Launched by the European Cultural Foundation, the fund supports imaginative cultural initiatives, big or small, that, in the midst of the global Coronavirus pandemic crisis, reinforce European solidarity and the idea of Europe as a shared public space.

Who can apply
Individuals, collectives or organisations (NGOs, public institutions, private enterprises and freelancers) from the creative sector as well as other fields and sectors of society including academic & educational, environmental, social entrepreneurship, health & social care, human rights, etc. Applicants can represent the private, public or civic sector.
Applicants can be based anywhere in the world, but their proposal must clearly contribute to a European Culture of Solidarity, the overall focus of the Fund.
Proposals submitted by political parties won't be accepted.

Activities
Initiatives and activities should aim to:

• expand the notion of Europe as an open and shared public space for everybody in times of inward- looking and national decision-making;
• express and act in hands-on solidarity with people and communities across closed borders;
• share experiences, knowledge, skills, stories, ideas and resources of solidarity across Europe, especially outside mainstream public attention;
• sustain people-to-people interaction beyond European borders and in times of travel restrictions and social distancing;
• maintain cultural life and social experiences with a European outreach in times of home lockdown and prepare the ground for a cultural revival of Europe after the crisis;
• develop new approaches in operations of cultural work and new alliances across sectors to deal with the current challenges imposed by the crisis.

Special attention will be give to proposals coming from:

• regions where so far there is little to no emergency funding made available for the cultural and creative sector institutions;
• people and communities that face discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, (cultural) background, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Grant
The Fund offers gants available in three amounts: 

• €5.000 – 15.000 (5 - 10 awarded projects per submission round)
• €15.000 – 30.000 (2 - 3 awarded projects per submission round)
• €30.000 – 50.000 (1 - 2 awarded projects per submission round)

A wide range of activities can be funded ranging from seed money for entirely new initiatives and (co-)funding for scaling up already existing ideas to European level.
Grants can cover material costs, office costs, online co-working and communication tools, production costs, but also expert fees and staff costs.

The Culture of Solidarity fund has various application windows in 2020, and will distribute funding equally over all windows.

Deadline: 14 July 2020, 13.00 CET (the call opens on 22 June 2020).

Find out more here.

Launched by the European Cultural Foundation, the fund supports imaginative cultural initiatives, big or small, that, in the midst of the global Coronavirus pandemic crisis, reinforce European solidarity and the idea of Europe as a shared public space.

Who can apply

• Individuals, collectives or organisations (NGOs, public institutions, private enterprises and freelancers) from the creative sector as well as other fields and sectors of society including academic & educational, environmental, social entrepreneurship, health & social care, human rights, etc. Applicants can represent the private, public or civic sector.
• Applicants can be based anywhere in the world, but their proposal must clearly contribute to a European Culture of Solidarity, the overall focus of the Fund.
• Proposals submitted by political parties won't be accepted.

Activities

Initiatives and activities should aim to:

• expand the notion of Europe as an open and shared public space for everybody in times of inward-looking and national decision-making;
• express and act in hands-on solidarity with people and communities across closed borders;
• share experiences, knowledge, skills, stories, ideas and resources of solidarity across Europe, especially outside mainstream public attention;
• sustain people-to-people interaction beyond European borders and in times of travel restrictions and social distancing;
• maintain cultural life and social experiences with a European outreach in times of home lockdown and prepare the ground for a cultural revival of Europe after the crisis;
• develop new approaches in operations of cultural work and new alliances across sectors to deal with the current challenges imposed by the crisis.

Special attention will be given to proposals coming from:

• regions where so far there is little to no emergency funding made available for the cultural and creative sector institutions;
• people and communities that face discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, (cultural) background, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Grant

The Fund offers grants available in three amounts: 

• €5.000 – 15.000 (5 - 10 awarded projects per submission round)
• €15.000 – 30.000 (2 - 3 awarded projects per submission round)
• €30.000 – 50.000 (1 - 2 awarded projects per submission round)

A wide range of activities can be funded ranging from seed money for entirely new initiatives and (co-)funding for scaling up already existing ideas at European level.
Grants can cover material costs, office costs, online co-working and communication tools, production costs, but also expert fees and staff costs.

