-hour aptitude exam and an interview hosted at Heriot-Watt university.

The aptitude exam tested candidates’ flair and originality in solving engineering design problems. At the in-depth interview, candidates were asked about their career aspirations and had to discuss an engineering project they had conducted. During the interview day the candidates took part in a team exercise to solve a hands-on engineering problem working with students they had never met before. Candidates and their parents also toured the engineering facilities at the university and explored the diversity of engineering and design careers and their importance to the UK economy.

The Scholarships will be formally presented at a prestigious ceremony supported by The Institution of Engineering and Technology later at the end of October.

Dr Martin Thomas, National Director of the Arkwright Scholarships Trust said: “I am delighted to see students from Grove Academy secure this prestigious accolade. Clearly, there is considerable technical talent in the school. With the competition for rewarding jobs becoming ever-more fierce, the receipt of an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship can help dynamic young people at the start of their journey to be the country’s future leaders in engineering and related areas of design”.

Six S4 Design and Technology pupils were selected and recently sat a two-hour Arkwright Aptitude Paper, which sought flair and originality in solving engineering design problems. The Arkwright Scholarships Trust administers one of the most prestigious scholarship schemes in the UK.They inspire future leaders in engineering and related areas of design. This is done by awarding Arkwright Engineering Scholarships, through a rigorous selection process, to high-calibre students. The Engineering Scholarships support students through their Highers and encourage students to pursue engineering or related areas of design at university or through a high-quality apprenticeship and to take up careers in the field.The Engineering Scholarships are sponsored by industrial companies, universities, charitable trusts, trade associations, professional engineering institutions, the Armed Services and personal donors.