Apply for a Millennium Fellowship to help achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Fellows are asked to propose a project they are undertaking at their university that supports one of the SDGs, which takes place during the duration of the Fellowship scheme: August to December 2025. The deadline for 2025 applications for is 31 March.

““There are already many students at UCL who are helping to achieve the SDGs through their student society, volunteering project or individual endeavours,” says Simon Knowles, UCL’s Head of Grand Challenges Education & Student experience and SDGs. “This scheme is an excellent opportunity for these students and their activities to form part of an international program, while helping to achieve the SDGs and making our campus and local community more sustainable.”

Successful applicants form cohorts of 8–20 Millennium Fellows on their campus, who meet throughout their tenure to share best practices, advise each other on their individual projects or work together on larger initiatives.

In 2024, UCL had 20 Millennium Fellows, the most of any UK university. They included a student who worked on Project DEI and Social Mobility which addressed SDG 10 (Reduced Inequality) and another who created an interactive app for adult learners in England. The app, which addressed SDG 4 (Quality Education), featured a personal AI tutor to provide personal feedback, and offer a professional certificate upon completion, aiming to boost user confidence and facilitating their competitiveness in the job market. 

About the Millenium Fellowship
The scheme is run by the Millennium Campus Network, a global student network advancing the SDGs, and United Nations Academic Impact, an initiative encouraging higher education institutions to support and contribute to the UN’s goals and mandates, including the SDGs.

Applicants are asked to state why they want to be a Millennium Fellow and how they will use their fellowship to enhance take their social impact work.

For more information and details of how to apply by 31 March, visit the Millennium Fellowship website.
 
Undergraduates interested in applying – or who have already applied – should also email Simon Knowles.