La Trobe Award
Make your volunteering experience count
The La Trobe Award offers you recognition for your hard work as a volunteer. As part of the program you'll get:
- official recognition on your academic transcript.
- the opportunity to develop your professional and personal skills.
- the chance to take on new challenges and make new friends.
We recognise volunteers who work with student clubs, not-for-profit organisations, and mentoring/faculty programs. Make your volunteering hours count!
Want to volunteer but not sure how?
We know choosing a volunteering role and making time to commit to it can be daunting. If you want to be a part of the La Trobe Award program but haven't signed up to volunteer yet, start by completing our Expression of Interest Form. (You'll need your student username and password to submit.)
Once you complete this form, we'll keep you updated with events and volunteering opportunities (on or off campus).
Other ways to get started
- Victoria's Volunteering Portal offers tips on finding the right role for you.
- Come to our Community Volunteer Expo on Tuesday 26 March from 12pm -2pm to discuss your volunteering options and how you can make a difference.
La Trobe Award in Community Engagement: Open for registration
Eligibility requirements
| Volunteering hours required |
La Trobe Award training modules |
Reflective activities |
Other requirements |
Complete and submit by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 |
None |
Three online reflective activities required |
Submission of Volunteer confirmation letter (PDF 250 KB) and submission of Volunteer log books (PDF 259KB) (see below to submit) |
October 25, 2013 |
This stream runs from February – October. Volunteering roles can be short or long term and students have an opportunity of combining a number of Community roles to make up the required quota of volunteering hours for this stream.
Submit your materials
Please note: you will need your student username and password to submit these.
La Trobe Award in University Leadership: Open for registration
Eligibility requirements
| Volunteering hours required |
La Trobe Award training modules |
Reflective activities |
Other requirements |
Complete and submit by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 |
Two online training modules: Time management and Leadership |
Three online reflective activities required |
Submission of volunteer confirmation letter (PDF 250 KB) and submission of volunteer log books (PDF 259KB) (see below to submit) |
October 25, 2013 |
This stream runs from February – October. Volunteering roles can be short or long term and students have an opportunity of combining a number of Leadership roles to make up the required quota of volunteering hours for this stream.
Submit your materials
Please note: you will need your student username and password to submit these.
La Trobe Award in Sustainability (available semester 2, 2013)
This stream commences in semester 2, 2013. Information to follow shortly.
Students select one of the above streams and complete all requirements over two semesters.
Connect Mentors and the La Trobe Award
As a Connect Mentor you are automatically registered in the La Trobe Award in University Leadership.
Connect Mentors must submit their volunteer log book(s) by October 25, 2013 to be eligible for the Award.
Volunteer hours can include a combination of different volunteering roles and activities in other University or Community Programs.
Students who complete other volunteering activities must also submit a volunteering letter confirming their role and a log book for this new activity.
What is volunteering?
Definition
The La Trobe Award supports the following definition:
Formal volunteering is an activity which takes place through not-for-profit organisations or projects and is undertaken:
- to be of benefit to the community and the volunteer
- of the volunteer's own free will and without coercion
- for no financial payment and in designated volunteer positions only.
Sourced from Volunteering Australia 2011
La Trobe Award does not accept the following as volunteering:
- An activity with compensation which meets or exceeds the minimum wage for its duration.
- An activity which is counted for credit towards academic studies.
- An activity which is counted towards paid work or work experience.
