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Email: grants@gomakeadifference.global

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The GoMakeADifference grant is awarded to successful applicants who are students in their final year at any UWC school or college from around the world. Please ensure that you meet the criteria before completing and submitting your application and are aware of how the projects will be assessed.

When applying tell us a bit about yourself and how you believe your project would make a difference. Let us know of any other team members involved, what you are hoping to achieve and how you will deliver your project. We would like you to submit a project proposal in the specified format as part of your application.

Please complete the form below and upload your project proposal as one document in the specified format. Your application will be reviewed and we will contact you in due course.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2019 AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN. Closing date will be 31st January 2019.

Your GoMakeADifference Proposal

In order to submit an application for a GoMakeADifference grant, UWC students must complete the Online Application Form and upload their Project Proposal (following the guidelines highlighted in writing your project proposal)

The uploaded Project Proposal must be one complete document and consist of the following:

Title Page
Table of Contents
SECTION A: Your Project
SECTION B: Your Plan
SECTION C: About you and your team

Please note: Applicants are to submit sections A-C as one coherent document. The document must include: a title page; a table of contents; clearly marked A-C. The document must be uploaded as part of your online application in PDF or Microsoft Word format and must include a word-count immediately following each section A-C.

OPTIONAL

SECTION D: Optional, send a link to a video presenting your project

Online Application Form

Project Name(Choose a formal title for your project - keep it short and memorable)
Brief Project Description(In no more than 20 words, give an outline of what the project is about)
Town/region Project takes place in
Country Project takes place in
Will this Project be delivered in 2019?
Start Date
End Date
Total Number of Participants(These are people who will be delivering the project)
Has your project been signed off?
If 'Yes', name of member of faculty
If 'Yes', email address of member of faculty

Project Leader 1

Name
College/School
Country of origin
UWC Email Address
Re-enter UWC Email Address
Personal Email Address
Re-enter Personal Email Address
Skype name
WhatsApp number

Project Leader 2

Name
College/School
Country of origin
UWC Email Address
Re-enter UWC Email Address
Personal Email Address
Re-enter Personal Email Address
Skype name
WhatsApp number

Add Project Proposal, your video (optional) & Send

In order to submit an application for a GoMakeaDifference grant, UWC students must complete the Online Application Form and attach a Project Proposal consisting of the following sections A-C and preferably also section D.

Applicants are to submit sections A-C as one coherent document. The document must include:

A title page
A table of contents
Section A - your project
Section B - your plan
Section C - about you and the team

The document must be uploaded with your online form in a PDF or Microsoft Word format and must include a word count immediately following each section A-C.

Upload Project Proposal (ensure you have completed section A, B & C)For clarification of what must be covered in these sections please review the Writing Your Proposal guidelines
Video (optional)The URL of your video (YouTube, etc.)

Testimonials

The people who succeed in these hard times are those who are not afraid to fail. Go MAD made us realize our potential.

— Plant a Tree, Nepal, 2011