THE CARSON BURSARIES

FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATION 2017-18

APPLICATION FORM – CARSON BURSARY
GUIDELINES

Background
The Carson Awards are named in honour of the legendary Northern Ireland comedian the late Frank Carson
and his son Tony. Frank was a passionate supporter of integrated education and his commitment continues
through the Carson Awards. Sponsored by Tony, the Awards are now in their tenth year.

Aim of the Carson Bursaries

The aim of the Carson Bursaries is to encourage integrated education students in the creative fields. In
keeping with the characters of Frank and Tony, creativity is the key and applications are welcome in the
artistic medium of the students’ choosing. From theatre to literature, film to photography, comedy to
pottery - bursaries are awarded for students to carry out and complete a project under the theme of
‘What Integrated Education Means to Me’.

We understand from NICIE that the theme this year for Integrated Education Month will be ‘Everybody
Outstanding ’, therefore you may wish to incorporate this into the core theme ‘What integrated education
means to me’ to enable your project to reflect that overall celebration.

Funding Available
The Carson Bursaries are open to all Year 11, 12, 13 and 14 pupils who attend an integrated school and
students can apply for an award up to a maximum of £1,000. The bursary may be used to support the
project work of students working towards examinations.

The bursary can also be used for a collaborative project with students from another school or schools
including non integrated schools.

Deadlines

Bursary application forms need to be completed and submitted to the IEF by Friday 01 December 2017 at
3pm.

The closing date for submitting projects to the IEF is Friday 25 May 2018 at 3pm.

CRITERIA

In order to be considered for a Carson Bursary:

 The completed work must be original and be the work of the applicant(s)
 The final project must have benefited directly from the bursary
 The completed project must be of a high standard suitable for presentation to an audience
 Any equipment purchased as part of the production costs should be retained by the school after
the completion of the project for the benefit of future students
 Candidates will be notified second week in December as to whether their application was
successful
 If successful, the project must be carried out between December 2016 and the submission date of
25 May 2018 at 3pm

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APPLICANT DETAIL S

Please complete the following monitoring information:

Are you applying for a Carson Bursary as an individual student, a group of students from the same school or
as a collaborative project between an integrated school and another school or schools?

Please tick as appropriate Individual Group Collaborative

(For collaborative projects please list all partners) ______________________________________________________

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SECTION 1 – The Lead Applicant

Surname

Forename(s)

Gender

Date of Birth

Home Address
(inc postcode)

Home Telephone
Number
Mobile Number

Personal Email

School

Class/Year

Please list the courses and subjects you are studying this academic year

Please give the details of the teacher with whom you have discussed this application and who has agreed to
oversee the activities of the project. Your teacher must have agreed to act as the main contact for the IEF.

Name

Title

Telephone

Email

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Please briefly tell us about your plans for the future. For example what is/are your academic or vocational
aspirations following school?

SECTION 2 – The Project

What is the title of your project?

Please tell us what integration education means to you.

Please use the space below to describe your project and how it will demonstrate ‘What integrated education
means to me’. Please note your project should have a clear focus on integrated education.

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Using the project plan below please illustrate how your project will be implemented. Please note completed
projects along with a final report need to be received by the IEF by FRIDAY 25 May 2018. Although you may
not be able to give actual dates/times at this stage please try to give a rough idea, through estimated dates, of
how you see you project progressing.

Date Action to be taken/Activity/Event etc Participant(s)

SECTION 3 – Promotion

Please use the space below to describe how the Carson Bursary Programme would be promoted publically in
your project. eg funded by the Carson Bursary Programme, thank you to the Carson Bursary Programme etc.

SECTION 4 – Monitoring and Evaluation

What plans do you have to evaluate and measure the outcome of your project and/or is there a Teacher/Form
Head who could assist in the monitoring and evaluation of your work?

If your project would contribute to an accredited piece of coursework or final mark please tell us about this
coursework/exam and include the timing of the submission of the coursework/exam and when the results
would be known.

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SECTION 5 – FINANCE

Using the table below please outline a budget for your project. It may be useful to obtain quotes for specific
items/activities but reasonable estimates will also be accepted.

(Please expand and/or develop the plan/table as necessary)

Item/Activity Amount (£)

TOTAL

How much are you requesting from the Carson Bursary Programme?

Why do you require the Carson Bursary funding?

What is the main reason(s) the Carson Bursary is required for your project? For example, equipment required
for your project may not be within your school/college budget; your project may require additional resources
that your school/college cannot currently access; etc. Please give as much detail as you can as to why your
project can only take place if you are awarded a Carson Bursary.

Should costs associated with your project involve the purchase of any equipment, please note that the IEF
expects that any such purchases remain with your school after the project’s completion, as a lasting resource
to benefit future students.

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SECTION 6 – SIGNATURES

Student

Name _________________________________________________
(print)

Signature _________________________________________________

Date _________________________________________________

Student’s Parent/Guardian

Name _________________________________________________
(print)

Signature _________________________________________________

Date _________________________________________________

School Contact Teacher

Name _________________________________________________
(print)

Signature _________________________________________________

Date _________________________________________________

School Principal

Name _________________________________________________
(print)

Signature _________________________________________________

Date _________________________________________________

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SECTION 7 – HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

Please submit your application before the closing date of 3pm on Friday 01 December 2017 both by email and
by post in hard copy with the original signatures to:

Paul Caskey
Head of Campaign
Integrated Education Fund
Forestview
Purdy’s Lane
Belfast
BT8 7AR

paul@ief.org.uk

For further information

For further information about the IEF or the Carson Awards please do not hesitate to visit the IEF website
www.ief.org.uk/carsonawards or contact Paul Caskey at paul@ief.org.uk ,or (028) 9069 4099.