The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation and the Black Cultural Archives have announced that applications are open for the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarship.
The Scholarship will be running in 60 cities across Britain, with the aim of helping the next generation of BAME future leaders build and lead successful careers. Scholarship recipients will be chosen annually based on their academic performance and interest in diversity.
The Scholarship Committee will choose the finalists who will be invited for an interview in September 2016. The first set of scholarships will be awarded during the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Annual Lecture.
The lecture aims to raise the awareness of racial diversity and equality with the next generation of BAME future leaders. It will also celebrate the excellent and inspiring achievements of our next generation of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) leaders from across the UK.
Dame Jocelyn Barrow DBE will deliver a keynote address, followed by a lecture by Miranda Brawn at the launch of the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Annual Lecture. This will be held on the 15 October 2016 at The University of Law, London.
The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarship includes £1,000 funding, work experience, CV advice, mentoring and VIP access to the “Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Annual Lecture.”
Miranda Brawn, Founder of the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation and Vice Chair of the Black Cultural Archives said: “This initiative will recognise and encourage our next generation of BAME leaders while providing them with the right support in their quest for future success.”
The application process is now open and will close on 2 September 2016 and will need to be available for interviews in September.
The panel of judges for the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarship will include:
- Dawn Hill (Chair of the Black Cultural Archives)
- Karen Blackett OBE (Chairwoman of MediaCom UK)
- Nicholas Cheffings (Global Chair of Hogan Lovells & Chair of PRIME)
- Gavin Prentice (Board Director at Levmet Board Holdings Ltd)
- Andrew Palmer (CEO of Aston Martin)
- Kim Hollis QC (25 Bedrow Row)
- Vanessa Valley (Founder & CEO of We Are The City)
- Darren Allaway (Managing Director of UBS Wealth Management)
- Funke Abimbola (General Counsel & Company Secretary, Roche Products Limited)
- Jessica Huie MBE (Founder of Color Blind Cards and JH Public Relations)
- Lauren Riley (Founder & CEO of The Link App and Ex-BBC Apprentice 2015)
- Liz Rivers (Women’s Leadership Coach, Mediator and former City lawyer)
- Catherine McGregor (Editor-in-Chief of General Counsel Publishing at The Legal 500)
The sponsors for the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarship include Hogan Lovells and The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Annual Lecture is sponsored by The University of Law. This initiative has attracted a growing list of top employers who support this such as MediaCom UK, Levmet Board Holdings Ltd, Aston Martin, 25 Bedford Row, We Are The City, Color Blind Cards, JH Public Relations, Inspirational YOU, Generation Success, The Link App, Future Tech Girls, Empiric and The Legal 500.
To apply for the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarship please visit: www.bcaheritage.org.uk and/or www.mirandabrawn.com to retrieve further details and the application form.
