Scholarships & Competitions

Are you interested in a career in healthcare communications? Want to put your creativity and communication skills to the test? The Future Communicators Challenge is your opportunity to gain hands-on experience, showcase your talent, and gain the attention of industry professionals.

What’s the challenge?

Choose one of three exciting tasks:

• Create a healthcare campaign – design an awareness campaign for a health issue or fictional medicine.
• Write an article for patients – turn complex medical information into an engaging website article.
• Visual storytelling – develop a short video or storyboard explaining a healthcare topic.

Why take part?

• Gain valuable experience in healthcare communications
• Have your work seen by industry professionals and boost your CV
• Win a mentoring session with a senior expert and a £200 book voucher
• Have your work featured on www.healthcomms.careers and our LinkedIn page
• Receive a certificate of participation to share on social media and job applications

Who can enter?

This competition is open to students and recent graduates from any discipline. Whether you’re interested in medical writing, digital marketing, or campaign strategy, this is a great opportunity to develop your skills and explore a rewarding career in healthcare communications.

Key dates

• February- June 2025 – Register interest
• June 2025 – Competition opens
• 30 September 2025 – Competition closes
• October 2025 – Finalists announced
• November 2025 – Winner announcement & online event

Register your interest now, and we’ll send you all the details later in the year.

If you have any questions, email us at info@healthcomms.careers.

The Future Communicators Challenge is organised by Careers in Healthcare Communications, an initiative dedicated to promoting careers in the industry. It is jointly run by the sector’s leading professional associations, the Healthcare Communications Association (HCA) and the PM Society.

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 Women’s Europe Datathon

Hosted by Citadel and Citadel Securities in partnership with Correlation One, this event is open to top students across Europe who identify as women. 

Our Datathons challenge students from the world’s best universities to tackle real-world social challenges in topics such as urban traffic, renewable energy, and education while working through large and complex datasets. Women’s Datathon is a national data science competition, bigger and more exciting than our regional events! Check out this video from our first-ever North America Women’s Datathon event in Miami. 

When: May 12-19

Where: Virtual

Who: Undergraduate and graduate students who identify as women

Prizes: $15,000USD + Exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel and Citadel Securities 

APPLY FOR WOMEN’S EUROPE DATATHON

Admissions are made on a rolling basis, so I encourage you to apply now! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at competitions@correlation-one.com if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application. 

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“Fast Cash, Hidden Crimes: Are You Being Used as a Money Mule?”

Money muling is a growing crime where ordinary people unknowingly help criminals move illegal funds.

“Santander UK reported handling 22,467 money mule cases between October 2023 and September 2024, marking a 32% rise from the previous year. Specifically, cases involving 18 to 24-year-olds increased by 26%”

A quick cash job, a harmless bank transfer, or helping a “friend” online – could you be unknowingly funding crime? Investigate how money muling is connected to human trafficking, analyse real scam tactics, and learn how to protect yourself from becoming part of a dangerous network.

A friend asks you to receive and forward money for them – just a quick bank transfer in exchange for easy cash. It sounds harmless, right? But what if that money is tied to human trafficking, fraud, or organised crime?

Your Mission as a Fraud Detective:

Your mission is to review, analyse and spot trends and patterns in a large dataset of financial transactions linked to money muling, uncover red flags, and learn how these scams connect to human trafficking networks.

Data Strategy approach: Applying your Excel skills

• Can you provide insights on how to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of money muling?

Data Science approach: Applying your R or Python skills

• Can you predict the indicators for an account being subject to money muling?

What this live online career challenge will involve:

• Meet the Experian Fraud team virtually for a 45-minute briefing session (MS Teams)
• Self paced learning 
• Gain a virtual work experience certificate
• Develop critical thinking and literacy skills Detect financial crime patterns, and develop critical cybersecurity skills
• Protect yourself from becoming financially vulnerable

Experian career challenges – fraud detection – Digdata – a Data Inspiration Group programme

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Do you want to find out more about Bain London’s True North: Scholarship for Black Heritage Students? Join us to find out more about what we do at Bain and the exciting opportunity to connect with members of our Black at Bain (BAB) affinity group! We’ll also be giving you an insight to the True North Scholarship Workshop and how to apply.

Key Details

• The deadline to sign up for this event is 1 April 3:00 PM (BST)
• This is an in-person event held at 40 Strand 3 April 5:30PM – 7:30PM (BST)
• Logistics will be shared to those who have a place on the day prior

We are keen to meet penultimate year students from any degree or discipline of any nationality studying at any UK or Irish university.

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The contest is open to all students aged 18-25, to capture the meaning of energy efficiency in their lives through photography. We encourage participants to submit their original photos via the following link: Submit.

