Society Grants

CSC Grants

Applying for a Grant

  • Grant applications are now open 29th Sept 2025. For the 2025 - 2026 academic year.
  • Treasurer training is provided to help navigate the grant process and to demonstrate how to use the bank account. This training is mandatory to complete before a decision can be made on your grant application.
  • Refer to the Grants Policy Document before applying.
  • Annual Grants must be submitted before December 1st.
Grants Policy Document

What is the Society Grant?

  • Provides funding to help societies fulfil their constitutionally defined objectives.
  • Awarded annually, it is not tied to membership numbers.
  • Grants are based on a society's classification and activity.
  • Additional funding via supplementary grant application can be applied for in the Hillary Term to supplement your annual grant.

What does the CSC fund?

  • Basic Running Costs: Covers general activity expenses, up to €635.
  • Speakers’ Expenses: Includes entertainment, travel, and accommodation.
  • Receptions: Funding based on membership figures up to a limit of €500.
  • Society Classes/Workshops: Expenses for relevant classes.
  • Hire of Items and Purchase of Materials: Funding one-off materials.
  • Capital Items: For essential equipment. Can be expensive. Must be purchased by the end of the first semester.
  • Competition & Affiliation Fees: These must fulfil the aims of the society.
  • Library Expenses: Enhances existing society libraries with DVDs/CDs/books
  • Society Travel: Funds conferences, competitions, and field trips.
  • Other: Applies to any other society-related expenses.
    • Contact CSC Treasurer for guidance.

Can our budgetary limit be raised?

  • Yes, request a limit increase if needed.
  • Speak to CSC Treasurer and complete a supplementary grant application online.
Access the Grants Portal

CSC Postgraduate Funding

This funding supports initiatives, events, and projects focused on postgraduate members. Projects may be planned and executed by society committees, a postgraduate representative on a committee, or individual postgraduate members with proposals that align with the society’s goals and benefit postgraduate engagement.

If you have any questions about the process or the nature of the grant, please contact the CSC treasurer at treasurer@csc.tcd.ie.

Full description of eligibility and application process is available here.

Non-CSC Funding

Trinity Trust

The Trinity College Dublin Trust invites applications for funding from Student Societies, Sports Clubs and other organized Student Groups. Extracurricular activities form an essential part of a Trinity education and the Trinity Trust offers grants to students clubs, societies and other organized students groups twice every academic year. Funding applications under any of the advertised criteria are welcome, but the Trust will particularly welcome innovative initiatives designed to enhance Student Life.

How to apply? Applications are to be made via this link: https://www.tcd.ie/alumni/community/association-and-trust/a-and-t-form.php

What activities are eligible? The Trust’s standard Criteria for awarding Grants apply. The Trust exists to support learning and education in College. Food and drink are not eligible costs.

Deadline for applications:

- Round 1 (Autumn): 5pm, Friday 24th October, 2025
- Round 2 (Spring): 5pm, Friday 6th February, 2026

Informal Queries: Grace O’Malley (omalleygrainne@protonmail.com) or Dr Claire Laudet, Joint Hon. Secretaries of the Trust (claudet@tcd.ie)

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Fund

The Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Fund is now open for applications. An annual fund is made available to socities who want to apply for small grants for projects which promote equality in Trinity. Applications of approximately €1,000 per project are eligible for consideration from the overall fund every year.

Applications that will enhance and build on Trinity's EDI work across the university are welcome. Particularly encouraged are project proposals that align with the key areas of Trinity's EDI work, including those covered in Irish equality legislation and by the Public Sector Duty:

There is no fixed closing date - applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until all funding has been allocated. The review process is overseen by members of the EDI Sub-Committee.

Application Process: All current Trinity staff members and registered students (undergraduate or postgraduate) are eligible to apply for a grant from the EDI Fund. Individual, group, and collaborative projects are all considered, and joint staff and student initiatives are particularly encouraged.

Applications can be submitted online, or a paper copy can be collected at the EDI Office, Room 2054, Arts Building.

Find out more about the process, past projects, and apply on the EDI website here.