Climate Friendly Travel Diploma Scholarship Announced
Valletta, Malta, July 31, 2024 / TRAVELINDEX / Together with Malta’s Institute for Tourism Studies, SUNx Malta, is delighted to offer 50 Scholarships once again for our 2024 online graduate Diploma in Climate Friendly Travel which starts on September 30, 2024. Majority of the scholarship is allocated to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and a few to other developing countries around the world.
We would like to seek your support to help find a top class scholarship candidate from your country who would be awarded free entry into our 2 year online Climate Friendly Travel Diploma programme and help bring the benefits to you.
We’re prioritising applications from these countries:
Americas: Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica and St Kitts and Nevis.
EMEA: Cape Verde, Eritrea, Jordan, Mauritius, Namibia, Israel, Palestine, Tunisia and Yemen.
Asia Pacific: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Singapore, Tonga and Tuvalu.
Apply today: bit.ly/sunxdiploma2024
Deadline: 15th August, 2024
At SUN x Malta, Our core mission is to advance Climate Friendly Travel (CFT) in every UN country, starting, where Climate Change is most threatening and where Tourism is most needed – in the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The Climate Friendly Travel Diploma is a world first and trains students to support Travel & Tourism companies and communities in becoming sustainable and climate resilient; as well as in transforming to achieve Zero GHG emissions by 2050.
In year one, students will receive 300 hours of in-depth teaching about the Climate Crisis and Sustainability as they relate to Climate Friendly Travel – Paris 1.5, SDG linked and nature positive. Interactive lectures will be given by 25 of the leading tourism academics in the world. Students will review carefully curated top journal and online source material, to bolster knowledge of Transport, Hospitality and Travel Services exposure and response to the existential Climate Crisis. In year two students will undertake an internship with SUN x Malta, as a Climate Friendly Travel Chapter leader, where they will apply their learning from first year to help build a climate resilient tourism community. They will be involved in recruiting Strong Climate Champions in their communities and assisting tourism companies to sign on to our free Climate Friendly Travel Registry. They will also be encouraging travellers to be a member of our Climate Friendly Travel Club and enjoy special travel benefits.
The ideal candidate will be a graduate, with a firm grounding in Travel & Tourism. They must be able to commit to two years of online engagement and be ready to work with us to help build Climate Friendly Travel community in your country. The application deadline is AUG 15, 2024.
You can reach out to Pratishtha (pratishtha@thesunprogram.com) who would respond to all your queries you may have on the program.
