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Schemes for Professional Engineers
Sainsbury Management Fellowships
The Sainsbury Management
Fellowship Scheme, which is funded by the Gatsby
Charitable Foundation, enables engineers of
high career potential to undertake courses at major
international business schools. Since 1987, the
Scheme has supported more than 250 engineers.
Objectives
The overall objective of the
scheme is to improve the economic performance of UK
engineering, manufacturing and construction
businesses by providing a human resource of highly
motivated engineers, who have complemented their
technical qualifications and skills with a first
class business education in an international
environment.
A Sainsbury Management
Fellowship is a prestigious award; it is expected
that award holders will go on to become senior
managers and leaders in UK industry and make a major
contribution to the economic prosperity of the
nation. The selection of award holders is directed
to this end.
Nature of the award
Each Fellowship covers the
cost of one year’s course fees only. Fellowships are
normally tenable at the following business schools:
Who is eligible?
A suitable candidate will:
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be a UK citizen normally domicile in the United Kingdom;
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ideally have a first or upper second class honours degree in engineering or a closely allied subject;
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have Chartered Engineer status or be making substantial progress towards it;
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have the potential and ambition to achieve senior management responsibility early
in their career.
The award of a
Sainsbury Management Fellowship will depend
on the candidate obtaining a place at the
chosen business school using the school’s
normal application procedure.
Applicants should
consult the instructions to applicants
before completing an
application form.
Application procedure
The shortlisting stage will
take up to four weeks from a completed application
being received. Shortlisted candidates are invited
to complete an on-line personality questionnaire
and, once they have secured a place at their chosen
business school, placed in the candidate pool and
ready to be invited to a Selection Panel. It is at
the Selection Panel where the final decision is
reached on the award of a Sainsbury Management
Fellowship. Invitations to attend Selection Panels
are subject to the availability of places.
Applications can be made in
conjunction with an employer or by an individual
acting independently. Where an employer supports an
application, it is helpful if a covering letter
confirming this with outline plans for the
candidate’s subsequent career development is
provided. Applications may be made at any time but
preferably four months before the intended date of
entry to business school, regardless of whether a
place has been secured.
Further Information
All enquiries and references should be sent to:
Ian Bowbrick
The Sainsbury Management Fellowship Scheme
The Royal Academy of Engineering
3 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5DG
Tel: 020 7766 0600
Fax: 020 7930 1549
[E-mail Ian]
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