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  • APPLICATIONS are being accepted from Saturday 1 March 2025 to Thursday 17 April 2025

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    • Do you have a basic knowledge of a foreign language (Minimum GCSE / A level)?
    • Do you want to work in the export trade or related service industry?
    • Would you like to spend time abroad, studying the language, learning the customs and gaining valuable experience to help you with your chosen career?
    • Would you keep in contact with the Foundation during your time abroad by sending monthly reports, blogs and electronic postcards (written in your chosen language and English) detailing your activities and achievements?
    Applications for Scholarships are invited from natural-born British citizens over the age of 18
    CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:  Thursday, 17 April 225

    CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS: Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 20 May 2025 between 9.30am – 2pm (if your application is progressed to the next stage, you must be available for a Zoom video interview on this date).

    Successful candidates would receive:-

    • A financial Award ranging from £500 up to £2,000 towards living expensesstudy abroad 4
    • Possible assistance with travel costs (up to £500) – individually assessed
    • An opportunity to improve language skills and learn new customs
    • Experience living abroad whilst studying a foreign language
    • Gain valuable experience to assist in a chosen career
    • An individually assessed application by the John Speak Committee

    Interested?

    Click for further details about the Trust or complete an Application Form

  • About the Trust

    Welcome to the opportunity to widen your horizons!

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    The John Speak Languages Scholarship can provide you with complementary funding to assist you to travel overseas to study a language.

    Mastering one or several languages provides enjoyment and a wider understanding of the world in which we live.  In addition, language speakers are in demand by employers.  By applying for a John Speak Language Scholarship, you are stating that you would like to use your mastery of languages in a manner that will benefit the UK economy.

    The John Speak Languages Trust was set up in 1924 when a Bradford visionary left significant funds for the purpose of helping students to improve their language skills in order to support the export trade of UK goods and services. This visionary was John Speak, a leading figure in the Yorkshire textile industry.

    John Speak anonymously donated these funds to the Bradford Chamber of Commerce as he recognized that whilst English is a widely-used language, long-lasting and strong commercial relationships are more often born by genuinely understanding other languages and cultures.

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    The trust has funded many scholarships to countries such as wide-reaching as Argentina, Spain, Italy, Japan, China, France, Germany and Burma to name but a few.

     

     

    Successful applicants will benefit from an average award of £1,870 each. Scholarships last between three and twelve months and can be tailored to individual circumstances.

    Interested in applying?  Then check out the criteria

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