Service Learning Grants
ACAMIS Service Learning Grants have been established to provide financial support for student initiatives in service learning in the ACAMIS host countries, China and Mongolia.
Criteria
ACAMIS Service Learning Grants have been established to provide financial support for student initiatives in service learning in the ACAMIS host countries, China and Mongolia.
Awards are made to individuals or groups that require students to:
- Apply academic, social and personal skills to support and improve the community;
- Make decisions that will lead to authentic outcomes;
- Grow as individuals and increase community engagement;
- Gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their community, and society; and
- Demonstrate their abilities while and through helping others.
Grand Value
Who Can Apply?
Application Process
Schools that are planning to apply for a Service Learning Grant should first register their intent by completing the Preliminary Notice Form. When the students are ready to make full Application, they can download the ACAMIS Service Learning Grant Application Form here. The proposal should be no more than 750 words. All sections of the Service Learning Grant Application Form need to be completed and may include supplementary and supporting information. When completing the application, it may be useful to refer to the description of criteria in Service Learning Criteria.
When completing the service learning proposal the applicant(s) should consider the following questions:
- Why is the proposal meaningful service learning?
- Why is this project important to me/the group?
- How am I/we establishing and developing partnerships?
- How can I/we monitor progress, determine success and reflect during the process?
- For how long will the service learning project last?
- What will the funds will be applied to in addressing the identified need?
Timeline
A completed ACAMIS Service Learning Grant Application Form must be sent to the ACAMIS Executive Officer eo@acamis.org no later than February 15, 2020. Late applications will not be accepted.
It will then be submitted to the Service Learning Review Committee. The ACAMIS Board of Directors will review the recommendations made by the Service Learning Review Committee and select recipients of the Award during the May Board meeting.
2019 Service Learning Grants Recipients
Nanjing International School
Felicity, a Grade 11 student at NIS, has initiated a Service Club. She is working with fellow students knitting hats that will be included in Pfrang's annual Giving Tree campaign (Pfrang is a charity helping underprivileged students in North Jiangsu and Anhui).
"I wanted to do something practical, easy and sustainable. Hats! During the winter holidays of 2018, my grandmother taught me how to knit hats with a loom. It took only a few hours to make one. I figured with a group; we could make 100 hats to donate. Everyone needs a hat to keep their heads warm during the cold winters.
I asked a group of students from different grades to help knit hats. I showed them how to knits. Teachers and parents have also volunteered to help. My knitting group meets once every 2 weeks to collect more yarn and to hand in finished hats. So far, the group has nearly 40 hats. Knitting is a social activity that encourages people to talk and interact. My hope that even after I graduate, the Knitting group will continue to make hats to keep students warm.
Each hat is handmade so there are some imperfections. Also, each hat has a handstitched label that some moms helped us to sew on. We are also attaching a card with a photo of the student who knitted the hat. By December 2019, we hope to have 100 hats made.
When I first started, the material was provided by my school. They purchased yarn and the looms. The Pfrang Association had also agreed to provide some material. I applied for a Service grant from the ACAMIS, an association of international schools in China and Mongolia. I was very fortunate. My project was awarded 1500 USD! We have plenty of money to buy material to keep making hats."
Service Learning Grant Recipients
School | Student Name(s) | Project | Amount Granted |
American International School of Guangzhou | Selina | Transportation for Shaoguan girls to experience life outside their village | US$1,000 |
Beijing City International School | Victoria, Victoria and Elena | Library construction and traditional music instruments in Hunan through Me to We | US$2,000 |
Beijing World Youth Academy | Candy and Bella | Equipment and materials for Saturday instruction by students at a local migrant school | US$1,000 |
Dulwich College Shanghai | Laura and Winnie | Producing reusable sanitary pads for poor people in developing countries | US$1,500 |
Dulwich College Suzhou | Rudraksh | Sustainable environment project, reduce paper use, plant trees. | US$1,000 |
International School of Nanshan Shenzhen | Akhil, Seungjun and Tae Seo | Fund raising soccer match to raise money for Bali for All, to donate sports equipment to needy schools around the world | US$500 |
Nanjing International School | Felicity | Knitting winter headwear for needy students through the Pfrang Association | US$1,500 |
Yew Chung International School of Shanghai in Pudong | Alexandra and Ann | Make a Difference (MAD) for cancer | US$500 |
Yew Chung International School of Shanghai in Pudong | Hui and Hui | Shoebox Appeal for migrant children | US$1,500 |
Previous Service Learning Grant Recipients
2017-18
Beijing World Youth Academy
-- Stephanie, BWYA DP1 student, Service Award winner
Dulwich College Beijing
Service Learning Grant Recipients
School | Student Name(s) | Project | Amount Granted |
Beijing World Youth Academy | Stephanie | Renovation of bathrooms in Hongqi migrant school | US$2,500 |
Canadian International School of Beijing | Nicole | Organized a Chinese debate tournament | US$1,000 |
Dulwich College Beijing | Yi Wen | Charity debate competition | US$1,500 |
Teda International School | YeRam | Built libraries in disadvantaged schools | US$1,000 |
Keystone Academy | Alisa and Anna | Collected books and constructed a book corner to an organization | US$2,500 |
2016-17
School | Student(s) | Project | Amount Granted |
Dulwich College Suzhou | Iso | Promote literacy and education in hospital with Storytelling | US$1,500 |
Dulwich College Suzhou | Kate | Provide musical instruments at migrant schools | US$1,100 |
Nanjing International School | Catherine | Promote awareness of touch rugby in the local community | US$1,000 |
Yew Chung International School of Shanghai - Pudong Campus | Costanza | Fundraising Make a Difference (MAD) Run for cancer research | US$1,000 |
Yew Chung International School of Shanghai - Pudong Campus | Pok Yin | Fundraising Solar Buddies to schools in Liberia | US$1,500 |
2015-16
School | Student Name(s) | Project | Amount Granted |
Dulwich College Suzhou | Cyril | "Inspire with Art" project for local HS students to display their artistic abilities | US$1,200 |
Dulwich College Suzhou | Joo Eun | Furnish a music room for students at a school in Suzhou | US$1,500 |
Yew Chung International School of Shanghai - Pudong Campus | Lorenzo | Make a Difference (MAD) Run for cancer research | US$1,000 |
Yew Chung International School of Shanghai - Puxi Campus | Jiawen and others | Fundraising an orphanage at Ghana | US$2,500 |