Civic Engagement Awards

Awards

Apply for the Civic Engagement Awards 2025

The 2025 Trinity Civic Engagement Awards are now open. These awards are to help build Trinity staff to build civic relationships with external partners. If you are a staff member of Trinity College Dublin, you can apply in one of the four categories.

Funding

The maximum funding per award will be €2,000 and the CESI unit intends to provide four awards each year. Appropriate costs that the award may cover include refreshments and catering, design and print, creating accessible information, venue hire, covering vouched expenses for CESI stakeholders’ travel and accommodation, equipment hire, facilitator hire, interpreter hire, software or equipment costs.

All costs must either be for the project itself or incurred in activities that were required in advance of the project’s main activity, such as advertising or convening planning meetings. Successful proposals will need to spend the Award in line with Trinity policies and procedures, including procurement rules.

Selection Criteria

The awards will be judged under the following categories:

Civic Track Record = 20 points (except for the Civic Starter applicants)
Proposal Innovation = 25 points
Potential Societal Impact = 20 points
Planning and Budgeting = 20 points
Equality Diversity & Inclusion = 10 points
Co-funding = 5 points

All current Trinity staff members, full-time or part-time, are eligible to apply for this award.

Examples include, but are not limited to,:

Running introductory or awareness-raising events or activities for potential civic stakeholders
Developing and launching of publications or online resources aimed at civic stakeholders
Facilitating training activities to benefit researchers and stakeholders
Hosting events that celebrate the role of civic stakeholders

Particular interest will be given to projects that are proposing to engage with groups that traditionally face barriers to involvement in projects or where there is a clear effort to ensure equity, diversity and inclusion when engaging.

The award is also interested in activities that it deems to be novel, or which take an innovative approach. All projects must be completed by end of August 2025 with a report submitted to the CESI unit by the end of September 2025. Projects that are realistically budgeted with appropriate timelines will be more favourably reviewed. Also, those that can show either cash or in-kind co-funding or support will also be favourably considered.

How to Apply

Download and complete an Application form for the Trinity Civic Engagement Awards.

Submit a completed application form via your Trinity email to Civic Engagement Manager Michael Foley at mfoley3@tcd.ie by 12 noon on Thursday 21st November 2024. Late applications will not be considered.