Student Impact Challenge
Student Impact Challenge
Are you ready to make an impact?
What is the Student Impact Challenge?
Work with local employers to solve problems and gain experience. Using your skills and knowledge, you'll have the opportunity to help businesses be better at what they do by working in teams on projects. Whatever your discipline, or experience level, we have an opportunity waiting for you.
How do these opportunities impact your career prospects?
Work experience is a valuable part of your career journey. It's a great way to apply what you have learned on your course or through co-curricular experiences in real-life situations. The projects are a platform for you to use your skills whilst learning new ones. You can enhance your confidence and take that first step towards securing more career opportunities for yourself.
The projects are also worth employability points which can lead to further opportunities for you whilst you are at University and help your CV Stand out.
What opportunities are there?
There are a range of opportunities available for you to apply for. You do not have to be a student from a specific course to apply for them either, you are welcome to apply for any of the projects.
There are 17 opportunities in total for you to consider that are mostly local to Canterbury
Find out what they are in our opportunities pack.
How to Apply
Applications close at 23:59 on the Sunday 6th October 2024.
Use the link below to enter your Kent email and receive the application form.
For each project application you will be asked about your motives and suitability for the opportunity. Remember, it will be these answers that determine which applicants are successful and we highly recommend you talk about, and provide examples of, you past experiences (curricular or co-curricular), relevant skills and knowledge, and the reasons why you are applying.
You can apply for as many projects as you would like and the application form is designed to allow you to select in order of preference.
Student Success Stories
The Student Impact Challenge
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Anaum Iqbal
Revitalising Canterbury Cathedral’s Onboarding Process
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Ari Kamara
Enhancing Visitor Experience at Canterbury Cathedral
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Abhay Singh
Enhancing Visitor Feedback Systems at Canterbury Cathedral
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Alia Awan
Understanding Student Engagement at Curzon Westgate
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Perla Errasti Hernandez
Enhancing Sustainable Practices at Lily’s Social Kitchen
Frequently Asked Questions
This scheme is open for current students who are studying at The University of Kent.
You can view all the opportunities now in our opportunities pack but the application window will open on the 23rd September 2024 and close on the 6th October 2024.
You will need to complete a short application form to showcase your suitability, skills and experiences.
You must apply before 23:59 on the 6th October 2024.
For each project application you will be asked about your motives and suitability for the opportunity. Remember, it will be these answers that determine which students are successful and we highly recommend you talk about, and provide examples of, you past experiences (curricular or co-curricular), relevant skills and knowledge, and the reasons why you are applying.
You can apply for as many of the projects as you would like and the application form is designed to allow you to select in order of preference.
You can apply for as many of the projects as you would like and the application form is designed to allow you to select in order of preference.
Once the application deadline closes, the Student Impact team will review these applications and determine the most suitable candidate for each role. The successful applicants will be informed on the week commencing 14th October 2024 and will be e-introduced to the organisation offering the opportunity.
These work experience opportunities will be undertaken part-time, alongside your studies, at the end of Term One or the start of Term Two. The roles are unpaid and you will not work beyond 40 hours for the duration of the whole project.
If you complete the work experience opportunity you will receive 30 Employability Points.
You can always use the services available from the Careers and Employability Service for this application. A Quick Advise session with an Employability Adviser would probably be suitable if you feel you need support with the application.
You can also find guidance on making applications on our making applications page. There are also lots of career resources which could help on our resources page.
If you have a question which isn't answered here please email careerhelp@kent.ac.uk and put 'Student Impact Challenge' in the subject line and we'll get back to you shortly.