Global Action Awards Terms and Conditions

Purpose of the Worth Society Global Action Awards (formerly the Worth Society VSA)

The purpose of the Award is to provide financial assistance to a pupil  in the lower or upper sixth, or any Worthian who is planning a sabbatical in order to undertake a worthwhile journey or project. For pupils, it is intended that the process of applying for, and the duties of recipients of the Award, should promote skills that will be of use to the recipient outside the school.

Purpose of Journey or Project

The thinking behind the bursary is that it should assist a Worthian in a gap year project or in taking a sabbatical. It is not intended to set down a list of onerous criteria or to be overly prescriptive as to what constitutes a “worthwhile project”. But it is expected that successful applicants will be doing something both beneficial to themselves personally and to the wider community. It is hoped that this will perhaps involve travel outside the United Kingdom and/or possibly working with those who do not and have the opportunities available to Worthians educated at Worth School.

Conditions for Making the Award

It will be a condition of receiving an Award that the recipient write an article for The Blue Paper while they are carrying out their project, and also return to the School to give a presentation to current pupils once they have completed their project. The Society feels that it is very important that the winners of the Award should be involved in promoting the benefits of their activities to those who might follow in their footsteps and this will be an important factor in making the Award. In particular it is hoped that all winners of the award will be members of the selection panel in a subsequent year. Candidates will be expected to prepare a budget for their trip as part of their application.

Applying for the Award

Applicants for the Award are asked to prepare a presentation on paper outlining what they are intending to do and how it will be of value to themselves and to the wider community. This written application should be sent to the Worth Society Secretary, Olivia Henley at admin@worthsociety.org.uk. Depending on the number of applicants all, or a selected shortlist of applicants, will be asked to make their presentation to the Awards committee. While lengthy presentations should be avoided (not least because in the real world people will only read executive summaries) applicants should make sure that they do themselves, and their proposed projects, justice.

Awards Committee

The Committee will consist of a representative of the academic staff of the school, two members of the Worth Society Committee, and a former winner of the Award (if available).

Timing

The applications for those wishing to apply the award should be submitted by the end of the Lent half-term. The selection process will be completed by the end of the Lent term and the Award made by the end of the Summer term. 

Factors in making the Award

• Development of the individual
• Benefit to other members of the community
• Proposals for providing feedback to the school
• Promotion of Worth School and Worth Society
• Financial needs
• The extent to which the candidate has used their initiative in making their application