UCSC Charity Work Program 2024

To submit their application for UCSC Charity Work Program, applicants must:

1. register online, with I-Catt credentials, and pay the application fee (25 Euros non-refundable); you can register here;

2. send an email to charityworkprogram.CeSI@unicatt.it with the following documents attached:

a. receipt of the executive credit transfer, only if the fee’s payment was made by bank transfer (in case of payment by credit card, no receipts need to be attached)

b. application form filled out in all its parts; in the form it is compulsory to specify:

- the date on which you intend to take the English language test (for the dates and information on the language tests and for the further ways to demonstrate linguistic competence, see the section "Language and Language certifications” below);

- from one to four destinations, in order of preference (according to your Faculty);

- Bachelor's Degree certification with grade (only for students enrolled in a Master's Degree course who have obtained a Bachelor's Degree in a University other than Università Cattolica)

              OR

- Degree certification with grade (only for students enrolled in a Master, PhD or Specialization School of Università Cattolica who have obtained a degree in another University).

3. Provide a self-certification, in the dedicated section of the registration form, of the presence of any pathologies or undergoing therapies (this information is required due to the contexts in which the programme takes place).

Please note: students and graduates selected for previous editions of the Charity Work Program, regardless of their departure, will not be able to reapply for the 2024 edition of the volunteer program.

To participate in the UCSC Charity Work Program, you must demonstrate knowledge of the language required according to the selected destinations. The language required as a prerequisite for each destination is indicated in the respective project sheets. To register for the language tests, it is necessary to complete the registration procedure and indicate the date of the test in the application form.

Language tests will be held online in the following dates:

• Monday 19 February 2024 (registration by 12:00 noon on Friday 16 February 2024)
• Thursday 29 February 2024 (registration by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 28 February 2024);
• Wednesday 13 March 2024 (registration by Friday 8 March 2024).

In order to take the test, you will have to access a link, which will be sent by e-mail from CeSI the day before the selected date, together with all the instructions for taking the test. The link will be active from 8 A.M. to 12 P.M. on the indicated dates.

The Test is divided into 4 sections (Listening, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary) and has a maximum duration of 50 minutes; it evaluates grammar and lexical knowledge, written and oral comprehension.

It is not necessary to take the test if you have a language certification that meets the criteria listed in the table below; if this is the case, please indicate in the application form that you are in possession of a certification and attach the certification with the score obtained.

Language certificates exempt from the Placement Test if obtained no earlier than January 1st, 2022.

Valid certificates table.

Please Note: for some destinations, preference will be given to those candidates with Portuguese knowledge (when specified in the project sheet). To demonstrate Portuguese knowledge candidates can send a Portuguese certification with all the other documents required.

The scholarships will be assigned after the selection procedure, divided in two steps:

STEP 1: ACADEMIC MERIT AND LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE – the first selection step considers academic merit (weighted mark average, graduation grade) and language knowledge. Based on these criteria, a score will be assigned to each candidate, to determine their position in the ranking. The most deserving candidates will enter the second selection step.

Please Note: In the case of applicants who graduated within one year before the opening of the call for applications or students of a University Master's degree, PhD or Postgraduate School of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, only the degree mark and language knowledge will be taken into consideration for the ranking.

STEP 2: MOTIVATIONAL AND COGNITIVE INTERVIEW – the second step of the selection procedure consist of a motivational and cognitive interview with CeSI staff and considers the motivations, the attitude and previous experiences of the candidates. At the end of the interview, a score will be assigned to each candidate. This score, added to the score of the first selection step, determines the definitive ranking and the consequent assignment of the scholarships. The interviews will be held in person at the campus of Milan and Rome, or remotely via Microsoft Teams.

At the end of each phase of the procedure, all applicants will receive by e-mail information on the results.

The selected candidates must confirm their will to take part into the program within 3 days from the communication received by email.

Please note: Candidates who opt out of the motivational and informational interview will not be able to re-apply for future editions of the volunteering program, except in cases that are validly motivated and communicated with adequate notice to CeSI.

Please note: Candidates selected for the UCSC Charity Work Program Applicants who voluntarily renounce their departure following the purchase of a travel ticket will be required to refund their expenses.

Info session is a useful meeting to get all the information and discover the details and the destinations of the program. CeSI suggests to all interested students to attend the Info session.

Feb. 28, 2024 - The Info session will be held in presence at the Milan campus and remotely on Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 5 p.m. To attend in-person register by sending an email to charityworkprogram.CeSI@unicatt.it. Info and access links available soon.

Any doubt? To get the answers to all your doubts click HERE or contact us!

CONTACTS:
University Centre for International Solidarity.
@: charityworkprogram.CeSI@unicatt.it
tel. 02 72345218
Largo Gemelli, 1 (Palazzo Lanzone 18, 4th floor – above room G052).

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Economics, Science of Education, Political and Social Sciences (with priority to the degree course in Politics for International Development Cooperation)

ALBANIA

2 places available
destination open to students and recent graduates of all faculties.

BANGLADESH

3 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Medicine and Surgery (limited to degree programs in Neuro and psychomotricity therapy of developmental age, speech therapy and occupational therapy), Psychology and Education Sciences

BOLIVIA

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Political and Social Sciences and Education Sciences

CAMERUN MBALMAYO

3 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

CAMERUN NGAOUNDAL

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Economics, Law, Education Sciences, Political and Social Sciences (with priority to the degree course in Politics for International Development Cooperation)

GHANA

2 places available

destination open to students and recent graduates of all faculties

GUATEMALA

2 places available

destination reserved for female students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures or the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences

female students only

INDIA BANGALORE

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Political and Social Sciences, Law, Education Sciences, Psychology, Linguistic Sciences and Foreign Literature

AIDONE

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Political and Social Sciences, Education Sciences, Psychology, and Foreign Languages and Literatures.

CREMONA

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Political and Social Sciences, Education Sciences, Psychology

ROME

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Education Sciences (with priority to the course of Motor Sciences) and the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures

NEPAL POKHARA

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences

UGANDA C&S

2 places available

destination open to students and recent graduates of all faculties

BRAZIL ILHEUS

2 places available

destination open to students and recent graduates of all faculties.

BRAZIL PETROPOLIS

3 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Economics and Political and Social Sciences

INDIA WARANGAL

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Education, Humanities, Psychology, Political and Social Sciences

KENYA

2 places available

destination open to female students and recent graduates of all faculties

female students only

MADAGASCAR

2 places available

destination open to female students and recent graduates of all faculties.

female students only

MEXICO

2 places available

destination open to students and recent graduates of all faculties

NEPAL LOTO

2 places available

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Education Science

UGANDA BCK

6 places available on 2 shifts

destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and Surger

UGANDA BMC