Activities and Versions
The Edinburgh Award is run locally and wrapped around a variety of activities. Here is the list of the activities that are currently involved in the Award.
If you are involved in an activity where the Award already exists, you will probably hear about it directly from the staff running the activity. If not, do get in touch with the lead Award contact for your activity.
Please note that the Edinburgh Award cannot credit past experiences. For example, if you are doing a summer internship and want to obtain recognition for it, you need to register for the Edinburgh Award (Work Experience) before the deadline and complete the tasks outlined in the Award process.
The areas in which the Award is available is constantly increasing. The current settings are listed below and have been categorised in order to help you find the Award Version which suits your activity. The Award Versions can also be viewed all at once by collapsing the 'All Versions' tab below. Please note that some versions will appear more than once.
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Activity |
Award Leader |
Email Address |
When does it run |
For more information |
| Charity Fundraising | Iona Scanlon | appeal.coordinator@escaonline.org | October to March | Email Award Leader |
| Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia | Ewan McAndrew | Ewan.McAndrew@ed.ac.uk | October to March | |
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Leadership in Student Opportunities (includes Global Buddies, Tandem Volunteers, Peer Learning and Support Leaders, Office Bearers, Student Representatives) |
Students' Association | activitiesedaward@eusa.ed.ac.uk | November to March | |
| School of Informatics: Makerspace Student Technicians | Garry Ellard | garry.ellard@ed.ac.uk |
October to March And Summer |
Email Award Leader |
| School of Mathematics: Maths Coaches | Wei En Tan | w.tan@ed.ac.uk | September to March | Email Award Leader |
| School of Social and Political Science: Leadership in Peer Assisted Learning | The Student Development Office | ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Further information (website) |
| University Collections Volunteers | Serena Fredrick | sfredric@ed.ac.uk | November to March | Email Award Leader |
| Activity |
Award Leader |
Email Address | When does it run |
For more information |
| School of Engineering: Civil and Environmental Engineering Industrial Internships | Julio Bros-Williamson | j.broswilliamson@ed.ac.uk | Summer | Email Award Leader and for further information follow this link (website) |
| Employ.ed on Campus | Eilidh Steele | employ.ed@ed.ac.uk | June to August | Email Award Leader |
| Legal Placements | Evan McVeigh | evan.mcveigh@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
| Residents Assistants: Leadership | Janine Gall | janine.gall@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
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Resident Assistants |
Janine Gall | janine.gall@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
| Work Experience run by the Careers Service | Lorna Savage | Careers Service |
November to March OR Summer |
Further information (website) |
| Activity | Award Leader | Email Address | When does it run | For more information |
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Community Based Researchers Leadership |
Helen Szoor-McElhinney | Helen.Szoor-McElhinney@ed.ac.uk | October to March | https://www.ed.ac.uk/clinical-sciences/our-health/contact-us |
| Law Leaders | Evan McVeigh | evan.mcveigh@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
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Leadership in Student Opportunities (includes Global Buddies, Tandem Volunteers, Peer Learning and Support Leaders, Office Bearers, Student Representatives) |
Students' Association | activitiesedaward@eusa.ed.ac.uk | November to March | Further information (website) |
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MasterCard Foundation Scholars: Transformative Leadership |
Pete Kingsley | Pete.Kingsley@ed.ac.uk | November to March | Email Award Leader |
|
Residents Assistants: Leadership |
Janine Gall |
janine.gall@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
|
Sports Union Volunteers: Leadership |
Neil Rankin | neil.rankin@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
| School of Social and Political Science: Leadership in Peer Assisted Learning | The Student Development Office | ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Further information (website) |
| School of Social and Political Science: Professional Development with Leadership | The Student Development Office | ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk | October to March (July - PG) | Further information (website) |
| Activity | Award Leader |
Email Address |
When does it run |
For more information |
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Business School Global Employability |
The Student Development Team | Student.Development@business-school.ed.ac.uk | October to June | Further information (website) |
| Business School UG Effective and Responsible Leadership | The Student Development Team | UGEA@business-school.ed.ac.uk | October to March |
Email Award Leader or follow this link for more information. |
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Business School UG Professional Development |
The Student Development Team | UGEA@business-school.ed.ac.uk | October to March |
Email Award Leader or follow this link for more information. |
| Digital Skills Specialists | Digital Skills and Training Team | is.skills@ed.ac.uk | November - March | Further information (website) |
|
School of Social and Political Science: Professional Development |
The Student Development Office | ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk | October to March (July - PG) | Further information (website) |
| School of Social and Political Science: Professional Development with Leadership | The Student Development Office | October to March (July - PG) | Further information (website) | |
| School of Social and Political Science: PhD Research Development | The Student Development Office | ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk | October to September | Further information (website) |
| Activity |
Award Leader |
Email Address | When does it run | For more information |
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Leadership in Student Opportunities (includes Global Buddies, Tandem Volunteers, Peer Learning and Support Leaders, Office Bearers, Student Representatives) |
Students' Association | activitiesedaward@eusa.ed.ac.uk | November to March | Further information (website) |
|
Sports Union Volunteers |
Neil Rankin | neil.rankin@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
| Activity | Award Leader | Email Address | When does it run | For more information | |
| Climate and Sustainability Leadership | Matthew Lawson | Matthew.Lawson@ed.ac.uk | October to April | https://www.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/students/student-sustainability-studies/student-pathways | |
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Community Based Researchers |
Helen Szoor-McElhinney | Helen.Szoor-McElhinney@ed.ac.uk | October to March | https://www.ed.ac.uk/clinical-sciences/our-health/contact-us | |
|
Educated Pass Volunteers |
