Award for Year 12 and 13 students

Build confidence through weekly volunteering, physical, skills and expedition activities, choosing Bronze, Silver or Gold and taking on sections at your own pace. Gold adds a fifth section: a Residential.

The award winner gets breakfast with an Early Careers team, a guided workplace tour, an apprenticeship success workshop and a mock interview with feedback. Apply through essay-style questions and online tests to show your technical aptitude, teamwork and creative problem-solving.

Show how your initiative, curiosity and skills could shape tomorrow’s industries in an award run in partnership with Rolls-Royce. Year 13 students - and exceptional Year 12 students - can apply, with any apprenticeship placement deferred for Year 12 applicants.

A national award delivered with EY spotlights Year 12 students with strong potential in accounting. Show your interest in numbers, business and positive impact in finance, with applicants expected to be on track for three A-levels or equivalent qualifications.

Explore how AI and automation can make work smarter through an award for Year 12 and 13 students studying Maths, Sciences or Computer Science/IT. Apply online for a chance to reach the finalists’ ceremony, with prizes including mentoring, professional networking and a live hackathon experience.

Turn a student-led STEM project into evidence of independent research, problem-solving and practical skills for your UCAS personal statement. Choose an investigation, design-and-make project, research or communication project; Gold awards are for ages 16+ and externally assessed.

Log your volunteering hours online and earn a nationally recognised award, with certificates signed by Scottish Government ministers. Choose from four levels - from team challenges and regular volunteering to 500 hours or an outstanding contribution - and have your hours verified by a supervisor.

Earn nationally recognised certificates as you volunteer, progressing through four Saltire Award levels at your own pace - from your first 10 hours to 500 hours and beyond. Some certificates also come with Young Scot Reward Points vouchers.

Earn nationally recognised certificates signed by government ministers as you log different amounts of volunteering. Choose freely given, unpaid work that benefits your community, society or an individual, with support to sign up, find opportunities and try a range of activities.

Track your volunteering from a team taster through individual milestones at 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 500 hours. Experienced volunteers can become Ambassadors, promoting the awards locally and taking part in the Summit Panel.

Complete a three-day, two-night qualifying expedition, planning your route and working with a team to manage equipment and food. Alongside it, tackle volunteering, physical activity and skills goals, building navigation and expedition-preparation know-how with support available locally.

Complete a four-day, three-night qualifying expedition and a practice expedition as part of Gold’s five-section programme. Army Cadets leaders help you set goals, find assessors and record progress through eDofE, alongside volunteering, physical, skills, expedition and residential sections.

A tailor-made development package worth up to £2,000 can combine tuition through open courses, retreat time and mentoring, with support shaped around your unpublished fiction project, whether it’s a short story collection or novel.

Work towards Bronze, Silver or Gold through volunteering, physical activity, skills and an expedition. At Gold, you also complete a residential section away from home, while setting goals and challenging yourself.