The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund has announced the continuation of its Transport MSc Bursary programme for the 2023-24 academic year.
There will be up to eight bursaries of £10,000 each for a wide range of transport-related topics and aimed at students who would not be able to afford to study otherwise.
They are available for both full-time and part-time studies and are intended to cover course fees.
The charity said its trustees are hoping to encourage more applications to study for a transport related MSc – ‘both from people who are new to the transport sector and people who are currently employed in the sector who may wish to add to their professional skills or knowledge’.
Chairman of the Trustees David Tarrant said: ‘We believe roads really matter to all of us, whether we’re making journeys as drivers, passengers, pedestrians or cyclists. The professionalism, knowledge and expertise of those working in the highways sector is therefore vital to ensure that roads work well for everyone.
‘We are keen to continue the life work of William Rees Jeffreys by supporting today’s highways professionals to have access to high quality professional education.’
Mr Currie at Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Roadside Rest at Duncton Hill, West Sussex off the A285
Steven Currie, who received a bursary in 2020 to study at UCL, said, ‘The Transport and City Planning MSc combined my enthusiasm for business, my knowledge of user experience and service design, with physical planning and development of spaces, alongside the interaction with transport and city systems.
‘The bursary has helped me to realise that longstanding dream and facilitated a career progression that would have otherwise been unattainable as a mature student.'
The charity said people interested in studying for a transport related MSc should initially speak to one of the 13 universities that run transport-related MSc programme, which are listed on its website.
The deadline for universities to apply for a bursary on behalf of students is 10am on 3 July.
