• Check you're ready to start
  • Contact & charity details
  • Your answers
  • Review application
  • Application confirmation

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How would you make a difference? This is your chance to tell us how. And if you're successful, you'll get to spend a whole year making that difference for your chosen charity, at no cost to yourself. Before you apply, please make sure you've got everything ready.

Get everything in place

Have you contacted your chosen charity and do you meet the criteria?

In order for your application to be considered you need to:

  • Be over 18 years of age and a resident of the UK
  • Have discussed your intention to apply for World of Difference with your chosen charity and have a plan for what you'd like achieve in your year with that charity
  • Provide contact details for your chosen charity
  • Be available for interview on Thursday 10 September if you reach the final stage.

Have you prepared your answers?

Please make sure you’ve prepared answers of up to 350 words to the following questions:

  • Which organisation would you like to work with and why?
  • What skills or experience do you have that will benefit your chosen charity?
  • What position in the organisation would you hold?
  • What difference do you hope to make for your chosen organisation?

Are you ready to submit your application?

Once you've filled in the application you'll have the opportunity to review and edit it, but once your application is submitted you won't be able to amend it. So it's important to be 100% happy with your application when you fill it in online. We recommend you prepare your answers in advance, so you can paste them into the online application form whenever you're ready.

If you’re ready, apply now.