Volunteering Queensland launches a small grants program to support student volunteering during National Student Volunteer Week

VOLUNTEERING Queensland has launched the National Student Volunteer Week (NSVW) website and social media campaign, as the Small Grants Program.

Grants of up to $500 will be available in Queensland only and are for activities held during 2021 NSVW that celebrate the contribution of and enable the participation of young people through volunteering.

The grants 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 of age. 

National Student Volunteer Week (NSVW2021), August 9 – 15, exemplifies the outstanding contribution student volunteers make across Australian communities. Education providers, volunteer organisations and students across the country are invited to participate in National Student Volunteer Week by getting involved at their local community level to celebrate and promote volunteering, hosting events, awards and training sessions, as well as taking part in volunteering activities.

With the decrease in volunteering participation in the last 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.

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. A suite of resources has been developed and is available for all participants to assist with planning and executing volunteering activities as well as volunteer promoting events and campaigns.

National Student Volunteer Week has been coordinated and delivered nationally by Volunteering Queensland since 2013 and supported by Volunteering Australia and all State and Territory Peak volunteering bodies, 

The 2021 NSVW grant applications opened at 10am on Friday June 11 and close at 5pm on July 9, 2021.

The initiative has been made possible through the support of the Queensland Government through the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy. 

For more information about the week as well as the grants program, visit The National Student Volunteer Week website at https://nationalstudentvolunteerweek.org.au/

 

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