ALIVE Civic Engagement Fund
Deputy President and Registrar, Jim Ward, Marian Harkin, MEP, and
What is the Civic Engagement Fund and how does it work?
The ALIVE Civic Engagement Fund was made possible by the NUI Galway Alumni Gala Banquet Ball proceeds of 2007 and almost €10,000 is available for students and their community partners to bid for. The Civic Engagement Fund will offer groups of NUI Galway students with community organisations the opportunity to bid for seed funding to develop innovative civic ideas into concrete projects in order to create awareness and social change, both nationally and internationally. Participation in this programme will empower students in partnership with community to act on their civic passions and develop transformative experiences.
Students, Community and NUI
We are looking for students to bid with a community organisation and a member of NUI Galway staff. This will go far to embed a civic engagement ethos on and off campus, as staff and community act as mentors to support students in their endeavours.
Cutting Edge
This is the first time in the history of the Community Knowledge Initiative that funds are available for students to realise their concerns pertinent to political, social and cultural issues.
Find out how to apply and what's invovled download all the information here:
Coming soon!
- Civic Engagement Toolkit: to help you realise your ideas into concrete projects!
For more information please email: studentvolunteering@nuigalway.ie
"The Civic Engagement Fund has huge potential. Our community partners and students have so many innovative ideas that simply require some seed funding to turn them into concrete projects. It might be money to hire a venue for a fundraiser or to print posters as part of a social awareness campaign. Ultimately, the real value of the fund will be in supporting students’ enthusiasm for community involvement." - Lorraine Tansey, Student Volunteer Coordinator