Running 10k for students to study CompSci

Hi,

My name is Mark Coleman and I started the Durham Inspired Coleman Scholarship to make sure students who want to study Computer Science at Durham University have the option to do so. No talented young person should be denied the education they deserve because of their financial circumstances.

The scholarship was launched in early 2021 and has already helped a number of students with their studies. The money is split across two areas:

1) Paying for one student's tuition fees to study full-time until they have received their BSc or MSc in Computer Science

2) Small bursaries to help a number of students by buying them equipment they need to succeed in their studies

Firstly a huge thank you to everyone who has already donated previously out of the goodness of their hearts, especially to Cristina Buendia who has been supporting for a long time already!

In 2024 I plan to expand the scholarship to support two full-time students concurrently, which is why I need your help. Rather than just asking for money, I wanted to attach the ask to an activity.

On February 11th 2024 I'll take part in the MonacoRun 10k: https://www.monacorun.com/

I see this as a win-win-win situation: more money goes towards getting another student the education they deserve, I get some exercise, and you get to make me suffer as I haven't done a run like this for quite some time ;-)

For more information about the scholarship's story so far this post on LinkedIn provides some useful background: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/markrobertcoleman_durham-inspired-computer-science-coleman-activity-7126601125541081088-GnpI

The official scholarship page is here: https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/scholarships/undergraduate/durham-inspired-computer-science-coleman-scholarship/

Thanks in advance and I look forward to sharing race photos and scholarship updates in mid-February!