The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation launches new scholarships for Venture Capital, AI and digital inclusion to celebrate their 10th Year
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Applications for the 10th Annual Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarships open on Saturday, 1 March 2025.
Awarded by The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (TMBDLF), the scholarships are aimed at future diverse leaders.
They are available to full-time students at a UK education institution – from GCSE to PhD level – to pursue their own education and career ambitions.
A scholarship also includes high-level networking opportunities, funding, mentoring from leaders in the student’s chosen field and the possibility of work experience.
“TMBDLF shares a drive to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging while also bridging the gap between education and the workplace. To date, we have helped over 10,000 young leaders both directly and indirectly through our mentoring, talks and workshops while providing thousands of pounds worth of education scholarship to young people from diverse backgrounds.” said Prof Miranda Brawn, a former Lambeth Equality Commissioner and Founder/President of TMBDLF.
“Scholarship recipients must have curiosity, passion, and drive, the genuine desire to improve diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, in and out of the workplace, in order to have a positive impact on the world.” she continued.
“This year, we have launched a few new scholarships for “Venture Capital (VC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)” which includes taking action on digital inclusion by awarding a scholarship applicant with a tablet at our UK House of Lords event later this year. We awarded our first tablet which was an Apple iPad to our youngest recipient in 2017. This was when we started to support digital inclusion with our next generation of diverse leaders to help fix the digital divide. We are keen to continue to play our part to improve the lives of young people cut off and left out today especially in light of the UK Government’s recent “Digital Inclusion Action Plan” which aims to close the digital divide in the UK, ensuring that the benefits of technology can be felt by all.” she continued.
“Other new scholarships for 2025 include Future Leaders on Boards, Kidney Healthcare in partnership with leading Charity Kidney Research UK, University of Roehampton Financial Services and London South Bank University Leadership.” she ended.
Scholarships are available across many fields of study and sectors for:
- Law – sponsored by leading international law firm ‘Hogan Lovells’
- Finance and business – supported by ‘Goldman Sachs’ with mentoring
- STEAM – stands for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM)
- Disability and neurodiversity – sponsored by leading international law firm ‘Reed Smith’. This scholarship is also open to both part-time and full-time students who are unable to study full-time due to their disability
- Medical – with mentoring support from ‘Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust’
- Multi-Sector – for applicants in a sector not specifically listed
- Future Leaders on Boards – for all industries and supporting diverse student leaders aiming for the boardroom membership
- Venture Capital (VC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) – for those interested in working in the financial and technology start-up sector with a focus on digital inclusion
- Kidney Healthcare – with support from leading UK Charity ‘Kidney Research UK’ for future leaders with an interest in working to bridge the kidney health gap and/or students on dialysis or kidney transplant recipients.
- University of Roehampton Financial Services – supported by the ‘University of Roehampton’ for students who will be a ‘Business School’ student at the University of Roehampton from September 2025 to August 2026.
- London South Bank University (LSBU) Leadership – supported by the ‘London South Bank University (LSBU)’ for students who will be a student at the LSBU from September 2025 to August 2026.
To be eligible for the scholarship programme, students must:
- meet all the entry requirements for their full-time course
- enrol as full-time students in the UK
- have a good academic standard and/or aspire to achieve a good academic standard
- be able to commit the time and effort necessary to complete the scholarship programme which includes 6 to 8 mentoring sessions from 2025 to 2026
- have a demonstrable and genuine active interest in diversity.