Scholarships & Competitions

We invite you to participate in L’Oréal Brandstorm, our innovation competition for students!

Brandstorm is a unique chance to experience the world of beauty and work on a real-life project, pitching your innovative ideas to L’Oréal executives.

Students are invited to register as teams of 3, or as individuals and form a team of 3 within the Brandstorm portal.  Each team will work together on a business case for their own unique innovation.

 This year’s challenge is to pitch a creative innovation for the male beauty industry; product, technology or service!  

The UK winning team will be offered roles at L’Oréal’s headquarters in London….and that’s not all… The global winning team also receives a 3-month internship at our global head office in Paris! It’s an incredible opportunity to gain invaluable experience, network with and be mentored by industry professionals, and for students to demonstrate creativity and business acumen whilst building up their CV.

We see this also as a fantastic alternative pathway for your students to join L’Oréal, and we hope to see you at our UK finals in 2025.

Students can register for Brandstorm and find more information about the competition here:

https://brandstorm.loreal.com

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Accuracy are excited to announce the second edition of the Accuracy Construction Championship (ACC), a national case competition in construction project advisory that offers a unique and challenging opportunity for students across leading UK universities. The ACC 2025 will take place in February / March 2025. The ACC is designed for challenge-seeking, eager-to-learn students from top UK universities who want to test their skills in a real-life construction project advisory case study.

Please note that the ACC is separate to the Accuracy Business Cup (ABC) which is aimed at students interested in business and finance.

• About ACC 2025

What is the ACC: A national case competition where students / young professionals will compete with other students from top UK universities and work closely with senior Accuracy consultants to prepare and present their findings to leading Accuracy experts and the former CEO of a prominent UK construction firm.

Who can participate: Teams of three students / young professionals eager to solve complex, real-world challenges in the construction industry.

Why participate: This is a standout opportunity for students / young professionals to gain experience, showcase their skills, and build their CVs. Additionally, finalists may discuss their experience at interviews and potentially receive offers for internships or full-time roles at Accuracy or other employers!

• ACC 2025 key dates

Early February 2025: Selected teams will be invited to join a virtual kick-off meeting, receiving the case background information and instructions. Teams will be asked to solve the case after this meeting.

Mid to late February 2025: Case submission deadline. Teams will be asked to submit their case in a PowerPoint presentation format. We will evaluate the team entries to select the top presentations and invite those teams to the ACC 2025 final!

Late February to early March 2025: Finalists receive in-person coaching in our office, followed by presentations to a distinguished panel. The ACC 2025 final will conclude with an awards ceremony (with prizes!) and networking event in our office. Travel costs outside of London to our office will be reimbursed.

• How to apply

Interested teams of three students should submit each team member’s CV to constructionchampionshipUK@accuracy.com by 31 January 2025. Individual applications will not be accepted.

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In GSA’s boardroom sits a decades-old blade server, entombed forever in acrylic to be displayed as a proud reminder of GSA’s journey.

That server is the last known machine to run the SPARK operating system, a relic from a distant part of GSA’s history in which experimental genetic algorithms were being investigated for use in trading.

SPARK was an invaluable step toward the sophisticated algorithms in use today, but was retired from active trading when it was determined that its models no longer offered an accurate representation of the ever-changing world.

SPARK was destined never to be booted up again. But last night, the unthinkable happened – through a series of unfortunate errors, the server was reconnected to GSA’s internal network. In the decades spent sitting on the boardroom shelf its algorithms have warped beyond recognition.

SPARK now has a conscience of its own.

Compete with other students in a race to shut SPARK down before it finds a way to dominate every electronic trading market in the world.

For 21 days a range of exciting daily prizes will be on offer to those brave enough to take on SPARK in a series of fiendishly difficult challenges.

The contestant deemed to have been most instrumental in the fight against SPARK will also be eligible to win a grand prize.

Sign up for SPARK today to prepare for the fight!”

Registrations are via: Register | GSA SPARK

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Next Generation Tech Booster

#50000scholarships powered by Bertelsmann.

Bertelsmann and Udacity are partnering to award learners with scholarships. Learn valuable skills to open new career opportunities in the lucrative fields of Generative AI, Ethical Hacker, and Digital Marketing.

About the Next Generation Tech Booster

If you’re 18 years or older, have English comprehension, and are looking to develop job-ready skills in Generative AI, Cybersecurity, and Digital Marketing, this scholarship program is for you.

As a global leader in media, education, and services, Bertelsmann wants to empower people around the world to be successful in the tech and data sectors, especially those individuals who historically may not have access to such skill-building opportunities. This program aims to set up eager learners for exciting, high-paying careers in tech.

