The decision-panel decided that the UEL should get the grant despite scoring significantly lower than the bid which was deemed to have the best proposal.
That bid, which involved a company called Freeman Oliver and the charity Barnardos, was rejected in favour of UEL's because the university was deemed more financially robust.
Brogan also took the 1000cc Superstock honours, where Relentless TAS Suzuki's Cameron Donald took a highly creditable third place, Manx road racer Conor Cummins was sixth, Alistair Seeley seventh and Uel Duncan runner Gary Johnson eighth.