GOAL SCHOLARSHIP
COMMUNITY SERVICE
(CS) REQUIREMENTS
Ms. Dionne Sue-Cox, Coordinator GOAL Community Service
Community service is volunteered work which should
be done outside of your regular full-time employment
What is
Community - It can be completed after regular working hours or on
weekends.
Service (CS)? - It does not have to be every day of the week, but it
should be at least twice per week or 8 hours per week.
Who has to complete community
service (CS)?
Awardees who are enrolled in the
All GOAL scholarship awardees should Bachelor Foundation Programme and
complete a period of community the SCQF Level 6 are NOT required to
service as a condition of the undertake community service until
scholarship obligation. when they would have started their
Bachelor’s degree programme.
What is the duration of Community
Service?
Period of Study Level of Programme of Period of Community
Study Service
Less than (6) months Certificates 2 weeks
1 year but less than 2 Diplomas, PGD, Masters 4 weeks
years
2 years but less than 3 Masters 6 weeks
years
3 years or more Bachelors Degree, PhD 8 weeks
What is the Required Procedure?
Step 1 – Prepare and submit a proposal on what you
would like to work on to GOAL for approval.
Step 2 – Upon approval, commence the project and keep
a log (with dates) of all activities completed
Step 3 – Request letter of completion from the Head of
the organization confirming the hours and activities
completed as part of your project.
Step 4 – Submit completion letter, activity logs or
project reports to GOAL CS Coordinator by email.
What should be in your proposal?
A project proposal is a brief outline of the project you wish to undertake and should
not be more than three (3) pages. It should include:
• Title of the project, introduction, objectives, beneficiaries, activities, and
anticipated results of the project
• Name of community and the organization within the community where the
service will be undertaken.
• Name of the person who will supervise the project along with their contact
number and email address
• Proposed start and end dates of your community service.
• Details of your GOAL scholarship awarded to you: University, Programme & year
• Your full name, contact number and email address.
When is the Proposal Due?
Community service
proposals should be Proposals should be
submitted for review and submitted by email to
communityservice@goal.edu.gy
approval within the first communityservice@ communityservice@goal.edu.gy
half of the duration of goal.edu.gy
your programme of study.
Where can I undertake my community service?
Community service may be undertaken at any registered
Private companies, National Democratic Council, National
Government Agencies, CBOs, NGOs (religious, orphanages,
homes, shelters) or Educational Institutions (schools, libraries,
learning centers).
Community Service cannot be a part of your regular job-
description.
EXAMPLES OF CS PROJECTS
• Community Literacy or numeracy
programmes.
• Community clean-up projects.
• Volunteer activities with orphans, senior
citizens or victims of abuse/natural
disasters.
• Volunteer opportunities are also available
at STEMGuyana Inc. -616-4454, and Men
on a Mission (MoM) – 664-5558.
FAQ Responses
How do we validate that you completed A letter of completion from the organization that
your community service? supervised your project and a site visit by GOAL officials
Do I get to choose where I do my Yes, you have a choose of where you wish to undertake
community service? your CS.
If I work 9am-5pm and I am only able to It will be calculated based on your logbook and field
complete my CS on the weekends, how verification by GOAL officials
will my hours be calculated?
Does the CS project have to be related to We prefer it is. Using the knowledge you have gained for
my field of study? the upliftment of the community. However, it may be
anything else that will uplift the community.
Can I complete my project in another It can be undertaken anywhere in Guyana.
community outside of my region?
FAQ Responses
Is there a template for the No. The letter should simply confirm the activities and hours
completion letter? completed and have the name and designation of the
supervisor along with the address and contact details of the
organization, if not on letterhead.
What is the timeline to complete Upon approval, the project should be completed no later
the CS project? than 6 months upon the completion of your study
Can projects be completed in A group project however, the proposal should include the
groups? details for each participant with the roles of each member of
the group clearly stated
Can I collect my academic Certificates will not be released until you have completed
certificate before completing my your CS
CS project?
FAQ Responses
How many hours is equivalent to the 6 weeks Community service should not be less than 2
required period? days a week or 8 hours weekly.
How long after the completion of the project Completion letters should be submitted
can I submit the activity log and completion within 1 month after completion of the
letter? project.
If I am already employed in the Public sector There are no exemption to CS. It must be
as a frontline worker, can I be exempted from undertaken as a volunteer work that does not
CS? form part of your regular job.
For all submissions, queries and other related
matters, kindly send an email to the coordinator
of community service, Ms. Dionne Sue-Cox, at
communityservice@goal.edu.gy
GOAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTs
• The GOAL contract is an agreement between the scholarship awardee and
the Government of Guyana.
• The contract states the contractual obligations and provisions for both
parties as a result of acceptance of the scholarship offer.
• By signing the contract both parties accept and agree to all the conditions as
stated in the said agreement/contract.
WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR SIGNING AND
SUBMITTING THE CONTRACT?
Upon receipt of the email with the contract, the awardee is required to :
• Download the contract and then convert to a Word document
• Complete the sections that require section: Full student name, Programme
level, University and Duration as highlighted on the contract
• Fill in their full name, signature and date at the bottom of the contract where
it says name of GOAL scholar and signature, along with signature of
witnesses.
• After completion, the document is then scanned into PDF document,
attached and sent by email to goalcontracts@goal.edu.gy
THANK YOU!
