In 2020, students will have the opportunity to receive financial support to make use of the freedom for social and community commitment. Financial need on the part of the applicant is absolutely necessary, this may have arisen, for example, due to the loss of a classic student job (gastronomy, etc.). Students are employed for about 4-5 months as student assistants with 40 hours of work (approx. € 450.00 per month) at the Social Commitment Department. Only enrolled students can receive financial support. The project is to be carried out in cooperation with an organization oriented towards the common good. The submitted project must have a thematic connection to the current Corona pandemic . 10 students can be funded within this framework. Students must apply with the following documents by 22.05.2020 :
- Letter of motivation (max. 700 characters)
Key question: What is your personal motivation for carrying out your “Corona Project”? - Student ID
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Project description with cooperation partner including confirmation of cooperation
- Short explanation (max. 700 characters) of the following question on need:
Could you briefly describe when and how the Corona pandemic and the associated developments led to a particularly difficult financial situation for you?
The documents must be sent digitally in a PDF file to the e-mail address engagement@hs-osnabrueck.de . Please also send open questions about the solidarity project to the e-mail address listed.
The experiences from the individual solidarity projects are presented to the university in the form of lectures, embedded in e.g. an evening event or a theme day.