The programme that deploys your work
18 groups. 12 countries. 6 continents. One year to build something the world needs.
Build something real before university
You'll construct a working prototype, lead a global team, and watch it solve problems in communities across continents. This application changes everything.
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Your research reaches the ground
You mentor six sixth formers through one academic year, guiding them from prototype to deployment across 12 countries- if you succed- while your expertise becomes their foundation.
Colombia awaits all mentors
July brings every mentor to site for one month of building, embedding, and witnessing impact firsthand. Your research travels. You travel with it.
One month. One country. Eighteen groups building together.
July arrives and all eighteen groups fly to Colombia. You live on site for one month, working mornings on your prototype, afternoons embedded in the community, evenings gathered around a fire. At month's end, the top six groups are announced by firelight.
Once six groups are selected, each embarks on two international placements three weeks per continent working alongside nonprofits and local communities to create real, lasting impact. From the rainforests of Brazil to the shores of Fiji, you'll forge connections that transcend borders and stay with you for life.
The six winners
Your group travels all six continents from mid-August through September, three weeks per country.
The other twelve
You go back to england and enjoy the rest of your summer. If your taking a gap year you may reach out if you would like to work with us for next years cohort.
Five impact areas. Eighteen groups. Infinite possibilities.
Each group works within one of five categories. Your expertise determines where you belong. Your discipline shapes what you build.
Food, water and waste
Biological sciences. Chemistry. Environmental science. Systems thinking applied to survival.
Renewable energy
Engineering. Physics. Electrical systems. Power where the grid doesn't reach.
Social and economic resilience
Economics. Sociology. Politics. History. Building systems that hold communities together.
Sustainable building
Architecture. Civil engineering. Materials science. Shelter that lasts and doesn't harm.
Community wellbeing
Teaching. Sociology. Psychology. Medicine. Society that helps the people, and gives them peace.
Four pillars. One hundred points. Real measurement.
Your prototype is scored on four dimensions, each worth twenty-five points. The best groups rise to the top. The rest learn what works and what doesn't.
Problem solving
Does it work? Can it be built and operated by the people using it?
Impact
How many people does it reach? What changes in their daily lives because of your work?
Scalability
Can it be replicated cheaply elsewhere? Does it work in different contexts with different resources?
Innovation
Does it push beyond what exists? Have you built something the world hasn't seen before?
Approximately seven weeks to change everything
June 13th through September 13th. Submit your application and choose your role.
Eighteen groups assemble across five impact categories
Your team forms. The platform connects you to seventeen other groups building in parallel.
All groups gather in London for mid-programme review
You present progress to peers and mentors. You learn what's working in other groups.
One month on site. All eighteen groups building together
You build mornings, embed in community afternoons, gather by fire at night. Top six groups announced by firelight.
Six continents. Six weeks. Your prototype reaches the ground
Top six groups travel all continents. All other groups deploy to assigned countries. Every participant travels internationally.
Research meets reality
Your expertise deployed where communities need it most
One to three hours
Per week. Eighteen countries. Your research travels.
Colombia in July
All mentors travel. No exceptions. You build on site.
Top mentors lead
Director roles at sixty thousand pounds per year entry level
One to three hours a week.
Your studies and research has been waiting for this moment. Not the journal acceptance or the conference presentation, but the instant it reaches someone who needs it. You lead a team of six sixth formers with one other mentor through one academic year, guiding them from prototype to deployment across 12 countries while your expertise becomes the foundation of their work.
Research becomes real
Your expertise deployed where communities need it most
One to three hours
Per week. Eighteen countries. Your research travels.
Become a lead member of the global impact initative.
Our Executive Directors oversee everything. Every group. Every prototype. Every deployment decision. They are not external appointees- they are programme alumni who earned their place through the application process itself, selected at second round interview stage for their exceptional commitment to the mission.
Fifteen Executive Directors oversee the Foundation's five impact categories- three per category. They work across both sixth form students and doctorate mentors, ensuring every group is supported, every standard is maintained, and every deployment decision is made with integrity.
Masters students are eligible to apply alongside sixth formers and doctorate researchers. The strongest applicants regardless of level are invited to second round interviews. Those who demonstrate the deepest understanding of the mission and the sharpest thinking earn a place on the Executive Director panel.
This is not an honorary title. Executive Directors assess the final prototypes, determine which six groups deploy across all six continents, and hold absolute oversight of programme quality. They are the standard every group is working toward.
Build something real before university
This is the year that changes your application. You'll have built a functional prototype, deployed it across continents, and led a global team. Universities see this differently.
Personal statement
Most students write about what they read. You'll write about what you built and where it's working right now.
Research collaboration
You're not shadowing researchers. You're working alongside doctorate mentors who are applying their expertise to your prototype. That's real research partnership.
International deployment
July in Colombia. August through September across six continents. You see your work in the hands of the communities it was built for.
Certificate of completion
You finish with a certificate recognizing your role in a global impact programme. Applications open June 13th. Close September 13th. Eight weeks to apply.
Eighteen groups. Six students. Two researchers. One mission.
Each group forms around one of five impact categories. You work interdisciplinary, bringing different expertise to real problems. The platform connects all eighteen groups across the year.
Two hundred fifty pounds every two months. Build what matters.
Your group receives £250 every eight weeks to develop your prototype. That's real money for real materials. You decide how it gets spent. You own the outcome.
One year. One dedicated digital space. Eighteen groups building together.
You don't work alone. The platform keeps all groups connected, sharing progress, learning from each other's failures and breakthroughs. One academic year to move from idea to deployment.
What you earn. What you become. What comes next.
Everyone who completes the programme leaves changed. Some leave with more. The six best groups enter a different tier.
All participants receive
Certificate of completion. International deployment. A year that rewrites your trajectory.
Top six groups receive
Trophy. Certificate of global excellence. Deployment across all six continents.
Doctorate mentors receive
Global deployment of your research. Field data from eighteen countries. International professional network.
Top mentors receive
First consideration for Colombia director roles. Entry level salary sixty thousand pounds per year.
Applications open
Close September 13th
June 2026 marks the start. 12 weeks to change your trajectory.