In October 2021, Matt Hutnell, Director of Santander Universities UK, and Remy Foucher, Santander Universities UK University Relationship Manager, met the University of Greenwich's Vice-Chancellor and CEO, Professor Jane Harrington to renew their commitment and discuss the significant impact of Santander Universities UK’s support across Greenwich.
The projects supported through the continued funding include:
- Brighter Futures Grant
- Global Greenwich Scholarship
- Entrepreneurship
Brighter Futures Grant
The Brighter Futures Grants is a new initiative that has supported 10 Greenwich students. The grants aim to provide students with funding to support their studies and can be used for a variety of purposes, including living expenses such as accommodation and bills, or on study resources such as laptops, textbooks and stationery to aid learning.
Global Greenwich Scholarship
The Global Greenwich Scholarship supports undergraduate students at the university to take part in flexible study or work abroad programmes lasting from one to eight weeks over the summer break, in-country or virtually.
Santander offers 15 scholarships worth £1,000 each to students who wouldn’t otherwise be able to take part in the study abroad programme.
On the impact of the award, Maya remarks:
I took part in a 2-week Global Summer Programme to Athens, Greece with New York College Athens."
This was my first time travelling in Europe (besides UK), so it was very exciting! Seeing and learning more about Greek philosophers and iconic landscapes, I got more insight about Greek mythology and the stunning views were amazing. I even learned a bit of Greek.
"I really had a lot of fun memories in this trip with the experience of the country and the people I met along the way. I'm glad I was able to participate in this opportunity. So, current undergrads of UoG! When you see the Go Abroad opportunity newsletter for the summer schools, definitely go for it and apply!
Santander x Entrepreneurship
Santander Universities UK provides £15,000 annually for entrepreneurship which includes the Enterprise Challenge and the Generator Bursary. The Generator Bursary supports students currently running a business or social enterprise, with a grant of up to £1,250, to help their business to grow.
Enterprise Challenge
The Enterprise Challenge is an annual competition that provides mentoring, training and funding for entrepreneurial students who want to pursue an idea.
On Thursday 23 March 2023, the University of Greenwich’s student enterprise centre, the Generator, held the finals of their annual Enterprise Challenge competition in the Powerhouse building at the university’s Greenwich campus. Ten student and graduate businesses pitched their commercial and social enterprise ideas to a team of judges including Byron Cole, Peter Le Voir, Remy Foucher and Tiffany Chiu and an audience of over 100 guests. Find out
Commercial Category Winner Maraiah said:
I am looking forward to kickstarting this idea into a reality and I think mini me would be absolutely delighted over the rainbow that I have done it. It's one step forward to turning your dream into reality.
"Thank you so much to the lovely judges from semi-finals who were amazing and really pushed and supported into refining my pitch and points, ready to go for the finals, and the wonderful judges for the finals who trusted in my potential.
Find out more about this year's winners.
