b'18|IET Futures FundMore than just fundingA second year of studying in a pandemic has magnified the myriad ways that the IET can offer support to students beyond the welcome financial help of the scholarships and bursaries.Each year we ask recipients to report their academic and volunteering activities and how the award has helped them. In 2021, more than in any other year many told us how the pressures of studying under lockdown, isolated from friends and family had impacted their mental health.The 1,000 per annum of scholarship or bursary funding was a welcome relief for many who needed the funds to support themselves. But the benefits of membership of the IET which comes with the award was mentioned by many as helping them through a difficultand hopefully not to be repeated experience.The bursary had a clear impact on my grades and mental health. I would never have achieved a first otherwise, as Id have been too busy working and stressing over trying to fit deadlines and studying in.Himesh Patel is studying for a BEng in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. Engineering Horizons Bursary supported by Arm'