Record number of TSC grants for Chemical Engineering students

Six talented Chemical Engineering (CE) master students have won a Top Sector Chemical scholarship this year. The students are Elise Roelse (the Netherlands), Lale Yildiz (Turkey), Sebastian Tietjen (Germany), Emma Szoboszlai (Hungary), Abinaya Arunachalam (India) and Laura Donk (the Netherlands). Never before have so many CE students received such a grant.

The TSC scholarship is an initiative of the Dutch Chemical Industry Association (VNCI) and is awarded annually to excellent Dutch and international students. After an initial selection round based on motivation and marks, the candidates are invited and interviewed by companies to see if there is a match, after which the personal grant of 10,000 euros is awarded.

In addition to their studies, the scholarship winners will work in groups on various organisational and social tasks. One of the spearheads of this grant is to bring together universities, companies and students in order to improve cooperation between universities and industry.

(Image credit: Sjoerd van der Hucht)