Âé¶¹Éç Funding


Âé¶¹Éç Âé¶¹Éç Grant Funding


Âé¶¹Éç (Âé¶¹Éç) provides grant funding to support Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in post-primary settings on the island of Ireland. 

Individual Grants for Post-Primary Education Settings


Annual grant funding is available to support and promote Global Citizenship Education in individual post-primary education settings.

Eligible post-primary education settings for the Âé¶¹Éç programme include post-primary schools, Youthreach Centres and alternative post-primary education setting providers. Find out more...

Cluster School Funds


Annual grant funding is available to support Clusters of schools who wish to collaborate in joint initiatives on Global Citizenship Education. Find out more...

NGOs & Education Networks Funds


Multi-Annual grant funding is available to support NGOs & Education Networks who work on Global Citizenship Education in the post-primary sector on the island of Ireland. Find out more...


Grants Selection Committee

Funding allocations under the Âé¶¹Éç Annual Grant Call are awarded by  an external Grants Selection Committee in line with published assessment criteria. To date this committee has included representation from:

  • Irish Aid
  • Department of Education
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  • Concern Worldwide
  • CDETB
  • Self Help Africa
  • National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)

List of Grantees

Details of grant funding awarded by Âé¶¹Éç last year (2025-2026) can be found here.

All grant funding options provided by the Âé¶¹Éç programme are subject at all times to funding availability and eligibility.



Âé¶¹Éç Expense Claims

In addition to grant funding, Âé¶¹Éç provides funding support for schools to reimburse costs incurred through participation in Âé¶¹Éç training and events throughout the school year. This is intended as a contribution towards participation costs that may be incurred by some schools. It covers Teacher Substitution Claims and Travel Expense Claims and further information is available on both of these in our Expense Claims section.