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York Student nominated for Rolls Royce Female Undergraduate of the Year Award

Posted on 22 April 2014

Bronwyn O’Neill, a second year English Literature student at the University of York, is one of the top ten finalists for this year’s Female Undergraduate of the Year, sponsored by Rolls Royce.

Open to penultimate year female undergraduates, Bronwyn O’Neill overcame tough competition from seven hundred applicants to win a place on the shortlist. Invited to attend an assessment weekend at the Rolls Royce headquarters in Derby, Bronwyn made it through to the final top ten list.

Bronwyn said: “I applied for FUOTY as it looked like an interesting challenge with the potential of great rewards and experience and I was excited to get involved in networking with such a prestigious company.

“There were three areas of official assessment - interviews, presentations, and team work. Overall it was a very rewarding experience, definitely worthwhile! Even if I don't make it to the number one position, it's an amazing feeling to be in the top 10 out of roughly 700 applicants. The quality of the competition was astounding, with candidates coming from all over the world.  The whole process has been really enlightening and I'm sure the experience will help me in years to come.”

The winner of the award will be announced at a gala event in Canary Wharf, London on 25 April 2014, with the ceremony presented by Sir Trevor McDonald. The winner will win a ten week paid summer internship with Rolls-Royce, including one or two weeks at a European facility, an opportunity to shadow a senior female manager for a day and an Apple iPad.

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