CIVICA Student Engagement Fund

 

Selected by the European Commission as one of the pilot European Universities in 2019 and confirmed as successful alliance in 2022 under the Erasmus+ programme, CIVICA brings together 10 leading European higher education institutions in the social sciences, humanities, business management and public policy. 

Under the leadership of SGH Warsaw School of Economics, CIVICA partners are working towards developing a framework to foster students’ engagement within the CIVICA alliance while strengthening their sense of belonging and shared identity, deeply rooted in European values and heritage. 

The CIVICA Student Engagement Fund (SEF) is introduced as one of the initiatives facilitating bridge-building between nations, cultures, and languages.

Important information for Bocconi students and registered student associations

The SEF is a mini-grant funding scheme aimed at supporting student-led joint initiatives within the CIVICA alliance. It aims to foster cross-campus collaboration among students and registered student associations from different disciplines and backgrounds in tackling the important issues facing Europe today, and to further enhance the students’ experience within the alliance.

The SEF will support up to 10 joint initiatives per academic year across the alliance, to be implemented during the spring semester and foresees one centralized call for application in Academic Year 2024/2025 and one in Academic Year 2025/2026.

Before starting your application, please make sure to read carefully all information indicated in the Call for Proposals AY 24/25 and in the SEF Project selection and implementation rules:

 

Preparation of joint project proposals – process overview

  • STEP 1 - Form a project team and prepare the joint proposal: team up with other CIVICA students/registered student associations, form a project team (and identify a team leader) and prepare a detailed concept of a joint project/initiative by completing the following Application form template:
     
  • STEP 2 - Prepare the budget of the joint proposal: prepare a cumulated budget for the joint project/initiative (max total value 10,000 EUR) and the partial budget (max 3,000 EUR) detailing the expenses to be covered by Bocconi and fill out the Budget form template here below:
     
  • STEP 3  - Obtain pre-approval on the initiative and budget by the CASA Committee @ Bocconi: in order to obtain the required pre-approval by the CASA Committee, Bocconi students associations must send via email to civica@unibocconi.it AND comitatocasa@unibocconi.it the Application form and the Budget form duly filled no later than 12 November 2024.

    - Please note: all proposals will be thoroughly discussed and formally evaluated during a dedicated extraordinary session of the CASA Committee scheduled for 19 November 2024. 
     

  • STEP 4 - Submit the joint proposal to the centralised SEF Committee: after obtaining the official pre-approval of the CASA Committee, formally submit the joint proposal (Application form and Budget form) and the proof of pre-approval by the CASA Committee to the centralised SEF Committee no later than 30 November 2024 as per the following instructions:

    a) Access my.civica.eu with the credentials from your home institution;

    b) Open the link https://whaller.civica.eu/org/15773/forms/140 still using the same browser and complete the online form.

Need more information?

Further information regarding the SEF have been provided during an online info session via Zoom scheduled for Friday 11 October 2024 from 15:00 to 16:00 (Milano time). 

To watch the recording of the info session, please click here, and log in with your Bocconi credentials. 
 

For general inquiries about the CIVICA Student Engagement Fund (SEF) please send an email both to: civica@unibocconi.it AND comitatocasa@unibocconi.it