Chowen donated to a number of educational organisations including to the University of Brighton, wherein he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (a "higher doctorate" awarded in recognition of a substantial contribution to scientific knowledge beyond that required for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)), to set up a research project to reduce greenhouse gases.
He has donated to a number of educational organisations including to the University of Brighton to set up a research project to reduce greenhouse gases. Chowen was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Brighton for his philanthropic activities in education. is a "higher doctorate" awarded in recognition of a substantial and sustained contribution to scientific knowledge beyond that required for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). 
