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Archibald Dawnay Scholarships | City Educational Trust | HERSEF | Robert Blair Fellowship

Archibald Dawnay Scholarships for Civil Engineers

Bursaries available up to £400

Applications are invited annually from Inner London borough residents (former London County Council area) currently studying Engineering at schools, Further Education or Higher Education institutions. Preference is given to Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering as applied to building, surveying, and allied fields.
Bursaries may support course or conference fees, travel or other expenses.

2008/9 closing date: 9 January 2009

Download details of the Scholarships (34kb)
Download an application form for the Scholarships (40kb)

To request further information and a hard copy application form, please write to:

Head of Adult & Community Learning (Dawnay Scholarships)
City of London, 4th Floor - 15 Half Moon Court,
Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7HF

Tel 020 7332 3946

City Educational Trust Fund

The City Educational Trust fund was set up under the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1967, Section 25 (1) which states that the capital and interest shall be applied by the City of London Corporation as they think fit, for such one or more of the following purposes as they may from time to time determine:

  1. "or the advancement of the objects of the City University constituted by Royal Charter granted on 23 May 1966, or any of such objects or for other educational purposes connected with, or related to, the said university
  2. without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, for the advancement of education in science and technology, business management and commerce by the promotion of research, study, teaching and training in and of such subjects, or any of them, or without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for the advancement of the study and teaching of biology and ecology, or for the advancement of research, study and teaching in and of the cultural arts"

Contact for further information
Town Clerk's Department, City of London Corporation, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ.
Tel 020 7332 1408 / 1416.

Higher Education Research & Special Expenses Fund (HERSEF)

Clause 1

  • Financial assistance for 14-18 year olds
    following Special Technical Courses in Inner London
  • Bursaries available up to £500

Financial assistance is available through the Higher Education Research and Special Expenses Fund Clause 1 (“HERSEF Junior”) to assist deserving young persons following special technical courses full-time at secondary schools or establishments of further education in the area formerly under the control of the London County Council. In the academic year 2008 / 2009, the beneficiaries must be between the ages of 14 and 18 inclusive on 31 August 2008, ie with a birth date between 01/09/1989 and 31/08/1994.

Details of Clause 1 can be downloaded here (46kb)
An application form for Clause 1 can be downloaded here (59kb)

Clause 2

  • Financial assistance for teaching staff 
    working at Educational Institutions in Inner London

Applicants may be working in schools, FE colleges or HE establishments in Inner London. Preference is given to applicants engaged in teaching engineering and allied technical subjects but others may be considered. The fund may contribute towards travel and attendance expenses incurred at a course, conference or place of research in this country or abroad. Staff on sabbatical leave are welcome to apply. Applications from persons in engineering and allied fields may receive up to 33% of their costs. Other applicants may receive up to 20% of their costs. Recent awards made under clause 2 have been between £200 and £500 per applicant.

Details of Clause 2 can be downloaded here (26kb)
An application form for Clause 2 can be downloaded here (46kb)

Further information on both Clauses and hard copy application forms available from:

Head of Adult & Community Learning (HERSEF 1/2)
City of London, 4th Floor - 15 Half Moon Court,
Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7HF

Tel 020 7332 3946

Robert Blair Fellowship in Applied Science and Technology

One award, value up to £12,000, will be offered for advanced study or research abroad in Applied Science and Technology. Candidates must be British citizens, at least 21 years of age.

The Robert Blair Fellowship presents one or more awards, with a total value up to £12,000, for advanced study or research abroad in Applied Science and Technology. Candidates must be British citizens, at least 21 years of age. Due to the nature of the charity's funding structure, awards are offered approximately every three years. The most recent award was made in 2007 and the next award is expected to be made in 2010. Fellowship applications will be accepted nearer the proposed date, and details of the next award, as well as how to apply, will be made available at this time.

Further information is available from:

Head of Adult & Community Learning (Robert Blair Fellowship)
City of London, 4th Floor - 15 Half Moon Court,
Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7HF

Tel 020 7332 3946

Am I eligible for a grant?

Click here to download a table showing who is eligible (13kb) (excludes City Educational Trust Fund)


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