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Tomorrow's climate scientists
Tomorrow’s climate scientists is an extension to the Society's school funding programme Partnership Grants. Introduced in 2020, Tomorrow's climate scientists aims to give students across the UK not just a voice, but an opportunity to take action themselves to address climate and biodiversity issues – to become the climate scientists of tomorrow. Schools can apply for grants of up to £3,000 to run investigative STEM projects in partnership with STEM professionals from academia or industry.
This scheme is open to applications
The 2023 funding round is now open for applications. Please note applications for the Tomorrow's climate scientists extension are completed through the main Partnership Grants application form on the online system Flexi-Grant®. The application round will remain open across the year with three possible submission deadlines at the end of April, June and November. A full timeline can be found here.
To help teachers and STEM partners with the application, free online training sessions and drop in applicant support sessions are being run. Sessions aimed specifically at teachers can be booked through this Eventbrite page. For sessions specifically aimed at STEM partners please visit this Eventbrite page.
Why apply for this scheme?
- A chance for students to have a voice in the direction of scientific research by working with their STEM partner.
- Supports students to develop green skills as the UK moves towards a net zero future.
- Additional opportunities for schools, including producing short films about their projects and sharing their work with the media.
How to apply?
- Applications are completed through the main Partnership Grant application process. Full details can be found here.
- There must be two partners involved – a school partner from the UK and a STEM partner from academia or industry.
- Full eligibility and judging criteria can be found here.
- The 2023 round is currently open and full details about the deadlines for the round can be found here.
Find out more about the scheme and other climate change and biodiversity resources via the pages below or contact the Schools Engagement team with any questions via education@royalsociety.org or 0207 451 2531.
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