The Culture of Solidarity fund has various application windows in 2020, and will distribute funding equally over all windows.

More information

Visit the European Cultural Foundation website.

Lansat de Fundația Culturală Europeană, Fondul susține inițiative culturale imaginative, mari sau mici, care, în mijlocul crizei globale provocate de pandemia de coronavirus, consolidează solidaritatea europeană și ideea - "Europa ca spațiu public".

Cine poate candida

Persoane, grupuri de persoane sau organizații (ONG-uri, instituții publice, companii private și freelanceri) din sectorul creativ, precum și din alte domenii și sectoare ale societății, inclusiv academic & educațional, de mediu, antreprenoriat social, sănătate și îngrijire socială, drepturile omului, etc. Candidații pot reprezenta sectorul privat, public sau civic.

Solicitanții pot avea sediul oriunde în lume, dar propunerea lor trebuie să contribuie în mod clar la îndeplinirea obiectivul general al Fondului - consolidarea culturii europene a solidarității.

Propunerile de proiecte depuse de partide politice nu vor fi acceptate.

Activități

Inițiativele și activitățile pot urmări:

• extinderea ideii - "Europa ca spațiu public", un spațiu comun și deschis pentru toată lumea în perioade de izolare și de luare a deciziilor la nivel național;

• să exprime și să acționeze în spiritul solidarității cu oameni și comunități de dincolo de granițele închise;

• să împărtășească experiențe, cunoștințe, abilități, povești, idei și resurse de solidaritate în toată Europa, în special în afara atenției publice principale;

• să susțină interacțiunea între oameni dincolo de granițele europene și în perioade de restricții de călătorie și distanțare socială;

• să mențină viața culturală și experiențele sociale cu dimensiune europeană în perioadele de carantină și să pregătească terenul pentru o renaștere culturală a Europei după criză;

• să dezvolte noi abordări în cadrul operațiunilor de muncă în domeniul cultural și noi alianțe între sectoare pentru a face față provocărilor actuale impuse de criză.

O atenție specială va fi acordată propunerilor:

• din regiunile în care, până în prezent, există puține sau nu exista finanțări de urgență puse la dispoziția instituțiilor din sectorul cultural și creativ;

• de la persoane și comunități care se confruntă cu discriminarea pe motive de rasă, etnie, background cultural, persoane cu dizabilități și membri ai comunității LGBTQ+.

Granturi

Fondul oferă următoarele 3 tipuri de granturi:

• 5.000 - 15.000 euro (5 - 10 proiecte finanțate pentru runda de selecție)

• 15.000 - 30.000 euro (2 - 3 proiecte finanțate pentru runda de selecție)

• 30.000 - 50.000 euro (1 - 2 proiecte finanțate pentru runda de selecție)

Pot fi finanțate activități din fonduri alocate pentru inițierea unor proiecte complet noi și cofinanțate pentru transpunerea la scară europeană a ideilor deja existente.Granturile pot acoperi costurile pentru materiale, costurile de birou, instrumentele de muncă și comunicare online, costurile de producție, dar și plata experților și costurile cu personalul.

“Fondul european pentru cultura solidarității” are diferite termene limită pentru depunerea candidaturilor în 2020 și va distribui în mod egal fondurile între aceste termene.

Termen limită: 14 iulie 2020, 13:00 CET (apel deschis în data de 22 iunie).

Mai multe informații pot fi găsite aici.

Objectives
European Youth Together projects aim to create networks promoting regional partnerships, and to be run in close cooperation with young people from across Europe (Erasmus+ Programme Countries). 
The networks would organise exchanges, promote trainings (for instance for youth leaders), and allow young people themselves to set up joint projects, all of which could be done through both physical and online activities.
European Youth Together seeks to support initiatives from at least five youth organisations from five different eligible Erasmus+ Programme Countries to share their ideas about the EU, encourage wider civic participation and help foster a sense of European citizenship. The initiative aims to bring together European youth from across Europe; East, West, North and South.

Thematic priorities
For 2020 the thematic priorities are the promotion of EU Youth Goals #3#4 and #10, namely ‘Inclusive Societies’, ‘Information and Constructive Dialogue’ and ‘Sustainable and Green Europe.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, youth networks could consider ways of forging solidarity and inclusiveness, which concur with challenges related to digital skills and green lifestyles.

Specific Objectives
The initiative will specifically support:
- promotion and development of more structured cooperation, online and offline, between different youth organisations to build or strengthen partnerships focusing on solidarity and inclusive democratic participation of all against a backdrop of the backlashes on socio-economic structures and in line with youth goals numbers 3, 4 and 10;
- youth organisations involved in initiatives to encourage young people to participate in the democratic process and in society by organising trainings, showcase commonalities among young Europeans and encourage discussion and debate on their connection to the EU, its values and democratic foundations, including by providing a meaningful voice to youth in the framework of the Covid-19 recovery process;
- promote participation of under-represented groups of young people in politics, youth organisations and other civil society organisations by engaging vulnerable and socioeconomic disadvantaged youth.

It targets youth NGOs, public bodies and informal groups of young people in politics, youth organisations and other civil society organisations by engaging vulnerable and socioeconomic disadvantaged youth; new ways to empower youth organisations in dealing with the Covid-19 crisis and its aftermath, by supporting innovative ways of cooperation and network creation, development and management. This could include enhancing collaboration between youth organisations in a digital context through and by non-formal learning and organisational models including alternative modes of exchanges and mutual aid

It targets youth NGOs, public bodies and informal groups of young people, especially those active at grassroots level, which would propose projects involving at least five partners who have the capacity to mobilise young people in partnerships covering different countries and regions within the Erasmus+ Programme Countries.

Large-scale mobility activities for young people should form a key component of European Youth Together projects. This mobility should offer cross-border exchanges and non-formal or informal training opportunities for young people from across Europe (East, West, North and South) that can be prepared and supported through online fora to support the objectives of this call. 

All the activities should contribute to widening the outreach towards young people to ensure a diversity of voices, reach young people within and beyond youth organisations and youth with fewer opportunities, thereby using a variety of channels.

Eligible applicants
The minimum partnership composition requirement for this call is at least 5 partners/organisations (including the applicant) from 5 different countries eligible for participation in the Erasmus+ programme.
Applying organisations should demonstrate their capacity to ensure a good geographical balance in terms of partners from different parts of the Erasmus+ Programme Countries.
Proposals may be submitted by applicants which are a non-profit organisation working in the field of youth (Youth NGO) established in an Erasmus+ Programme Country.
The following organisations, established in an Erasmus+ Programme Country, can take part in the proposals as partners:
- non-profit organisations (private or public) and NGOs (including European Youth NGOs) working in the field of Youth;
- public authorities (national, regional, local);
- non-profit organisations, associations and NGOs including European Youth NGOs;

Eligible countries
- EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden;
- The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, which form part of the European Economic Area (EEA): Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;
- Candidate countries for which a pre-accession strategy has been established: North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and Turkey.

For UK: Please be aware that following the entry into force of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement* on 1 February 2020 and in particular Articles 127(6), 137 and 138, the references to natural or legal persons residing or established in a Member State of the European Union are to be understood as including natural or legal persons residing or established in the United Kingdom.

Eligible activities
- Mobility activities including large scale exchanges between young people, including (but not restricted to) networking and non-formal or informal training opportunities and the development of projects by young people;
- Activities facilitating access and participation of youth in the EU policy activities relevant to young people;
- Exchanges of experience and good practice; networking and partnerships with other youth organisations; participation in meetings or seminars with other stakeholders and/or policy-makers also with a view to increasing policy impact on target groups, sectors and/or systems;
- Initiatives and events for developing European NGO/Civil Society organisations/EU-wide networks;
- Awareness-raising, information, dissemination and promotion activities (seminars, workshops, campaigns, meetings, public debates, consultations, etc.) on EU policy priorities in the field of youth;
- Activities shall be of cross-border nature and may be performed at European, national, regional or local level.

