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IGEM NEWS | Scholarships





























































                 SCHOLARLY                                                         JOSHUA PACHO is the recipient of

                                                                                   IGEM’s first year scholarship. He has
                                                                                   decided to study Mechanical
                 PURSUITS                                                          College London.
                                                                                   Engineering (MEng), at Imperial
                                                                                     He said: “I chose to study an
                                                                                   engineering degree as it develops
                                                                                   students’ quantitative and project
                                                                                   management skills, resulting in a
                                                                                   well-rounded problem-solving skillset.
                                                                                   I chose mechanical engineering
                 IGEM’s scholarships, grants and awards are designed to            because it is one of the broadest
                 support young engineers on their educational journey              engineering disciplines.
                 and beyond. We aim to inspire innovation and personal               “During my first year, I worked
                 development by recognising and rewarding achievements             part-time to help support my living
                                                                                   costs. The IGEM scholarship will aid
                 wherever we can. Following the launch of this programme           with that, therefore allowing me to
                 earlier this year, IGEM is proud to announce the first            focus more on my studies. In addition,
                 recipients of its scholarships, supporting the engineers          the scholarship will give me the
                                                                                   opportunity to undertake extra
                 of the future. Let’s find out a little more about our             professional development, such as
                 bright young stars                                                summer schools or online courses,




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