ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SAMUEL ACOSTA-FERNANDEZ, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University College London | London, United Kingdom | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" Improving the delivery of education is a collaborative effort. Through the Millennium Fellowship I hope to learn from others and incorporate their unique perspectives into my project so that it may help as many people as possible. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Beyond The Books
This initiative tackles the guidance gap facing disadvantaged
sixth-form students at underfunded comprehensive schools.
Many lack timely advice on university, degree apprenticeships,
and super-curriculars (eg. scholarships, mentorships, and
internships) reducing their competitiveness. The project will build
an accessible website that curates high-impact opportunities
(e.g., upReach, SEO London, Laidlaw Scholarship, Zero Gravity,
Spring Weeks) and shows students how to discover and assess
similar programmes. Practical toolkits will include CV and
cover-letter guidance, application timelines, search strategies, and
signposting to credible resources. By raising awareness early and
improving application quality, the initiative aims to increase
applications and offers from selective programmes, strengthen
professional readiness, and widen participation in higher
education and quality apprenticeships. Impact will be tracked
through reach, completed applications, offer rates, and student
feedback.
About the Millennium Fellow
Sam is an Arts and Sciences BASc student at UCL with a concentration in engineering and data science. Motivated by his experiences within various education systems, he has been consistently involved in initiatives that strive to achieve equity within tertiary education, helping to amplify the voices of those who have faced challenges in their learning journey to collaboratively find solutions that benefit all students.
