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Volunteering

Volunteering is an excellent way to:

Meet new people and fun
Be part of community and make an impact
Expand on your learning and skills
Develop personally, professionally and civiclly

ALIVE is the University of Galway's Student Volunteering Programme

ALIVE is dedicated to supporting students to engage in positive volunteering experiences in communities across Galway and beyond. We help match student volunteers to community projects, provide training to enhance volunteering experiences, and recognise commitment through awards.

ALIVE connects students to volunteering projects:

off campus: charities, schools, hospitals, non-profit groups and communities
on campus: peer to peer mentoring, health programmes, social enterprises

Through a wide range of volunteer roles, that fit into student schedules and life, ALIVE assists students who want to develop tangible and transferable skills while they are gaining practical volunteering experience.

Volunteer Roles

Visit the ALIVE website to create your volunteer profile, learn about volunteering and sign up to volunteer. Log your volunteer hours and learning experiences to earn recognition.

Twice a year both campus based and local organisations exhibit in Aras na Mac Leinn at the Volunteering Fair to connect with students in order to:

Showcase volunteer opportunities
Demonstrate the work and career opportunities with the non-profit sector
Highlight community engagement and active citizenship

Check out the Annual Volunteering Fair

The President's Award for Student Volunteers

Volunteering is celebrated at the University of Galway and we annually come together as a community to award student volunteers and celebrate student engagement with community partners.

Learn more about the President's Award for Student Volunteers

Where can you volunteer?

There is a wide range of volunteering opportunities available for NUI Galway students including,

Volunteering on campus
Volunteering off campus

Volunteering on campus

There are a number of ways you can volunteer on campus, including:

Becoming a ‌Student Connect Mentor
Joining a Society or Club
Getting involved in Flirt FM (the University radio station) or Sin (the University newspaper)
Becoming a Class Representative with the Students' Union
And many more! Our campus volunteer roles are hugley varied providing you with a lots of different experiences.