Deadline: 30 November 2014
The Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship Program invites postgraduate students studying design, engineering or business to participate in the 2015 Wild Card Competition to register their interest to sign up for Wild Card updates. These students will automatically receive the full details of the competition when it opens in 1 December 2014. The students will then have to apply for the competition and be selected to participate in a week long summer school in London, UK.
The Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship is an international fellowship programme for postgraduate students and their university tutors on creative and innovative thinking around the circular economy. The programme takes a multi-disciplinary approach with input across design, engineering and business. It is developed and run in partnership with a Core Team of three leading UK academic institutions – Cranfield University, Imperial College London and London Business School.
Prizes
- All expenses paid week long summer school in London, in the UK.
- A GB£ 2000 financial bursary.
- Access to the latest thinking, thought leaders and experts in the circular economy.
- Networking with leading businesses and emerging who are all working to adopt the circular economy as a part of their core business.
- The opportunity for fellows’ faculty mentor to take part in this exclusive program and network with top academics from leading universities around the world, as well as receive a GB£ 2000 ($3200) honorarium.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be postgraduate students studying design, engineering or business.
- Applicants must be interested in the circular economy as an innovation framework for positive change.
- Applicants must be keen to be a part of the opportunities available in the transition to a circular economy.
For more information, please visit Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship Wild Card Competition.
