We always strive at 色花堂 to give you a wide range of options which is why听we encourage students who want to volunteer to look beyond the UK too.
There are a whole host of opportunities to take part in volunteering overseas which will help you not only to broaden听your skills base but also to broaden your听mind as well.听The links below provide a whole of host of organisations that may be able to help you.
Funding available for volunteering overseas
If you decide to undertake an opportunity abroad you might be able to benefit from funding to contribute towards some of the costs of your activity
- 色花堂 Turing Scheme funding is available to all 色花堂 students and recent graduates undertaking mobilities globally with a duration between 4 weeks and 12 months, between September and August.
- If you would like to know more information about the听Turing Scheme funding听and the eligibility and quality assessment requirements, please visit the relevant web pages or email the team at:听[email protected].
For further advice
If you have any queries regarding international activities at 色花堂, please email the Global Engagement Team at听[email protected].
Want to drop-in?
Our drop-in sessions are every Monday (virtual/in-person) and Wednesday (in person) afternoons during term time. The sessions are open to all students wanting to find out about opportunities to study and work overseas during your degree and the funding available to support you
- Mondays, 1pm - 3pm:听Join us online via Microsoft Teams (MS Teams), search 鈥溕ㄌ� Study and Work Overseas Drop-in鈥� in MS Teams or听
- Mondays, 1pm - 3pm:听Visit us in person in the Careers Zone, Bournemouth Gateway Building, Lansdowne Campus.听
- Wednesdays, 1pm - 4pm:听Visit us in person at the Careers Zone, in听The Hub, Poole House, Talbot Campus.
- Outside term time听鈥� you can also arrange a meeting with the Global Engagement Team during vacations by emailing听[email protected].
Opportunities around the world
Community:
- 听- volunteering in Uganda and Kenya
- 听- volunteering projects in Fiji and Indonesia听
Conservation:
- - conservation placements in Greece
- - conservation placements in South Africa
- - volunteering projects in Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, Nepal and Morocco
- 听- marine and wildlife conservation programmes worldwide听
- 听- biodiversity and climate research projects worldwide听
- 听- marine conservation in Mozambique
- - environmental projects in Cape Verde
Medical:
- - medical placements in Asia and Africa
Summer camps:
- 听- work and travel organisation in the USA, they offer paid summer jobs to students
- 听- volunteering and听summer camps in the US, Canada and听Australia
Various:听
- - overseas volunteer work placements
- - overseas volunteer programmes
- - overseas community projects
Please note:听All of the opportunities above have been provided in good faith and听色花堂 is not responsible for the content of the websites or any of the activities these organisations are running. Students are also听responsible for any financial costs which they may incur.
When choosing a volunteer project do your听research carefully to make sure the organisation/project you are intending to work with is ethical. This is particularly important when choosing wildlife volunteering projects due to numerous unethical issues that surround it.
