Challenging yourself to go further…

OverviewOverview

What the St Andrews Award isWhat the St Andrews Award is What is includedWhat is included How you can achieve the AwardHow you can achieve the Award What you need to do to get What you need to do to get

startedstarted

What the St Andrews Award isWhat the St Andrews Award is

Recognises and celebrates extra-Recognises and celebrates extra-curricular and work related curricular and work related activitiesactivities

Chance to develop and enhance Chance to develop and enhance your skillsyour skills

Opportunity to stretch yourself Opportunity to stretch yourself and try new thingsand try new things

Achievement will be on your Achievement will be on your degree transcriptdegree transcript

What is includedWhat is included

There are 4 strands:There are 4 strands: Contributing to university lifeContributing to university life Giving to othersGiving to others Working for your futureWorking for your future Extending your horizonsExtending your horizons

This strand is about getting involved in This strand is about getting involved in activities within the university. activities within the university.

For example:For example: Holding a position of responsibility in a Holding a position of responsibility in a

university club or societyuniversity club or society Contributing to the Athletics Union or Sports Contributing to the Athletics Union or Sports

CentreCentre Playing an active part as a post holder on a Playing an active part as a post holder on a

Hall CommitteeHall Committee Taking part in university music or drama Taking part in university music or drama

activitiesactivities  

Contributing to university lifeContributing to university life

This strand is about making a This strand is about making a difference to someone else. difference to someone else.

For example:For example: Volunteering with a charitable organisationVolunteering with a charitable organisation Being a personal helper to a student with a Being a personal helper to a student with a

disabilitydisability Taking up a position of responsibility Taking up a position of responsibility

organising charity events or fundraising organising charity events or fundraising activities activities 

Giving to othersGiving to others

This strand is about exploring the world This strand is about exploring the world of work. For example:of work. For example:

Undertaking work experience or an Undertaking work experience or an internshipinternship

Doing an ordinary job and demonstrating Doing an ordinary job and demonstrating contribution, responsibility or investigation contribution, responsibility or investigation whilst doing itwhilst doing it

Undertaking a placement within an Undertaking a placement within an academic schoolacademic school

Running your own business or Running your own business or entrepreneurial venture entrepreneurial venture 

Working for your futureWorking for your future

This strand is about doing This strand is about doing something that really challenges something that really challenges you, either personally, culturally, you, either personally, culturally, socially, geographically or socially, geographically or physicallyphysically

Extending your horizonsExtending your horizons

How you can achieve the How you can achieve the AwardAward

Get involvedGet involved Attend a workshop each yearAttend a workshop each year Keep a journal, log or portfolio of Keep a journal, log or portfolio of

your activitiesyour activities Submit your evidence & Submit your evidence &

reflections for each strandreflections for each strand Submit a final summary and Submit a final summary and

attend an interviewattend an interview

What you need to do to get What you need to do to get startedstarted

Register your interest via the Register your interest via the websitewebsite

Keep a log or journal of anything Keep a log or journal of anything interesting you are doing this interesting you are doing this summersummer

Attend the introductory Attend the introductory workshop next semesterworkshop next semester

How can staff supportHow can staff support

What activities does your school What activities does your school or unit already offer?or unit already offer?

What new activities might you What new activities might you offer?offer?

Get in touch and let us knowGet in touch and let us know Promote the Award to studentsPromote the Award to students

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/award

“Every man has in himself a continent of undiscovered character. Happy is he who acts as the Columbus to his

own soul.”

Sir James Stephen

Challenging yourself to go further…