As a transversal principle, participating organisations should pursue strategies to connect to young people at grassroots level from a diversity of backgrounds with a view to ensuring a growing number of young people at the grassroots levels are being reached. This covers the involvement of a diverse youth population that also includes those from remote/rural areas; with a migrant background; and/or from disadvantaged social backgrounds.

Project results
Granted projects should demonstrate their expected contribution to the overall EU youth policy agenda by:
- building on the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and more specifically by demonstrating how they are contributing to the ‘Engage-Connect-Empower’ priorities of the Strategy;
- building on the outcomes of the New Narrative for Europe, European Youth Goals and other debate projects and opinion surveys related to the future of Europe and linking them to policy development at local/regional/national/European level;
- improving the involvement of young people in democratic life, in terms of active citizenship and engagement with decision makers (empowerment, new skills, involvement of young people in project design, etc.);
- helping to improve the capacity of the youth sector  active at grassroots level to work transnationally with care of inclusiveness, solidarity and sustainability and promoting transnational learning and cooperation between young people and decision makers;
- upscaling existing best practices and outreach beyond the regular network(s), including making good use of digital means to stay connected under all circumstances even in situations of remoteness, isolation or confinement;
- disseminating their results in an effective and attractive way among young people involved in youth organisations, so as to pave the way for more systematic partnerships, and also among youngsters who are not affiliated to youth structures or those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Project duration 
Must be between 9 and 24 months. It cannot be extended in time.
The eligibility period of the grant agreements is expected to start in January 2021 or within the first quarter of 2021.

Budget
The total budget available for the co-financing of projects is EUR 5 000 000.
The financial contribution from the EU is minimum EUR 100 000 and cannot exceed EUR 500 000. It is limited to a maximum co-financing rate of 80 % of the total eligible project costs.

Deadline: 28 July 2020, 17.00 (Brussels time).

Find out more here. 

European Research Council (ERC) grants are available to support researchers in carrying out frontier research projects. The European Research Council (ERC) is a European funding initiative, designed to support the best scientists, engineers and scholars in Europe. Its mandate is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of research, on the basis of scientific excellence.

ERC Advanced Grants
allow exceptional established research leaders of any nationality and any age to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk projects that open new directions in their respective research fields or other domains.
The ERC Advanced Grant funding targets researchers who have already established themselves as independent research leaders in their own right.

In brief:
Research proposal: pioneering frontier research in any field of science, engineering and scholarship
Researchers: candidates can be of any nationality, any age, must be scientifically independent and have a recent research track-record and profile which identifies them as leaders in their respective field(s) of research
Host organisation: legally recognised public or private research organisation situated in an EU Member State (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) or an Associated Country.
The Associated Countries are Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Israel, Georgia, North Macedonia, Norway, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Ukraine, Tunisia and Turkey.
Notice for UK applicants: The Withdrawal Agreement foresees that the UK will continue to participate in the current 2014-2020 EU programmes, including ERC Grants, as if the UK was an EU Member State until the closure of the programmes.

Funding: up to EUR 2.5 M per grant.
Duration: up to 5 years
Calls for proposals: published annually
Up to an additional EUR 1 000 000 can be requested in the proposal to cover: 
- eligible "start-up" costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving the ERC grant;
- and/or the purchase of major equipment and/or 
- access to large facilities.

 

How to apply?
An ERC grant application should be submitted by the EU submission service. This is the online system through which proposals must be submitted. (see also the online guide to using the proposal submission service and the H2020 Online manual.

Contact your national contact point for further info: http://erc.europa.eu/national-contact-points

 

Deadline: 26 August 2020, 17:00:00 (CET).

Find out more: http://erc.europa.eu/advanced-grants

Le sovvenzione del Consiglio Europeo della Ricerca (ERC) sono disponibili a sostegno dei ricercatori che portano avanti   progetti di ricerca pioneristici. Il Consiglio Europeo della Ricerca è un’iniziativa europea di finanziamento, ideata per il sostegno dei migliori scienziati, ingegneri, studiosi  a livello europeo.  Il suo mandato è di permettere a leader della ricerca eccezionali e affermati di qualsiasi età e nazionalità di portare avanti progetti innovativi e ad alto rischio in grado di aprire nuove direzioni nei loro rispettivi campi di ricerca e in altri settori. Le sovvenzioni “ERC Advanced Grants” sono destinate a ricercatori che si siano già affermati autonomamente come responsabili di progetto indipendenti.

