Chancerygate Foundation has announced the cohort of recipients of its bursary programme for the 2022-23 academic year. The four students of African and Caribbean heritage – Paris, Ty, Deyjohn and Shawn – are benefitting from the integrated support to enable them to pursue careers in the property sector through the bursary, mentorship, internship, and work experience opportunities.
“We are pleased to welcome Ty, Shawn, Deyjohn and Paris as our new bursary recipients. They are young students interested in pursuing careers in the property sector and we believe the financial support, mentorship and work experience we are providing will accelerate their study and career goals,” said Amanda Walker, director of Chancerygate Foundation. “We are excited to be part of building their real estate careers and cannot wait to see what they achieve.”
Ty, Shawn, Deyjohn and Paris join three other recipients, who have benefitted from the £210,000 fund to support disadvantaged young people of African and Caribbean backgrounds. Since its inception, the bursary programme has supported qualifying students to build careers in the property sector through partnerships with Kingston University, London South Bank University (LSBU) and Loughborough University. Each recipient receives £10,000 per year to support them during their time in university.
Now, meet our four 2022-23 bursary recipients:
Ty
Ty is a first-year student at London South Bank University. Being a student of Caribbean descent living in London, Ty said the bursary has given him a great deal of stability, some degree of freedom and the ability to obtain essential tools for learning.
“I was able to buy a new laptop which I needed to gain access to a software application for my course. Studying has been an amazing and insightful experience, although challenging. I have found great interest in the field of the built environment and I am very grateful that I picked it.”
Ty is excited that the foundation is also offering opportunities to build his work experience, partake in on-site trips, and matched him with a mentor who is on hand to assist him. “I am so grateful for this opportunity and would like to thank Chancerygate Foundation for this.”
Shawn
Shawn, a first-year student of Loughborough University, is of Zimbabwean heritage. Shawn said the life-changing bursary has eased the burden of having to worry about how he will support himself financially in the university, hence allowing him to focus more on learning.
“I’m really enjoying the course so far and looking forward to learning more about quantity surveying and the built environment as I progress. The foundation has also helped me by providing a mentor, Mark Garrity, who I can reach out to if I have any questions related to my course.”
Deyjohn
For Deyjohn, being a bursary recipient is allowing him to grasp the full university experience without having to juggle work. Deyjohn is of Caribbean heritage and studying real estate management at Kingston University. He said the bursary has afforded him the opportunity to purchase a new laptop, books, take driving lessons and attend property events to further his dream of working in the sector.
“My course is going smoothly, although it’s a little tricky but there’s nothing I can’t do if I put my mind to it. There’s a lot of support as the foundation has helped me through mentoring, building social skills and learning new things about the property industry.”
Paris
Paris, also a first year studying real estate management at Kingston University, is of Nigerian and Saint Lucian heritage. The bursary support has helped Paris to plan her finances properly for the first time, offset four months of bills, and obtain her first laptop to complete assignments on time. She said being a beneficiary has given her a sense of community in knowing that people care about her career progression.
“If I need support, I know there is a team of experts ready to share their knowledge. I have also met peers in the real estate sector with similar backgrounds to me. As a whole, I am enjoying the course as there is a lot of content to cover, plus academic writing has helped build my reading and writing skills drastically.”
Building an inclusive property sector
Chancerygate Foundation was founded in 2020 to help encourage a more inclusive and diverse real estate sector, where young people of African and Caribbean backgrounds can thrive and succeed. Only 1.6% of the 35,306 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) members who qualified in 2020 recorded as being of Black ethnicity. The foundation offers bursaries to qualifying students, allowing them to access RICS-accredited courses at higher education institutions to help level the playing field.
For students keen on a career in real estate, check if you are eligible for the Chancerygate Foundation bursary scheme.
Interested in learning more about the foundation or getting involved to empower the next generation, contact the Foundation Director, Amanda Walker at: [email protected] or 07703 344043.
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