The Michael Adamson NEBOSH Diploma Scholarship supports academic and career progression for aspiring health and safety practitioners.
We are pleased to confirm the twenty winners of the Michael Adamson NEBOSH Diploma Scholarship 2024: NEBOSH announces recipients of 2024 health and safety scholarship.
The Diploma and this scholarship are designed to help learners develop the knowledge and practical application they need to succeed in the workplace, advance their careers and keep people safe from harm.
This scholarship is named in memory of Michael Adamson who lost his life in a preventable workplace accident in 2005. His sister Louise is dedicated to sharing Michael’s story and campaigning for better occupational health and safety. Further information about Michael’s story and the work Louise does is available on the Michael's Story website.
This year's judging panel commented on the each recipient's passion and commitment to education and desire to 'pay it forward' using their new knowledge to help others. Our 2024 panel were;
- Dee Arp, NEBOSH Chief Operating Officer
- Matt Powell-Howard, NEBOSH Head of Product Development
- Louise Adamson, Sister of Michael Adamson after whom this scholarship is named and NEBOSH Ambassador
- Helen Tapley-Taylor, NEBOSH Diploma holder and Group Health and Safety Manager for Direct Line Group
- Mohamed Adam, NEBOSH Diploma holder and Egypt Operations Risk Management Manager for the Kraft Heinz Company
Meet our 2024 Scholarship winners
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Our previous winners
The Michael Adamson NEBOSH Diploma Scholarship was first introduced in 2021. Many of our winners have shared with us what it means to be a scholarship recipient, and their experiences studying for the qualification.
Read more:
- The NEBOSH Diploma is already helping past scholarship recipients make a difference in their workplace; Read more from 2023 and 2022 scholarship recipients.
- In 2023 over 1,300 people applied for the scholarship; Twenty people awarded NEBOSH Diploma Scholarship
- "It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity that you’ll definitely not regret" - Read our interview with 2021 scholarship recipient Courtney Bayne
- "We've got to be able to challenge each other and challenge ourselves" - Read our interview with 2021 scholarship recipient Chris Brown