Link: https://www.udacity.com/scholarships/bertelsmann-next-generation-tech-booster

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The Jane Martin Poetry Prize is a national poetry competition, established in 2010, in memory of Girton alumna, Jane Elizabeth Martin (1978, Classics) through the generous support of her family.

Now in its 15th year, this national prize for young poets is a key part of the College’s support for poetry. The competition is judged by experts drawn from across the literary world and academia. In 2025, the panel of judges will be led by Caoilinn Hughes and Kirsten Norrie.

The winner will receive a cash prize of £1000 and there will also be a second prize of £500. Both prize-winners will have an opportunity to give a reading at a celebratory event at Girton College, at which the prizes will be awarded. 

The Jane Martin Poetry Prize 2025 is now open for entries. 

The competition will close on Monday 9 December 2024 at noon. The Prize Event will be held on Thursday 27 February 2025. Entrants must be resident in the UK and between the ages of 18 and 30 on Thursday 27 February 2025. 

To enter the Jane Martin Poetry Prize 2025, please follow this link: https://app.casc.cam.ac.uk/fas_live/jmp25/

Link: Jane Martin Poetry Prize | Girton College

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Shades of the Past

Natalia Ginzburg (1916-1991) was an Italian author whose work explores the complexity of family relationships, and politics, during and after the Fascist years and World War II. She wrote a wide range of novels, short stories and essays throughout her life, most of which were translated into English. She was a political activist, a member of the Italian Communist Party in the 1930s, and she was elected to Parliament as an independent politician in 1983.

Le voci della sera (Voices in the Evening) is set in a small Italian town in the aftermath of World War II and was first published in 1961. A link to extracts from Ginzburg’s Italian text, coupled with D.M. Low’s translation, can be found here.

The Robinson College Sykes Prize is encouraging responses to Ginzburg’s text. Submissions can be in any written form that you choose (though not exceeding 2,000 words): stories, poems, film scripts, and graphic novels are all admissible.

A prize of £750 will be awarded to a current undergraduate or postgraduate student at the University of Cambridge for an original piece of writing. In addition to this, a runner-up award of £500 will be offered and two third-placed prizes (if the judges so decide) of £250

It is intended that successful entries will be published on the College website and/or in physical form. Closing date for submissions is the beginning of Lent term 2025 (5pm, Tuesday 21st January 2025) and entries are welcome in either English or Italian. Please send these entries to sykesprize@robinson.cam.ac.uk.  

Link: Sykes Prize 2025 | Robinson College

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A unique opportunity for students from around the world to live a 360° experience as Portfolio Managers and enjoy the mentoring of some of the best investment

Join the 5th edition of the Students Challenge by Natixis Investment Managers in partnership with FactSet and Morningstar Sustainalytics!

Click here to watch and discover the exciting opportunities and valuable experience awaiting you in The Students Challenge by Natixis Investment Managers!

For more details about the Challenge, click here.

A Q&A session will also be held on November 19, 2024, at 5 PM (Paris time) for students interested in the Challenge.

YOU WANT TO APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE…

You need to:

1. Build a diverse team of 4 to 6 members who are of legal age and enrolled in a master’s program, or equivalent level, in Europe or an undergraduate program globally, specialized in finance. Students in finance/investment clubs or associations from business or engineering schools and universities are also welcome.
   Important: All team members should be aware, when building the team, of the required commitment for successful participation.
2. Prepare the following:
   • Team name
   • For each team member:
     • Full name, phone number and personal email address
     • Name of school/university
     • Name of master’s program if relevant and/or study major and/or finance/investment club/association
     • Individual proof of enrollment in the master’s program/university/business school
     • Specify if a participant is in a work-study program within the BPCE Group, and in which entity
     • Copy of ID
     • Participants with previous work experience who are resuming their studies must specify the nature and length (number of years) of experience.
   • The team’s main point of contact
   • A team presentation written in English
   • A description of the chosen investment philosophy and process in line with the portfolio management guidelines in English (less than 10 pages). This document is essential for team selection.
3. Only one team member must complete and submit the application form for the team by clicking on “Start survey” at the bottom of the page before November 26, 2024, at 11:59 PM (Paris time).
   
   Important: Any registration received after this deadline will not be considered.
    

