Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment (IDBE) Master’s Access Bursary.

We strive to enable qualified applicants to study on the Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment (IDBE) Master’s programme and encourage all applicants with financial needs, including those with part-funding from their company or any other source, to consider applying for a bursary.

Typically, bursaries range from 10 to 50 per cent of the combined graduate fee, based on need as detailed in the bursary application.

Applications are welcomed from any candidate, irrespective of gender, nationality, or geographical location. There are no restrictions on citizenship, country of residence or fee status.

Fore more information about the eligibility criteria and application process, click here. Apply here. 

The IDBE Changemaker Scholarship

One competitive scholarship is available for a Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment (IDBE) Master’s applicant who demonstrates personal academic and/or professional achievements in the built environment and an ambition to catalyse positive change in the industry. 

Applications are welcomed from high-achieving professionals in all areas of the built environment from anywhere in the world.

The scholarship is for £10000. The scholarship will be applied as discount to the course fees: 50% of the scholarship (£5000) against the first-year fee and 50% (£5000) of the scholarship against the second-year fee.

Fore more information about the eligibility criteria and application process, click here. Apply here. 

Pomeroy Academy Scholarship

The Pomeroy Academy and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, offer a scholarship for prospective students of the Master’s. The Pomeroy Academy Scholarship for Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment (IDBE) serves to support one student per year from the countries in the Asia Pacific Region (East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australasia, and Oceania) who can demonstrate their interest in, and commitment to, the design and development of sustainable built environments.

The scholarship is for £8000. The scholarship will be applied as discount to the course fees: 50% of the scholarship (£4000) against the first-year fee and 50% (£4000) of the scholarship against the second-year fee.

Fore more information about the eligibility criteria and application process, click here. Apply here. 

Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors Scholarship

The Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors Scholarship is to support two IDBE Master’s students from anywhere in the world who can demonstrate their interest in, and commitment to, sustainability in the built environment. The scholarship is worth £5,000 for each academic year of the programme, worth £10,000 in total. 

To be eligible, applicants must be a graduate with at least 3 years post-qualification experience in the built environment. They must submit a full application to the IDBE Master’s either before, or alongside, their scholarship application. The scholarship will be awarded to the successful applicant once they have received an offer of admission to the IDBE Master’s and fulfilled any admission conditions set by the University.

Fore more information about the eligibility criteria and application process, click here. Apply here. 

Other sources of funding

Many companies recognise the benefit of their employees participating in the IDBE programmes and as such, support them by paying their course fees, either in full or in part.   When this is not possible, we would suggest exploring some of the funding options below:

Residents of the UK or EU might be eligible for a Government loan scheme  for part-time students studying for higher qualifications.

The University's Institute of Continuing Education lists a number of possible sources of funding for part-time study. We have also have compiled a list of resources which might be helpful in identifying potential sources of funding.

There is a website that provides access to general information on University-administered and external sources of funding and loans for postgraduate students, and includes a searchable database. Much of this is geared towards full-time study and Master of Studies (part-time) students are not eligible to apply to the Cambridge Trusts, for example. Nevertheless, it may be worth checking if anything suitable is available, since the database is updated frequently. 

Please contact the IDBE team if you have further questions.