QMU's board apprenticeship scheme (GIVE)

Could you be one of our next Governing Body members?

GIVE is a route to board membership for QMU alumni.

If you are a graduate of QMU, think you might have something to offer the University’s governing body, but currently lack the board experience or confidence you need to join it, the GIVE scheme could be for you.

GIVE offers alumni without board experience formal training and mentoring, along with the opportunity to witness the work of our governing body (the University Court) in action. It is designed to provide a pathway into full membership of the Court, and to support your professional and personal development.

Membership of any board can provide you with a powerful route to having your voice heard, and to giving back to society.  GIVE will not only provide a pathway to membership of QMU’s Court, but also prepare you for board membership more generally, helping enable our diverse alumni community to contribute across civic society.

Applications to the GIVE scheme are closed for the 2024/25 academic year. We anticipate that we will be open for applications for the 2025/26 academic year in spring 2025.

QMU Student President and QMU Court Member, Jay Brown, explains what GIVE could offer you:

 

QMU Student President and QMU Court Member, Jay Brown, explains why GIVE is important:

 

Court Member and chartered accountant, James Miller, explains the value of joining the GIVE scheme: