Monday, March 7, 2011

FISITA Student Travel Bursary

Apply for a FISITA Student Travel Bursary and you could get up to EUR 2000 financial support to help kick start your career in the automotive industry.
In today's global automotive industry, experience of working as an engineer in another country is extremely valuable. When it comes to applying the scientific knowledge learned in the lecture theatre, there is no substitute for experience: real vehicles, real people and real problems to solve.
FISITA offers student engineers the opportunity to apply for a travel bursary, of up to EUR 2000, to help with the costs of taking part in organised work placements (internships, exchange programmes etc.) in automotive companies and research institutions overseas.
Applications to the Travel Bursary Programme will be considered twice a year, with deadlines as follows:
  • 31 March: for those attending placements April - October
  • 31 October: for those applicants attending placements November - April.

How to apply

To be eligible to apply for an awards of up to EUR 2,000, you must:
  • be studying engineering at undergraduate or postgraduate level at a recognised college oruniversity
  • have arranged an industry or research placement in an automotive company or organisation overseas
  • be a member of a FISITA member society
Detailed information and application forms can be downloaded below. If you have any enquiries about the Travel Bursary Programme, please contact Emer Padden.
Completed application forms should be emailed/faxed to:
Emer Padden
Education Officer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7299 6639
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7299 6633
For more information, please go to:
http://www.fisita.com/students/bursary