Deadline: 08-Nov-2024
Applications are now open for The Irish Aid’s Global Citizenship Education Grants that aim to increase awareness and understanding of global development issues among the Irish public.
The Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Strategy 2021-2025 aims to build a broader sense of global citizenship in Ireland, encouraging the public to engage with and learn about the issues which will define the 21st century – including climate change, hunger, peace, global inequality and injustice.
They want to encourage the public to act, individually and collectively, to help build a fairer and more sustainable future for all.
Funding Information
- Grants are allocated in the range of €10,000 to €180,000 annually. In 2025, applications can be submitted for projects with a duration of one, two or three years.
Outcome
- Outcome of the Global Citizenship Education Strategy:
- Output 1
- Learners and their communities
- Engaging people from the broadest possible range of backgrounds, including those marginalised from mainstream education.
- Learners and their communities
- Output 2
- Policy & Curriculum
- Strengthened policy coherence and integration of Global Citizenship Education into key policies and curricula.
- Policy & Curriculum
- Output 3
- Institutions
- Strengthened institutions and organisations working to deliver quality global citizenship education and strategic and collaborative approaches supported.
- Institutions
- Output 4
- Educators
- Increased capacity among educators and practitioners to deliver quality Global Citizenship Education.
- Educators
- Output 5
- Irish Aid Awareness
- Strengthened public engagement and understanding of development cooperation, the work of Irish Aid and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Irish Aid Awareness
- Output 1
Eligibility Criteria
- Irish Aid issues a call for global citizenship education project proposals annually. The Global Citizenship Education Grant Scheme is open to Irish-based organisations only.
- Organisation Status: Applicant organisations must have current registration as a charity with either the Irish Charities Regulatory Authority or the Charities Commission of Northern Ireland for a minimum of 2 years prior to date of application, or hold an up-to-date Tax Clearance Certificate from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. Non-charity organisations and institutions may also apply, such as social enterprises, educational institutions, trade unions, cooperatives etc.
- Governance: Applicant organisations must have a formal decision-making structure which can take legal responsibility for the administration and use of Irish Aid funds.
- Dependency on Irish Aid: Income received from Irish Aid, either directly or indirectly, must not exceed 90% of the overall organisational income of the applicant organisation.
- Focus of Work: Applicant organisations and/or institutions that are undertaking global citizenship education activities or education activities must include a global citizenship education perspective aimed at members of the public in Ireland.
For more information, visit Irish Aid.