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Community Engagement Grants Scheme

Supporting the University’s engagement with the communities it serves

The Community Engagement Grants Scheme (CEGS) is designed to encourage and support research, educational or outreach projects which enhance the University’s engagement with the communities it serves.

The scheme provides funding to UOW staff and students for projects that are predominately service-orientated, consistent with the University’s Community Engagement Plan 2008-10 and have a clear community benefit.

Established in 2005, the scheme has funded 23 projects funded to-date, resulting in strong community outcomes such as reading resources for community language schools and the first comprehensive report on needs of children with disabilities in the region.

Expressions of interest are invited at the start of each year. The closing date for expressions of interest for 2008 closed in May. 34 Expressions of interest were received this year. After careful consideration, six projects were selected for funding, making up a total funding base of approximately $50,500.

2008 Project recipients

Supporting children with cerebral palsy (Awarded $9,940)
Project Leader: Dr Sim Kim Lau, Faculty of Informatics

Creative Community Connections: International House and Strategic Community Assistance to Refugee Families (SCARF) (Awarded $8,795)
Project Leaders: Dr Lindsay Oades and Kim Morland, International House

Young people and the impact of government fines (Awarded $10,000)
Project Leader: Ms Debbie Langton, Faculty of Law

Blakwrite Symposium (Awarded $7,840)
Project Leader: Dr Ernie Blackmore, Woolyungah Indigenous Centre

Establishing a representative community of patients in Volunteer Patient Programs for medical education at the Graduate School of Medicine in Wollongong and Shoalhaven (Awarded $9,999)
Project Leader: Ms Isabelle Potter, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences

Kids Guernica: 15 years of peace (Awarded $3,900)
Project Leader: Associate Professor Ian Brown, Faculty of Education

Presentation event

The Presentation of funding to selected University-Community Engagement Projects for 2008 will be held on Friday 5 September 2008. Project leaders will provide information on their projects and information will be provided on the grants scheme. (Please note: additional information on each of the projects and community partners involved will be posted on this website shortly).

When: Friday 5 September 2008

Where: UniCentre Conference Centre, University of Wollongong

Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm

RSVP: by Wednesday 2 September to community@uow.edu.au or phone 02 4221 3110

Enquiries/further details

Community Engagement Manager
Office of Community and Partnerships
Phone: +61 2 4221 3110
Fax: +61 2 4221 5596
Email: community@uow.edu.au

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Last reviewed: 29 April, 2008 

 
   
 
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