The winners will be invited to present their work at the 10th International Energy Agency Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency, which will take place in Brussels this June. They will have a unique opportunity to join Ministers, CEOs and senior leaders from across the world who are working to foster energy efficiency and deliver the benefits it brings for energy security and clean energy transitions. Transport and lodging will be provided by the International Energy Agency.

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Bain London are thrilled to announce the launch of our 2025 True North: Scholarship for Women and True North: Scholarship for Black Heritage Students!

We’d love to see applications to these programmes from Cambridge students. See below for further information and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or if you require additional information.

Who can apply?

• Applications for both programmes are open to penultimate year undergraduate students studying in UK & Ireland, no matter their nationality or degree type
• Applications will close on 22^nd April 23:59 (BST)
• Students can check-out the True North Scholarship for Black Heritage students page and the True North Scholarship for Women page on our website for further information

Why apply?

• Gain a unique insight into working at a top consulting firm
• Attend a two-day workshop where you’ll acquire key career skills and create valuable connections with Bain professionals
• Receive the support of a Bain Buddy before, during and after the workshop
• The opportunity to win a £10,000 scholarship following interviews
• Get ahead of the game with an exclusive invite to early full-time Associate Consultant interviews!

Upcoming events

• 25 March: True North Scholarship for Black Heritage Students ‘Advice & a Slice’ In person networking event. Sign up here
• 3 April: ‘An evening with Black at Bain’ In person event. Sign up here
• 9 April: ‘Discover More’ In person event. Sign up here
• 17 April: ‘Recruiter Office Hours’ virtual event. Sign up here
  
  
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Applications for our Undergraduate Summer School are now open. The Summer School is a residential field course where students will develop practical ecology skills including habitat and wildlife surveying, as well as a variety of transferable skills such as networking and science communication.

The best part? Attendance is funded by the BES, so students can participate without the financial burden. We are particularly eager to encourage applications from those who have faced, or continue to face, barriers to their career development—of any kind.

Link to the application page: Undergraduate Summer School – British Ecological Society

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 Europe Terminal

Citadel and Correlation One are inviting students across Europe to compete in this Spring season’s Europe Terminal, where participants will virtually compete for $15,000USD in our competition!

Terminal Live is an online game where software engineers and computer scientists (or anyone else interested in coding!) build an algorithm to play a tower defense game in a team-based setting. Watch this video to see Terminal in action!

When: April 17-24

Where: Virtual

Who: Undergraduate students

Prizes: $15,000USD + exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel and Citadel Securities 

APPLY FOR EUROPE TERMINAL

Admissions are made on a rolling basis, so I encourage you to apply now! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at competitions@correlation-one.com if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application.

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WEBTOON – the global leader and pioneer of the mobile web-comic format is excited to announce our 2025 Contest: Webcomic Legends. 

This is the ultimate opportunity for webcomic creators to showcase their creativity, captivate audiences, and earn a chance to become an Originals creator! 

We’re looking for creators who push the boundaries of storytelling, presenting compelling plots and unforgettable characters that resonate with our global audience.

Prize Pool

With a total prize pool of more than $1 million (USD) in cash prizes, Webcomic Legends offers substantial rewards for exceptional talent across multiple Contest stages. Here’s a breakdown of the prize pool:

• Grand Prize Winner (1): a total of $150,000 
• Genre Winners (3): a total of $100,000 each
• Genre Finalists (12): a total of $35,000 each
• Genre Runner-Ups (24): a total of $5,500 each

In addition to monetary prizes, winners in each category will have the chance to pitch their title to WEBTOON’s US Editorial Team for an opportunity to potentially join the WEBTOON Originals lineup,
where they can develop their series into an ongoing title on the platform.

Submission Details
Submissions open on March 10th, 2025 and close May 15th, 2025!

Entries will be evaluated by a panel of expert judges, including some WEBTOON Originals creators, and will be judged on key webcomic criteria along with audience appeal and engagement.
This is an incredible opportunity to captivate readers, receive valuable feedback, and impress industry professionals with real-world experience in building successful series.

More Information
For more information regarding Contest Categories, more Submission Details, and FAQ, please visit our Official Contest Page!
Please stay tuned for the upcoming Official Rules for full eligibility criteria.
Students and Faculty can also follow the Official Contest Newsletter for comics and storytelling tips to help with their contest journey. 

No purchase necessary. Eligibility & Restrictions apply. Learn more on the Official Contest Pages, including the full FAQ and Rules. 

WEBTOON Video Contest 2025
Are you a fan of WEBTOON? This contest is for you! 
You can tell the world about the story (or stories) your obsessed with for the chance to win! There are several categories and $200,000 in prizes!

Please visit the Official WEBTOON Video Contest page for more details. 
No purchase necessary. 
Eligibility & Restrictions apply. Learn more on the Official Contest Pages, including the full FAQ and Rules. Video Contest ends 4/14/25.

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