-- Four ambitious learners to win life-changing learning opportunities, 
mentorship and funding to transform the world

Today, the UK's leading social learning platform, FutureLearn.com, is 
announcing the launch of its inaugural FutureLearn Scholarship 
(https://www.futurelearn.com/info/scholarship ), to empower learners globally, 
whose career goal is to make the world a better place.

PDF - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1672093/FutureLearn.pdf 

The FutureLearn Scholarship (https://www.futurelearn.com/info/scholarship ) is 
open to applicants aged 16+, and aims to find 4 outstanding global learners 
with a passion to change the world within the Teaching, Sustainability, 
Technology & Coding, and Healthcare sectors. The 4 winners will receive: 

    -- GBP 4,000 of free online learning from FutureLearn and The Open 
       University 
    -- GBP 1,000 towards learning materials  
    -- 8 hours of world-class mentorship 

One hundred additional runners up will receive a free annual subscription to 
FutureLearn Unlimited, providing access to thousands of short courses, tests 
and digital certificates. The scholarship will be open for applications until 
30th November 2021, with winners and runners-up announced on 7th February 2022. 

To apply for the scholarship, learners need to answer three short questions and 
attach a brief personal statement online. 

Learners who reach the final stage of the application process will be asked to 
submit a video-based interview that will be reviewed by judges from our expert 
panel. Judges include poet and mental health activist, Hussain Manawer; Climate 
Scientist and Presenter, Dr Ella Gilbert; and winner of the Global Teacher 
Award 2018, Andria Zafirakou, as well as leading figures in the Higher 
Education space, including The Open University's Tim Plyming; The Institute of 
Coding's Professor Rachid Hourizi; Monash University's Professor Craig Hassed: 
and Rita F. D'Aoust: Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning, Johns Hopkins 
School of Nursing.

Liz Le Breton, Brand Director at FutureLearn, said: "Our mission to transform 
access to education has always been about empowering learners to unlock their 
potential, change their lives and change the world around them for the better 
so this scholarship is a natural progression. In collaboration with our 
co-founder The Open University, this is a chance for anyone to change their 
story; get started, upskill, become an expert, retrain, discover a new side of 
yourself - whatever your goal, we know this amazing package of support will 
make all the difference at a difficult time for many."

Tim Plyming, Managing Director, Paid Short Courses & Microcredentials at The 
Open University, said: "I'm delighted to be a judge on the panel for the 
FutureLearn Scholarship.  This initiative aligns with the OU's mission and 
provides the opportunity for individuals to benefit from life-changing learning 
that will help them achieve their full potential and enrich their contribution 
to society in a post-pandemic world."

Poet and Mental Health Activist, Hussain Manawer, added: "It's great to be a 
part of the judging panel for FutureLearn's Scholarship. It is so important for 
young people to know all the different options that are available to them, 
especially when it comes to decisions that will help shape their future. 
Working as a Mental Health ambassador and poet, I am vocal about my own 
personal struggles: one of them being the pressures that come with being young 
and figuring out your next steps. FutureLearn offers a variety of courses that 
allow for young people to tailor their learning and their thinking to what 
suits them best. I am looking forward to being on this journey with them and 
watching them explore subjects they are truly passionate about." 

Notes to editors

Please find additional comments from our expert panel of judges here ( 
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/press-releases/futurelearn-responds-to-student-financial-crisis-with-global-scholarship-initiative 
) and in the attached PDF.

Learn more about FutureLearn here (https://www.futurelearn.com/ ). Full Terms 
and Conditions for The FutureLearn Scholarship can be found here ( 
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/futurelearn-scholarship-2021-terms-conditions 
). 

SOURCE  FutureLearn.com