Le sovvenzioni “ERC Advanced Grants” in breve:
- Settore di ricerca: qualsiasi settore scientifico, tecnico e accademico;
- Ricercatori: di qualsiasi età e nazionalità. I richiedenti devono essere scientificamente indipendenti, vantare un curriculum di attività di ricerca recente e avere un profilo che li identifichi come leader del/i rispettivo/i settore/i di ricerca;
- Istituzione ospitante: le attività di ricerca devono essere svolte presso un’organizzazione di ricerca pubblica o privata (nota come “istituzione ospitante”) situata in uno degli Stati membri dell’UE o dei paesi associati (Albania, Armenia, Bosnia ed Erzegovina, Islanda, Israele, Isole Faroe, Georgia, Nord Macedonia, Norvegia, Moldavia Montenegro, Serbia Svizzera e Turchia). Avviso per i richiedenti del Regno Unito: L'accordo di ritiro prevede che il Regno Unito continui a partecipare agli attuali programmi UE 2014-2020, comprese le sovvenzioni del CER, come se il Regno Unito fosse uno Stato membro dell'UE fino alla chiusura dei programmi.
- Finanziamento: fino a € 2,5 milioni per borsa di ricerca (in alcuni casi fino a € 3,5 milioni per borsa di ricerca);
- Durata: fino a 5 anni
- Inviti a presentare proposte: sono pubblicati annualmente.

Come presentare domanda?
I richiedenti sono invitati a contattare il loro punto di contatto nazionale o a inviare le loro richieste di informazioni utilizzando il modulo di contatto e selezionando la categoria adeguata o indirizzando direttamente la/e loro domanda/e alla casella di posta elettronica dedicata all’invito a presentare proposte per le sovvenzioni “ERC Advanced Grants”.

Scadenza: 26 agosto 2020.

Per ulteriori informazioni: https://erc.europa.eu/funding/advanced-grants

European Research Council (ERC) grants are available to support researchers in carrying out frontier research projects. The European Research Council (ERC) is a European funding initiative, designed to support the best scientists, engineers and scholars in Europe. Its mandate is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of research, on the basis of scientific excellence.

About

ERC Advanced Grants allow exceptional established research leaders of any nationality and any age to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk projects that open new directions in their respective research fields or other domains. The ERC Advanced Grant funding targets researchers who have already established themselves as independent research leaders in their own right.

In brief:
Research proposal: pioneering frontier research in any field of science, engineering and scholarship
Researchers: candidates can be of any nationality, any age, must be scientifically independent and have a recent research track-record and profile which identifies them as leaders in their respective field(s) of research
Host organisation: legally recognised public or private research organisation situated in an EU Member State (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) or an Associated Country.
The Associated Countries are Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Israel, Georgia, North Macedonia, Norway, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Ukraine, Tunisia and Turkey.

Notice for UK applicants: The Withdrawal Agreement foresees that the UK will continue to participate in the current 2014-2020 EU programmes, including ERC Grants, as if the UK was an EU Member State until the closure of the programmes.

Conditions

Funding: up to EUR 2.5 M per grant.
Duration: up to 5 years
Calls for proposals: published annually
Up to an additional EUR 1 000 000 can be requested in the proposal to cover: 
- eligible "start-up" costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving the ERC grant;
- and/or the purchase of major equipment and/or 
- access to large facilities.

How to apply

An ERC grant application should be submitted by the EU submission service. This is the online system through which proposals must be submitted. (see also the online guide to using the proposal submission service and the H2020 Online manual.

