Built Environment Students Invited To Apply For CITB NI Bursary

Applications have opened for the CITB NI Built Environment Bursary award.

This award aims to encourage school leavers to consider a career in construction and undertake a third level Built Environment related qualification.

Approximately 12 first year full time students from across Northern Ireland can obtain £1000 towards the cost of their training.


To qualify applicants must have applied to study a third level Built Environment related qualification at Level 4 or above with a Northern Ireland training provider. Following the completion of an application form, applicants are entered into a random computer draw for one of the 12 awards.


With such varied and wide-ranging opportunities, a career in construction is challenging, exciting and rewarding. From the design, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, tunnels, waterways, etc, construction boasts a variety of careers including skilled trades, IT, marketing, project management, design and much more. New emerging digital technologies are rapidly changing the Built Environment landscape. With Building Information Modelling, Drone usage and Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and even nanotechnology on the rise, companies are actively seeking to recruit people with these skills.



Announcing the 12 bursary awards for Built Environment students, CITB NI Chief Executive, Barry Neilson said: "CITB NI is delighted to announce that the application process for the Built Environment Bursary Award for third level students is now open. This is fantastic support for undergraduates in their first year. The bursary aims to encourage more school leavers to consider a career in construction and undertake a third level Built Environment related qualification. All applicants need to do is visit our website, ensure they meet the criteria set out in the terms and conditions, fill in and submit the application form. We wish everyone applying this year the very best of luck."


Applications for the Built Environment Bursary are now open until 14 October 2022.