STUDENT FUND PROGRAMME
The RS Student Fund Programme offers student engineers the chance to receive funding to support their engineering projects. Whether they're developing coursework, building prototypes, or working on a community-focused initiative, this fund is here to help bring ideas to life.
Student Fund Programme 2026
UK
UoM's UAVSoc: Applied Aerial Vehicle Learning (but mainly crashing)
Planning HackNotts 25!
StudentHack 2025: Fuelling Innovation at The University of Manchester
Powering the Deep: UCL’s Human-Powered Submarine Adventure
Getting the rotors spinning at Glasgow University Drones!
Optimising Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Small Mobility
PIC16F877A Microcontroller Videogame - Squid Games
Taking Flight at UoA Aerospace Society
A Platform for Interdisciplinary Learning - The OpenFlexure Microscope
3D Printed Portable Wind Tunnel For University Students
RF project: my Dual-Axis, SDR Based Radio Telescope using Domestic Components
Inverse Pendulum Robot as a validation tool for self tuning control systems
Building SJX-3: A Lightweight CEB Machine to Tackle the Global Housing Crisis
Research on Friction and Wear Characteristics: FDM 3D Printed PEEK Parts
From The Ground Up To Space: UCL Rover 2024-2025
Design and Implementation of a Robotic Arm Based on STM32
Designing Biomimetic Prosthetic Legs
Teaching Tech: Staffs Computing Society's Volunteering Journey with RS!
Powering Innovation: How RS Drive Our Solar Race Car's Performance
Sheffield Bionics - The best of 2025
Transforming Ideas into Reality
HandsOn! and the Next Generation of Scientists
Turning a Space Dream into Real Engineering
Building the Future of Welsh Rocketry: Cardiff Rocket Labs
A project to remember - MACH25
Pioneering the Track: Sheffield Solar’s First Journey into the IESC
How RS Helped Bring Hardware to Life at DurHack X
What a Student Society Taught Me About Real Teamwork
From Schematic to Acoustics | Fleming Society
To Space? Durham Spaceflight Avionics Team
Shaping a More Inclusive Future in STEM
Building a Morphing-Aerofoil Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
The Future of Space: Training the Next Generation of ManSEDS Engineers
Project X: Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers
It Shoots, It Scores! Building Robots that Play Football at Imperial College
Bridging Theory and Practice in Student Drone Design
Pushing the Limits: University of Southampton
Regenerative Electric Machine Dynamometer
LeedsHack2026 is a success with RS!
Making Gigs Safer: How I'm Tackling Hearing Loss
MoonMappers: Autonomous Robot for Lunar Exploration
Saving lives: the future of total artificial hearts
Developing a Low-Cost Wearable Exosuit for Rehabilitation
Team Bath Zero's Journey
SPAIN
From University to Europe Sky
Engineering the Future of Motorcycle Racing – UPM MotoStudent PETROL
Pushing the Limits of Electric Mobility: UPM MotoStudent Electric
How efficient can AI implementations be in space?
Grounded by Law, Driven by Engineering
The transport of the future
EMEA
Student Fund Programme 2025
UK
Charging Forward: Our Journey to UCL’s First Electric Formula Student Car
From Campus to Cosmos: The University of Bath Rocket Team’s Bold Mission
SOAR Gripper: A Scalable Approach to Active Debris Removal
Tinkerstruct's Development of Boolean Algebra Kits
Project Svarog: Advancing Solar Sailing for Interstellar Exploration
Empowering Women in Engineering: The FemEng Arduino Garage
UCL HyperMile: A Breakthrough In Hydrogen Technology
Avis drone Labs' experience with composites (and maybe how to do better)
Building a Community: How We Identified a Gap in University Societies and Discovered a Love for Robotics
Designing and Manufacturing a Full Suspension Mountain Bike
Design and Manufacture of a Racing Simulator Rig
Rear Wing Spoiler Design and Testing
Ask An Engineer Outreach Project
Redesign of Mountain Bike Rocker Link
Starting from Scratch: Starting a new Rocketry Society
Shin Guards for Female Athletes
Shooting for the stars: MSDG's journey for the AAS competition
Human Spaceflight: UCL Rocket's Rheometer Payload
HYEN's Magnetronics Kit is Changing STEM Education
Unlocking the Craft of Autonomous Flights
Improving Women's Safety in Car Accidents: MEng Project
Pushing Boundaries: UCLR Team Nova
STORM: Satellite Tracking and Orbital Rendezvous Motion Simulator
Scaling Up Skilling Up: The Swansea Rocketry Challenge
StrathAIS aim for 30,00ft!
