Opportunity Grants
Clare has a small amount of funding available to help students pursue career opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them.
Career Development Awards
The Career Development Fund (in conjunction with the Clare Ambassadors’ Fund) provides small grants to Clare undergraduate students who are unable meet all the costs that they will incur when pursuing career development opportunities. These opportunities may include unpaid work experience and training programmes that are relevant to the applicant's future career.
Application for a Career Development Award is made via a simple application form which can be downloaded here.
Applications must be made before 4pm on the last day of Lent Full Term, and decisions will be announced during the following Easter Term. It is anticipated that approximately ten awards will be made each year and that no award will exceed £200.
TeachFirst Bursary
TeachFirst is a two-year leadership development scheme aimed at outstanding graduates. Participants receive top class teacher training and varied work experience that allows them to pursue influential careers in education and beyond.
Thanks to a generous legacy from Robert McNeil (Clare 1965), the College offers two TeachFirst Bursaries per year, each with a value of £1,000. In line with Clare's schools liaison priority areas, successful applicants are encouraged to nominate London, Coventry and Warwickshire as their preferred location for teaching placements.
The application form for the TeachFirst Bursary, which describes the application process, is available here. If you require any further information please contact Nathan Crilly.
University Vacation Work Bursary
The University Careers Service runs a Vacation Work Bursary scheme open to undergraduates who plan to volunteer or take unpaid work in the charity, arts or media sectors. Clare students in receipt of a College Career Development Award are still eligible to apply for the University Careers Service Vacation Work Bursary.