Equality Fund
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About the Equality Fund
The Equality Fund is made available to staff and student applications on a competitive basis for a variety of equality projects within College. The Equality Fund aims to facilitate equality initiatives and to promote and celebrate diversity in all College areas.
Initiatives will be considered relating to all 9 grounds of discrimination (age, gender, marital status, family status, race and ethnicity, membership of the traveller community, disability, sexual orientation and religion and belief) and for other diversity groups which may be of particular relevance. Each round of funding will outline some priority themes for applications (detailed below).
The Fund is specially designed to facilitate innovative and creative equality projects. A balance will be sought in the adjudication of funds to student initiatives and staff initiatives where possible; collaborative projects will be valued.
Eligibility
Proposals from academic, administrative and support areas/departments and student groups that are deemed beneficial to the College community will be considered eligible.
Both individual department and collaborative projects will be considered, as well as joint staff and student initiatives.
Criteria
The Fund will be awarded to projects, events, workshops and other initiatives that aim to raise awareness on equality issues and promote diversity in college. A series of themes will be selected for each funding round.
Examples might include themed events, exhibitions, performances, publications, specific training or workshops, amongst others.
Proposals will be judged with consideration to the following: their relevance to the selected theme; the suitability and expected benefit of the project, both locally and for the wider college community; the originality and creative approach of the project; the cost of the project; and whether there may be other sources of funding for the project.
Limitations
The Fund will not be adjudicated to projects that should otherwise be centrally funded by College, CSC, departments or other sources.
The Fund will not normally fund usual academic activities such as conferences, course development or fourth year projects.
Costs associated with catering and refreshments will not be funded by the Equality Fund.
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Themes 2011-2012
1. Too young or too old? Combating stereotypes
2. Facing the challenges: supporting creative solutions
3. Listen, speak and be heard
4. The campus community of the future
5. Spotlight on religious diversity and College life
6. Play your part: dignity and respect in College
Note: Projects can be developed with the above themes focussing on any of the 9 protected equality grounds or for other relevant groups (for e.g. socio-economic disadvantage, parenting and non-traditional families, long-term illness etc.).
The nine protected equality grounds are: gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, civil status, family status, ethnicity, membership of the Traveller community and disability.
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Award
The allocation of funds is made by the advisory sub-committee of the Equality Committee, funding will be adjudicated annually in one or two installments.
The annual allocation of the Fund is €10,000, unspent monies will revert to the Fund. These funds are generally distributed amongst several projects, with projects rarely allocated in excess of €1,500-€2,000.
The Equality Fund Sub-Committee will reserve the right only to award funds to those proposals which meet the stated criteria, noting that this could result in the full fund not being awarded at any particular time.
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Funding and Feedback
Successful project recipients are required to sign an acceptance letter outlining the conditions for use of Equality Fund monies and to sign their agreement to these Terms of Reference.
Projects are to be completed within 6 months of the award, unless otherwise agreed.
All payments from allocations of the Equality Fund must be made in accordance with statutory legal requirements governing public bodies.
All payments must comply with College Procurement, Payroll, Invoice and Reimbursement guidelines, and any additional conditions specified by the Equality Fund Sub-Committee. (Recipients will be provided with guidance by the Equality Officer upon issuing of the acceptance letter).
All recipients must complete the Feedback Form provided upon completion of the project and submit it, together with any other specified documentation, to the Equality Officer.
The Equality Fund reserves the right to re-claim the funding should the event proposed not take place as described in the application form. Failure to fulfil any of these requirements may entail the loss of the funding award.
Feedback Form
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Equality Fund Sub-committee
The allocation of the Equality Fund is managed by an advisory sub-committee of the Equality Committee, comprised of:
• The Equality Committee Chair (chair): Dr Nicola Marples (Chair of the Equality Committee)
• A member of the Equality Committee: Ms Louise Power (Personnel Officer)
• A member of the Equality Committee: Ms Louisa Miller (SU Welfare Officer)
• A nominee from the Treasurer’s Office: Ms Ann-Marie Moore
• The Equality Officer (secretary): Ms Karen Campos McCormack
- A student representative from the Equality Committee: Mr Martin McAndrew (GSU Vice-President)
The Sub-Committee will consider the requests submitted by the appropriate deadline and award, subject to the Committee’s approval, the funds to selected proposals following the criteria outlined. The Sub-Committee will report to the Equality Committee on the management of the Fund. The Sub-Committee is also responsible for monitoring the correct use of funding provided.
The Equality Officer will act as the liaison with Fund recipients, administering the funding payments and communications.
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Call for applications 2011-2012
Applications for the 2011-2012 Equality Fund are now closed.
If you have any questions regarding your application please contact the Equality Officer at equality@tcd.ie
Application Form (Download Word application form)
Applications for the 2011-2012 Equality Fund are now closed.
Themes 2011-2012
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