Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Sean Fleming TD, has launched the Irish Aid Global Citizenship Education (GCE) grant application process for 2025.
Irish Aid GCE grants support organisations to build awareness and understanding of the rapidly changing, inter-dependant and unequal world in which we live and to encourage individual and collective action by people of all ages. Grants are available to a range of organisations, including those working in schools, third level institutes, youth organisations and in the adult and community sector in Ireland.
The Irish Aid Global Citizenship Education grant scheme is a competitive process that provides grants of between €10,000 and €180,000 of one, two or three years in duration. It includes the Innovation Challenge Fund, which supports initiatives designed to reach new audiences, or which pioneer fresh approaches to Global Citizenship Education, including the use of new technologies.
Minster Fleming is urging all Irish organisations working on Global Citizenship Education to apply for funding. He said:
“I encourage groups interested in this work – or who want to try something new to promote global citizenship – to apply for support. Through these grants, there is grassroots activity taking place in communities all over Ireland, helping to work towards a better world.”
“Teaching people about the challenges facing our world must start at early years and primary school level in Ireland and should be lifelong.”
36 organisations across Ireland were funded under the scheme in the course of 2024.
The call for proposals for the grant process opens today and the closing date for receipt of Application Forms is 05/12/2024.
More information on how to apply for funding is available here .
Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Sean Fleming TD, today launched the Irish Aid Global Citizenship Education (GCE) grant application process for 2025.
Irish Aid GCE grants support organisations to build awareness and understanding of the rapidly changing, inter-dependant and unequal world in which we live and to encourage individual and collective action by people of all ages. Grants are available to a range of organisations, including those working in schools, third level institutes, youth organisations and in the adult and community sector in Ireland.
The Irish Aid Global Citizenship Education grant scheme is a competitive process that provides grants of between €10,000 and €180,000 of one, two or three years in duration. It includes the Innovation Challenge Fund, which supports initiatives designed to reach new audiences, or which pioneer fresh approaches to Global Citizenship Education, including the use of new technologies.
Minster Fleming is urging all Irish organisations working on Global Citizenship Education to apply for funding. He said:
“I encourage groups interested in this work – or who want to try something new to promote global citizenship – to apply for support. Through these grants, there is grassroots activity taking place in communities all over Ireland, helping to work towards a better world.”
“Teaching people about the challenges facing our world must start at early years and primary school level in Ireland and should be lifelong.”
36 organisations across Ireland were funded under the scheme in the course of 2024.
The call for proposals for the grant process is now open and the closing date for receipt of Application Forms is 05/12/2024.
More information on how to apply for funding is available here .
Irish Aid’s Global Citizenship Education
Irish Aid’s Global Citizenship Education (GCE) strategy aims to promote innovation in how community organisations, educational institutions and other actors approach Global Citizenship Education. It has a particular focus on engaging people from the broadest possible range of backgrounds, in particular those marginalised from mainstream education.
IRISH AID GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION STRATEGY 2021-2025
GOAL – THAT PEOPLE IN IRELAND HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY, LIFELONG GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, ENABLING THEM TO BECOME ACTIVE GLOBAL CITIZENS COMMITTED TO FAIRER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR ALL
Outcome of the Global Citizenship Education Strategy
Increased reach, accessibility, quality and effectiveness of Global Citizenship Education in Ireland
| Output 1 | Output 2 | Output 3 | Output 4 | Output 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Learner and their community | Policy & Curriculum | Institutions | Educators | Irish Aid Awareness | |
| Engaging people from the broadest possible range of backgrounds, including those marginalised from mainstream education. | Strengthened policy coherence and integration of global citizenship education into key policies and curricula. | Strengthened institutions and organisations working to deliver quality global citizenship education and encourage strategic and collaborative approaches. | Increased capacity among educators and development education practitioners to deliver quality global citizenship education. | Strengthened public engagement and understanding of development cooperation, the work of Irish Aid and the SDGs. |
The Irish Aid Global Citizenship Education grant scheme is an important tool for the attainment of these objectives. It provides financial support of between €10,000 and €180,000 for Ireland-based groups and organisations for Global Citizenship Education initiatives in the adult/community and youth sectors, as well as in primary school and third level education institutes. It includes an Innovation Challenge Fund, which seeks to promote fresh thinking around the delivery of Global Citizenship, including around the use of new technology to reach learners and communities and build links with schools, educational institutions, youth groups and the Global South.
