b'12 Member News July 2022Students and early careerMeet the 1,500thNew for 2022: The IET bursary recipient Future Talent AwardsLaunch your careerHamza Farah, Electrical and Electronic Engineering student at the University of Manchester, is a recipient of the IETs Engineering Horizons Bursary and the 1,500th student to receive an IET scholarship or bursary. Member News caught up with Hamza to discuss how the bursary will amp up his dream ofThe IET Future Talent Awards are replacing becoming an electrical engineer. the Diamond Jubilee Scholarship and Firstly, congratulations onEngineering Horizons Bursaries programmes being the 1,500th recipientfor undergraduates and apprentices.of an IET bursary. HowWe introduced theseThe IET Boost does it feel to receive this?awards because weScholarships are also Being presented with such aunderstand that notlooking for passionate prestigious award is an amazingeveryone followsdegree apprentices feeling and a huge honour. Itthe same route to aor students who has also helped me enormouslycareer in engineering.have achieved 70% Whether you do aor above at the end by allowing me to focus more ondegree following Aof their second year my studies as I will not have tolevels, Higher Nationalof an IET accredited look for an extra part-time jobCertificate, Higherdegree course. to help fund my university fees. Hamza Farah with IET President, National Diploma or Sir Julian Young, at the IET ScholarshipsIf youve been accepted As part of the IETs 150thand Bursaries Celebration Event similar qualification,or are currently on an anniversary, several pastor enter with anIET accredited degree Presidents contributed toWhat intrigued me most aboutapprenticeship, theor apprenticeship funding bursaries, one ofengineering was the applicationIET Future Talentcourse and made an of mathematical concepts toAwards can helpextra effort to get which was yourswhatreal-life scenarios and howease your path.this farwed love did this mean to you? engineering is a constantlyto hear from you! evolving industry, especiallyThe IET Launch It makes me so proud to be aScholarships areAll recipients will recipient of a fund involving pastregarding electrical systems. looking for passionatereceive an award Presidents of the IET. Hopefully,You are just starting yourengineeringof 1,500 per year the best thing I can do is makeprofessional engineeringapprentices, degreefor the duration of the most of the opportunityjourneywhat do youapprentices, ortheir degree course given to me and make the worldhope to do after yourstudents facing financialor apprenticeship. a better place through what Istudies?challenges or whoThe IET Future Talent have learnt during my coursehave had to overcome throughout my professionalI would love to be workingpersonal obstacles.Awards are funded engineering career.within either softwareThis scholarship isby the IET, charitable engineering or renewableavailable to thosefoundations and What inspired you to studycurrently on or startingengineering companies. engineering? energy for a company that isApplications for the working towards zero carbon,an IET accredited Engineering was something Ias Id like to be helping tackleapprenticeship orIET Future Talent had decided to go into a coupleone of the biggest impacts ondegree course. Awards will open of years before my GCSEs.todays worldclimate change. online from 1 May until 6 October 2022.Find out more about our scholarship programmes which offerTo find out more, visit: theiet.org/future-talentfunding to students and apprentices: theiet.org/future-talent'