SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

In pursuing its aim of promoting social work education in Europe EASSW is launching a scheme designed to support innovative projects from countries that are in the early stages of establishing social work education.

    STRENGTHENING SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION IN EUROPE IN CO-OPERATION WITH EASSW
    EASSW funds projects that will contribute to its development and that of its members.

    EASSW Grants for Projects in Social Work Education

Final Submission Dates for Bids are 15 February and 15 September.

Call for proposals
EASSW invites proposals for projects, designed to advance European social work education. Grants of up to €4.000 are available for proposals that can be expected to contribute to the implementation of the EASSW Mission Statement, and to the enhancement of cooperation among schools of social work in Europe.

This is continuous aspect of EASSW activities but the final submission dates for bids are 15 February and 15 September (every year).

Proposals on a completed application form should be sent by e-mail to: Mona Franséhn, University of Gothenburg
Email: mona.fransehn@socwork.gu.se


Guidelines for submissions and criteria for evaluation
In order to qualify for support, proposals will have to meet the following criteria:

1. The project is expected to make a direct and meaningful contribution to at least one of the following areas:

  • Organize regional seminars on curriculum development and professional training (with participants from at least five schools in at least three countries)
  • Establish platforms (e.g. on the internet and/or through meetings) for transnational networks for cooperation in teaching or research (with participants from at least five schools in at least three countries)
  • Establish platforms (e.g. on the internet and/or through meetings) for transnational networks for proactive social work or social policy initiatives (with participants from at least five schools in at least three countries)

2. The project has to be truly international, involving social work educators from minimally five schools in at least three countries with differing cultures or systems of social work education. The project should be expected to enhance international and cross-cultural collaboration, and may contribute to educational developments through the inclusion of schools of social work in countries where social work education is facing particular challenges.

3. The proposal is creative and innovative.

4. The proposal is clearly written, and presented on the application form

Eligibility Criteria
Only proposals submitted by members of EASSW will be considered and all participants in the proposed project must also be members of EASSW.
Members of EASSW include faculty members of schools who have paid their membership fees in the current year. Individual members, who have paid their dues for the current year, may be considered at the discretion of the committee.

Review, notification of decisions and process in relation to successful applicants.
Proposals will be reviewed by a Project Funding Committee consisting of members appointed by the Executive Committee of EASSW. The recommendations of the committee will be presented to the Executive Committee for ratification at meetings twice a year. The designated contact person will be notified of the Projects Committee's decision within about a month of ratification by the Executive Committee.

For successful applications, grants will be paid as follows:

  • 70% when the proposal has been approved, and the chair of the committee has been notified that the project is about to be implemented.
  • 30% after the submission of a final report.

Final Report

The final report should include:

  • Rationale and purpose of the project
  • Description of the process of implementatio
  • A discussion of outcomes and/or feedback to the project
  • Conclusions. (The concluding sections should address the possibility of implementing the same project in other settings).

The final report, to be published on the EASSW website, is expected to be 2.000 - 3.000 words and should be preceded by an executive summary (not more than 200 words). An account of expenditures should be appended to the report. Furthermore, one copy of any materials created as part of the project should be attached, and a link should be provided to materials available on the internet.

The final report should be sent by e-mail to: mona.fransehn@socwork.gu.se

EASSW must be mentioned in any publication based on funded projects.

The preferred method of communication is by email and material should be presented in a form which can be added to the EASSW website.

Consideration of final reports will be given by the Projects Committee. The designated contact person will be notified of the Projects Committee's decision within about a month of ratification by the Executive Committee.

PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

projects 2008 approved
UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN  Conference Antwerp Nov 2008 Utrecht meeting
UNIVERSITY WEST OF ENGELAND BRISTOL SWEducation for practitionars Nov 2008 Utrecht meeting
LONDON METROPOLITAN Adult care in Europe Curriculum Nov 2008 Utrecht meeting
Competency Based Teaching KHKempen May 2008 Geel meeting
projects 2009
China Europe Dialogue costs China - Helle Strauss/Elena Roidan/Silvia Fargion April 2009 Dubrovnik
HOGESCHOOL MAASTRICHT Supervision in SW Education in Europe April 2009 Dubrovnik
Research on Moral aspects of outreach approaches in SW
Project report		 Hogeschool Utrecht April 2009 Dubrovnik
Professionalization of SW - What works? Hochschule Koblenz April 2009 Dubrovnik
service user involvement/client participation  London Metropolitan October 2009 Gothenburg
projects 2010
Seminar Acting Ethically in Difficult Times  Account Name - Ethics and Social Welfare March 2010 Strasbourg