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Field Studies Council Youth Advisory Panel

  • Organization: Field Studies Council
  • Type: Other
  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Deadline: September 27, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Field Studies Council, a UK environmental education charity with over 80 years' experience, is recruiting new members for its Youth Panel, a group of young naturalists who advise the charity on how it engages young people. Members serve a two year voluntary term, meeting online about once a month and in person once a year at a residential weekend in a field centre. **What you get:** - A place at the funded Youth Panel residential weekend, 6 to 8 November 2026 at Preston Montford, Shropshire, with costs covered - Training opportunities, including heavily subsidised Biodiversity Courses online and in person - Transferable skills such as chairing meetings, minute-taking, decision-making and influence in the environmental education sector - A seat at decision-making meetings with Field Studies Council staff and trustees, and chances to represent the charity at events and conferences - A network of other young people passionate about nature **What you'll do:** - Advise the charity on topics relevant to young people and give feedback on its youth products and programmes - Join monthly online meetings on weekday evenings, 6pm to 7:15pm, attending at least four a year - Discuss and carry out actions to increase engagement and diversity - Create blog and social media content for Field Studies Council channels and your own **Key dates:** - Applications opened at midday on 14 September 2026 - Applications close at 9pm on Sunday 27 September 2026 - Outcomes shared at the start of October 2026 - Short virtual interviews for shortlisted applicants on 13 or 14 October 2026 - In-person residential, Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026, Preston Montford, Shropshire **More information:** - If online forms are difficult, answers can be recorded as video or audio (3 minutes max per question) and emailed to youth.engagement@field-studies-council.org - Questions about the application: youth.engagement@field-studies-council.org

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Field Studies Council Youth Advisory Panel

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Opportunity type
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Funding
Fully Funded
Location
United Kingdom
Deadline
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About this opportunity

The Field Studies Council, a UK environmental education charity with over 80 years' experience, is recruiting new members for its Youth Panel, a group of young naturalists who advise the charity on how it engages young people. Members serve a two year voluntary term, meeting online about once a month and in person once a year at a residential weekend in a field centre.

What you get:

  • A place at the funded Youth Panel residential weekend, 6 to 8 November 2026 at Preston Montford, Shropshire, with costs covered
  • Training opportunities, including heavily subsidised Biodiversity Courses online and in person
  • Transferable skills such as chairing meetings, minute-taking, decision-making and influence in the environmental education sector
  • A seat at decision-making meetings with Field Studies Council staff and trustees, and chances to represent the charity at events and conferences
  • A network of other young people passionate about nature

What you'll do:

  • Advise the charity on topics relevant to young people and give feedback on its youth products and programmes
  • Join monthly online meetings on weekday evenings, 6pm to 7:15pm, attending at least four a year
  • Discuss and carry out actions to increase engagement and diversity
  • Create blog and social media content for Field Studies Council channels and your own

Key dates:

  • Applications opened at midday on 14 September 2026
  • Applications close at 9pm on Sunday 27 September 2026
  • Outcomes shared at the start of October 2026
  • Short virtual interviews for shortlisted applicants on 13 or 14 October 2026
  • In-person residential, Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026, Preston Montford, Shropshire

More information:

  • If online forms are difficult, answers can be recorded as video or audio (3 minutes max per question) and emailed to youth.engagement@field-studies-council.org
  • Questions about the application: youth.engagement@field-studies-council.org

Who can apply

  • Aged 16 to 18 at the time of applying
  • Based in the UK
  • Able to attend the in-person residential, 6 to 8 November 2026 at Preston Montford, Shropshire
  • Able to commit a couple of hours per month to meetings and associated tasks
  • A parent or guardian must complete several questions in the application
  • Commit to a two year voluntary term
  • Answer three written questions (200, 200 and 300 words maximum)

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Good to know

  • +A funded residential weekend at Preston Montford field centre in Shropshire, 6 to 8 November 2026
  • +A real say: members sit in meetings with Field Studies Council staff and trustees
  • +Training, including heavily subsidised biodiversity courses, and skills such as chairing meetings
  • +A short application of three written questions, which you can also answer by video or audio
  • +Run by an environmental education charity with over 80 years of experience, and no application fee is mentioned

Worth checking yourself

  • !Closes Sunday 27 September at 9pm UK time, not midnight
  • !UK residents aged 16 to 18 only
  • !Voluntary and unpaid, for a two year term with monthly online meetings on weekday evenings
  • !You must be free for the 6 to 8 November residential, and the charity does not say whether travel there is covered
  • !A parent or guardian has to fill in part of the application

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