The scholarship is presented annually based on a student's academic performance in their first year as well as their performance in an interview with Phil Cummings, Sennheiser's marketing projects manager.
Scott Ramsell, 19, was shortlisted among six students and impressed after developing a business plan to go into schools assisting with live sound at productions, as well as educating pupils and students in audio technology.
He said, "The money will help buy professional equipment to take in to schools and provide good quality sound for productions such as Christmas concerts and talent shows.
"I am already working with two schools I attended myself and I am shortly going overseas with one to assist in the audio side of a series of productions pupils are carrying out."
Scott also received a Neumann TLM103 large diaphragm condenser microphone and a pair of Sennheiser HD380 as part of his prize.
The other students shortlisted - Ryan Lodge and Zabil Zanein, studying BA (Hons) Audio and Music Production, and Aleksandra Kuncewicz, Daniel Gerrish, and Ben Wheeler, studying BA (Hons) Music Management and Studio Production - also received Sennheiser equipment.
Phil Cummings of Sennheiser said, "'It was great meeting all the candidates selected for the Sennheiser Scholarship. All of the students showed profound commitment and interviewed very well, so it was not an easy decision. A big congratulations to Scott Ramsell for winning the top prize. We look forward to watching Scott achieve success in his studies and offering support we can to help him achieve his goals in the future."
(Jim Evans)