Contact your national contact point for further info: http://erc.europa.eu/national-contact-points

More information

Find out more: http://erc.europa.eu/advanced-grants

Town twinning is aimed at activities that involve or promote direct exchanges between European citizens through their participation in town twinning activities and encourage networking and cooperation between twinned towns. The measure Town twinning is the first Measure of the Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation within the within the"Europe for Citizens 2014-2020 programme. This strand aims to foster European citizenship and improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level, to encourage democratic participation of citizens at EU level and to support concrete participation in the EU policy-making process.

Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation is directed at activities covering civic participation, focusing in particular on European Union policies.Initiatives developing opportunities for mutual understanding, intercultural learning, solidarity, societal engagement and volunteering at EU level. 
 

Volunteering is an essential element in active citizenship: by giving one’s time for the benefit of others, volunteers service their community and play an active role in society. They develop the sense of belonging to a community thereby also gaining ownership. Volunteering is therefore a particularly powerful means to develop citizens’ commitment to their society and to its political life. Civil society organisations, associations of a European general interest, town twinning associations and other participating organisations often rely on volunteer work to carry out and to develop their activities. Therefore, particular attention is paid to the promotion of volunteering, in particular through the European Solidarity Corps.
In its first phase, the European Solidarity Corps, the new EU initiative which aims at giving young people across the EU the opportunity to volunteer where help is needed and to respond to crisis situations, will build on existing EU programmes including the Europe for Citizens programme. In this context, project promoters are encouraged to make use of the European Solidarity Corps. 
Promoters making use of members of the European Solidarity Corps must comply with the requirements laid down by the European Solidarity Corps Charter, including the requirement relating to the insurance of the members. Indeed, within the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme, the Agency does not provide directly or indirectly an insurance coverage to the volunteers/members used by the promoters for their projects. It is therefore for each promoter to ensure that the volunteers/members they are making use of are properly insured for their activities. 
All the eligible countries within the Europe for Citizens programme can participate to the European Solidarity Corps initiative.
 

2.1. Town twinning
Town twinning supports projects bringing together citizens from twinned towns to debate on concrete issues from the European political agenda. They will develop opportunities  for societal engagement and volunteering at EU level.

Town twinning projects must
 - involve municipalities from at least two participating countries, from which at least one is an EU Member State;
 - a project must involve a minimum of 25 invited participants, coming from the invited municipalities;
 - take place in any of the eligible countries participating to the project.

The maximum accepted duration of the meeting is 21 days.
The maximum grant to be awarded is EUR 25,000 per project.
 

Applicant and partners
- Type of organisation: Towns/municipality or their twinning committees or other non-profit organisations representing local authorities.
- Number of Partners: A project must involve municipalities from at least 2 eligible countries of which at least one is an EU Member State.

 

Participating countries:
- 28 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
- Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.
For British applicants: please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, British applicants will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project.
The Programme is potentially open to the following categories of countries provided that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commission. a) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar Agreements; b) the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement. 

 

Deadlines: 
- 4 February 2020, 17:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 July 2020 and 31 March 2021.
- 1 September 2020, 17:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 February 2021 and 31 October 2021.

 

Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens_en

 

For more information, please contact the Europe for Citizens Point in your country.

Gemellaggio tra città è mirato ad attività che implicano e promuovono scambi diretti tra cittadini europei attraverso la loro partecipazione in attività di gemellaggio, e incoraggia la creazione di reti tra città gemellate. La misura Gemellaggi tra città è la prima misura dell'Asse 2. Impegno democratico e partecipazione civica nel quadro del programma "L'Europa per i cittadini 2014-2020". Quest'Asse mira a promuovere la cittadinanza europea e migliorare le condizioni per la partecipazione democratica e civica dei cittadini a livello dell'Unione, sviluppando la consapevolezza dei cittadini sul processo decisionale dell'Unione.  

Asse 2. Impegno democratico e partecipazione civica è rivolto ad attività che coprono attività legate alla partecipazione civica, focalizzando l'attenzione sulle politiche dell'Unione Europea. Iniziative che promuovono opportunità per la comprensione reciproca, l'apprendimento interculturale, la solidarietà, l'impegno sociale e il volontariato a livello UE.  

