Introduction

Every country/city is always facing different social issues and Hong Kong is no exception. Under the COVID-19 pandemic, these issues may be even worse such as inflation, unemployment and inequality. Have you ever imagined that your dream could trigger positive impact to our society?

“Dream Hunter Award”, established in 2014 by the University & College YMCA Department, aims to provide opportunity for young people to pursuit their overseas dreams. In view of the pandemic, the scope of “Dream Hunter Award” has extended to local community in order to encourage our members to take action to combat social issues and serve our community last year. With the professional guidance and financial support from the YMCA, awardees will be able to make their contribution to where we live spread love and care to our community.

Let’s dream big and fly high! 

Programme Details

Aims:

Encourage youth to organize local community service project to actualize their dreams and respond to social needs, with the professional supports from University & College YMCA；
Establish a platform for youth to dream out loud for spreading caring spirit, personal development and contributions to the society as they share their aspirations to inspire others；and

Raise public awareness on different social issues through project execution and advocacy.

Details

Areas	Objective
Pandemic Supports	Provide supports and answer needs under the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Enhance participants’ understanding and awareness of local issues and encourage them to serve the underprivileged. Raise public awareness through promotion and advocacy.
Mental Health	Provide activities/means for tertiary students to relax physically and mentally, enhance their understanding and awareness of mental health issues. Build a positive and supportive societal and campus culture on mental health.
Cultural Integration	Enhance participants’ understanding and awareness about cultural inclusion, create more interactions between local and non-local students and strengthen their concern for cultural diversity. (Priority is given to projects include both local and non-local students as participants)

Subsidy

Each selected service project will be awarded with up to $12K subsidy.

Eligibility

Full-time undergraduates or alumni aged 18-30 *

*Before submission of application, please make sure ALL applicants are valid members of University & College YMCA. To apply for membership, please click HERE. 

Judging Criteria

Relevancy to area(s) of focus (45%), Project Sustainability (20%), Innovation (20%) and the Advocacy of Social Issues (10%)

Priority is given to projects related to 1) YMCA/University Services, 2) Your Academic Major/ Personal Professional Skills, 3) Christian Elements, or 4) Technology Application.

Programme Timeline

Date	Content
27 March 2022	Application Deadline
28 March 2022	1st Round Interview Invitation*
31 March 2022 (Afternoon/night)	1st Round Interview
On or before 2 April 2022	Final Round Interview Invitation*
8 April 2022 (TBC)	Final Round Interview
On or before 14 April 2022	Results Announcement *The winner(s) may be invited by the Organiser to attend sharing session(s) and interview(s) in future.
14-18 April 2022	Accept offer by sending confirmation email
21 April 2022 (night)	Online Briefing Sessions   (All group members MUST participate)
22-30 April 2022	Project consultation with YMCA staff
May 2022	Submission of finalised proposal and to be approved by YMCA staff Release of the 1st round subsidy (40%)
June to August 2022	Project Execution Report process with YMCA staff regularly
July 2022	Mid-term meeting Submission of mid-term report
Before 14 October 2022	Submission of the final report (attached with expense receipt copies and payment record) Submission of photos (not less than 30 photos) Submission of a retrospect video (not less than a minute and a half)
Before 11 November 2022	Evaluation Meeting Release of the final subsidy 60% upon full submission of required documents

Inquiry

University & College YMCA Department

Tel: (852) 2431 1117
Fax: (852) 2384 0800
E-mail:[email protected]
Website:http://www.facebook.com/uniycy/

Address: 8/F, Chung Kiu Commercial Building, 47-51 Shantung Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Form

Apply Now：https://forms.office.com/r/nWfebVCmiK

Info Pack：Click Here

Proposal：PDF Format/Word File