Jamie Hearle, from Edinburgh, has been named as one of the UK’s brightest young engineers after winning a prestigious scholarship from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Jamie, who attended Dunblane High School, has won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Whitworth Scholarship Award which will contribute £2,500 per year towards his Chemical Engineering degree at Heriot-Watt University.
The Scholarship was presented to just 14 of the top engineering students in the UK at a ceremony at the Institution’s headquarters in London on Wednesday 24 September.
Group Commander Mark Hunt, President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, said:
“Jamie has proven himself to be one of the best young engineers in the UK and I was delighted to present them with the Undergraduate Scholarship.
“At a time when the UK is facing a huge skills gap when it comes to young engineers, it’s fantastic to see young people like Jamie taking their first steps in the profession.
“Engineers are vitally important to the UK economy. They design and develop everything from the cars we drive to the medical equipment used in our hospitals.
“I am confident that Jamie will enjoy a successful and exciting career in engineering.”
The Institution is committed to offering financial support to apprentices gain a university degree. The Whitworth Scholarship Awards are all about enabling outstanding engineers, who have excellent academic and practical skills and the qualities needed to succeed in industry, to take an engineering degree-level programme in any engineering discipline.
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