Pomeroy Academy Scholarship for Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment

Last Updated on 10 December 2021

The Pomeroy Academy Scholarship for Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE) serves to support one student per year from the South East Asian region who can demonstrate their interest in, and commitment to, the design and development of sustainable built environments.

The scholarship was created by IDBE (cohort 10) alumnus Prof Jason Pomeroy, founding principal of designers and thought leaders of sustainable built environments, Pomeroy Studio, and sustainability educators, Pomeroy Academy. Pomeroy attributes much of his success with forwarding the green agenda in Asia to the collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to creating sustainable built environment projects which is at the heart of the IDBE programme at the University of Cambridge.

Eligibility Criteria

The scholarship is available to IDBE Master’s candidates who:

• are resident in the South East Asian region;
• can demonstrate their interest in and commitment to the design and development of sustainable built environments;
• have applied for admission to the Master’s via the standard application process and by the published deadline; and
• have received an offer of admission to the Master’s following the competitive selection process, and fulfil any admission conditions set by the University.

In addition, the following will be prioritised in the competitive selection process for the scholarship:

1. Sustainability leadership potential
2. Academic ability, which will be assessed based on:

• Past academic record
• Quality and relevance of the dissertation proposal submitted

Expected Commitments from Recipients

Scholarship recipients must provide a short annual report of their experiences as students on the IDBE Master’s programmes for submission to the Pomeroy Academy.

If requested, the scholarship recipient must also be willing to submit a short testimonial describing their experiences on the course for use (print and online) by Pomeroy Academy and CISL.

Value of Award

The scholarship is for £7500. The Combined Graduate Fee for the course is £10,725 per year, i.e. £21,450 in total. The scholarship will be applied as discount to the course fees: 50 percent of the scholarship (£3750) against the first-year fee and 50 percent (£3750) of the scholarship against the second-year fee.

How to Apply

To apply for this scholarship, candidates must submit:

• A letter of application demonstrating (in less than 1,000 words), their interest in, and commitment to, the design and development of sustainable built environments.
• Proof of residence in the South-East Asian region.

Further information and/or supporting evidence may be requested.

Deadline

The deadline to apply for the IDBE Master's and postgraduate certificate is 1 June 2020.

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