Membership is by Whitworth Scholarship.
The Society is the alumni network of the Whitworth Scholarship. Every Scholar — from this year's award holders to the most senior members — has a place here. There is no separate application.
What membership includes.
Directory & network
Access to the full directory of living Whitworth Scholars, searchable by employer, region and year.
Annual Lecture
Reserved seats at the Annual Whitworth Lecture and the post-lecture members' reception.
Industrial visits
Behind-the-scenes visits to leading UK engineering sites, hosted by members.
Summer Meeting
Two-day annual summer programme in a different UK engineering city each year.
Mentorship
Structured pairing with senior members for early-career scholars.
Publications
Members' Journal and access to the digital archive of past lectures.
In their own words.
The scholarship paid for the apprenticeship years that no university funding would touch.
What we share is the workshop floor before the boardroom. That is rare, and worth protecting.
The mentorship I had through the Society was, quietly, the most useful career investment anyone has ever made in me.
Become a Whitworth Scholar first.
Membership of the Society is not open application — it follows from holding a Whitworth Scholarship. New Scholars are added to the network automatically following each year's awards. The Scholarships themselves are administered by the Whitworth Awards Scheme.