Rewards and recognition

Volunteering is more than time spent; it’s also about skills gained

If you already volunteer with The Union or you’ve found your perfect volunteer opportunity through our online portal, you can log your volunteering hours and the skills you have gained to access rewards and support, you can also can claim RISE points for every hour you've volunteered. After 25 hours you should log skills along with each session of volunteering to claim your reward.

Volunteering Rewards

Get Going: 5 hours

Claim 5 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement

Bronze: 25 hours

Claim 40 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement
Mentoring Session and notepad

Silver: 50 hours

Claim 80 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement
Volunteering tote bag

Gold: 100 hours

Claim 160 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement
Volunteering T-shirt

Platinum: 200 hours

Claim 320 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement
£50 training bursary

RISE Scheme

Through the University’s RISE scheme, you can gain skills that count towards your degree for broader experiential learning. Through RISE you can claim; 30 course credits, and/or degree transcript recognition, once you gain 300 RISE points. You can claim credits at each above level of our Recognition scheme.

Visit the RISE website

Sport Volunteering Rewards

Get Going: 5 hours

Claim 5 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement

Bronze: 25 hours

Claim 40 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement
Volunteering tote bag

Silver: 50 hours

Claim 80 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement
MMU Sport Volunteering T-shirt

Gold: 100 hours

Claim 160 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement
Access to £100 training and development bursary

Platinum: 200 hours

Claim 320 RISE points
Claim a digital certificate of your achievement
Personalised sport hoodie