The Alistair Henderson Bursary

About the project

With the generous support of our industry partner OFR Consultants Limited, the School of Engineering is offering scholarship for UK undergraduate students studying an Engineering degree that could lead to a career in Fire Safety. Priority will be given to students studying on our BEng (Hons) or MEng (Hons) degrees in Structural and Fire Safety Engineering in the 2026/2027 academic year.

Award

The School of Engineering are offering one bursary, for the sum of £5,000 per year for up to five years. This award is subject to satisfactory academic progression each year.

Eligibility

This scholarship will be awarded to a UK-based applicant who is accepted for full-time admission to one of the following undergraduate degree programmes:

The scholarship is not available to students already on programme . Eligible students must have applied through the University and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS) and have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh.

• Structural and Fire Engineering (BEng/MEng)
• Civil Engineering (BEng/MEng)
• Mechanical Engineering (BEng/MEng)

Criteria

The scholarship is aimed at students who are:

Eligible students will have evidenced, or be predicted to achieve, a strong academic performance before starting university. When offering the scholarship we will take the above factors alongside academic potential into consideration.

• attending schools with low attainment or progression to Higher Education.
• from disadvantaged backgrounds based on area deprivation measures e.g. the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD20).
• people with care experience.
• young carers themselves.
• refugees or have asylum seeker status.
• involved in LEAPS or other Widening Participation programmes e.g. SWAP Access Programme.

Applying

A separate application is not required; all offer holders from the UK will be automatically considered.

Notification

Students will be notified regarding this award in September of their first year of studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Contact Details

Any queries can be directed to Professor Luke Bisby, Chair of Fire and Structures, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh. Email: Luke.Bisby@ed.ac.uk

Further Information

Further information on our preferred degree programmes for this award is available here: Structural and Fire Safety Engineering BEng (Hons) or Structural and Fire Safety Engineering MEng (Hons) .

Important

This article was published on 2026-09-02

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