
Thinkers & Doers
You have come through the arches and are in Front Court. How will you make the most of the opportunities here? What do you when you leave Emmanuel?
Emma Experience is for thinkers and doers. It’s your Cambridge co-curricular toolkit to help you thrive now and into the future.
It has four branches…

Wellbeing
Wellbeing that works and is designed to help you build healthy habits. Learn how to stay grounded, energised, and face whatever Cambridge throws at you.


Community
Go beyond your degree and engage with your communities in College, Cambridge and beyond. Get context for your studies, discover new interests, ideas and ways to give back to your communities.


Skills
Enrich your skills to help you get the best out of your work and life. Attend a masterclasses and workshops, get work done at the weekly Scriptorium and get involved with Emma Enterprise to learn how to turn your ideas into a business or social enterprise.


Careers
Explore the career opportunities which your skills and experiences unlock. Discover career paths you didn’t know existed. Find a summer internship or scholarship to take you on an adventure. Get the personalised advice or mentor who can help guide you to where you want to go.

Calendar

Get Certified
You can now get your co-curricular learning and experience recognised with a Mildmay Award for personal and professional development.
Opportunities
Apply: Knight-Hennessey Scholarship to Stanford, USA (Deadline: 8 October 2025)
Apply: Kennedy Scholarships to Harvard and MIT (Deadline: 4 October 2025)
Borrow: Art for Students from Kettle’s Yard Collection (Event: 27 October 2025, 2-4pm)
Apply: Thuron Award to University of Pennsylvania, USA (Deadline: 1 November 2025)
Apply: Frank Knox Fellowship to Harvard (Deadline: 3 November 2025)
Enter: Stuart Hall Essay Prize (Deadline: 3 November 2025)
Apply: Herchel Smith Scholarships to Harvard (Deadline: November 2026)
Apply: British School at Rome Awards (Deadlines: See Website)
Apply: Swiss Excellence Scholarships (Deadlines: August-December)
Apply: Henry Fellowships to Harvard and Yale (Deadline: 10 Janary 2026)
Apply: Procter Fellowship to Princeton (Deadline: 10 Janary 2026)
Apply: Choate Fellowship to Harvard (Deadline: 10 Janary 2026)
Apply: Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) PhD Student Awards (Deadline: 1 February 2026)
Apply: Gladstone Memorial Travel Grants (Deadline: February 2026)
Apply: Rose Book Collecting Prize (Deadline: 2026)
Apply: Hawks’ and Ospreys Charitable Trust Sport Awards (Deadline: February-March 2026)
Apply: ARC UK - Summer Cathedral Tour Guide in Europe (Deadline: March 2026)
Enter: McKinsey Risk Prize (Deadline: April 2026)
Apply: Harper-Wood Creative Writing and Travel Award (Deadline: April 2026)
Apply: Cumberland Lodge Fellowships for PhD students (Deadline: See Website)
Enter: Global Undergraduate Awards (Deadline: June 2026)
Apply: Northcote Postgraduate Scholarship to Australia (Deadline: August 2026)
Apply: Schwarzman Scholarship to Tsinghua, China (Deadline: September 2026)
Quacks & Hacks
Daniel McKay, Director of Emma Experience, sat down with Astrid Westlake, President of ECSU; Stella Wernicke, Education & Careers Officer of the MCR; and Soniya Gupta-Rawal, PhD student, to discuss Emma Experience.
Staying active is good for the brain and the body. Here are five easy ways you can keep active in Cambridge. From from getting involved in sport to gentle walks through the meadows.
So you have a day or off. Or, you have visitors coming to Cambridge. What to do? Here are some of the ten top things to discover in and around the city.
Thinking of taking the exciting step of continuing your studies abroad? Here is a guide with some general advice about applying and a list of a few scholarships worth looking at.
Feeling like a zombie? Missing those Zzzzzs? Some helpful advice for getting out of the right side of the bed.