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Scholarships and opportunities

Scholarships, funding and other opportunities can open doors for many students, and provide access to experiences and support that might not usually be available to them. 

This space will be used to share information about these opportunities, and will cover support available to both school age students and also undergraduates so that this information may be passed to students before they consider university pathways. 

The Society is not affiliated with any of these schemes unless we have stated otherwise, and inclusion here is not an endorsement. The Society is not responsible for the activity of any of these schemes.

If you wish to have your scheme listed here, please email education@rgs.org

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Fi Wi Road internship

An annual Summer internship that provides undergraduate interns with one-to-one mentoring, skills workshops, and hands-on research experience. The internship supports Black students across the UK in building networks, voice and experience, encouraging them to stay within a discipline in which Black geographers are consistently under-represented.

Ordnance Survey virtual work experience

Several days of online talks, demonstrations and activities, the aim being to create an engaging and informative experience that challenges students to think like geospatial professionals and inspire them as they think about their next steps.

Esri UK Geospatial Student Accelerator

Partnered with with Akama Fund, Esri UK offers annual awards of cash, vouchers or mentoring to students from diverse backgrounds who may not have previously considered a career in the geospatial industry.

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York St John University: Encompass

Encompass is an exciting initiative for current year 12 students from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds. It provides an opportunity to discover what it's like to study Geography at university.

Project Access

A student-led UK-registered charity that aims to address social inequalities in higher education by helping students from underrepresented backgrounds gain a place at their dream university.