Colmcille Mini Grants Scheme
Overview
Colmcille is a partnership between Foras na Gaeilge in Ireland and Bòrd na Gàidhlig in Scotland. Colmcille aims to foster relationships and collaboration between speakers of Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic, and to strengthen the two language communities.
Colmcille has three schemes funded:
- Mini-Grant Scheme for research and joint initiative planning
- Scheme Projects to fund projects (main Colmcille grant scheme)
- Bursary Scheme to help people learn Scottish Gaelic
If you want to develop an initiative with a partner in Scotland, or relating to Scottish Gaelic, this Small Grants Scheme is there to help develop joint initiatives and partnerships.
Once the partnership and the project plan have been agreed under the Small Grants Scheme, an application can be made for the Colmcille Project Scheme, Colmcille's main grant scheme, which provides a higher level of support, if required.
Funding
€ 2,000/£1,750
What is funded?
They welcome applications for projects which will further at least one of the following priorities:
- Language skills – Scottish Gaelic in Ireland or Irish Gaelic in Scotland
- Bringing together speakers of Scottish and Irish Gaelic
- Building relations between Scottish and Irish Gaelic speaking communities
- Facilitating language use and mutual understanding when Scottish and Irish Gaelic are spoken at the same event
- Sharing good practice in language development or in language community development
- Promoting awareness of Irish Gaelic language and culture in Scotland and promoting awareness of Scottish Gaelic language and culture in Ireland
- Strengthening Scottish or Irish Gaelic, or their language communities, through promoting the link between the two languages and their speakers
As well as these priorities a clear link between Scottish and Irish Gaelic must be evident in all applications.