Cranfield School of Management, in collaboration with Central Bedfordshire Council, have launched an innovative Scholarship and Grant Programme to support the growth and decarbonisation of businesses.

Through this programme, businesses based in Central Bedfordshire can apply for fully funded scholarship places on a variety of ¹û½´ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø's prestigious courses for business leaders. Participants who attend these courses will then have the opportunity to apply for grant funding to implement their business growth and decarbonisation plans.

This programme is funded via the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperity Fund.

The Central Bedfordshire Scholarship and Grant Programme consists of two interventions. One to support Business Scale-up and Resilience and the second to support Local Business Decarbonisation.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must be

  • A trading enterprise or engaged in enterprise activity,
  • Registered in the UK with a base in the Central Bedfordshire area, and
  • Established for at least one year.

Enterprises in liquidation, dissolved, struck off or subject to a striking-off notice are not eligible.

For this programme, enterprise means a sole trader, micro business, small and medium-sized enterprise, or large business. It also includes social enterprises where these engage in economic activity.

Applicants may apply for one scholarship and one grant from each programme intervention.

Grant applications can only be made once the applicant has attended 12 hours on one of the Central Bedfordshire Scholarship courses.

Intervention 1 – Business Scale-Up and Resilience

Scholarship spaces are limited and will be allocated based on the individual course eligibility criteria.

Programmes available


Find out more 

For further information please contact bettanyscholarships@cranfield.ac.uk

Intervention 2 – Local Business Decarbonisation

Scholarship spaces are limited and will be allocated based on the individual course eligibility criteria.

Programmes available


Find out more 

For further information please contact bettanyscholarships@cranfield.ac.uk