Neil Speirs | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader | |
|
LEAPS volunteers |
Neil Speirs | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader | |
|
Maths Outreach |
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Francesca.Iezzi@ed.ac.uk | October to April | Email Award Leader | |
| School of Mathematics: Community Building | April Willis | april.willis@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader | |
| Student Ambassadors in Student Recruitment and Admissions | Neil Speirs | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader | |
|
Students as Change Agents |
|
sacha.project@ed.ac.uk |
Semester 2 And Summer |
Further information (website) |
|
Activity |
Award Leader |
Email address |
When does it run |
For more information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business School Global Employability | The Student Development Team | Student.Development@business-school.ed.ac.uk |
October to June
|
Further information (website) |
| Business School UG Effective and Responsible Leadership | The Student Development Team | UGEA@business-school.ed.ac.uk | October to March | |
| Business School UG Professional Development |
The Student Development Team |
UGEA@business-school.ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
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| Charity Fundraising | Iona Scanlon | appeal.coordinator@escaonline.org | October to March | Email Award Leader |
| Climate and Sustainability Leadership | Matthew Lawson | matthew.lawson@ed.ac.uk | October to April | Further information (website) |
|
Community-based Researchers
|
Helen Szoor-McElhinney | Helen.Szoor-McElhinney@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
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Community-based Researchers: Leadership
|
Helen Szoor-McElhinney | Helen.Szoor-McElhinney@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
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Curriculum Ambassadors
|
Neil Speirs | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
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Digital Skills Specialists
|
Digital Skills and Training Team | is.skills@ed.ac.uk | November - March | Further information (website) |
| Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia | Ewan McAndrew | Ewan.McAndrew@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
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Early Years Volunteering
|
Neil Speirs | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
| Educated Pass Volunteers | Neil Speirs | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
Email Award Leader |
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Employ.ed on Campus |
Eilidh Steele | employ.ed@ed.ac.uk | June to August | Email Award Leader |
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GEP VetPALs in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
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Jessie Paterson | jessie.paterson@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
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Law Leaders
|
Evan McVeigh | evan.mcveigh@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
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Legal Placements
|
Evan McVeigh | evan.mcveigh@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
|
LawPALS in the School of Law |
Neil Speirs | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk |
October to January
|
Email Award Leader |
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Leadership in Student Opportunities (includes Global Buddies, Tandem Volunteers, Peer Learning and Support Leaders, Office Bearers, Student Representatives)
|
Students' Association | activitiesedaward@eusa.ed.ac.uk | November to March | Further information (website) |
| LEAPS Volunteers | Neil Speirs | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
Email Award Leader |
|
Library and University Collections Volunteers
|
Serena Fredrick | sfredric@ed.ac.uk | November to March | Email Award Leader |
|
MasterCard Foundation Scholars: Transformative Leadership
|
Pete Kingsley | Pete.Kingsley@ed.ac.uk |
November to March
|
Email Award Leader |
| Maths Buddies in the School of Physics and Astronomy | Kristel Torokoff | kristel.torokoff@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
Email Award Leader |
| Maths Outreach | Francesca Iezzi | Francesca.Iezzi@ed.ac.uk |
October to April
|
Email Award Leader |
| Resident Assistants | Janine Gall | janine.gall@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
Email Award Leader |
| Residents Assistants: Leadership | Janine Gall | janine.gall@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
Email Award Leader |
| School of Engineering: Civil and Environmental Engineering Industrial Internships | Julio Bros-Williamson | j.broswilliamson@ed.ac.uk | Summer | Email Award Leader and for further information follow this link (website) |
|
School of Informatics: Makerspace Student Technicians
|
Garry Ellard | Garry.ellard@ed.ac.uk |
October to March And Summer |
Email Award Leader |
| School of Mathematics: Community Building | April Willis | april.willis@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
| School of Mathematics: Maths Coaches | Wei En Tan | w.tan@ed.ac.uk | September to March | Email Award Leader |
| School of Social and Political Science: Leadership in Peer Assisted Learning | The Student Development Office | ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Further information (website) |
|
School of Social and Political Science: Professional Development
|
The Student Development Office | ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk |
October to March (July - PG)
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|
School of Social and Political Science: Professional Development with Leadership |
The Student Development Office | ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk | October to March (July - PG) | Further information (website) |
| School of Social and Political Science: PhD Research Development | The Student Development Office | ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk | October to September | Further information (website) |
| Sports Union Volunteers | Neil Rankin | neil.rankin@ed.ac.uk | October to March | Email Award Leader |
| Sports Union Volunteers: Leadership | Neil Rankin | neil.rankin@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
Email Award Leader |
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Student Ambassadors in Student Recruitment and Admissions
|
Neil Speirs | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
Email Award Leader |
| Students as Change Agents | Aidan Tracey | sacha.project@ed.ac.uk |
Semester Two And Summer |
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| Vet Student Ambassador Award | Francesca Coates | Francesca.Coates@ed.ac.uk> | September - May | Email Award Leader |
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VetPALS in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
|
Susan Rhind | susan.rhind@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
Email Award Leader |
| Widening Participation Peer Mentors | Neil Speirs | Neil.Speirs@ed.ac.uk |
October to March
|
Email Award Leader |
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Work Experience - run by the Careers Service |
Lorna Savage | Careers Service |
November to March And Summer
|