INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND
SHARING IN EDUCATION PROGRAMME
THE FUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS TO THE SHARING IN EDUCATION PROGRAMME HAS NOW CLOSED
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The International Fund for Ireland (‘the Fund’) is an independent international organisation set up by the British and Irish Governments in 1986. The Fund’s objectives are:-
- To promote economic and social advance; and
- To encourage contact, dialogue and reconciliation between nationalists and unionists throughout Ireland
- Support programmes and projects which aim to facilitate the sharing of educational experiences among young people on a cross-sectoral basis.
Any Project seeking funding must demonstrate the potential to contribute towards the Fund’s strategy for 2006-2010 “Sharing this Space”.
Sharing this Space PDF 543 KB
The Department of Education will act as Agent for the Fund for applications made under the Sharing in Education Programme.
SHARING IN EDUCATION PROGRAMME
The Sharing in Education Programme supports the strategic objectives of the International Fund for Ireland by providing support for projects that enable young people to participate in shared educational experiences.
The Programme is managed by the Department of Education and will work with providers in education, registered youth organisations and related services to support educational experiences which are shared between young people representative of the two communities, where reconciliation is an overriding objective.
The Sharing in Education Programme aligns with the Department’s role to promote personal well-being and social development, so that children gain the knowledge, skills and experience to reach their full potential as valued individuals and active citizens.
It seeks to break down the barriers arising from our historic conflict by providing a range of opportunities for young people to learn together and in reaching the highest possible standards of educational achievement.
The programme encompasses pre-school, primary, post-primary and special education; the promotion of community relations within and between schools; and teacher education.
The Sharing in Education Programme will support a range of projects which facilitate reconciliation for a shared future through the medium of education and related services and particularly welcome those which:
- promote shared education by linking schools representative of the two communities;
- build on community relations within and between schools;
- support cultural outreach amongst young people representative of the differing communities/traditions; and
- address strategic gaps in achieving reconciliation through a cross community, cross border approach through education and related services sector.
If you wish to make an application for Financial Assistance under the Sharing in Education Programme you should, in the first instance, complete an expression of interest form.
Click the hyperlink to open the document, click on File and Print. Manually complete the form as instructed and send to postal address below.
Click the right-hand mouse button on the hyperlink below and choose Save Target As (this option may also be titled Save Link As or Download Linked File). A Save As … window will be displayed from which you can choose a folder (directory) to store the file.
Save the file in a convenient folder (directory) on your hard disk. Complete electronically as instructed, taking care not to change the layout of the form and email to deifi@deni.gov.uk.
Expression of Interest - Guidance Notes to Applicants PDF 18.1 KB
Expression of Interest Form PDF 28.2 KB
Expression of Interest Form (Word Version)
Please read the Guidance for Applicants before completing the form.
Application Form - Guidance notes to Applicants PDF 30.4 KB
Application Form PDF 43.4 KB
Application Form (Word Version)
For more information on the ‘Sharing in Education Programme’ please contact:
International Fund for Ireland Liaison Team
Department of Education
Rathgael House
Balloo Road
BANGOR
BT19 7PR
Tel: (028) 9127 9508
Fax: (028) 9127 9466
Email: deifi@deni.gov.uk
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