Queen Mary is looking for staff and students across all subjects and Schools and Institutes to propose ideas of activities they would like to run at the Festival of Communities on Saturday 8th June 2024.
The activities at the Festival are designed for local families to learn something new or try something different, and to provide an opportunity for everyone involved to meet and interact with people they haven’t met before. These varied activities will need to be table-top based but could be hands-on, demonstrations, stalls, sharing stories and views, or another way – we’re open to different ideas!
There is a suite of support on offer to assist you in taking part in the Festival of Communities:
Please note that you are unable to apply to the Centre for Public Engagement Small Grants scheme for activity at the Festival of Communities.
Fill in the form below to submit your Festival activity pitch.
The Festival of Communities 2024 - Guide to taking part_Updated [PDF 780KB]contains key information that will help you design your activity and strengthen your pitch.
There is also the Festival of Communities 2024 Funding Guidance - Queen Mary_Updated [PDF 138KB]for those who might need funding to take part. Please make sure you read these before submitting the online form below.
We expect all PhD students to be paid for their time participating in the Festival of Communities. Find out more how the CPE can help you with this in the Guidance for paying PhD Students participating in the Festival of Communities_Updated [PDF 99KB].
You are able to download the Festival of Communities 2024 Activity Call Questions - Queen Mary_Updated [DOC 41KB]as a document to help plan your activity and responses. When you're ready to submit, please use the online form below.
The deadline for funding applications is the end of day on Wednesday 27 March. All applicants will be informed by the end of Wednesday 24 April if their activities have been successful to feature in the Festival.