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Bursaries

Rees Jeffreys Road Fund’s policy is to make small number of bursaries, in £10,000 awards, available each year for individuals studying for a transport-related MSc.

 Applications are invited to be submitted in June/July of each year from the relevant University departments providing Masters courses relating to roads and transport. This includes study in Engineering, Management and Planning in relation to roads, highways or transport.

Applications are considered by our Trustees in July.

You can read the Fund’s announcement of the Bursary scheme for the 2024-25 Academic Year here.

The deadline for universities to make an application to the Fund on behalf of students is Friday 28th June 2024.

We will announce the details of our 2025-26 Academic Year scheme in Autumn 2024

Students and potential students wishing to apply for a Bursary should do so via the following Universities:

In no circumstances will direct applications from students be considered. Students interested in obtaining a bursary should contact their course tutor for more information.

Awards

The Fund awarded seven bursaries during the year. They were

  • Charlotte Loder and Jake Robbins, Cardiff University
  • Jordan Davies, Southampton University
  • Solman Khan and Tom Mace, Leeds University
  • Harry Pearce and Eleanor Parton Westminster University

The Fund has awarded seven bursaries this year for students due to study at five universities:

  • Matthew Elliott and Martin Smith – Leeds University
  • Olivia Hammond and Ben Jones – Cardiff University
  • Alexander Todd – Newcastle University
  • Zahra Ali – Westminster University
  • Kai Chappell – UCL

You can hear Zahra Ali talking about her career in the video by Transport Planning Society. Zahra was also recognised by CILT in their 35 under 35 stars of 2023.

You can read more about Olivia Hammond and Ben Jones who are studying at Cardiff University here.

The Fund awarded four bursaries during the year and three students were able to take up their studies. They were

  • Jack Kinder, Cardiff University
  • Georgia Turner, Birmingham University
  • Anna Pietrzyk, Leeds University

You can read about Georgia Turner's experience of studying for an MSc here.

The Fund awarded four bursaries during the year and three students were able to take up their studies. They were

  • Jack Kinder, Cardiff University
  • Georgia Turner, Birmingham University
  • Anna Pietrzyk, Leeds University

The Fund awarded four bursaries during the year and three students were able to take up their studies. They were

  • Jack Kinder, Cardiff University
  • Georgia Turner, Birmingham University
  • Anna Pietrzyk, Leeds University

The Fund awarded four bursaries during the year and three students were able to take up their studies. They were

  • Jack Kinder, Cardiff University
  • Georgia Turner, Birmingham University
  • Anna Pietrzyk, Leeds University

Although the scheme was paused for 2020/21 the Fund decided to make, because of exceptional circumstances, one bursary award to

  • Steven Currie, University College London.

The Fund made a total of eight bursary awards in 2019 to the following students undertaking a masters course in a subject related to highways and transportation:

  • Angelique Caranzo, Daniel Gillen, Ilias Geronikolos – Cardiff University. You can read about these Bursary recipients here.
  • Kate Hair, Iwan Wrigley- Imperial College
  • Henry Robinson, Ifeoluwa Taiwo – Leeds University
  • Kate Winstanley – Newcastle University

Cardiff have highlighted the achievements of their students on their website.  You can read the story here.

Kate Winstanley (Newcastle, pictured right) has agreed to share her dissertation on Running as Commuting.

The Fund made a total of eight bursary awards in 2018 to the following students undertaking a masters course in a subject related to highways and transportation:

  • Elliott Carty, Duncan Lawrence, Victoria Ryan – Cardiff University
  • Doreen Lam, Toby Felton – Imperial College
  • Emma Scott – Newcastle
  • Amy Albright – UCL
  • Jozel Denby – UWE

The Fund made a total of seven bursary awards in 2017 to the following students undertaking a masters course in a subject related to highways and transportation:

  • Rhys Richards – Cardiff University
  • Louise Murray-Bruce, Chia Sadik and Ravi Parmar – Imperial College
  • Jack Dalley – University of Southampton
  • Rebecca Craig – UCL
  • Dumitru Ceban – UWE

Other education grants and awards are also made from time to time.

Up until 2016 the Fund provide annual sponsorship of two Arkwright Scholarships.