Physics for all!
27 Sep 2005 by Evoluted New Media
A new scheme offering students up to £1000 a year to study physics has been opened by the Institute of Physics to try and encourage more students to take the subject at university
A new scheme offering students up to £1000 a year to study physics has been opened by the Institute of Physics to try and encourage more students to take the subject at university.
The Undergraduate Bursaries are grants of up to £1000 per annum for undergraduates starting an accredited physics course in the UK from September 2006.
Dr Robert Kirby-Harris, chief executive of the Institute said: “We want to stimulate demand for physics and to encourage young people across the UK to study physics no matter what their financial or social background.”
The scheme is widely supported by the physics community. Professor Richard Abram, head of physics at Durham University said: “Anything that encourages people to come and study physics, particularly if they have difficult financial circumstances is a good thing. The Institute has shown the way here being the first professional institution to do this and it will clearly benefit the physics community as a whole”.
The bursaries will be available through participating universities, and will be used to encourage students who do not traditionally choose physics or those who might be deterred for financial reasons.
300 bursaries a year will be available and students on a bachelor’s degree will receive £3000 over the duration of their course; those studying for an integrated master’s will receive £4000.
A full list of universities and which departments are taking part in the scheme can be found at the Undergraduate Bursaries homepage
