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.

• Application Pack
• Other resources

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

Automotive and Energy REU Program at Oakland University

The department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University (OU) will once again be hosting a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site, “AERIM:Automotive and Energy Research and Industrial Mentorship Program at Oakland University.” The focus will be automotive and energy-related research topics in mechanical engineering with a special emphasis on technologies that aim to improve efficiencies of internal combustion engines, automotive manufacturing processes, automotive materials, alternative propulsion systems and lubrication and wear. We are seeking to recruit ten talented and motivated undergraduate students from across the United States to spend 10 weeks in the summer working on a research project at OU and are especially interested in providing opportunities for women and underrepresented minority students. Students will be provided with a $5,000 stipend, on-campus housing, meal allowance and travel funding. No prior automotive or research experience is required.
 
The program will run this summer from May 18 to July 27, 2011. Applications must be received by March 7, 2011 to ensure full consideration. For more information about the program, as well as the application materials, please go to: http://me-reu.secs.oakland.edu . 
 
Please contact the program director, Laila Guessous, by phone at 248-370-2183 or via email at Guessous@oakland.edu if you have any questions.http://me-reu.secs.oakland.edu