LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
Global Citizenship Project Grants
Use this form to apply for a Global Citizenship Project Grant. Please complete the form electronically,
as we need to circulate them easily to members of the decision making panel.
Please ensure that you have read “Global Citizenship Project Grants –A Guide for Applicants”, and
had a pre-application discussion to ensure your Project is eligible.
1. About you
Project title:
Your name:
Department/Course:
Email:
Phone:
Who else are you working with from UCL on this project?
Name:
Name:
Department:
Department:
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Email:
 Student
 Staff
 Student
 Staff
In what capacity are they involved?
In what capacity are they involved?
Please give details of any partner organisations from outside UCL you are working with.
Name:
Name:
Organisation:
Organisation:
Position:
Position:
Address:
Address:
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Email:
In what capacity are they involved?
In what capacity are they involved?
Signature of contact (confirming support for the
project)
Signature of contact (confirming support for the
project)
2. About your Project
What is the aim of the project you’re seeking funding for?
What are the main objectives of the project?
The ‘aim’ is the change you’re trying to
achieve with this funding.
Your ‘objectives’ are the things you’ll do
to bring about this change – i.e. how are
these aims going to be achieved?
What need in the community does this project meet?
Explain how your project will benefit the
wider community.
How do you know about this need? How do you know it is not
already being met by someone else? What community
support do you have for your project?
For example, you might have agreed to
work with staff at a school or a
community centre, or conducted some
research which shows a clear need for
your project. Please be specific.
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In what ways will the project involve students from UCL?
What will the students be doing?
How many students do you hope to recruit from UCL?
How many students are leading the project?
How many sessions will take place, and how often?
For example, once a week for one term,
every day for one week
How many people will benefit from the project?
For example, 3 sessions x 20 children =
60 beneficiaries
You will not be eligible for funding from
the Global Citizenship Project Grants
scheme if you are
Have you checked to see if you are eligible for funding from
UCL Advances (help with business start-ups)
Volunteering Services Unit Innovations Programme (funding
for student-led volunteering projects)
a) Proposing to set up a business
which will grow year-on-year
(UCL Advances can help you to
test whether your project is
‘sustainable’)
b) Planning a student-led
volunteering project that requires
less than £750 of funding
Please give details.
Will you be receiving funding from any other source?
Please ensure you have completed a Project Plan (i.e. a timeline of the
project). You will find a blank copy below.
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3. Budget
Please indicate each item you are applying for funding for. You can apply for a maximum of £4,000.
Item
Amount (£)
TOTAL
£
Please contact Josh Blacker (j.blacker@ucl.ac.uk) if you have any questions about the kinds of things to
include in your budget.
Are there any other resources that you need for the project (e.g. funding, equipment, training)?
Please use this space to tell us anything else that might be useful for the Social Enterprise Grants Panel.
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4. PROJECT PLANNING FORM
How long
will it take?
Start
Finish
Who is in
charge of this?
See notes overleaf
Please continue on separate sheets as necessary.
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PROJECT PLAN - TASKS TO INCLUDE (not necessarily in this order)
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Complete risk assessment
Distribute and collect volunteer registration forms
Distribute CRB forms (if working with children, young people or vulnerable adults)
Book in ‘Working with Children’ training (if working with children or young people)
Organise project specific training / induction
Attend Project Leader Training
Volunteer recruitment tasks (e.g. attend fair, put up posters, advertise through VSU, organise information
sessions etc)
Regular meetings with volunteers
Regular Project Leader meetings
Approach community partners
Set up agreements with community partners
Plan monitoring and evaluation (i.e. how are you going to show how successful you’ve been)
Ensure all paperwork is returned to the Vice-Provost (Education)’s office
You’ll probably have other tasks to include that are specific to your project.
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