College of Social Sciences Employability Awards - Applications now open!

The College of Social Sciences Employability Grants are now in their third year. These awards offer staff and students within the College the opportunity to bid for small grants to enable them to develop and take part in activity which will contribute to the professional development of students.

Student Employability Grants

These grants of up to £200 are awarded to groups of at least 3 undergraduate or postgraduate students who want to undertake a project which they feel will develop their employability skills and contribute to their general professional development.

Previous student projects include:

Postgraduate

• How to organise a seminar series - Karen Siegel and Arantza Gomez
• AIB UKI Conference Organisation - Project Report
• Oral History Project - Employability Award Application

Undergraduate

• Trip to National Archives of Scotland - Hayley Cross et al.
• Psychology conference attendance - Aline Scherff
• SIFE end of year report showcased at SIFE National Finals

Staff employability grants

These grants of up to £400 are available to academic staff to implement new initiatives and curriculum developments which will develop their students' employability skills and contribute to their general professional development. Previous projects have focused on a range of issues including engaging students in personal development planning, and developing career skills workshops and employer events. 

Previous staff employability projects include:

• PDP and Employability on an MSc in Human Rights and International Politics
• Identifying and Assessing Employability Skills within Service-Learning
• Law Futures: Careers support within the School of Law

How to apply

There is no application form but applications must set out clearly how the money will be spent and how the outcome of this spending will contribute to an improvement of student employability skills. Applicants should also review the previous reports and applications listed above.

Applications should be sent by email to Fiona Webster (Undergraduate Administrative Officer, Fiona.Webster@glasgow.ac.uk) in the College Office by Monday, 22nd November 2010.

Interested applicants are required to submit an application detailing how the money will be spent and how the proposed project will enhance their/their students' employability skills. At the end of the project a brief report is required detailing the outcomes of the project and how student skills were enhanced as a result.

Bids will be considered by the of Dean of Learning and Teaching, the College Employability Officer, the Undergraduate Administrative Officer, and the College SRC Convenor. Decisions will be announced within a few weeks of the deadline.

If you require any further information on College of Social Sciences Employability Grants please contact the College Employability Officer.