Opportunity Alert: 2016 Schmidt-MacArthur International Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Students (GBP 10,000 Pounds)

The Wild Card competition is an amazing opportunity for a student from any university in the world to win a place, worth £10,000, on the exclusive Schmidt MacArthur Fellowship Programme for both themselves and their faculty mentor.

We are looking for an exceptional student to join the 2016 Fellowship programme.

Worth

• Fellowship worth UK£10k to develop a circular Economy Innovation Project as part of a postgraduate study course, engineering, this consist of
• 2k bursary
• Week-long, fully paid summer school on the circular economy in the UK
• Online knowledge-building programnme and support facility, including the opportunity to participate in the CE100 six-week Executive Education course
• Wild card runner up prizes will include two places at the circular Economy 100 annual summit in London

Eligibility

• Confirmed and accepted place on a postgraduate (aka graduate) course in design, engineering and/or business, including proof of all necessary funding, by 15 February 2016. Your university course must not start any later than September 2016 nor finish any earlier than September 2016.
• Able to:
• attend an online interview on either Monday 22, Tuesday 23 or Wednesday 24
• February 2016, if shortlisted
• attend a week-long summer school in London (UK), 20 – 24 June 2016
• take part in the 2016 online knowledge-building programme
• comply with the Student Agreement if the application is successful (see supporting
• documents on the Apply webpage)
• Evidence of the support of your academic mentor and the availability of that mentor to attend the week-long summer school in London (UK), 20 – 24 June 2016 (see Mentor confirmation letter in supporting documents on the Apply webpage)

Deadline: February 15, 2016

To apply and for more information visit here