The project is open to students between 11 – 16 years olds to run a community project or a social enterprise (a mini-business with social objectives whose profits will be re-invested in the community).

The project funds must be used to deliver Citizenship and Enterprise education within a specific year group, a special class or the school council.

Successful bids will demonstrate an element of growth potential and longevity. Ideality each project should show the potential to self fund in the future or develop new projects.

Funds will be paid into a school account by cheque. These funds are subject to project approval at the bid stage. Each subsequent stage of funding is dependant on a full progress report and accounts summary.

The Citizen Project reserves the right to withhold payment in the case where project objectives are not being met.

A hard copy of accounts and receipts should be kept and submitted at the end of the project.

The Citizen Project reserves the right to withdraw funding where it feels the principles and objectives of the Citizen Project are being undermined.

Each school must apply via our website with the following information:

• Your Login and contact details - You can choose the username and password used to login to the site if your initial application is accepted.
• Your Team - Your teacher and student co-ordinator's details
• Your Project idea - Who will benefit from the project and why? If you don't have an idea at this stage, then leave this field blank.

Once your initial application is accepted, you must then make a formal project bid in the 'Group Project Bid' section. Funds will only be released when each area of the Group Project bid is completed and agreed by us. From the date that funds are first issued, schools will have 1 year to achieve their outlined project objectives.

Schools that fail to make a formal project bid after making an initial application will be deleted from the website after 1 year and will need to re apply.

Each student is required to create a personal student record and submit the following sections completed: My Skills and The End evaluation. Once logged in, teachers are able to track their student's progress through the 'teacher project record' section.