2027 Scholarship

The application deadline is 1 July 2027.
Apply to chairman@swedishengineers.org.uk

The Society of Swedish Engineers in Great Britain is offering a unique scholarship opportunity for a young, motivated and driven Swedish engineer currently studying in the United Kingdom, either in industry or an academic institution.

The Society has for a long time awarded scholarships with the intention of making it possible for Swedish engineers to visit the UK and study at British technology institutions. The scholarship is primarily intended for students who have recently graduated from a Swedish higher technical education and are interested in international technology development, management and marketing.

2026 Scholarship – Markus Sörqvist

The Society of Swedish Engineers in Great Britain has awarded Markus Sörqvist its 2026 scholarship. Markus is a recent Engineering Physics graduate from Lund University Faculty of Engineering (LTH), where his Master’s thesis was carried out at the European Spallation Source (ESS). This autumn he will begin his DPhil in Particle Physics at the University of Oxford, and his work will concern beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA).

PWFA is a novel technique for accelerating particles, which imparts far more energy over a much shorter distance compared to conventional radio-frequency cavities. Markus’s work will aim to further our understanding of the fundamental plasma dynamics needed for PWFA to reach its full potential. Achieving this would mean dramatically decreased energy use, cost, and environmental impact for future particle accelerators.

2025 Scholarship – Ida Åsljung

The Society of Swedish Engineers in Great Britain has awarded Ida Åsljung its 2025 scholarship. Ida recently completed a master’s in mathematical and theoretical physics at the University of Oxford, and she pursues a DPhil in Particle Physics starting this autumn. Her research will be part of a newly established group focusing on the study of quantum information at the ATLAS Experiment at CERN.

2024 Scholarship – Erik Rydow

Erik, a young Swedish physicist, and a PhD student at University of Oxford, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 scholarship from the Society of Swedish Engineers in Great Britain. The scholarship, presented by the Ambassador of Sweden, will support Erik’s cutting-edge research in atomic and laser physics.

Erik is pushing the boundaries of science by using quantum simulators to explore the world of phase transitions and how material properties emerge. His work on ultra-cold gases has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of superconductors and superfluids, leading to breakthroughs in technologies like higher-temperature superconductors and more efficient batteries.

2023 Scholarship – Oliver Belfiore

Oliver studies Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes University and has a particular interest in race car vehicle dynamics.

Oliver pursued his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering at Lund Technical University (LTH). His thesis topic investigated the impact of varying passive components on the stability of a Formula Student race car. He has previous valuable experience as a trackside engineer for Autolounge Racing, FHRacing, and in various roles within the Lund Formula Student team. With the support of the SIS scholarship he hopes to contribute meaningful innovative solutions to pressing challenges in motorsport engineering.

2022 Scholarship – Eleonora Svanberg

Eleonoras forskningskarriär började redan på gymnasiet, då hon fick praktisera vid partikelfysiklaboratorium CERN i Schweiz. Efter studenten började hon sina fysikstudier vid Stockholms universitet. Där föddes hennes kärlek för de matematiska verktygen som används inom fysiken. Med enastående akademiska resultat började hon bedriva matematisk forskning på astrofysikaliska vågor, något som ledde till hennes första vetenskapliga publikation. Till hösten påbörjar hon sina masterstudier i tillämpad matematik vid University of Cambridge i England, där flertalet inflytelserika fysiker som Sir Isaac Newton och Sir Roger Penrose har studerat. Utöver studierna är Eleonora en stark röst för att få unga kvinnor att ta klivet in i den, historiskt sett, mansdominerande matematiska världen. Detta syns framför allt i hennes ideella engagemang där hon som 17-åring grundade organisationen Girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). För detta arbete tog hon år 2021 emot kung Carl XVI Gustafs medalj Kompassrosen.

2021 Scholarships – Matilda Mahlberg + Philip Winchester

The Society of Swedish Engineers in Great Britain has awarded Mr. Philip Winchester and Miss Matilda Mahlberg the 2021 scholarship for their studies at the University of Oxford and the Durham University respectively.

Mr. Philip Winchester will continue his DPhil studies in Applied Mathematics at the University of Oxford. Philip studies fluid mechanics with applications in geoscience. In particular, his studies focus on layers of fluids which are heated from below and cooled from the top, which has applications in atmospheric and oceanic convection, metal production processes and in the Earth’s mantle and outer core. Philips’s research is in collaboration with Prof. Peter Howell and Dr. Vassilios Dallas and utilizes theoretical methods and statistical analysis of large data sets from state‑of‑the‑art numerical simulations performed on supercomputers. Philips’s research aims to shed light on how to prevent destructive zonal flows in production processes as well as advance theoretical and numerical methods used to study a vast array of physical systems, from both a theoretical and practical standpoint.

Matilda Mahlberg has done her bachelor’s degree at the University of Linköping in design and product development. She is furthering her studies with a master’s in advanced mechanical engineering at Durham university. The post graduate education has modules with topics such as turbomachinery design, non-linear stress analysis, fluid mechanics, contact and friction. At the end of the year, she will do a master thesis on a chosen topic in her research. In addition to Matilda’s academic accomplishments, she is also an elite rugby player in Sweden, and looks forwards to participating in the universities top league rugby program and bringing back newfound skill and experience to the national team in Sweden.

2020 Scholarship – Jabob Mökander

Jakob Mökander the 2020 scholarship for the continuation of his studies at the Internet Institute, University of Oxford and to further promote a fruitful collaboration in academic research between Great Britain and Sweden. The scholarship will allow Jakob to undertake the course Doctor of Philosophy in Information, Communication and Social Science. Having experienced first-hand how artificial intelligence transforms businesses and communities, Jakob grew ever more interested in the ethical challenges associated with automation. The working title of his PhD thesis is ‘Ethical Auditing of Autonomous Decision making Systems in Industrial Applications’. The research will take place in the intersection between technical innovation and organisational management and control. The aim is to develop standards and tools to enable ‘auditing of AI’ at a European level.