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.

DOWNLOAD ACAMIS SERVICE LEARNING GRANT APPLICATION FORM HERE

Deadline for application submission: April 1, 2021

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.

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 April 1, 2021. 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.

2020 Service Learning Grants Recipients

School	Student Name(s)	Project	US$ Amount Granted
Bradbury School	Martin	Schoolwide recycling	US$800
Beijing World Youth Academy	Sissy	Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Event with interschool competition and exhibition	US$500
Beijing World Youth Academy	LongEr & Nobel	Creation of Android App to enhance knowledge of STEAM among local Chinese students	US$1,000
Hangzhou International School	Jin (Joyce)	Start Summer Program for Rural Community Schools	US$1,000
International School of Tianjin	Jae Min	Rising Healing Young Hearts: Creating Art booklets and Facilities for Sick Children in Hospitals	US$2,500
Leman International School, Chengdu	Yoon Soo & Emma	Rising Awareness to Save Endangered Species	US$1,000
Nanjing International School	Noah & Leo	Teaching People to Sew	US$1,500
Yew Chung International School of Shanghai, Puxi	Constance	Improving menstrual education, sewing reusable pads and teaching the same skill to village schools remotely in a rural village in Nepal	US$1,500

Previous Service Learning Grant 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

2017-18

Beijing World Youth Academy

"This is Stephanie from Beijing World Youth Academy. I am currently working on an art exhibition called Color strokes, which will display students’ original artworks, presenting the theme of migrant families and children. Along with the marathon project (Walkathon), my team and I are specifically aiming to raise more than 5000 RMB from the art exhibition to donate the profit to renovate bathroom facility in a migrant school. In addition to this project, in honor of receiving the grant from the ACAMIS, we are planning to do another project to support education in the same migrant school using the grant."

-- Stephanie, BWYA DP1 student, Service Award winner

"Service learning at Beijing World Youth Academy does not only stand alone as part of the IB programme requirement, it is also incorporated in units, where students connect their understanding of concepts and skills in a subject to service learning opportunities. This new learning experience helps students gain a much deeper understanding of how meaningful their service actions can be and become even more inspired to do more. Service learning contributes immensely to the development of the whole person at our school and it prepares these young learners to be responsible global citizens."

--Robert Wang, BWYA Secondary School Principal

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

Service Learning Grants

Criteria

Grand Value

Who Can Apply?

Application Process

When completing the service learning proposal the applicant(s) should consider the following questions:

Timeline

2018-19

Nanjing International School

Service Learning Grant Recipients

2017-18

Beijing World Youth Academy

Dulwich College Beijing

Service Learning Grant Recipients

2016-17

2015-16