Aberdeen-based engineer Andy Reid has been awarded Subsea UK’s 2012 scholarship.
Reid, 24, a senior electronic engineer at Aker Solutions, is to receive £7,500 towards a post-graduate MSc in subsea engineering.
The scholarship programme was introduced last year by Subsea UK in an effort to increase the number of highly-skilled and qualified subsea engineers in the industry and has a number of students currently on the programme.
Reid, who lives and will study in Aberdeen, said: “This is a brilliant opportunity. I’ve always wanted to progress my formal education in order to move towards achieving Chartered Engineer status and thanks to the grant it’s now possible for me to take this vital step in my career, studying for my MSc in subsea engineering and management.”
Subsea UK chief executive, Neil Gordon, said: “There are a number of challenges facing graduates coming into the sector and identifying training opportunities and how to make the most of them are very much part of that.
“It’s our responsibility to promote and drive forward initiatives to foster them and the scholarship is very much part of that programme.”
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