Mentis Solutions and Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Announce first Recipient of the Mentis Cleantech Futures Bursary.

The bursary was established early this year by Pravin Rodrigues who is one of CISL’s alumni and a previous Master’s student, to offer some additional financial support to deserving Master’s candidates. It has been named under the banner of his company, Mentis Solutions. Mentis Solutions is a Canada-based management consulting firm, which supports organisations achieve large-scale change, including change for sustainability and has a growing practice focused on clients in the clean technology and social enterprise spaces.

Speaking about the bursary, Mr Rodrigues, explained: “Through my studies at Cambridge, and especially my dissertation, I learned about the unique challenges and opportunities experienced by the cleantech sector, which has the potential to play a significant role in the transition to the green economy”. He continued, “I wanted to encourage applications from and offer support to those working in that space or related roles, especially candidates who are self-funded or self-employed”.