NcompasS: Innovative Projects
Innovative Projects, give schools and youth organisations the opportunity to apply for funding for new and innovative projects in the area of formal and informal education, particularly in relation to co-operation between formal and informal education.
The type of project supported would aim to:
- Raise awareness of the importance of North – South co-operation
- Carry out new activities focussing on specific themes or target groups
- Actively involve young people in the design and implementation of projects.
Types of activity to be supported could include:
- Developing networks/associations between youth and educational organisations in the area of North – South
co-operation (eg. Cross-sectoral networks) - Developing resource materials
- Developing mechanisms for the exchange and dissemination of information and experience (eg. Effective use of ICT)
This list is not exhaustive but an indication of the types of activities that can be funded.
Examples of Innovative Projects funded by NcompasS 2003-2004:
- A youth group from Belfast came south to undertake a ‘boatbuilding’ project
- A teachers network was funded to cover issues re small rural schools on both sides of the border
- A primary school class set up their own radio to broadcast stories they had collected from their own community.
Download the list of the various projects approved projects 2004-05: innovative_projects_05.doc (.doc, 160Kb)
Funding, Payment
Funding of up to £10,000 or Euro15,000 per project (4 per annum) is available. 70% of the grant awarded will be released on satisfactory signing and return of the contract issued. The remaining 30% will be released on completion of the project and on receipt of a satisfactory final report supported by original receipts/invoices. Funding cannot be used for paying substitute teachers or for the purchase of capital equipment eg. computers, video cameras worth more than £150 / Euro200.
Reporting/Evaluation
A final report has to be returned within four weeks of the end of the project activities. This includes a narrative report. which has a section on evaluation. Essentially, evaluation is the measurement of the learning arising from the project activities.
This is of value not only to the participants themselves but can also be shared with others. Monitoring and evaluation should be ongoing during the project and not just carried out at the end. This helps the project to link with the needs of participants. The methods of evaluation should be appropriate to those involved and can range from formal written material to verbal inputs recorded on flipcharts or on tape.
Deadline for applications is April 25th 2005.
Applications will be put before a
selection panel as funding is limited and it may not be possible to support
all applications in a given year. (If you are interested in applying
but have insufficient information to submit an application for the first
deadline date please submit a ‘letter of intent’ informing
the relevant Co-ordinator of your plans.)
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Activities
Email contacts Northern Ireland: maire.nithreasaigh@britishcouncil.org
Email contacts Ireland: NcompasS@leargas.ie
