Lord Rootes Fund list of awardees
Lord Rootes Fund list of awardees
Explore Funded Projects
Over the past three years, the Lord Rootes Fund has supported a wide range of student-led ideas across entrepreneurship, research, social impact, personal development, arts, and education. Explore funded projects below to see who has received support, what they worked on, and how funding has been used to bring ideas to life.
| Project Lead Name | Project Title | Project Type | Funding Round | Awarded Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abi Hession | Accessible Sports Fair | Social Impact Initiative | Autumn 2025 | £2,550.00 |
| Duke DJ Saputra | Menuva | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Autumn 2025 | £2,869.00 |
| Fathima Zafreen Valaparambil Abdul Salim | Pathways | Social Impact Initiative | Autumn 2025 | £400.00 |
| Heaven Amanuel | Curli | Social Impact Initiative | Autumn 2025 | £2,570.00 |
| Jessica Hartley | WACA-Fest | Arts / Cultural Initiative | Autumn 2025 | £2,372.00 |
| Maximus Kaius Leighton | 16-Bit Computer Project | Personal / Skill Development | Autumn 2025 | £2,705.00 |
| Neera Cheung | Can You Teach Me How To Breathe? | Arts / Cultural Initiative | Autumn 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Sean Scholand | ÌÇÐÄTV TV Society | Personal / Skill Development | Autumn 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Tani Ilemobola | Capital Sisters | Social Impact Initiative | Autumn 2025 | £2,500.00 |
| Yaroslav Kraynik & Charlotte Davidson | Harmon.AI | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Autumn 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Ayo Akinyemi | Washed Clean | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Summer 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Elisei Abaltusov | The Rode of Prosodic Iconicity and Segmental Iconicity in Childreen's Language Development | Personal / Skill Development | Summer 2025 | £2,260.00 |
| Francis Amegbor | AI-Powered Adaptive Larning Platform for SEND Students | Personal / Skill Development | Summer 2025 | £342.00 |
| Harlo Thistleton | Cyn (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Summer 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Isaac Phelan | The Relict | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Summer 2025 | £1,500.00 |
| Jasmine | Social Media Content Creationg for Prospective and Current University Students | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Summer 2025 | £1,052.86 |
| Maisie McCormick | Collaborate: Where Expert Meets Ambition | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Summer 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Marcus Stalmanis | Mind and Media: Eduardo Paolozzi's Prints | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Summer 2025 | £1,521.91 |
| Raph Taylor | Creative Institute | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Summer 2025 | £2,416.44 |
| Aditi Someshwar | Echoes of the Andes: Archaeology in Peru | Personal / Skill Development | Spring 2025 | £2,000.00 |
| Craig Drake | Student Coach App | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2025 | £1,650.00 |
| Harry McNeile | Archives to Airways: An Opportunity to get Involved with Public History | Personal / Skill Development | Spring 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Husain Burhani | Ghaf Collections | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Michael Mitchell | BeyondYourHood | Social Impact Iniative | Spring 2025 | £2,684.00 |
| Oliver Ansell-Hodges | Life in the former Kazakh SSR: Individual and Institutional Interpretations of the Soviet legacy in the Republic of Kazakhstan | Personal / Skill Development | Spring 2025 | £1,377.00 |
| Reuben McMahon | Knocked out Jewellery | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2025 | £2,223.00 |
| Sarah Bamberger | Walking the Salt Path - Reconnecting with Nature through Slow Travel in the UK | Personal / Skill Development | Spring 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Sem Kohyrelon | Vitae | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2025 | £3,000.00 |
| Sholpan Istayeva | Exploring Applied Theatre for Well-being | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Spring 2025 | £250.00 |
| Aayush Bhandari | Hustl | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Autumn 2024 | £2,000.00 |
| Alicja Klimczak | Cats is Currency | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Autumn 2024 | £2,500.00 |
| Charlotte Dodd | Learning to Create Inclusive Spaces Within Grassroot Organisations | Personal / Skill Development | Autumn 2024 | £2,592.50 |
| Gonzalo Cruz Montoto | EcoKeGo: Plastic Recycling Initative | Social Impact Iniative | Autumn 2024 | £2,992.00 |
| Kameyca Exantus | KAMEY Babysiting Agency | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Autumn 2024 | £1,500.00 |
| Li Yanyan | Connections and Conversations Through Poetry | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Autumn 2024 | £2,482.00 |
| Vernokia Ilagnniuk | The Ukrainian Five Stages of Grief Short Film | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Autumn 2024 | £2,300.00 |
| Xinran Gao | Roles Behind Closed Doors: how Female Academics Feel Excluded in Workplace Communication | Social Impact Iniative | Autumn 2024 | £1,600.00 |
| Margo Lebioda | Trashed | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Summer 2024 | £3,000.00 |
| Chris Haywood | The Creators' Club | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Summer 2024 | £3,000.00 |
| Maciej Bielecki | Hydrogen Horizons | Personal / Skill Development | Summer 2024 | £3,000.00 |
| Sam Perkins | Patient Watch | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Summer 2024 | £3,000.00 |
| Kieran Hibbert | DiMx: Interior Design incubator | Social Impact Iniative | Summer 2024 | £3,000.00 |
| Milayo Okegbile | My Motherland is Crying Because Her Congo Is Bleeding | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Summer 2024 | £2,920.00 |
| Advait Arya | Mentra | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Summer 2024 | £2,800.00 |
| Natalia Deptala | Guardians of Heritage | Personal / Skill Development | Summer 2024 | £2,800.00 |
| Itumeleng Sebeho | LivingPaper | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Summer 2024 | £2,500.94 |
| Meg Boatemaa | Let's End Period Poverty Ghana | Social Impact Iniative | Summer 2024 | £2,500.00 |
| Denise Candengue | Diversity and Inclusive UK Delegate to the Official G20 Youth Summit | Personal / Skill Development | Summer 2024 | £2,200.00 |
| Dorota Orzechowska | Comparative Study of Flood Management Practices in Japan | Personal / Skill Development | Summer 2024 | £2,200.00 |
| Abdus Karim | Qurate | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Summer 2024 | £2,000.00 |
| Harlo Thistleton | Last Orders: Fringe Edition | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Summer 2024 | £1,500.00 |
| Pooria Tabesh Mehr | PickInHub | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2024 | £3,000.00 |
| Josh Moir | Football Sponsorship Platform | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2024 | £3,000.00 |
| Joely To | Blaze Careers Tutoring | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2024 | £2,934.00 |
| Izzy Bailey | The ÌÇÐÄTV History Hour Podcast | Social Impact Iniative | Spring 2024 | £2,900.00 |
| Jakub Kiernan | JAFA (Just Another Fitness App) | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2024 | £2,400.00 |
| Sergio Garrido | AITI | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2024 | £1,560.00 |
| Alper Kaan Yilmaz | Enabling Generative AI in Fashion Design | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Spring 2024 | £500.00 |
| Lai Yu-Ting | Family Game Challenge | Social Impact Iniative | Spring 2024 | £500.00 |
| Fikayo Falade | The Florence Project | ÌÇÐÄTV Venture / Social Enterprise | Autumn 2023 | £2,500.00 |
| Anya Idrizi | SpeakBeast: Edinburgh Fringe Debut | Arts / Cultural Iniative | Autumn 2023 | £1,600.00 |
| Isra Rai | Transgender Experiences at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV | Personal / Skill Development | Autumn 2023 | £150.00 |