Dr Ken Home Scholarship

About this scholarship

You may be eligible for £2,000 if you study an engineering course, have lived in the Tees Valley for over two years and are facing financial difficulty.

You are considered based on the financial circumstances demonstrated in your application statement and other applicant data available to the University.

Courses include:

• BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering
• BEng (Hons) Building Services Engineering
• BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
• BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
• BSc (Hons) Construction Management
• BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• BEng (Hons) Energy Engineering
• BEng (Hons) Instrumentation and Control Engineering
• BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering

Eligibility

To apply for one of these scholarships you must:

• choose Teesside University as your firm choice with UCAS on a full-time engineering programme, not a foundation year
• have lived in the Tees Valley for over two years
• outline your financial circumstances and how the scholarship funds will enable your studies within your application statement.

How to apply

Awards are made at the discretion of the Scholarships Panel, who may consider your financial background, prior academic performance, as well as other information provided through your application and at any subsequent interview.

The closing date for applications is 22 October 2025.

Apply now

About the donor

Dr Ken Home is an honorary graduate of Teesside University – he was awarded a Doctorate in Business Administration in 2013. He attended Victoria Road School and, while an apprentice draftsman with Dorman Long, he studied at Constantine College, which later became Teesside University. He is founder of K Home International Ltd – a multidiscipline engineering design service, celebrating 40 years of successfully delivering engineering projects throughout the world.