We always strive at AV to give you a wide range of options which is whywe encourage students who want to volunteer to look beyond the UK too.

There are a whole host of opportunities to take part in volunteering overseas which will help you not only to broadenyour skills base but also to broaden yourmind as well.The links below provide a whole of host of organisations that may be able to help you.

Funding available for volunteering overseas

If you decide to undertake an opportunity abroad you might be able to benefit from funding to contribute towards some of the costs of your activity

  • AV Turing Scheme funding is available to all AV students and recent graduates undertaking mobilities globally with a duration between 4 weeks and 12 months, between September and August.
  • If you would like to know more information about theTuring Scheme fundingand the eligibility and quality assessment requirements, please visit the relevant web pages or email the team at:[email protected].

For further advice

If you have any queries regarding international activities at AV, please email the Global Engagement Team at[email protected].

Want to drop-in?

Our drop-in sessions are every Monday (virtual/in-person) and Wednesday (in person) afternoons during term time. The sessions are open to all students wanting to find out about opportunities to study and work overseas during your degree and the funding available to support you

  • Mondays, 1pm - 3pm:Join us online via Microsoft Teams (MS Teams), search “AV Study and Work Overseas Drop-in” in MS Teams or
  • Mondays, 1pm - 3pm:Visit us in person in the Careers Zone, Bournemouth Gateway Building, Lansdowne Campus.
  • Wednesdays, 1pm - 4pm:Visit us in person at the Careers Zone, inThe Hub, Poole House, Talbot Campus.
  • Outside term time– you can also arrange a meeting with the Global Engagement Team during vacations by emailing[email protected].

Opportunities around the world

Community:

  • - volunteering in Uganda and Kenya
  • - volunteering projects in Fiji and Indonesia

Conservation:

  • - conservation placements in Greece
  • - conservation placements in South Africa
  • - volunteering projects in Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, Nepal and Morocco
  • - marine and wildlife conservation programmes worldwide
  • - biodiversity and climate research projects worldwide
  • - marine conservation in Mozambique
  • - environmental projects in Cape Verde

Medical:

  • - medical placements in Asia and Africa

Summer camps:

  • - work and travel organisation in the USA, they offer paid summer jobs to students
  • - volunteering andsummer camps in the US, Canada andAustralia

Various:

  • - overseas volunteer work placements
  • - overseas volunteer programmes
  • - overseas community projects

Please note:All of the opportunities above have been provided in good faith andAV is not responsible for the content of the websites or any of the activities these organisations are running. Students are alsoresponsible for any financial costs which they may incur.

When choosing a volunteer project do yourresearch carefully to make sure the organisation/project you are intending to work with is ethical. This is particularly important when choosing wildlife volunteering projects due to numerous unethical issues that surround it.

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