At the end of January, the first ten theses at Chalmers to receive scholarships from the Swedish Engineers' Environmental Fund were recognised. A total of 13 Chalmers students will share 500,000 SEK.
The collaboration between Chalmers and the Swedish Engineers' Environmental Fund means that the university selects theses each year for the Environmental Fund's board to review. The board then decides which ones will receive scholarships. In total, this involves 30 theses and a total of 1.5 million SEK over three years.
The scholarship recipients will work on their environmentally related theses for six months and present their results in early summer 2025.
In January, the first scholarship recipients were announced. One of them is Annie Skeppstedt, a student in structural engineering and building technology, who will study reinforcements in masonry vaults in a comparative study between Italy and Sweden.
"I will use my scholarship to travel to Milan and conduct a case study on a church there. This allows me to stay there for a month, for which I am very grateful."
She also sees more benefits to the scholarship than just the financial aspect.
"You can get support from the Chalmers Innovation Office if you have questions or are unsure how to proceed with your work. It feels good to have that support," says Annie Skeppstedt.
Facts about the Environmental Fund
The Swedish Engineers' Environmental Fund Foundation was established in 1993 with the aim of supporting projects, student work, and research that contribute to improving the physical environment in Sweden and our surrounding area.
Students at Chalmers will have a new opportunity to apply for scholarships in an internal call at Chalmers in the autumn for theses to be carried out in the spring of 2026. Members of the Swedish Engineers have priority for support from the fund.