Climate Leaders Scholarship (2023)
What you get
£3,000 cash per year of full time study
Scholarships recipients will be supported to develop a high level project plan and provided with mentoring support.
Type of award
Cash award
Funding type
Sussex funded
Eligibility
- Who is eligible
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- be a UK student classified as 'Home' for fees and have accepted a place on an eligible Undergraduate, Masters or PhD at the University of Sussex, commencing in September 2023
- be able to demonstrate their personal track record of being an environmental influencer and bringing about real world change in relation to the climate crisis
- be able to commit to collaboration with the University and local community to encourage pledges to net zero and tackling the climate crisis
- Excluded courses
You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are a current student at Sussex or will be going to study any of the following in 2023:
- Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)
- Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)
- Development Studies MA
- Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)
- Globalisation, Business and Development MA
- Governance, Development and Public Policy MA
- Power, Participation and Social Change MA
- Poverty and Development MA
- Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)
- Online courses
- Schools direct teaching courses
- Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)
Number of scholarships available
At least 5
Deadline
1 July 2023 23:59How to apply
Applications for this scholarship are now closed.
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Timetable
The cash award is paid in 3 termly installments per year, in October, January and May. This is for each year of full time study and is not available for placement years. Part time recipients will receive the award in £500 installments across the duration of the course.
Availability
At level(s):
UG, PG (taught), PG (research)
Application deadline:
1 July 2023 23:59 (GMT)
the deadline has now expired
Countries
The award is available to people from the following country: