Explore educational opportunities

When considering your next step in education, choosing institutions with racing teams for hands-on experience that enhances learning is beneficial. These programmes let you work on real projects, collaborate with peers, and learn from industry professionals. Being part of a racing team builds essential skills like teamwork and time management, helping you create a standout portfolio for job applications. Scholarships and bursaries are also available for motorsport students, offering financial support as you begin your career.

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Use the dropdown menus below to find programmes and activities to meet your specific age demographic, location and budget. These are regularly updated with new opportunities and resources.

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Formula Student

Formula Student is an annual educational engineering competition for teams of university students, which challenges them to design, build, market, and run a single-seater race car and compete with international teams across the world.

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STEM Racing™

STEM Racing™, formerly F1 in Schools is an educational programme that combines engineering, science, finance, marketing, and teamwork, where students design and manufacture miniature Formula 1 cars to compete in a series of races.

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Student Motorsport

Student Motorsport is a not-for-profit that runs the Student Motorsport Challenge, a cross-departmental educational-based motorsport programme, launched in 2022. The racing series is designed to give students essential hands-on motorsport experience, connecting young people, students, institutions, and industry professionals to help them build their careers.

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Greenpower Education Trust

Greenpower inspires young people around the world to excel in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths through a unique challenge: to design, build and race an electric car. The race championship runs each year from April to October for young people aged 9 to 25.

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Espire Education

Espire Education aims to inspire young people to explore careers in STEM and motorsport through various initiatives, including school workshops and a build-your-own-kart racing series.

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Grand Prix Trust Bursary Fund

The Grand Prix Trust Bursary provides a £100,000 fund for students attending the National College for Motorsport or Silverstone University Technical College. It is for students from disadvantaged backgrounds offering a broad range of assistance for educational, training and supporting costs. Email office@grandprixtrust.com to find out more!

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MSc Motorsport Scholarship

The Royal Academy of Engineering and Mission 44 offer the MSc Motorsport Scholarship for Black or mixed Black individuals pursuing a master’s in motorsport. The scholarship provides up to £25,000 in funding, training, networking, motorsport experiences, and career support. It aims to boost representation in UK motorsport and STEM sectors, with access to an online community for awardees. Available nationwide to master’s students.

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FIA Engineering Scholarship

Open to university students studying a Master’s in Advanced Motorsport Engineering at Cranfield University. Scholars receive fully funded tuition, one roundtrip economy flight from country of residence to the UK and contributions to living expenses.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Inclusion Hub, developed by Motorsport UK and Mission 44, simplifies access to motorsport opportunities for young people, educators, and underrepresented groups. It offers clear pathways into the sport through volunteering, education, career resources, and community-building opportunities.

The Inclusion Hub is available to anyone looking to find opportunities in motorsport. However, the platform is aimed at young people that are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM).

The Inclusion Hub will help Motorsport UK and its partners deliver on their mission to make motorsport more inclusive, diverse, and accessible. By providing a comprehensive digital hub, we can ensure that young people, regardless of background, have the tools and opportunities they need to thrive in motorsport.

Use the platform’s search and filter tools to explore opportunities based on location, interest, or type (e.g., clubs, volunteering, jobs, or education programmes).

The platform highlights job boards, career guides, webinars, tips, and scholarships. You can also connect with industry leaders and organisations to build your network. Additionally, the platform features extracurricular programmes that can help you build valuable skills and enhance your CV—qualities that employers in the motorsport industry highly value. These programmes include volunteering, club participation, and hands-on experience through STEM-related initiatives, all designed to give you a competitive edge in your career development.

The hub is regularly updated with new opportunities, resources, and success stories to ensure users have the latest information available.
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