V Awards
V Awards
The annual UWL Volunteering Awards are a celebration of all the volunteering done by our students during the past year, while also recognising the exceptional support from charities and academic schools to encourage student volunteering at UWL and in our local communities.
All students and graduates who have volunteered whether independently or through the University are eligible to nominate themselves (or be nominated) for a VAward, which will be presented at the ceremony.
This year’s VAwards will be hosted on Tuesday 7 May 2024 from 5pm - 7:30pm at Weston Hall, St Mary's Road site. Remember to check your emails for an invite to the event.
Student awards
Student certificates
If you have volunteered during the 2023/24 academic year, you could earn one of the following certificates to be collected at the Awards evening:
- Bronze – 25 hours or more
- Silver – 50 hours or more
- Gold – 100 hours or more
- Platinum – 200 hours or more
- Peer Mentoring – 10 hours or more
- Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) – 10 hours or more
If you have volunteered but not quite reached 25 hours, we can still give you a certificate for the time you have donated and an invitation to the ceremony.
Annual Awards
Students can nominate themselves or their peers for the below award categories, and can also be nominated by UWL staff or an external partner organisation. Nominations for the following awards are open until Sunday 14 April 2024 at 11:59pm:
- Student Volunteer of the Year
- Sustainability Volunteer of the Year
- Culture and Heritage Volunteer of the Year
- Community Volunteer of the Year
- Digital Volunteer of the Year
- Peer Mentor of the Year
We will also be recognising our partner organisations and academic schools/colleges with the following awards. There is no submission or nomination necessary for these, and all schools/colleges and organisations will be automatically considered:
- Academic School/College of the Year
- Organisation of the Year
Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their hard work?
All students and graduates who have volunteered whether independently, or through the University, are eligible to nominate themselves, or be nominated, for a volunteering award which will be presented at the ceremony.
Earn a certificate or award:
- Please log any volunteering hours using the Volunteering Awards Pathway on the Student Hub. This includes volunteering with the VTeam, a charity, faith group, UWL Peer Mentoring, or the Students’ Union.
- For any queries or questions, please contact thevteam@uwl.ac.uk
Find your volunteering role
All this volunteering has helped me to learn about the kind and generous work my community does for the elderly and the homeless. It has made me aware that our time spent volunteering makes a massive and positive difference to people around us.
Irene Hebok, Event Management, 2018