Nick Belshaw, who has just completed his GCSEs at Bolton School Boys' Division, has been awarded an Arkwright Scholarship.  Some of the funding goes directly to Nick and some to the Design and Technology Department in the School.

Nick has been selected after successfully passing the Arkwright Aptitude Paper demonstrating flair and originality in solving Engineering Design problems and presenting GCSE work to a panel of interviewers in April.  There were 743 applicants and, from these, only 170 scholarships were awarded.  In order to qualify for the scholarship he must study Maths at A/S Level and preferably to A2 Level.

The Arkwright Trust was founded in 1990 and supports young people during their A Level/Scottish Higher years.  Nick will be able to carry the status of "Arkwright Scholar” into university with him.

Scholarships are sponsored by Industry and Charitable Trusts and will be formally presented at a ceremony hosted by The Institute of Engineering and Technology in London on Friday 26 October.  During the day Scholars have an opportunity to meet their sponsors and other Scholars.