Stepping Stones Award Programme

The Stepping Stones programme supports residents in a broad range of courses covering third level as well as certificate and skills training. Grants for the programme are awarded by a panel of three judges based on the resident’s application.

Stepping Stones Award Class of 2021

* 36 Awards
* €20,000 Grants
* 21 Third level qualifications
* 15 Certificate and skills qualifications

The Stepping Stones Award supports education and training. In recent years awardees have taken part in a wide variety of academic and skills based courses ranging from a degree in social science to a certificate in addiction studies to a course on flower arranging.

Stepping Stones awards usually range from €250 for shorter courses up to €750 for longer courses, e.g. university.

The award also supports training and personal development courses. So, if you have a talent or interest that you want to develop then the Stepping Stones Award may be able to help.

Recent Stepping Stones Awardee and Trinity graduate Elizabeth Keogh commented: “I had always wanted to study history, so off I went and applied to Trinity, got in much to my amazement, and in 2019 I graduated with first-class honours. I have now completed a Masters and am about to begin a PHD”

For further information about the Stepping Stones programme or to apply for an award, please speak to your scheme manager or email clann@clannhousing.ie