How To: Add the Laidlaw Programme to Your LinkedIn

A quick guide on how to add the Laidlaw Programme/Scholarship to your LinkedIn profile to make it easier for other Laidlaw community members to find you and maximise your positive impression on employers, investors, and admissions.
How To: Add the Laidlaw Programme to Your LinkedIn
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Select your programme below.

1. Undergraduate Leadership & Research Laidlaw Scholars 

2. Women in Business Laidlaw Scholars

3. Trinity College Dublin Women's Pathways in Business Laidlaw Scholars


Undergraduate Leadership & Research Laidlaw Scholars

Tip: Use a Laidlaw branded background image to add more credibility to your profile. You can find it here.

1. Add to your Headline

Add 'Laidlaw Scholar' to your profile headline.

2. Add to your Experience section 

Note: The sample description below assumes that you have already completed the programme. If you have not completed the programme yet, you will need to change to the present verb tense. E.g. “Conducted an independent, fully-funded research project” → “Conducting an independent, fully-funded research project."

    • Title: Laidlaw Scholar
    • Company Name: Laidlaw Foundation [please note that there are two Laidlaw Foundations - select the one with the triangle logo]
    • Industry: We suggest you pick an industry you wish to pursue
    • Sample Description:

The Laidlaw Scholars Leadership & Research Programme aims to develop a new generation of leaders who are skilled researchers, embrace data-based decision-making, and believe it is a moral imperative to lead with integrity. It invests in talented and motivated undergraduate students, giving them the knowledge, skills and experience to become active global citizens and future leaders in their chosen fields.

— Conducted an independent, fully-funded research project into [summary of your research here] under the supervision of a leading academic at [University];

— Developed leadership acumen through bespoke training, coaching sessions, group retreats, and exclusive global masterclasses, with emphasis on ethical leadership;

Delivered real-world impact in collaboration with [Organisation Name] aimed at [purpose of your LiA project], which led to [concrete impact of your project].

  • Media: Here, you can link to your projects which you published on the Laidlaw Scholars Network.

3. Add to Honours & Awards

  • Title: Laidlaw Scholar 
  • Associated with: Laidlaw Scholar at Laidlaw Foundation
  • Issuer: Laidlaw Foundation and [Your University]
  • Sample Description: 

Selected as a Leadership & Research Laidlaw Scholar at [University], joining a global network of 1,500+ rising next-generation leaders on a mission to solve the world's most intractable problems through research and leading with integrity.

4. Add to your Education section

Add ‘Laidlaw Scholars Leadership & Research Programme’ to the 'Activities and societies' section of your University.

5. Add to Projects/Publications

Here, you can add your research and Leadership-in-Action projects, especially if your research project was published in an academic publication.

6. Add to Featured 

In this section, you can add links to your projects which you published on the Laidlaw Scholars Network. If you were featured in a Scholar Spotlight, you can add a link to it here too. 

Bonus: Add to About

Mention the Laidlaw Programme in your About section. 


Women in Business Laidlaw Scholars

1. Add to your Headline

Add 'Laidlaw Scholar' to your profile headline.

2. Add to Education

In your business school's section, add 'Laidlaw Scholarship recipient' into the Description.

3. Add to Honours & Awards 

Title: Laidlaw Scholarship

Issuer: The Laidlaw Foundation & [Your Business School]

Description: Awarded the Laidlaw Scholarship to complete an MBA at [Business School], joining an exclusive network of over 300 extraordinary women leaders across top business schools. 

Bonus: Add to About 

Mention that you were awarded the Laidlaw Scholarship in your About section.


TCD Pathways for Women in Business Laidlaw Scholars

1. Add to your Headline

Add 'Laidlaw Scholar' to your profile headline.

2. Add to Education

In your University's section, add 'Laidlaw Scholarship recipient' into the Description. 

3. Add to Honours & Awards 

Title: Laidlaw Scholarship

Issuer: The Laidlaw Foundation & Trinity College Dublin

Description: Awarded the Laidlaw Pathways for Women in Business Scholarship at Trinity College Dublin. The scholarship programme intends to help talented women from underrepresented groups in higher education, supporting them in their studies and progressing to successful careers in business.

Bonus: Add to About 

Mention that you were awarded the Laidlaw Scholarship in your About section.

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