Latest successful applications
Please see below for a selection from the successful applications in October 2012 and in February 2013.
Mrs Gez Wilson (Gallery and Theatre Manager, Faculty of Arts)
Purpose of Grant: Enable the university to host an event for students, local artists and makers, providing an opportunity to showcase and sell their work whilst also promoting the University to the community.
Current students will be provided with an opportunity to sell their work, probably for the first time to the public and to fundraise for their graduate shows for which they need to raise several thousands of pounds. Students already have stalls in the foyer throughout the year where they sell their artwork to raise funds and our idea is to bring these together and promote it to the local community and visitors to Brighton during the festival. This will increase the student experience, will generate income and bring the community and visitors to Brighton into the University site.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: This event will be promoted and the Springboard Grants Programme would be credited in the event listing in the Brighton Fringe Brochure, flyers and posters produced, e-flyer, web site listings and social media and in the press release.
Amount allocated: £994.00
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Dr Peter Bush (Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences)
Purpose of Grant: The purpose is to improve student access to the PABS-apiary. The largest part of the grant will be used to purchase a hive webcam to provide live images of bees on public and lecture display screens. The remaining will be used to purchase more bees/beekeeping clothing for university apiary visits.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: The live webcam feed will be transmitted with an overlay acknowledging the Springboard grants programme, as will literature (e.g. safety sheets) and signage for the apiary.
Amount allocated: £733.40
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Mr Sean Matthew Page (Student, BSc Sport Coaching)
Purpose of Grant: The grant is to enable me to set up a Futsal Development Centre based in Eastbourne. This will offer the opportunity for primary school aged children in the area to attend coaching sessions for three hours a week. The setup, coaching and coach recruitment will form my 3rd year placement, as well as providing 3 to 5 coaching placements for year 2 students.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: Springboard will be advertised on the project's.
Amount allocated: £1000.00
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Mr Jerick Rodriguez (Student, MEng Aeronautical Engineering )
Purpose of Grant: in order to support my Final Year Project Component Costs. I am undertaking the Remote Control of Airships Project whereby I will be designing and producing a prototype hybrid airship capable of collecting loads and delivering them in a specific location assigned whilst maintaining a stable orientation. As an enthusiastic aeronautical engineer, I have a great vision of new generation of Hybrid Airships which will be efficient, eco-friendly transport of the future.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: In promotional material and on the website.
Amount allocated: £400.00
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Miss Soram Patel (Student, On behalf of BSMS Paediatric Society)
Purpose of Grant: To run a National Paediatric Conference specifically geared towards medical students and students with an interest in paediatric medicine. This one-of-a-kind conference attracts delegates from over 30 UK medical schools.
This national conference, being organised by a committee of BSMS medical students, aims to deepen the knowledge of medical students of childhood health-conditions beyond our curriculum. We wish to enthuse and prepare students of the benefits and reality of careers in paediatrics.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: In delegate conference handbooks, electives handbooks, in articles in the BSMS newsletter, BSMS student newspaper (The Murmur) and the University of Sussex and University of Brighton student newspapers (The Badger and The Verse, respectively) and the BSMS Medical Society (MedSoc) website.
Amount allocated: £1000.00
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Ms Rebecca Brueton (Student, On behalf of BURST Radio)
Purpose of Grant: To create a series of masterclasses delivered by media industry professionals, designed for media, radio & tv students, open to all students and staff interested in working in Media and Communications.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: In promotional material and on the website.
Amount allocated: £500.00
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Ms Clare Griffiths (Business Development Manager, Student Services)
Purpose of Grant: To host a new beepurple event “The Innovation Challenge” for students/alumni wishing to develop their innovation skills and enhance their employability by working on “real life” business case scenarios.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: The support from the Springboard Grants Programme will be acknowledged in the written promotional materials sent out about the event, as well as during the welcome speech/introduction at the beginning of the event. The programme will also be mentioned in a short press release for internal or external circulation.
Amount allocated: £850
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Dr Lorna Linch (Lecturer, Environment and Technology)
Purpose of Grant: To design and install a Geography and Geology e-journal specifically for undergraduates to showcase research projects and be involved with day-to-day management of a journal (critiquing/reviewing/editing etc.).
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: The Springboard Grants Programme (SGP) would be acknowledged and advertised (with a computer link to the SGP web page) directly on the first web page of the e-journal. SGP will also be acknowledged at two conferences regarding the progress and success of the e-journal.
Amount allocated: £600
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Miss Anastasia Vlachaki (Student, MA Inclusive Arts Practice)
Purpose of Grant: To purchase 7 old style photo cameras. To work creatively with young unemployed people using participatory photography to support them to increase their confidence and enable positive life decisions.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: In promotional material and on the website of the organisation I will work with.
Amount allocated: £484
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Miss Sophie Watson (Student, Medicine and Surgery)
Purpose of Grant: To launch a 'Professionalism Blog' covering issues concerning the professional development of medical students. The grant will be used to encourage students from BSMS and other medical schools to write for the blog by having a cash prize for 'winner of the month - best blog post’.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: The Springboard name will appear on the blog page as the sponsor.
Amount allocated: £360
Impact report will be posted shortly.
Max Withey (Student, On behalf of Back to Nature Society)
Purpose of Grant: To increase awareness of biodiversity on the university's campuses and the local area, using remote camera traps to photograph wildlife and then publish the results on the university community online monthly.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: The Springboard Grant would be acknowledged through the Society’s media channels, which include website, Facebook page and newsletter. This will be done with each monthly publishing.
Amount allocated: £582.92
Impact report will be posted shortly.
William Knight (Student, On behalf of the Verse)
Purpose of Grant: To re-launch a student owned newspaper distributed on each campus. The campus newspaper will be full of student columns and features which communicate good news about each of the campus communities. The funding would allow the creation of a start-up edition and would cover print and desktop publishing costs.
Acknowledgement of Springboard Grants Programme: Springboard will be offered a web banner on www.theverse.co.uk. The first edition will carry the Springboard logo on the front cover.
Amount allocated: £1,000
Impact report will be posted shortly.
