Telos has signed a agreement with Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) to sponsor a MSc student and provide an annual cash prize for the best post graduate dissertation on energy transition.
The IT company is funding the scholarship for students from underrepresented backgrounds to study at the university.
The Postgraduate Student Prize will reward academic merit and achievement linked to the energy transition.
RGU (pictured) will identify students for sponsorship in consultation with Telos, and will be selected from graduate students who show potential, but whose personal circumstances mean that they are unable to meet the cost of taking a higher degree.
Of particular interest to Telos are students keen to study issues relating to the energy transition moving away from hydrocarbon dependence towards renewable and sustainable resources.
Telos managing director and RGU graduate Nicol Shepherd said: “Recognising RGU for its leading role in renewable and sustainability energy research and teaching was key to our sponsorship decision.
“As a company, we are also keen to give a helping hand to a deserving student and by working with RGU we believe we have found a formula that services both objectives.
“In doing so, we are grateful for the strong support we have received from RGU academics and administrators in making our ambition a reality.
“I am also very pleased to announce that Telos has created an annual cash prize for the best post graduate dissertation on energy transition.
“We believe that good work deserves recognition and that is what our sponsorship and prize recognise.”
RGU academic team lead for post graduate management Dr Anita Singh said: “We are extremely thankful to TelosNRG for sponsoring the scholarship and the best dissertation award.
“The scholarship will not just support our students financially, it will reinforce RGU’s collaboration with the energy industry and help students develop skills to become catalysts for transitioning into a greener, cleaner and sustainable world.”