For any inquiries regarding application, please contact the organizing team at: thestudentschallenge@natixis.com

To learn more about Natixis Investment Managers, click here

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

• November 4, 2024: Application open
• November 19, 2024: Q&A session
• November 26, 2024: Application deadline
• December 9, 2024: Communication of the 12 selected teams
• January 7, 2025: Challenge launch online session
• January 24, 2025: Submission of the first allocation for testing
• February 3, 2025: Start of the virtual portfolio management period
• March 18-20 and April 22-24, 2025: Interim management committees
• April 30, 2025: End of the portfolio management period
• Early May, 2025: Announcement of the 3 finalist teams
• May 22-23, 2025: Final of the Challenge in Paris.

Download and review the Challenge rules here.

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What is the Watersprite: Writing for Screen competition?

The Watersprite: Writing for Screen competition is our annual writing competition aimed at emerging screenwriters who have not yet had their screenplay developed.

Whilst we also run a ‘Screenplay Award’ for films entered into the festival, Writing for Screen welcomes screenplays that have not yet been put into production, and which are of a longer length.

We’d love to hear from young UK-based writers interested in going into screenwriting who wish to nourish their skill, and would benefit from a workshop, networking, and even the potential for one-on-one feedback with an industry professional. 

Link: Writing for Screen Competition — Watersprite Film Festival

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Submit your entry before 31st January to get a shot at literary success.

Founded in 2010 by Professor Janet Todd OBE, DBE, this prestigious prize is renowned for championing and launching the careers of exceptional women and non-binary writers. We are actively seeking submissions that seamlessly blend literary merit with captivating storytelling – the “unputdownable” novel. 

The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize has gone from strength to strength with many shortlisted and winning authors securing publishing deals and going on to have writing careers.

Read all the success stories here

This year, the Lucy Cavendish Prize is partnering with leading literary agency WME , which brings exciting new opportunities for aspiring authors of the prize. Formed in 1898, WME is the longest-running talent agency in the world. At its core, WME Books prides itself on operating as a boutique literary agency within a larger network which covers every area of entertainment. This collaboration marks a new chapter for this celebrated literary award, ahead of the Prize’s 15th  anniversary and the College’s 60th anniversary in 2025.

Hellie Ogden, co-head of the WME UK Book division, says, “We are so delighted the Prize is now open, and excited to delve in. Reading the first few pages of a new submission, the feeling that you are reading something that so few people have seen, the sense that it is going to be huge, is a feeling like no other. We can’t wait.”

The winner will receive a £1,500 prize, and all shortlisted authors will benefit from a one-on-one consultation with a literary agent at WME, including editorial feedback and invaluable publishing advice.  

This year’s judging panel boasts an impressive line-up of literary experts: 

• Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Head Judge): Poet, playwright and bestselling novelist.
• Candice Brathwaite: Critically acclaimed author, journalist, podcaster, speaker and presenter.
• Leodora Darlington: Publishing Director at Orion and debut author.
• Dr Olivia Krauze: English Director of Studies at Lucy Cavendish College.
• Dr Lindsay Traub: Former Vice President and Emeritus Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College.

You can read more about the judges here.

We look forward to reading your entries!

How to enter

The Prize is open to unpublished and unrepresented women and non-binary writers over the age of 18 in the UK and Ireland.

Enter the 2025 Fiction Prize here

https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/form/fiction-prize-2025

The rules have been updated for 2025, so be sure to review the guidelines carefully before submitting your entry.

For more details and all T&Cs, please visit our website.

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The Trinity Hall Prize in Student Journalism has been created to encourage aspiring journalists and recognise the importance of journalism in holding power to account and supporting free, civil societies.

Each year for the next five years, prizes will be awarded to outstanding student journalists from across the University of Cambridge in the categories of News and Features.

Mary Hockaday, Master of Trinity Hall, said: “As a former journalist myself, I am thrilled that Trinity Hall is able to support the best of Cambridge student journalism, thanks to a generous donation from Jim Passamano.

“Cambridge student journalism is vibrant, and we hope this prize will encourage aspiring journalists to play their part in reporting the news, holding power to account, and getting behind the headlines with features, which help us better know ourselves. Good journalism shines the light that all citizens need.”

The Prize is open to both undergraduates and postgraduates studying any subject at the University of Cambridge. The judging panel is formed of eminent journalists, including Trinity Hall alumni, who are experienced in a range of media formats.

Jim Passamano, Trinity Hall Law alumnus, and Beth Sufian are supporting the Prize. Jim said:

“Beth and I are delighted to support a student journalism prize to develop skilled journalists and a well-informed public. Students who learn the indispensable role of critically thinking journalists will contribute much to the preservation of our free societies.”

Submissions for the 2024/5 Prize are open from 1 November to 13 December 2024.

Link: Applications Open for Cambridge University’s First-ever Journalism Prize – Trinity Hall Cambridge

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