The scholarships launched to coincide with Clarions 125th anniversary will support students from low-income households and social housing backgrounds through their degree courses in architecture and sustainability.The initiative aims to increase diversity and level the playing field for young people entering the profession. Working with London Neighbourhood Scholarship Trust, the scholarship will see three winning students of architecture from underrepresented backgrounds living in London each receive 15,000 to be distributed in 5,000 instalments over three years.The housing association in partnership with financial education specialists Blackbullion is also offering two 18,000 scholarships providing financial and career support to students of sustainability who live or have lived in social housing.AdvertisementClarions chief executive, Clare Miller, said: Pursuing a degree in architecture or sustainability is an expensive and time-intensive endeavour, with the cost often acting as a barrier to students progressing their degrees to completion.Through these scholarships, it is my hope that well be able to help level the playing field and encourage a more diverse body of future architects and sustainability professionals, removing the stress of having to work through university to pay the bills, buy materials and fund study trips.To maximise impact, our focus is on providing opportunities for social housing residents and those from low-income households in London. In addition to financial support, well also be offering scholars access to mentoring and work placements to help them kickstart their careers, welcoming them into the William Sutton Prize family.Jas Bhalla, founding trustee of the London Neighbourhood Scholarship (LNS) Trust and former William Sutton Prize winner, said: We are very grateful and incredibly excited about Clarions generous sponsorship of three architecture students from underrepresented groups through The William Sutton Prize scholarships.As someone who studied architecture on a scholarship, I know first-hand how vital this support can be in removing financial barriers to create much-needed opportunities for social mobility.AdvertisementBy investing in diverse voices, we help shape a more inclusive and representative future for the field. I very much look forward to working with Clarion and the other trustees to select this year's cohort of LNS scholars.Clarion Housing Group formed nine years ago following a merger of Circle Housing Group and Affinity Sutton, which was founded after Suttons death in 1900. The housing association is today the largest in the UK, managing 125,000 homes across 170 local authorities.Sutton was born in the City of London in 1833 and created Sutton Carriers, the countrys first door-to-door parcel service. He bequeathed his entire fortune to a range of charitable projects, including providing much-needed public housing across the capital.The launch of the new scholarships comes two months after Clarion Housing Group relaunched its ideas contest for radical concepts to transform the lives of social housing residents with a prize fund enlarged to 125,000 to celebrate its 125th anniversary.The scholarships programme will see three people studying architecture each receive 15,000 and two people studying sustainability each receive 18,000. One of the architecture scholarships is supported by AHMM.In addition to funding, scholars will also benefit from a tailored package of career support, including mentorship, internships and work experience opportunities facilitated by jobs and training experts within Clarion Futures, the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group.The winning scholars will announced on 15 August.Competition detailsProject title William Sutton Prize Scholarships 2025Client Clarion Housing GroupContract value81,000First round deadline 28 April 2025Restrictions Architecture scholarships:You must live in London and provide proof of residence for the past three years.Your household income must be below 40,000.You must have accepted an offer at a London-based School of Architecture.You must be under 25 years old at the time of applying.Sustainability scholarships:You must be entering the first year of a full-time undergraduate course.You must be paying domestic UK tuition fees.You must currently reside in social housing and provide proof.More information https://www.myclarionhousing.com/help-and-guidance/jobs-skills-and-training/grants-for-work-and-business/william-sutton-prize-scholarships