UNISERVITATE AWARD 2024 – Call for Applications

The UNISERVITATE Award is a global recognition, which will be awarded regionally to the best “Service-Learning Experiences in Catholic Higher Education”. The UNISERVITATE programme invites all Catholic Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs) developing experiences that include academic learning in the students’ solidarity service to the community to be part of the UNISERVITATE Award 2024 “Solidarity Service-Learning in Catholic Higher Education”. This initiative seeks to make visible, promote the quality Service-learning practices carried out in every region worldwide, and place them in the spotlight. That is, to acknowledge experiences that account for effective contributions to the solution of socio-environmental problems, identified and addressed in solidarity with organizations and community members.

The UNISERVITATE Award will distribute a total of 84,000 euros, which will be used to give continuity to the awarded projects or to initiate new ones. The submitted experiences will be evaluated on a regional level. In each region, two prizes of 5,000 euros each will be awarded, and two special mentions of 1,000 euros. In addition, the two winners in each region will be able to travel to the V UNISERVITATE Symposium, which will take place in Rome from October 24th to 25th, 2024.

The Process

The Uniserviate Award 2024 will have two 'rounds'. In a first stage, applicants are asked to fill in general information about the Service-learning experience (February-March). The deadline for this first form is March 24th at midnight, CET time. At the beginning of April, a group of evaluators will evaluate the Service-learning experiences and decide which ones will proceed to the second round. If the experience meets the requirements in this form, applicants can fill in a second form, which asks for more detailed information (April-May). The deadline for the second form is May 5th at midnight, CET time. Winners of the 2024 Award will be announced in June 2024.

Please also check the Terms and Conditions of the Award.

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Do not hesitate to contact us in case of any question: uniservitate(at)ku.de

Christiane Hoth de Olano and Olha Mykhailyshyn for the CEE&ME Hub coordination