Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time, and innovative solutions are needed now more than ever. If you are a passionate changemaker with a project that drives sustainable impact, the Alumni UK Climate Action Grants offer you the opportunity to scale your initiative, test new ideas, and make a meaningful difference.
Designed for UK university alumni leading impactful climate projects, these grants provide up to £5,000 in funding to support innovative and community-driven solutions. Whether you’re working on just transition strategies, green economy skills development, inclusive climate education, or cross-community collaboration, this is your chance to take your project to the next level.
Are you passionate about tackling climate change? Are you working on an innovative project to create a sustainable impact in your community? Bring your climate solutions to life with the British Council’s new Climate Action Grants.
What are the Alumni UK Climate Action Grants?
The Alumni UK Climate Action Grants provide financial support to UK alumni who are running successful climate projects and looking to test new ideas, innovate, or scale their impact.
The grants will support:
- Impact. Grants will go to projects that are already demonstrating impact on climate related issues and the potential to grow that impact.
- Innovation. The grant should bring something new to your project. It should enable you to implement or test new approaches, for example, to scale up your impact, bring a digital dimension, engage new stakeholders, etc.
- Action on key themes. The projects should respond to one of the following themes:
– Just Transition: Enabling communities, particularly marginalised communities, to have a voice and play an effective role in the just transition to more sustainable economic practices.
– Skills for the Green Economy: Supporting skills, knowledge and capacity, particularly amongst economically marginalised or excluded groups, that strengthen employability within the low-carbon economy.
– Community cohesion and cross-community climate action, including multi-stakeholder approaches, dialogue and collaboration.
– Addressing gender and other equality related barriers, increasing access to and meaningful participation in quality climate change education and opportunities for individuals and groups, including in relation to decision making roles.
- Projects that demonstrate the principles of being Climate and Gender sensitive, Inclusive and Diverse.
Why Apply?
- Receive funding of up to £5,000 to implement your climate action project
- Leverage your skills, networks, and expertise to create innovative solutions addressing climate change
- Join a global climate action network of change-makers
- Gain recognition for your work on the Alumni UK global platform
Who can apply?
- Each project must be led by an international graduate of a UK university (either in person as an international student, or in their home country remotely).
- The lead applicant must be a member of Alumni UK. Alumni UK is the global network for international graduates of UK universities. You can register for free here: https://alumniuk.britishcouncil.org/login
- Applicants must reside in an Alumni UK priority country: China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam and UAE.
- Where possible, team members will also be Alumni UK members, although this is not mandatory.
Key dates:
Applications must be submitted by 23:00pm GMT, 14 March 2025.
A briefing session will be held from 09.00-10.00am GMT, 26 February 2025. This is an opportunity to ask questions related to the Grant. Please register your place in advance here: Climate Action Grant Briefing.
Successful projects are expected to run from May to December 2025.
Applications must be submitted by 23:00pm GMT, 14 March 2025.
For any questions please contact alumniuk.team@britishcouncil.org
More information about the grants, including full eligibility criteria and how to apply is available on the Link Below:
