Student Bursary Awards
SPE Aberdeen supports students through an annual bursary programme. Over the last 10 years we have distributed £200K to students across Scotland. We invite applications in December each year, and award bursaries of between £500 and £5000 each February. The timing is intended to help students who might be struggling financially to complete their course of study. These bursaries are open to Full-Time Postgraduate students, PhD students and Under-Graduate students studying Energy related courses while attending the universities listed under the SPE Aberdeen Section: University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University, Heriot-Watt University and University of Dundee.
The SPE Aberdeen Section are pleased to announce the winners and runners up of the 2024-2025 Student Bursary awards.
This year we had a panel of 22 judges from companies across the energy sector and 56 applications from our 4 student chapter universities. We will be presenting the winning students with their certificates in due course and the top 4 winners will be invited to present at an SPE event in the coming months. In addition to the winners listed below, we also awarded 10 x £750 and 7 x £500 awards.
Student Development Chair, Graham Skinner, says 'I was delighted with the number and quality of bursary this year across all four of our affiliated Student Chapters. Our finalists all displayed a good understanding of their personal role in our energy future. The winners stood out for their abilities to communicate in an inspiring and impactful manner. Throughout the judging process it was clear that the candidates who were highly engaged with SPE Aberdeen and international had a greater understanding of the broad global energy system and a greater strategic view that demonstrated SPE is delivering on its core mission. Congratulations to all applicants, and a huge thanks to the volunteers who make it possible.'
| WINNER | Shi Yuan Toh | Heriot-Watt University | £5,000 |
| SECOND PLACE | Barbara Kopydlowska | Heriot-Watt University | £2,000 |
| SECOND PLACE | Reza Najafi Silab | Heriot-Watt University | £2,000 |
| SECOND PLACE | Mohammad Saeid Tayebi | Heriot-Watt University | £2,000 |
| FINALIST | Tomi Erfando | University of Aberdeen | £1,000 |
| FINALIST | Melwin Sudeeb John | University of Aberdeen | £1,000 |
| FINALIST | Alexander Kani Nti | University of Aberdeen | £1,000 |
| FINALIST | Adeola Akintola | Robert Gordon University | £1,000 |
| FINALIST | Julia Mbadmarah | Robert Gordon University | £1,000 |
| FINALIST | Franklin Okoro | Heriot-Watt University | £1,000 |
| FINALIST | Farshad Jafarizadeh | Heriot-Watt University | £1,000 |
On behalf of the SPE Aberdeen Section, SPE Aberdeen sponsors, SPE Aberdeen YP’s, SPE Aberdeen Student Bursary Judging Panel and SPE Aberdeen Board Members, congratulations to all the recipients of our bursary awards and particular congratulations to the top four candidates!
