UCSC Charity Work Program 2024
UCSC Charity Work Program 2024
Narrating the UCSC Charity Work Program 2024
The University Centre for International Solidarity (CeSI), also thanks to the support of the Giuseppe Toniolo Institute for Advanced Studies, promotes a new edition of the volunteering program UCSC Charity Work Program for summer 2024. The program offers the students of Università Cattolica the chance to live service and volunteering experiences in Italy and abroad, aimed at enhancing their academic and personal growth.
The program is open to:
- students enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree, in a Master’s Degree or in a Single Cycle Degree;
- PhD students, students enrolled in a Specialization School or in a postgraduate course;
- recent graduate students, within one years from the opening date of the call (February 2nd 2023).
The program offers 51 scholarships for volunteering experiences lasting 3-8 weeks, of which 28 are full coverage scholarships and 23 are partial coverage scholarships.
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- FAQ_UCSC Charity Work Program 2024_EN.pdf
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APPLICATION
Applicants must submit their application within March 8th, 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.
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- cesi-LINGUE_certificazioni.docx.pdf
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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.
Do you have any doubts? Check out the FAQ 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).
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- FAQ_UCSC Charity Work Program 2024_EN.pdf
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Discover the destinations of Charity 2024
The program offers 51 scholarships for 3-8 week experiences, of which 28 are full cost coverage and 23 are partial cost coverage.
Click on the partner's name to view project sheets with information on activities, available places, required language prerequisites and cost coverage.
DESTINATIONS WITH FULL-COVERAGE SCHOLARSHIPS
The 28 full-coverage scholarships provide coverage of travel, insurance and accommodation expenses at the host facilities; for some destinations a contribution is required from the students to be paid to the partner institution as indicated following selection. Details of expenses covered by the University are available in each project sheet.
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)
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Albania).pdf
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- 1009 KB
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2 places available
destination open to students and recent graduates of all Faculties
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Bangladesh_Satkhira).pdf
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- 570 KB
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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
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Bolivia).pdf
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- 492 KB
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2 places available
destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Political and Social Sciences and Education Sciences
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Camerun_Mbalmayo).pdf
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- 478 KB
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- application/pdf
3 places available
destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Camerun_Ngaoundal).pdf
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- 487 KB
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- application/pdf
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)
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Ghana).pdf
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- 513 KB
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- application/pdf
2 places available
destination open to students and recent graduates of all Faculties
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Guatemala).pdf
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- 882 KB
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- application/pdf
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
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (India_Bangalore).pdf
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- 586 KB
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- application/pdf
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
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- cesi-CWP 2024 IT (Aidone).pdf
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- 356 KB
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- application/pdf
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.
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- cesi-CWP 2024 IT (Cremona).pdf
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- 992 KB
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2 places available
destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Political and Social Sciences, Education Sciences, Psychology
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- cesi-CWP 2024 IT (Roma).pdf
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- 369 KB
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- application/pdf
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
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Nepal_Pokhara).pdf
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- 628 KB
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2 places available
destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Uganda_Alito).pdf
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- 827 KB
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DESTINATIONS WITH PARTIAL-COVERAGE SCHOLARSHIPS
The 23 partial-coverage scholarships provide coverage of insurance and lodging expenses at the host facilities; for some destinations a contribution is required from students to be paid to the partner institution as indicated following selection. Travel expenses to the destination country remain the responsibility of the volunteers. Details of expenses covered by the University are available in each project sheet.
2 places available
destination open to students and recent graduates of all Faculties
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Brasile_Ilheus).pdf
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2 places available
destination open to students and recent graduates of all Faculties
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Brasile_Petropolis).pdf
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- 507 KB
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3 places available
destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Economics and Political and Social Sciences
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (India_Warangal).pdf
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- 1 MB
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- application/pdf
2 places available
destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculties of Education, Humanities, Psychology, Political and Social Sciences
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Kenya).pdf
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- 511 KB
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- application/pdf
2 places available
destination open to female students and recent graduates of all Faculties
Female students only
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Madagascar).pdf
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- 1006 KB
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- application/pdf
2 places available
destination open to female students and recent graduates of all Faculties
Female students only
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Messico).pdf
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- 425 KB
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- application/pdf
2 places available
destination open to students and recent graduates of all Faculties
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Nepal_Tanahu District).pdf
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- 714 KB
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- application/pdf
2 places available
destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Education Science
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Uganda BCK).pdf
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- 1 MB
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- application/pdf
6 places available on 2 shifts
destination reserved for students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
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- cesi-CWP 2024 (Kampala BMC).pdf
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- 682 KB
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- application/pdf
The Info session is a very useful time to learn the details of the program. Participation is therefore recommended for all those who are interested.
Feb. 28, 2024 - The info session will be held in-person and remotely at 5 p.m. at the Milan office; classroom details will be announced on this page. To attend in-person register by sending an email to charityworkprogram.CeSI@unicatt.it. Info and access links available soon.
Have doubts? Check out the FAQ or contact us!
Contacts:
University Centre for International Solidarity
@: charityworkprogram.CeSI@unicatt.it
tel. 02 72345218
Largo Gemelli, 1 (Palazzo Lanzone 18, fourth floor - above room G052).
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- FAQ_UCSC Charity Work Program 2024_EN.pdf
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- 183 KB
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- application/pdf
