The funding landscape for students has changed drastically in recent years. We recognise that taking on huge debts to fund higher education can be daunting for many young people and their families. Also, the graduate job market is increasingly challenging and oversubscribed. Often unpaid work experience through placements and internships are required in order to secure paid positions. For many graduates this is unaffordable and puts them at a disadvantage at the start of their careers.

Scholarships and work placements will give exceptional students a lifeline to financial support for their education and for their essential early paid work experience and internships. Our work placements fund will invest in young people, in their aspirations and their futures. The benefits will last a lifetime, ensuring the brightest minds fuel leadership positions in the sciences, arts, business & law, demonstrating that education and knowledge make a positive impact on our world