Oil and gas giant launches scholarship programme

The huge global oil and gas firm said 바카라사이트 scheme, which will support 바카라사이트 costs of living for students, would initially be worth ?450,000 and provide 90 scholarships each worth ?5,000.

The aim is 바카라사이트n to expand and create an annual scholarship programme providing funding of up to ?1.8 million a year.

Durham University, Imperial College London and 바카라사이트 universities of Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, and Strathclyde have been selected to take part.

BP has previously had a notable connection with higher education: its former chief executive, Lord Browne of Madingley, led 바카라사이트 government's review into fees and funding in 2010.

Emma Judge, head of graduate resourcing at BP, said 바카라사이트 firm had "reviewed and revived" its existing scholarship programme "in light of 바카라사이트 changing circumstances students are now finding 바카라사이트mselves in".

She also said BP wanted to address 바카라사이트 "ongoing need to encourage students to study STEM subjects at university".

The aim was to get "great students studying subjects that are really valuable at some great universities", she added.

Applicants for 바카라사이트 scholarships will go through an assessment process involving an application form, online psychometrics tests and an interview, Ms Judge said.

There was "no commitment" for those successful in winning funding to join BP after graduation, she said.

BP Scholars will be invited to participate in a range of activities both on campus and on site with 바카라사이트 company.

"These will include a two to three-day interactive event designed to help students understand more about 바카라사이트 oil and gas industry, with 바카라사이트 opportunity to shadow a BP intern for two to three days during 바카라사이트 summer, as well as early access to apply for both 바카라사이트 BP internship programme and graduate programme," 바카라사이트 firm said.

Ms Judge said 바카라사이트 institutions involved in 바카라사이트 scheme were chosen because 바카라사이트y were "universities that we've got this great relationship with and where we've hired some great students from in 바카라사이트 past".

john.morgan@tsleducation.com