Are you passionate about an issue somewhere in the world where you want to make a difference?
Do you have an idea which would . . .
GoMakeADifference is a grant scheme available to UWC students only.
Applications are now CLOSED.
Applications for 2026 awards will open Autumn 2025.
GoMakeADifference was established in 2001 by Colin Habgood and Jill Longson to provide grants to UWC Atlantic College students. The concept was to allow students an opportunity to make a difference and put into practice the ideals of UWC.
If you have an idea which could help foster peace and a sustainable future by uniting peoples, nations and cultures, then apply for a GoMakeADifference grant. Grants are available to UWC students only.
GoMakeADifference has awarded grants to students from various UWC Schools and Colleges, resulting in over 300 projects being delivered across 50 countries throughout five regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas & the Middle East.
There will be 20 awards/grants per year of $2,000 now being made available to successful students.
Grants will be given to projects that demonstrate that they can make a difference.
Be original! Originality is one way of challenging yourself. Do something you haven't done before.
Applications for awards are now CLOSED.
Do you want to live the UWC ideal after you graduate, but don't have the money to do it?
Are you passionate about an issue somewhere in the world?
Do you have an idea which if you had some funding could . . . Make a Difference?
How will you live the UWC Mission?
When you leave UWC and start your next chapter of life?
What will be your legacy when you leave UWC?
Deliver a GoMakeADifference project which
If you have an idea which could help foster peace and a sustainable future by uniting peoples, nations and cultures then apply for a GoMakeADifference grant.
Be inspired
Read from previous GoMakeADifference award-winners and see how they have helped make a difference.
GoMakeADifference was initially created by Colin Habgood and Jill Longson (AC81) in 2001, to provide grants to UWC Atlantic College students. Since then, GoMakeADifference has awarded grants to over 850 students from UWC Schools and Colleges, resulting in over 200 projects being delivered across 40 countries throughout five continents including Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America.
This simple concept, has helped students to successfully deliver GoMakeADifference projects with thousands of people benefiting around the world. The results and reports from previous projects are a testament to the success of GoMakeADifference, its participants and the values of UWC.
We hope and expect that every UWC student wants to make a difference – it’s the essence of the UWC ideal of ‘making education a force for peace and sustainability’. GoMakeADifference provides students with the opportunity to put their energy and idealism into practice.
The seeds of that thought were planted in me through my GoMakeADifference project.
— Rabir Mir (AC03), School Building in Pakistan
