QUEST Undergraduate Scholarship

This prestigious scholarship provides financial support of up to £2,000 per year to civil engineering undergraduates and partnership with a leading civil engineering or construction company to civil engineering undergraduates. .

The scholarship offers significant opportunities to top civil engineering undergraduates:

  • Financial support of up to £2,000 each year
  • Work experience placements every summer
  • Potential employment after graduation with a leading company
  • A head start in becoming professionally qualified
  • Support and guidance from a leading civil engineering or construction company

Get a head start to a career in civil engineering

As well as providing financial support of up to £2,000 per year, successful applicants are partnered with a civil engineering or construction company for the duration of their studies. Companies arrange work experience placements every year during the summer holidays, offer professional training and guidance as well as contributing to the scholarship funding. It is an expectation of the scheme that the partnership will lead to employment with the company after graduation.

A scholarship to change your world

Since it began, QUEST has supported hundreds of civil engineering students, many of which are now working in the industry. At present there are over 250 QUEST scholars studying throughout the UK and the scheme is supported by the following companies and donors:

AECOM, Arup, Atkins, Balfour Beatty, BAM Nuttall, Buro Happold, Carillion, C F Lunoe Trust, ConstructionSkills, Costain, DRD Roads Service (NI), Farrans Construction (NI), GallifordTry, Gifford part of Ramboll, Graham (NI), Halcrow, Hyder Consulting, Interserve Construction, Jacobs, John Sisk & Son, Keller, Lagan Construction, Laing O’Rourke, Morgan Sindall, Mott MacDonald, Network Rail, Peter Brett Associates, RPS (NI), Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska, Tony Gee & Partners, URS/Scott Wilson (NI), VINCI, Volker Rail, Volker Stevin, WSP Group, WYG (NI).

*NI = Northern Ireland scheme exclusively  


How to apply

QUEST Undergraduate Scholarship

Find out more about the ICE QUEST Undergraduate Scholarship and how to make an application.

Existing QUEST scholars

QUEST Undergraduate Scholarship

Existing QUEST scholars can find important information on their scholarship here.

Find out more

QUEST Undergraduate Scholarship

If you need to find out more information about the QUEST Undergraduate Scholarship, please contact the QUEST Coordinator:

t:  +44 (0) 207 665 2193
e: quest.awards@ice.org.uk