Global Citizenship

October 26th, 2011

Junior Climate Challenge Funding - apply now

imenzies

Comments: none Tags: Tags: action, climate and energy, community, enterprise, funding, learner voice
 : Categories citizenship, renewables and climate change, sustainable development

The Climate Challenge Fund forms part of the Scottish Government’s Sustainable Action Fund. The Climate Challenge Fund is managed by Keep Scotland Beautiful and made funding of £37.7million available to communities across the four financial years 2008-12.

Since its creation, the CCF has supported 345 communities across Scotland to take action on climate change this action includes a wide range of activities, including increasing energy efficiency of homes and community buildings, helping communities to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste, encouraging the use of low carbon transport and active travel options, and the consumption and production of local foods.

The Scottish Government’s spending review has confirmed that the CCF will continue to support communities in this way. £10.3 million will be available to Scottish communities for each of the next three years to 31 March 2015.

A proportion of the CCF will support projects run by and for young people; this activity will be titled the Junior Climate Challenge Fund.

Applications are now being invited from Scottish communities for activities that will take place between now and 31 March 2015.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on 2nd December 2011 (Fri).

More info is available at: http://ccf.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/overview.aspx

Scottish Government press release is at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/10/05091832

September 28th, 2011

British Council supports international school partnerships

kmayer

Comments: none Tags: Tags: europe, funding, modern languages, resources
 : Categories CPD, africa, china, citizenship, europe, india, international, modern languages

British Council supports schools in Scotland to make connections in Europe and globally and provide a wide variety of opportunities including accreditation and grants for CPD, exchange visits, work placements abroad and joint curriculum project work with partner schools.

The following up-coming opportunities and deadlines are opened to any school in Scotland in order to develop new and existing global connections:

Connecting Classrooms: Project with schools in the Middle East– Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Deadline: 21 October

Schools with existing China school partnerships can also apply on 21 October to receive funding to develop joint curriculum work and involve students in partner visits.

For more information visit: www.britishcouncil.org/connectingclassrooms

£250 is available for staff costs, travel and subsistence to explore the idea of long term equitable partnerships with schools in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Reciprocal Visit Grants (for partnerships with Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean): 1 November- 9 January (deadline)

For more information: www.dfid.org.uk/globalschools

ETwinning and Comenius: These projects can help schools to start new partnerships projects with European partners. In-Service Training on professional development courses or job shadowing and to host Comenius Assistants in 2012. under: www.britishcouncil.org/comenius or www.etwinning.net

Online resource including partner finding and accreditation to receive recognition for schools’ global citizenship and international work is also available through www.britishcouncil.org/schoolsonline.

September 20th, 2011

Grants available for climate change projects

imenzies

Comments: none Tags: Tags: action, climate and energy, funding
 : Categories citizenship, renewables and climate change, sciences, social studies, sustainable development, technologies

Get started with your climate change campaigning!!

Have you been exploring climate change in your classroom and are ready to take action to raise awareness?

Climate Exchange are offering two types of grants to participating schools to support activities around climate change. Schools are eligible to win both grants.

Some ideas include:

• Running a poster campaign on climate change issues
• Creating improvised drama or art displays
• Producing videos and photos to visualize your activity
• Interviewing school decision-makers within local authorities

Project staff at Climate Exchange are able to support you with your application so if you need help developing your ideas please get in touch with them. They can also help to promote your activity in the media, the local community and to MPs / MEP’s.

For more information about how to apply visit:

http://www.mtl-cec.org/about/get-started-with-your-climate-change-campaigning.html

Find out too about the programme of Active Citizenship residential courses available. Transport costs will be provided. More info at: http://www.mtl-cec.org/about/active-citizenship-residential.html

July 27th, 2011

Biffaward – grants available for environmental projects

imenzies

Comments: none Tags: Tags: funding
 : Categories biodiversity, citizenship, community, sustainable development

Biffaward is a multi-million pound fund that helps to build communities and transform lives through awarding grants to community and environmental projects across the UK.

There are three levels of funding available:

• Main Grants (Community) - £5,000 to £50,000. For projects that provide and improve community facilities.
• Main Grants (Biodiversity) - £5,000 to £50,000. For projects that conserve wildlife, species and habitats.
• Small Grants - £250 to £5,000. For projects that enable communities to improve local amenities and to conserve wildlife.

There are no grant deadlines. Applications are accepted at any time. Find out more at: http://www.biffaward.org/

July 19th, 2011

CSV Action Earth Grants

imenzies

Comments: none Tags: Tags: funding, nature
 : Categories biodiversity, community, sustainable development

CSV is offering grants from £50 to £250 to projects in Scotland which will help support and encourage Scottish biodiversity through practical environmental projects. There will be three types of grant available to projects in Scotland this year:

- Action Earth Express Grant - is an easy to access grant of up to £50 available to any group of volunteers carrying out practical environmental work in their local community in Scotland.

- SNH Biodiversity Grant - offers up to £250 for projects that are improving or creating habitats for wildlife which will enhance biodiversity in Scotland.

- SNH Local Nature Reserve Grant - offers awards of up to £500 for activities taking place on LNRs, which celebrate the work carried out on the site and raise the local profile of the site.

Grants are available until October. To apply go online at: http://www.actionearth.org.uk/joomla/

July 19th, 2011

Big Lottery Fund Launches New Community Spaces
Fund

imenzies

Comments: none Tags: Tags: funding
 : Categories community, sustainable development

A groundbreaking fund allowing local people to come together to shape their neighbourhood, has recently opened. The new £9 million Community Spaces Scotland scheme from the Big Lottery Fund is set to rejuvenate local areas from Dumfries to Dingwall. From developing allotments, parks and community gardens through to improving village halls and community centres, the fund will improve local spaces and places, providing somewhere better for people to come together to be healthier, happier and more active.

Groups including voluntary and community organisations, schools, community councils and social enterprises can apply for grants for up to two years of between £10,000 and £250,000. For further details go to: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/communityspaces.