HEI Funding Terms and Conditions

The funding is for approved proposals only. There are to be no changes without prior approval
Promotion of Irish and English language are excluded
Funding cannot be spent on staff costs, except for student ambassadors.
Funding cannot be spent on student bursaries
Funding cannot be spent on staff activities
Only one proposal per HEI is permitted
All initiatives that receive funding must be owned by the HEI, not an individual, and must be promoted on official websites, social media, etc.
The PPLI project officer must be informed of all events in advance and where feasible, the project officer will attend

The funding cannot be used to pay full time staff.
Student language ambassadors must be paid a maximum of €20 per hour.
Workshop facilitators can be paid a maximum of €50 per hour
Workshop providers should not be paid more than the above rate. Workshop providers should be paid for the workshop hours they provide i.e. minimum 1 hour and a maximum of 6 hours per day as per the school day
Funding is not to be used to cover travel and subsistence costs.

50% of approved funding will be transferred at the beginning of Semester 1.
The outstanding 50% will be transferred after a satisfactory Interim Report has been submitted by the coordinator no later than Friday 6th December 2024
The Interim Report must provide an update on activity originally proposed, including what has taken place for #ThinkLanguages, and the remaining planned activity.

All funded activities need to be publicly promoted using all channels available including, but not limited to, local media, HEI website and social platforms, any relevant partner platforms etc. An email to a select number of schools alone is not sufficient.
Promotion of any funded activity must include the Languages Connect logo, in addition to the HEI logo, and correct use of logo must be approved by the PPLI project officer
Use of the Languages Connect logo needs to adhere to the relevant Languages Connect brand guidelines
For any relevant merchandise or printed material development, please submit the final design to PPLI for approval before going to print.
Promotion of approved and funded activity via social media must go out on an official HEI account i.e. main HEI account or Languages Department account. Promoting it on a personal account is a bonus, but not adequate.
All social media posts must tag Languages Connect ( X – @langsconnect_ie Instagram –@languagesconnect, Facebook – Languages Connect )
High resolution photos from events, etc. should be sent to the PPLI project officer soon after the event.

PPLI reserves the right to withdraw or withhold funding in the event that any of the criteria or terms and conditions are not adhered to.

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