The Wood Group Scholarships
February 10, 2009 – 7:38 pmWood Group is an international energy services company with sales of $4.4bn, employing more than 25,000 people worldwide and operating in 46 countries.
The Group has three businesses – Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support and Gas Turbine Services – providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management, and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide.
They are among the global market leaders in:
• deepwater engineering
• offshore pipelines
• artificial lift using electric submersible pumps
• enhancement of oil & gas production in mature fields
• the repair and overhaul of industrial gas turbines
Wood Group is structured around three business units:
Engineering & Production Facilities
The broad range of services Wood Group offers are provided on an integrated basis in line with customers’ requirements. There is continuing demand for outsourced and solutions-based services covering all, or part of, life-of-field operations and Wood Group has the project and risk management skills, the performance contracting experience and the specialist capabilities to meet our customers’ requirements. We have combined our worldwide experiences and best practice to provide the most appropriate solutions to our wide range of global customers.
The Scholarship and Placement
The Wood Group Scholarship offers £10,000 over four years along with paid summer placements and mentoring support.
Eligibility Criteria
Students who have accepted the offer of a place on one of the following courses at RGU will be eligible to apply for the scholarship:
MEng Mechanical Engineering UCAS H304
MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering UCAS H600
BEng (Hons)/MEng Mechanical Engineering UCAS H301
BEng (Hons)/MEng Mechanical and Offshore Engineering UCAS H350
BEng (Hons)/MEng Mechanical and Electrical Engineering UCAS HH36
BEng (Hons)/MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering UCAS H606
How to Apply
Application forms and reference forms for the scholarship can be downloaded by clicking below:
(Please note: You must submit an application form and a reference form in order to be considered for the scholarship).
We will accept one reference form if you are applying for more than one scholarship.
Please also note that as the application forms are similar candidate information may be duplicated easily, however please ensure the ‘About You’ section is amended appropriately for each scholarship application.
NB No part of this application form may be reproduced without the express permission of Aberdeen Business School.
Completed forms should be submitted to scholarships@rgu.ac.uk
The closing date for applications is Friday 21st August 2009. All applications must be received by that date to be considered for the scholarship.
Selection Criteria and Process
Applicants for the scholarship must have met the entry requirements of their UCAS offer from RGU, and have formally accepted the offer. Full details of the selection criteria are available within the form. All applicants to the scholarship will need to enrol on their chosen course at RGU during September 2009.
The selection process begins with students completing an application form which will be reviewed by a panel consisting of representatives from the University and Wood Group who will then shortlist a group of high academic performers. This group will be invited to attend an interview at Wood Group and the award winner will be selected from amongst this group of students.
Renewal of the award after each year is dependant on continued good academic performance.
To find out more about Wood Group, please visit:
