Small Event grants

Assessment Criteria

Proposals will be considered by a panel composed of members of the UACES Committee.

The application process is competitive and funds are limited.

Successful applications will be expected to submit a post-event report and acknowledge UACES in any publications that arise from the event.

Selections will be made on the basis of the following criteria:

The application has been submitted by a UACES member (Student, Individual or Group)	Required
The proposed event is within the subject area of contemporary European Studies	Required
The event is not part of a series of events (it is a stand-alone event)	Required
The event will take place within 3-9 months of the application deadline	Required

There is a clarity of purpose in the aims and the objectives for the event	Required
The proposed programme is feasible	Required
The event is relevant and topical	Desirable
The event incorporates policy oriented issues	Desirable
The event is interdisciplinary	Desirable

The event is inclusive (i.e. not closed to new participants)	Required
The participation of UACES members is encouraged	Required
The event will bring together academics and policy-makers	Desirable
The event encourages the participation of postgraduate students	Desirable
If there is a registration fee, there is a discount for UACES members	Desirable

The proposal includes a coherent budget	Required
The funding request does not exceed 1,000 GBP and will be used for eligible expenses	Required
The amount of funding requested reflects the anticipated attendance (i.e. it is proportionate)	Required
The registration fees, if any, are realistically priced	Required
If there is a fee for delegates to attend, the total funding requested does not exceed 40% of the overall costs of the event, excluding personnel costs	Required
There is institutional support for managing the financial aspects of the event and for settling individual claims and invoices	Required

The event will contribute to the UACES Newsletter (with an event report and photos)	Required
The event will result in a publication (book, journal special issue, journal articles, research papers etc.)	Desirable
The event will lead to further dissemination of quality research (papers being presented at a subsequent event, a significant blog dialogue, podcasts etc.)	Desirable

UACES will be acknowledged in the publications that arise from the event	Required
UACES will benefit from increased participation at the UACES annual conference	Desirable
UACES will be introduced to a new audience	Desirable
The event will feed into other UACES activities	Desirable