Application for HEI Funding for Promotion of Languages

Funding is available to support you in your work as a stakeholder of the awareness campaign Languages Connect, which is a key action in the implementation of Languages Connect: Ireland's Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026.

See here for more information.

Deadline for receipt of application: Friday, 20 June 2025.

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* 1. Name of higher education institution (HEI)

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* 2. Name of department

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* 3. If you received HEI Funding for Promotion of Languages in 2024-2025, please upload your annual report, using the annual report template available here.

HEI commitments

HEIs applying for funding must commit to below:

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* 4. We confirm that we have read the HEI Funding information sheet available on Languages Connect.

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* 5. We commit to adhering to the reporting requirements described in the HEI Funding information sheet. This includes submission of an interim report, with confirmation of dates for events and other funded activity for the remainder of the academic year, no later than Friday, 5 December 2025, as well as submission of an annual report on the academic year 2025-2026, no later than Friday 19 June 2026.

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* 6. We commit to taking part in #ThinkLanguages Week, which runs from Monday 17 to Friday 21 November 2025. Please briefly outline, in one sentence, your plans for involving your institution in #ThinkLanguages.

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* 7. We commit to providing additional activities that promote modern foreign languages, in support of the awareness raising campaign Languages Connect. Such activities could include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Providing Student Language Ambassadors for various events that raise awareness of language courses in your HEI and languages for careers and study abroad
  • Creating materials for events which raise awareness of language courses in your HEI and languages for careers and study abroad
  • Campus events which raise awareness of language courses in your HEI and languages for careers and study abroad, particularly events aimed at secondary school students
  • Videos which have a targeted audience and a purpose of promoting language courses at your HEI
  • Competitions to promote languages aimed at primary pupils and/or secondary students
  • Outreach to secondary schools, including Guidance Counsellors, to raise awareness of language courses in your HEI and languages for careers and study abroad, including workshops and school visits
  • Awareness raising activities to support the retention of first year undergraduates studying languages

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* 8. We commit to informing PPLI of details of all funded events and activities well in advance, so that a member of PPLI can attend, and activity can be suitably supported/promoted by PPLI.

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* 9. We commit to providing contact details of two active coordinators who will lead the activity.

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* 10. We commit to informing colleagues across all relevant departments that this funding is available and that an application is being submitted.

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* 11. We commit to abiding by the terms and conditions of the funding, available in the HEI Funding information sheet here.

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* 12. Coordinator 1

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* 13. Coordinator 2

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* 14. Please indicate which social media platform(s) you will be promoting your funded projects on.

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* 15. Please provide, where applicable, your official social media handles on the platforms chosen above.

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* 16. I am interested in applying for funding for a lesser-taught language summer camp held in summer 2026.

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* 17. Bank details

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* 18. Please complete and upload the 2025-2026 HEI Funding proposal template, available here.

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* 19. I consent to Post-Primary Languages Ireland using my personal details for the purpose of processing this application.

Thank you for your application. Post-Primary Languages Ireland will contact you in the coming weeks. You will hear of the outcome of the application no later than Friday, 29 August.

For further general information and queries contact :
Nellie Tattersall
E: nellie.tattersall@ppli.ie
T: 01 2654650
M: 087 980 9001

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