Apply now to become a 2021 Laidlaw Scholar

Applications are open for a paid opportunity to work with a leading academic and have a real-world impact while developing your research and leadership skills. Are you a first year undergraduate student, passionate about research? Ready to solve real-world problems?  If you're a leader in the making, read on. The Laidlaw Undergraduate Research and Leadership Scholarship programme aims to develop a new generation of leaders who are skilled researchers, embrace data-based decision making, and believe it is a moral imperative to lead with integrity. It invests in talented and motivated first year undergraduate students - giving you the knowledge, skills and experience to become active global citizens and future leaders in your chosen field. Applications are open until 1 February 2021. As a 2021 Laidlaw Scholar, you would: carry out a research project of your choice; develop your leadership skills; put your leadership knowledge into practice in an immersive Leadership-in-Action experience; connect with extraordinary peers in world-leading universities; and get paid!  - Projects on offer. 48 projects are available from across all faculties, led by supervisors working at the forefront of their disciplines.