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Explore volunteering opportunities and secure Ulster Graduate Award recognition for any current volunteering experiences
Volunteering is a great way of developing new skills, boosting confidence and building new networks and connections. Potential employers also see it as a sign of your motivation and commitment to supporting others as well as demonstrating a personal motivation to develop new skills and experiences.
In this section you will find information on how you can access volunteering opportunities and how you can secure recognition for your volunteering efforts through the Ulster Graduate Award.
If you are already volunteering then you can go ahead and submit information that will allow us to verify your volunteering and confirm this as an activity towards your Ulster Graduate Award. Your volunteering experience can come from a wide range of roles and experiences from sports coaching to supporting sustainability initiatives and everything in between.
If you are seeking volunteering opportunities then check out the Be Collective platform via UUSU or Volunteer Now.
To secure an Ulster Graduate Award activity you will need to evidence:
Students seeking an Ulster Graduate Award activity for a volunteering experience need to complete the information required in this online form. The Ulster Graduate Award team will review this and if sufficient, will provide confirmation of your completed Ulster Graduate Award activity. You will then use this confirmation in your final application for the Ulster Graduate Award.
Student & Graduate Opportunities Manager