We believe future leaders must go beyond academic excellence, demonstrate drive and make a difference in the field that matters to them.

At Forward College, we are looking for exceptional students who have demonstrated amazing engagement along their studies. We believe these achievements are as important as your school reports and should be nurtured during higher education.

We are looking for unique and outstanding personalities.

A total of €200,000 will be awarded to the winners in the form of:

• Grants of €1,000 based on the merits of the project.
• Scholarships up to €45,000 based on the merits of the project and the assessment of financial needs.

You will need to submit an application to Forward College by 20th of April 2021. You can do so by clicking Apply Now above. As part of the application, you will have the opportunity to fill in details about your project.

In addition to being accepted to Forward College, you have demonstrated exceptional engagement with a concrete impact in fields such as:

• Civic Engagement (e.g. you coordinated a social project such as fundraising for a charity)
• Sustainability (e.g. you initiated green practices in your school or community)
• Arts & Sports (e.g. you performed professionally at a musical or sporting event)
• Technology (e.g. you developed an application or a website).
• DIY (e.g. you developed or made a product from scratch).
• Or any other event, project or achievement you made.

Note: If you have already applied or have been accepted into Forward College, you can still apply for the Impact Award by emailing admissions@forward-college.eu.

You need to submit your application to our International Double Bachelor Programme by clicking Apply Now above by 20th of April 2021.
In the application form, you will fill in specific questions related to the Impact Award in the Engagement and extracurriculars section.


Here's what you should have prepared:

• Describe your achievement.
• How did you prepare for it? Did you have team members? Did you get support or partner organisations involved?
• What challenges came up? How did you overcome them?
• What did you learn from this experience? What skills did you use and What would you do differently? How did the challenges faced in the project help build your character?

Your applications will be assessed by a high level international jury*. The main condition is to be accepted to Forward College. Afterwards, our main criteria will be:

• Drive: what it took you to make it happen?
• Impact: what have you achieved (prize, selection, concrete impact…)
• Mindset: How did you approach your project? What did you learn from it?
• Originality : What makes your project different, innovative?

*Jury to be announced soon