National Student Volunteer Week grants now available

After Covid-19 forced last year’s event to be cancelled, Student Volunteer Week is set to be bigger than ever, with $500 grants up for grabs.

National Student Volunteer Week is back again, and $500 grants are up for grabs.

With National Student Volunteer Week fast approaching, grants of up to $500 are now up for grabs for activities that celebrate the contribution and participation of young people through volunteering.

The grants, supported by the Queensland Government’s Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy, are open to Queensland universities, TAFEs, colleges, schools, and not-for-profit organisations that have volunteering programs for students and young people aged up to 25 years.

“With the decrease in volunteering participation in the past 12 months, and an increase in the needs of vulnerable community members due to Covid-19, now it is more important than ever for students and young people to come together and acknowledge the important role they play in the sector and the wider community,” a NSVW spokeswoman said.

“National Student Volunteer Week gives students the opportunity to lead others in connecting to their community by offering support and kindness. Students are provided with the chance to explore the personal and professional benefits of volunteering, which include valuable work experience, enhanced feelings of self-worth, refinement of values, increased understanding of people, local and global issues, and reduced social isolation.

“NSVW also recognises the significant skills, ideas, enthusiasm, creativity, and time that young people contribute through volunteering.”

National Student Volunteer Week will take place on August 9-15 and highlights the contribution student volunteers make across Australian communities.

To apply for a grant visit the National Student Volunteer Week website.