Fluor Scholarship

The Fluor Diversity Scholarship will be awarded to two undergraduate UK students and provides up to £10,000 (£3,000 per year for years 1, 2 and 3 of study, plus £1,000 towards either PTY or master's year) to support students studying for a degree in Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic, Civil, or Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Surrey, starting in September 2025. Students studying for a BEng or MEng are eligible. To apply, applicants must be able to demonstrate a household income of less than £35,000 and meet at least one of the criteria for widening participation.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Demonstrate a household income of less than £35,000
Have applied to Surrey to study a Beng or MEng degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Civil, or Chemical and Process Engineering.

and meet at least one of the criteria for widening participation as listed below.

Students from Low Participation Neighbourhoods (LPNs, defined as POLAR4 Quintiles 1 and 2 by OfS*
Students from an area of high deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation, IMD) Quintiles 1 and 2**
Students from a low-income family (eligible for Free School Meals in last six years)
Care leavers and students in local authority care
From families where parents/carers are in non-professional households (NS-SEC groups 4-8)
From families with no parental history of Higher Education participation
Students classified as having a disability
Young carers
Mature learners
Refugees and asylum seekers
Students estranged from their families
Students who have a parent/carer who has served in the armed forces or reserves
Students from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic backgrounds
Students from Gypsy, Roma or Irish Traveller (GRT) communities
Students who identify as a New Traveller, Boater, Bargee or Showperson.