The Society for Underwater Technology’s Educational Support Fund

Sponsorship for Gifted Students in Marine Science and Engineering to meet industry’s critical shortage of suitably qualified entrants.

For the academic year 2021-2022: Students wishing to be considered for an SUT sponsorship award should request an application form by no later than Wednesday 30 June 2021, please contact jane.hinton@sut.org.

The Society for Underwater Technology’s Educational Support Fund offers sponsorship awards to high calibre undergraduate and postgraduate students, either starting or continuing a degree which embraces at least one relevant component area of marine science, underwater technology or offshore engineering. The postgraduate award is only available to students taking one year taught MSc courses.

MRes course students are eligible to apply providing they are not being fully funded by an EPSRC grant. A letter from a supervisor at the University to the effect that they are not being fully funded should be supplied before a student can take up any offer of support from us.

The grants are open to any student, irrespective of age or nationality – for study at any course in the world that is approved by the Society. This grant is not open for PhD studies.

Entry Requirements

Postgraduate candidates should have obtained their undergraduate degree in a relevant engineering or science subject
AND have been accepted on a one year Masters (postgraduate) course of study related to offshore engineering, marine science or underwater technology.