What is the BOOST! award?

The BAA Communities Trust and WorldWide Volunteering (WWV) have launched this exciting new bursary scheme. Its aim is to help young people aged between 16-19, and who live or go to school or attend a youth club within 25 miles of either Heathrow, Stansted or Southampton airport, to create and be part of a voluntary project. A BOOST! bursary will contribute to the costs of the project which can include food, accommodation, transport, materials, equipment and other reasonable costs for the whole group, including the supervisor of the project (this could be a teacher or youth worker). These projects should be completed by 31st August 2010.

So, be creative, do something you’ve always wanted to do, and we’ll help with your costs.

Who might be awarded a BOOST! bursary?

Preference for a BOOST! award will be given to projects:

• undertaken by groups of at least three people
• of an environmental nature and of a skill-building nature
• to be carried out within a 25-mile radius of either Heathrow, Stansted or Southampton airport
• involving a school or youth club which has agreed to receive the award money and then pay it out as costs occur

How do I apply?

1. Decide to work alone or find a bunch of friends
2. Create your project together (you can work with a charity if you prefer, or design a project independently. Click here to find a charity you might like to work with find a charity)
3. Complete the online application form

Application deadline: midnight on 7th January 2010

What you get if you are selected

1. The chance to be part of a fun, rewarding and challenging project which you have designed yourself
2. A bursary award for up to the full cost of your project
3. You and your friends will attend an awards event

Applicants will be notified by email by 11th February 2010 if they have been successful or not.