Orskov Foundation 2022 Student Grants for Students in Developing Countries

Published: 09 Dec 2021

The Orskov Foundation is currently accepting applications from students who seek financial support for their education.The Orskov Foundation provides grants that help individual students with funding to cover training needs and support a focused programme of community projects in developing countries.

Orskov Foundation Student Grants

Benefits of Orskov Foundation Student Grants

• The student grants are only provided to help support costs of training at a university or similar organisation other than the university/college in which you are registered at the time of the application.
• Preference will be given to support training aimed at sustainable land use problems with an emphasis on animal, plant and soil interactions, where it can be demonstrated that, in addition to contributing to knowledge, they will (a) have the potential to alleviate poverty and (b) provide sustainable environmental benefits, including adaptation/mitigation to the impact of climate change. Training outwith these areas will not be funded.
• The Trustees will only consider projects with a budget up to a maximum of £2,500. This is the upper limit, not an indication that you should request this amount

Requirements for Orskov Foundation Student Grants

• Applications from students registered at university in a country not classified by the UN as lower middle income, or low-income will NOT be funded.
• Applications seeking funding for equipment, or attendance at conferences, will NOT be funded.
• Applications seeking scholarships to cover the costs of complete Bachelor, Masters or Doctorate courses, or parts of Bachelor, Masters or Doctorate courses will NOT be funded
• Applications seeking funding to cover the costs of Bachelor, Masters or Doctorate research projects will NOT be funded
• Applications that cannot demonstrate the potential to alleviate poverty and/or provide sustainable environmental benefits will NOT be funded.
• Applications from students not studying degrees related to agriculture, land use or the environment will NOT be funded.

Selection Process

•  Applicants will also be sent an email in March or April to inform them whether they have been successful or not

Application Deadline

How to Apply