The Student Engagement Fund (SEF) is a mini-grant funding scheme aimed at supporting student-led joint initiatives within the CIVICA alliance. It aims to foster cross-campus collaboration among students and student associations from different disciplines and backgrounds in tackling the important issues facing Europe today, and to further enhance the students’ experience within the alliance.
Key dates and rules
- Application deadline: 30 November, 2024
- Announcement of projects that qualify for financing: no later than 20 December 2024
- Implementation of projects: January – June 2025
- Please consult the call for proposals and project selection and implementation rules before starting your application.
Who can apply
Joint projects and initiatives can be proposed by:
- a project team formed by at least two registered student associations from at least two CIVICA partner universities. In this case, members from all the student associations are expected to work on implementing and organising the initiative
- an ad-hoc project team formed by students and early-stage researchers representing a minimum of two CIVICA partner universities declaring to work on the initiative. In this case, team members can include both student association members and unaffiliated students willing to work on the initiative
Proposals of projects foreseeing the participation of students and early-stage researchers representing more than two CIVICA partner universities are highly encouraged.
Preparation of joint project proposals – process overview
- Form a project team and prepare the joint proposal: team up with other CIVICA students/registered student associations, form a project team (and identify a team leader) and prepare a detailed concept of a joint project/initiative by completing this Application form template
- Prepare a cumulated budget for the initiative (max. total value 10,000 EUR) which will include a partial budget per institution (max 3,000 EUR) detailing the expenses to be covered by each institution involved in the joint proposal. Budget form template here.
- Obtain pre-approval on the initiative and budget by the Committee @SNSPA: in order to obtain the required pre-approval, SNSPA students must send via email to civica@snspa.ro the Application form and the Budget form duly filled no later than 25 November 2024.
- Submit the joint proposal to the centralised SEF Committee: after obtaining the official pre-approval of the SNSPA Committee, formally submit the joint proposal (Application form and Budget form) and the proof of pre-approval by the SNSPA Committee to the centralised SEF Committee no later than 30 November 2024 as per the following instructions: To apply, first log into your my.civica account. Then click on the following link.
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