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BP Conservation Programme
C/o Expeditions Officer
BirdLife International
Wellbrook Court
Girton Road
Cambridge CB3 0NA, UK
Tel: 01223 277318
eo@birdlife.org.uk
Is jointly administered by the International Council for Bird Preservation and the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society. Each year over £30,000 is given in grant funding.
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Mount Everest Foundation
Gowrie
Cardwell Close
Warton
Preston PR4 1SH, UK
Tel: 01772 635346
Supports British and New Zealand expeditions only. Check dates for grant applications, they can be far in advance.
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The Rolex Awards for Enterprise
The Secretariat
PO Box 178
1211 Geneva 26 Switzerland
The Rolex Awards provide financial assistance in three broad fields: Applied Sciences and Invention, Exploration and Discovery, the Environment.
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Royal Geographical Society
1 Kensington Gore
London SW7 2AR, UK
Tel: 020 7591 3030
awards@rgs.org
Administer not only their own awards and grants but those of many other sponsors. Details and applications from the Grants Secretary.
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WEXAS International
Awards administered by The Royal Geographical Society on behalf of WEXAS. Write for details to the Grants Secretary at the RGS (see above).
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Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
15 Queens Gate Terrace
London SW7 5PR, UK
Tel: 020 7581 0410
Awards about 100 travelling Fellowships annually to enable British citizens to carry out study projects overseas in various categories.
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Young Explorers Trust
c/o Royal Geographical Society
1 Kensington Gore
London SW7 2AR, UK
Tel: 020 7591 3030
Gives grants to school expeditions.
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Gap year projects |
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See also Working your way around the world and The student traveller in Part 2, for the following key organisations: Gap Activity Projects, Gap Challenge, Project Trust, Operation Raleigh, Student Partnership Worldwide.
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Changing Worlds
11 Doctors Lane
Chaldon
Surrey CR3 5AE, UK
Tel: 01883 340960, website Web www. changingworlds.co.uk
Volunteers for teaching, orphanage and rural work in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Nepal, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Argentina.
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Coral Cay Conservation
154 Clapham Park Road
London SW4 7DE, UK
Tel: 020 8498 6248
www.coralcay.org
Volunteers (especially divers) needed for coastal marine protection projects in Honduras, Borneo, the Philippines, etc.
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Frontier Conservation
77 Leonard St
London EC2A 4QS, UK
Tel: 020 7613 2422
www.frontierprojects.ac.uk
Environmental surveys and other scientific research projects in Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar and Vietnam.
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I to I International Projects
1 Cottage Road
Headingley
Leeds LS6 4DD, UK
Tel: 0870 333 2332
www.i-to-i.com
Gap year students accepted as volunteer teachers for Sri Lanka, India, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Russia, Uzbekistan, and conservation volunteers for Costa Rica, Ghana and Australia. Also paid English teachers recruited for Taiwan and Vietnam.
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Quest Overseas
32 Clapham Mansions
Nightingale Lane
London SW4 9AQ, UK
Tel: 020 8673 3313
www.questoverseas.com
Three-phase gap year programme in South America.
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Raleigh International
Raleigh House
27 Parsons Green Lane
London SW6 4HZ, UK
www.raleighinternational.org.uk
Tel: 020 7371 8585
Fax: 020 7371 5116
Leading organisation for sending volunteers on projects worldwide.
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Teaching & Projects Abroad
Gerrard House
Rustington
W Sussex BN16 1AW, UK
Tel: 01903 859911
www.teaching-abroad.co.uk
Volunteers including gap year students are sent for short or long periods to teach in schools and companies in Ukraine, Russia, India, Ghana, Brazil, Mexico and China. No experience required.
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Travellers
7 Mulberry Close
Ferring
W. Sussex BN12 5HY, UK
Tel: 01903 502595
www.travellersworldwide.com
Gap year and other volunteers to teach overseas.
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Trekforce
34 Buckingham Palace Rd
London SW1W 0RE, UK
Tel: 020 7828 2275
www.trekforce.org.uk
Scientific and conservation expeditions to Borneo, Kenya and Belize.
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Venture Co Worldwide
Pleck House
Middletown
Moreton Morrell
Warwick CV35 9AU, UK
Tel: 01926 651071
www.venturecoworldwiude.com
Expeditions, voluntary work and language courses in South America and the Himalayas.
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Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE)
205 East 42nd Street
New York
NY10017, USA
Tel: 212 661 1414
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Cultural and Educational Services Abroad
Western House
Malpas
Truro TR1 1SQ, UK
Tel: 01872 225300
www.csa.languages.com
Language learning courses in Europe, Russia and Japan.
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En Famille Overseas
The Old Stables
60b Maltravers Street
Arundel
W Sussex BN18 9BG, UK
Tel: 01903 883266
Stay as a paying guest with a French family; language courses in Paris also available.
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European Community Young Worker Exchange Programme
Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges
Vocational and Education Department
10 Spring Gardens
London SW1A 2BN, UK
Tel: 020 7389 4004
www.centralbureau.org.uk
EC nationals aged 18 to 25 with vocational experience can apply for placements.
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Inscape Fine Art Tours
Austins Farm
High Street
Stonesfield
Witney
Oxon OX9 8PU, UK
Tel: 01993 891726
Fine-art study tours to Europe.
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International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
10 Spring Gardens
London SW1A 2BN
Tel: 020 7389 4004
Worldwide opportunities for undergraduates to gain industrial, technical or commercial experience.
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International Educational Opportunities
28 Canterbury Road
Lydden, Dover
Kent CT15 7ER, UK
Tel: 01304 823631
An educational agency arranging language courses, homestays and term stays abroad.
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International Farm Experience Programme
YFC Centre
National Agricultural Centre, Kenilworth
Warwickshire CV8 2LG, UK
Offers opportunities for young agriculturist and horticulturists to further their knowledge through international exchanges.
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LSG Theme Holidays
201 Main Street, Thornton
Leicestershire LE67 1AH, UK
Tel: 01509 231713
Conversational French in all areas of France.
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STA
Priory House
6 Wrights Lane
London W8 6TA, UK
Tel: 020 7361 6100
www.statravel.co.uk
Student travel agent.
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usit Campus
52 Grosvenor Gardens
London SW1W 0AG, UK
www.usitcampus.co.uk
Tel: 0870 240 1010
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Youth for Understanding
International Exchange
3501 Newark St, NW
Washington DC 20016 USA
Tel: 202 966 6800
Devoted to promoting world peace through high school student exchange programmes.
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www.bunac.org.uk/
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www.istc.umn.edu/work
International study and travel centre - helps students combine work and travel.
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www.netos.com.uct
Cheap holidays to interesting destinations, with the opportunity to work and cover some of the cost.
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www.studentflights.co.uk
Student and youth discount fares on scheduled airlines.
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