The application deadline for 2008 has now closed.
The DFID Global School Partnerships programme is undergoing a competitive tendering process and we are unable to confirm application deadlines beyond spring 2008. DFID will make an announcement once the tendering process is complete. Schools will be notified in advance of any changes to procedure and information regarding current grants and future deadlines will be available on this website once an announcement has been made by DFID.
Global Curriculum Project grants enable well established partnerships to further develop joint curricular activities with a global dimension theme.
The funding helps cover travel costs of at least two teachers from each school to visit the partner school as well as project costs such as materials, training and supply cover. Equal numbers of staff must travel from each partner school.
The grant must be split between the partner schools to enable one visit to each school during each funding period. The visits are for teachers to develop joint activities which will help embed a global dimension in the mainstream curriculum of all schools in the partnership.
NB: If any school in the partnership is receiving another grant from British Council, please contact the team with regard to specific eligibility. Some UK schools and any Southern school currently in receipt of either Connecting Classrooms, Africa Dreams and Teams or UKIERI grant are ineligible.
The grants are renewable for up to three years.
Global Curriculum Project grants are for well established partnerships that are using their partnership to embed a global dimension in the curriculum. Successful applications are usually from schools that have been working together for at least two years.
Please check our list of eligible countries.
Partnerships between pre-schools, primary schools, middle schools, secondary schools, special schools and sixth form colleges can all apply.
International schools in Southern countries are not eligible.
Schools can apply on a school-to-school basis or as part of a larger cluster of schools. Cluster-to-cluster partnerships should have equal numbers of schools in each country. There is no limit on the size of a cluster, but there is a limit to the amount of money a cluster partnership can apply for.
School-to-school partnerships can apply for up to £5,400
If two schools in each country are working together (four schools in total) the maximum you can apply for is £10,800.
If three schools in each country working together (six schools in total) the maximum you can apply for is £16,200.
If more than six schools are working together the maximum you can apply for is still £16,200.
In years two and three of the grant £2,800 may be available for students of secondary-age to participate in visits.
The deadline for 2008 has now closed. The DFID Global School Partnerships programme is undergoing a competitive tendering process and we are unable to confirm application deadlines beyond spring 2008.
Before planning your visit we strongly advise all teachers to visit the UK government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Travel Advice website for up to date travel information and to read the Travel Safe guide published jointly by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Lonely Planet.
Once you’ve sent your application to the team in Edinburgh. If it is complete, then you will receive an acknowledgement letter from the team. We will always send letters to the UK co-ordinating school so if you are working in a cluster, make sure you know who this is.
Your application will then be put forward to be assessed by an independent panel made up of representatives from DFID, development education experts and other education professionals.
Once all the applications have been assessed we will write out to schools with the result. This is usually about a week after the panel has met. We write to all partnerships and will send the letter to the UK co-ordinating school. This letter contains a lot of important information, so make sure you read it carefully and that all schools are kept informed.
Once we have received the signed contract we can process the payment. All payments will be paid into the bank account of the UK co-ordinating school. It is their responsibility to ensure that the money is distributed according to the grant guidelines and to keep financial records. It can take up to three months after the application deadline for the money to reach by the UK co-ordinating school’s bank account so please keep this in mind when planning visits.
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