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Students from small island nations will be supported in their work to address climate change through new scholarships inspired by His Royal Highness 探花直播Prince of Wales and announced today by the Universities of Cambridge, Toronto, Melbourne, McMaster and Montreal.听

探花直播alumni of the programme will form a cohort of talented people who will become future leaders and ambassadors in sustainability.

Professor Stephen Toope, Vice-Chancellor

探花直播climate action awards are being launched to coincide with Commonwealth Day, and recognise the disproportionate effects of climate change on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), many of which are part of the Commonwealth.

Working with HRH 探花直播Prince of Wales, Professor Stephen Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the 探花直播 of Cambridge, developed the initiative that will widen access by supporting students on courses that engage with sustainability, helping them develop their existing skills and knowledge to address the effects of climate change in the countries they come from.听

鈥淐limate change is a global challenge and we all have a role to play, as individuals and as organisations,鈥 said Professor Toope. 鈥 探花直播 探花直播 of Cambridge is responding to the climate emergency on many fronts 鈥 through research and policy expertise, and by developing solutions that work for our lives and for our planet. 探花直播launch of these new scholarships, in partnership with HRH 探花直播Prince of Wales, who has long been a champion of environmental causes, is an extension of our ongoing commitment.

鈥 探花直播students who听these new scholarships are aimed at are likely to have experienced first-hand the severe effects of climate change, including flooding and erosion in their own countries and communities. These awards will support their vital work around climate change, which will undoubtedly have an added and hugely personal significance for them. 探花直播alumni of the programme will form a cohort of talented people who will become future leaders and ambassadors in sustainability.鈥

探花直播programme will see scholarships provided at the 探花直播 of Toronto, the 探花直播 of Melbourne, McMaster 探花直播 and the 探花直播 of Montreal, which along with the 探花直播 of Cambridge have come together to address this critical issue.

In Cambridge, the programme of awards will be offered by the , which will be awarding 10 fully-funded 鈥楬RH 探花直播Prince of Wales Commonwealth Scholarships鈥 over the next two years, with the first recipients expected to take up their places at the 探花直播 of Cambridge in October 2022.

探花直播Cambridge Trust was established in the 1980s with the specific objective of providing scholarships to students from the Commonwealth and wider world who lacked the means to fund their studies at the 探花直播 of Cambridge. 听His Royal Highness 探花直播Prince of Wales, himself a Cambridge alumnus having graduated from Trinity College in 1970, has been involved in the work of the Trust for many years, serving as Patron since 2010.

Back in 2018, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the modern Commonwealth and to mark 探花直播Prince of Wales鈥 70th birthday, the Cambridge Trust launched a programme of His Royal Highness 探花直播Prince of Wales Scholarships. 探花直播scholarships funded 探花直播 of Cambridge postgraduate applicants from Commonwealth nations whose studies focused on practical themes affecting the future of those nations, such as climate change, the blue economy and sustainability. 听As part of the three-year programme, 20 fully-funded scholarships were awarded to applicants from around the Commonwealth, for both Masters and PhD studies.

探花直播Trust was delighted to be able to continue this work by joining this new initiative. 听

Speaking about the scheme, Helen Pennant, the Trust鈥檚 Director, said: 鈥淚 hope that these scholarships will make a difference both to the students who receive them and to their countries as they grapple with the many challenges of climate change. 听I would like to thank HRH 探花直播Prince of Wales for his support of this important initiative.鈥

Scholarships at Cambridge will be available to students:

鈥⑻ 听who are citizens of or normally resident in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as defined by the United Nations;
鈥⑻ 听who hold a conditional offer of admission to the 探花直播 of Cambridge
鈥⑻ 听studying at postgraduate level for a Masters degree or PhD;
鈥⑻ 听pursuing courses in subjects that engage with sustainability and climate change

探花直播HRH Prince of Wales Commonwealth Scholarship is fully-funded and will include tuition fees and maintenance.

For more information, contact the Cambridge Trust


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