Empowering the Next Generation of Womxn in STEM
HackNotts '24!
Hands-On STEM Society: Bringing Science to Life for Young Minds
Inspiring Innovation at DurHack 2024
Revolutionising Powertrain Efficiency: Green Bath Racing’s Journey with RS
BruGenie: Coffee Anyway You Wish
Redefining Efficiency: Durham University Solar Car
Taking Flight: Our Journey into the iMechE UAS 2025 Challenge
Racing to Close the Gender Data Gap - Team Bath Human Powered (TBHP)
Unlocking Space for Students: Building a “Mars Rover” at Essex CSEE Society
GHOST: Geostationary Hazard Observation and Surveillance Technology
RS Student Project: A low-cost portable VIS/NIR Spectrometer
Developing a 3D Breast Cancer Organoid for Drug Testing
Fuelling Innovation: How the RS Student Fund Propelled Our Engineering Projects
Project MarsWorks: Our Journey to the Anatolian Rover Challenge 2025
All Aboard for Student Learning: Sheffield Students Develop Rideable Fifth-Scale Locomotive
SNAIRBEATS Drumming on air
EMEA
Innovating today elevating tomorrow | DroneTeam Twente
From Depths to Dreams: Robocik's Journey in Underwater Robotics
PWr in Space: Reaching New Heights of Student Rocketry
We build racing boats. So, what's your superpower?
Nordlys NTNU - Fuelled by solar, driven by passion
Project Hydrive – The Future of Hydrogen-Powered Innovation
Innoptus Solar Team - Innovating for a Greener Future
Student Fund Programme 2024
UK
Meet the UCL HyperMile Racing Team
Bath Rocket Team
Portable Ground Station and Data Transmission Payload For Rocketry
Design, CFD Validation and Manufacture of a Race Cars Fuel Tank
Endeavour Rocketry Team
SpiceMate: An Automated, Contact-less Spice Dispenser
DMU Merlin competing in the IMECHE UAS challenge
Design and Manufacture of a Dynamometer
Team Aeronottical: IMechE UAS Challenge University of Nottingham
Demystifying RF with a Hands-On Racing Challenge
AeroDundee IMechE UAS Challenge Project
Warwick Hyperloop - RS Student Project Fund Winners
Friction Brake Project – HYPED (Hyperloop Edinburgh)
RS Student Project Fund - StrathSEDS
Linear Induction Motor Project - HYPED (Hyperloop Edinburgh)
South Africa
Design and Development of an Autonomous Solar Panel Cleaning Robot for Optimised Energy Efficiency
PerchScale - Low-cost Modular IoT for Avian Conservation
assa: Sniffing out diseases with technology
Electric Baja (ATV)
Development of Anaerobic Bio-Batteries from Banana Waste using Synthetic Microbial Pathway.
The detection and remediation of heavy metals in water through sensor based monitoring
Spain
| Name | University | Project |
|---|---|---|
| E3Team EPSEVG | Escuela Politécnica Superior de Ingenieria de Vilanova i la Geltrú (EPSEVG - UPC Vilanova) | Electric Motorcycle |
| UPM Motostudent Electric | Technical University of Madrid | Electric Motocyle (MotoStudent) |
| UVigo SpaceLab | University of Vigo | BIXO Cubesat |
| Hyperloop UPV | Universitat Politecnica de Valencia | Hyperloop UPV |
| Faraday Rocketry UPV | Universitat Politècnica de València | Faraday Rocketry UPV |
| ePowered RACING | Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) | ePowered RACING |
