Community engagement opportunities for staff and students
Funding
Community Engagement Seed Fund
The UCL East Community Engagement Seed Fund is a small grants funding round for UCL staff and post graduate research students. It is designed to support the development of engagement activities and partnership opportunities with east London communities. We expect to fund six grants of up to £4,000. Closed for applications
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Community Engagement Development Funding
This is a small grants funding scheme for UCL staff and post graduate research students who have previously received funding for engagement projects in east London. It is designed to build capacity for previously funded projects to deepen the impact of ongoing engagement practice. We expect to fund grants of between £2,000 - £4,000.
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Connecting with others
Networking with east London communities
We are in the process of setting up termly networking events with east London Voluntary and Community Sector organisations.
- Please leave your details to hear about these when they are confirmed.
- Get in touch with the team to suggest themes for these meetings.
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Workshops and Training
Skills development for community engagement
We are in the process of setting up workshops for UCL staff and students around skills and knowledge for community engagement.
- Please leave your details to hear about these when they are confirmed.
- Get in touch with the team to suggest workshop ideas.
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Engagement and Impact Training
Delivered in partnership with the UCL Engagement Team
This live, online training will introduce you to the basics of engagement, and also cover things like getting funding, making your practice inclusive, and evaluation.
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