Claim one of ten ICAP Student Bursaries - worth £500 against an Earthwatch expedition in 2010

Earthwatch has ten £500 ICAP Student Bursaries to give away to go towards the cost of joining an Earthwatch expedition in 2010. This is an opportunity to save at least £800 on the cost of joining an Earthwatch expedition as applicants will need to commit to fundraising a minimum of £300 themselves in order to receive the ICAP Student Bursary.

Applicants must be 16 or over at the time of their expedition. There is no upper age limit

Deadline for Applications – 5 January 2010

Successful applicants for an ICAP Student Bursary will need to:

  1. Submit a completed Application Form to Earthwatch by 5 January 2010. This Application Form includes:
  2. First and second choice expedition. Please browse Our Expeditions to help you decide which ones you would like to join, remember you will need to cover your travel costs.
  3. An explanation in no more than 300 words of how and why the applicant believes this expedition will have a significant positive impact on them and their future.
  4. An outline in no more than 200 words of how the applicant intends to fundraise a minimum of £300 towards the cost of their expedition place.
  5. Submit along with their Application Form a letter from their academic institution attesting to their current full-time student status.
  6. Commit to fundraising a minimum of £300 (largest single donation £50) towards the cost of the expedition through organising or participating in a fundraising event of some kind. Ideas, support, and advice including a Fundraising Pack can be found at http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/get_involved/donate_fundraise.  Pictures of this event should be supplied to Earthwatch prior to joining your Earthwatch expedition along with a written account of it and how you raised the money. Donations must be made through www.justgiving.com.
  7. Commit to providing a daily diary detailing some of the activities, highlights, challenges, etc of the expedition.
  8. Commit to providing expedition photos and a concise 800 word summary (approx) of the expedition experience (including the activities, highlights, challenges, etc of the expedition) for the Earthwatch website.
  9. Read and understand the full terms and conditions of this offer which can be found at the bottom of this page.

Download an Application Form

Applications should be returned to the address, fax, or email on the Application Form.

ICAP Student Bursaries ICAP

ICAP, the world's premier interdealer broker, raised money for Earthwatch through Charity Day 2008. Some of the money raised has been earmarked by ICAP to provide students with a one-time "ICAP Student Bursary." This bursary effectively reduces the cost of your expedition, making it more affordable. By bringing down the cost of your expedition, ICAP is contributing on your behalf to research as well as creating a financial incentive for you and others to join our research projects. In so doing, ICAP is directly helping Earthwatch to carry out critical environmental research, which is what we're all about. A true win-win-win situation for you, Earthwatch, and ICAP!

Terms & Conditions

- Applicants must submit a full Application Form (including 1st and 2nd choice expeditions, personal statement, and planned fundraising activity details) and full-time student status confirmation letter by 5 January 2010. Expeditions should begin on or after 1 July 2010.

-  Successful applicants will be notified by 31 January 2010 in writing. They will then need to pay a £175 deposit to secure their expedition place by 15 February 2010 or it will be offered to someone else.

- Successful applicants will need to raise a minimum of £300 from their fundraising event. Money must be raised through www.justgiving.com and the largest single donation from any individual must be no more than £50. Single donations above £50 can count towards the cost of the expedition place but only £50 of each donation will count towards the £300 fundraising target. Fundraising can start before being selected as a successful candidate if desired. Fundraising tips and advice can be found at http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/get_involved/donate_fundraise. Pictures of this event must be supplied to Earthwatch prior to joining your Earthwatch expedition along with a written account of it and how you raised the money.

- Successful applicants will be responsible for ensuring that all funds raised through fundraising activities come through www.justgiving.com at least 90 days in advance of their expedition start date.

-Successful applicants must pay any balance owed to Earthwatch at least 90 days before their expedition start date.

- If a successful applicant does not raise a minimum of £300 by 90 days prior to their expedition start date Earthwatch reserves the right to withdraw the £500 Student ICAP Bursary and treat any money raised through Justgiving.com as a general donation to Earthwatch. The £175 deposit can then be used towards that expedition or can be transferred to another Earthwatch expedition or it can be treated as a general donation to Earthwatch. It is non-refundable.

- Any funds raised beyond the £300 fundraising minimum can also be used towards the total cost of the expedition place.

-Successful applicants must complete and return a set of volunteer forms at least 90 days in advance of their expedition start date.

- Successful applicants are responsible for all costs associated with travelling to and from the project site including international travel, hotels, food, visas, inoculations, etc.

- Successful applicants are responsible for covering the cost of any specialist clothing or equipment required to join the expedition.

- Applicants should ensure they are comfortable with the physical demands and all other aspects of the expedition before selecting it on their application form. Full details are available in Expedition Briefing documents available on the Earthwatch website or from Earthwatch.

- Once successful applicants have returned from their expedition they must submit a written account (approx 800 words) to Earthwatch for use on the Earthwatch website.

- This opportunity is only open to European residents.

Funded by ICAP