Il volontariato è un elemento essenziale di una cittadinanza attiva: dedicando il proprio tempo agli altri, i volontari rendono un servizio alla loro comunità e svolgono un ruolo attivo nella società. In tal modo sviluppano il senso di appartenenza a una comunità, assumendosene anche la responsabilità. Pertanto, il volontariato è uno strumento particolarmente efficace per rafforzare l’impegno dei cittadini a favore della loro società e della sua vita politica. Le organizzazioni della società civile, le associazioni di interesse generale europeo, le associazioni per il gemellaggio tra città e altre organizzazioni partecipanti si affidano spesso al lavoro dei volontari per svolgere e sviluppare le proprie attività. Per tale motivo, un’attenzione particolare è riservata alla promozione del volontariato, in particolare tramite il Corpo europeo di solidarietà.

Il Corpo europeo di solidarietà è un’iniziativa dell’Unione europea che offre ai giovani l’opportunità di operare come volontari o di impegnarsi in progetti, nel proprio paese o all’estero, che aiuteranno le comunità e le persone in tutta l’Europa.

Nella sua fase attuale, il Corpo europeo di solidarietà si avvale degli strumenti dell’Unione esistenti, tra cui il programma “Europa per i cittadini”.  Pertanto i candidati possono utilizzare il programma “Europa per i cittadini” per compiere opera di sensibilizzazione sul Corpo europeo di solidarietà e farvi ricorso. In particolare, i candidati sono invitati a reclutare i suoi membri, accertandosi che le organizzazioni interessate soddisfino i criteri previsti per il loro accoglimento e sottoscrivendo la Carta del Corpo europeo di solidarietà. La Commissione europea ha istituito un portale web dedicato al Corpo europeo di solidarietà. Tutti i paesi ammissibili nell’ambito del programma Europa per i cittadini possono partecipare all’iniziativa del Corpo europeo di solidarietà.

2.1. Gemellaggio tra città. 
Il Gemellaggio tra città sostiene progetti che riuniscono i cittadini di città gemellate per discutere su temi concreti dell'agenda politica europea. Svilupperanno opportunità per l'impegno sociale e il volontariato a livello UE.

I progetti di Gemellaggio tra città devono comprendere i seguenti aspetti:

- coinvolgere Comuni da almeno due paesi partecipanti, di cui almeno uno Stato membro UE; 
- un progetto deve coinvolgere un minimo di 25 partecipanti, provenienti  da ciascun Comune invitato;
- svolgersi in un qualsiasi paese ammissibile a partecipare al progetto. 

La durata massima per un incontro deve essere di 21 giorni. Il contributo massimo previsto è di 25.000 euro. 

Candidati ammissibili: il richiedente deve essere il Comune, oppure la sua associazione gemellata/comitato gemellato con status giuridico, e avere sede in un paese partecipante.

Paesi partecipanti: i  28 Stati Membri dell'Unione Europea: Austria, Belgio, Bulgaria, Cipro, Croazia, Repubblica Ceca, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Germania, Grecia, Ungheria, Irlanda, Italia, Lettonia, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Malta, Olanda, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania Repubblica Slovacca, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Regno Unito.
-paesi EFTA, paesi aderenti, paesi candidati e candidati potenziali a patto che abbiano sottoscritto un memorandum d'intesa con la Commissione.
- Albania, Bosnia-Erzegovina e Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Ex Repubblica Jugoslava di Macedonia (FYROM).

Scadenza:
- 4 febbraio 2020 - per progetti che hanno inizio tra il 1 febbraio 2020 e il 31 marzo 2021. 
- 1 settembre 2020 - per progetti che hanno inizio tra il 1 febbraio e il 31 ottobre dell'anno successivo.

Per ulteriori informazioni visitare questo sito oppure contattare il punto Europa per i Cittadini del vostro paese.

Town twinning is aimed at activities that involve or promote direct exchanges between European citizens through their participation in town twinning activities and encourage networking and cooperation between twinned towns. The measure Town twinning is the first Measure of the Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation within the within the"Europe for Citizens 2014-2020 programme.This strand aims to foster European citizenship and improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level, to encourage democratic participation of citizens at EU level and to support concrete participation in the EU policy-making process.

Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation is directed at activities covering civic participation, focusing in particular on European Union policies.Initiatives developing opportunities for mutual understanding, intercultural learning, solidarity, societal engagement and volunteering at EU level. 
 

Volunteering is an essential element in active citizenship: by giving one’s time for the benefit of others, volunteers service their community and play an active role in society. They develop the sense of belonging to a community thereby also gaining ownership. Volunteering is therefore a particularly powerful means to develop citizens’ commitment to their society and to its political life. Civil society organisations, associations of a European general interest, town twinning associations and other participating organisations often rely on volunteer work to carry out and to develop their activities. Therefore, particular attention is paid to the promotion of volunteering, in particular through the European Solidarity Corps.
In its first phase, the European Solidarity Corps, the new EU initiative which aims at giving young people across the EU the opportunity to volunteer where help is needed and to respond to crisis situations, will build on existing EU programmes including the Europe for Citizens programme. In this context, project promoters are encouraged to make use of the European Solidarity Corps. 
Promoters making use of members of the European Solidarity Corps must comply with the requirements laid down by the European Solidarity Corps Charter, including the requirement relating to the insurance of the members. Indeed, within the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme, the Agency does not provide directly or indirectly an insurance coverage to the volunteers/members used by the promoters for their projects. It is therefore for each promoter to ensure that the volunteers/members they are making use of are properly insured for their activities. 
The following countries ONLY can participate to the initiative within the Programme: the European Union Member States and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

2.1. Town twinning
Town twinning  supports projects bringing together citizens from twinned towns to debate on concrete issues from the European political agenda. They will develop opportunities  for societal engagement and volunteering at EU level.

Town twinning projects must:
 - involve municipalities from at least two participating countries, from which at least one is an EU Member State;
 - a project must involve a minimum of 25 invited participants, coming from the invited municipalities;
 - take place in any of the eligible countries participating to the project.

The maximum accepted duration of the meeting is 21 days.
The maximum grant to be awarded is EUR 25,000 per project.

Applicant and partners:
- Type of organisation: Towns/municipality or their twinning committees or other non-profit organisations representing local authorities.
- Number of Partners: A project must involve municipalities from at least 2 eligible countries of which at least one is an EU Member State.

Participating countries:
- 28 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
- Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
For British applicants: please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, British applicants will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project.
The Programme is potentially open to the following categories of countries provided that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commission. a) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar Agreements; b) the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement. 

Deadlines: 
- 1 March 2018, 12:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 July of the same year of the deadline and 31 March of the year after the deadline.
- 3 September 2018, 12:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 January and 30 September of the year after the deadline.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/2CEMdXE

For more information, please contact the Europe for Citizens Point in your country.

Network of towns is aimed at providing funding to municipalities and associations working together on a common theme in a long term perspective, and wishing to develop networks of towns to make their cooperation more sustainable.
The measure Network of towns is the second Measure of the Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation within theEurope for Citizens 2014-2020 programme. This strand aims to foster European citizenship and improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level, to encourage democratic participation of citizens at EU level and to support concrete participation in the EU policy-making process.

Volunteering is an essential element in active citizenship: by giving one’s time for the benefit of others, volunteers service their community and play an active role in society. They develop the sense of belonging to a community thereby also gaining ownership. Volunteering is therefore a particularly powerful means to develop citizens’ commitment to their society and to its political life. Civil society organisations, associations of a European general interest, town twinning associations and other participating organisations often rely on volunteer work to carry out and to develop their activities. Therefore, particular attention is paid to the promotion of volunteering, in particular through the European Solidarity Corps. In its first phase, the European Solidarity Corps, the new EU initiative which aims at giving young people across the EU the opportunity to volunteer where help is needed and to respond to crisis situations, will build on existing EU programmes including the Europe for Citizens programme. In this context, project promoters are encouraged to make use of the European Solidarity Corps. 
Promoters making use of members of the European Solidarity Corps must comply with the requirements laid down by the European Solidarity Corps Charter, including the requirement relating to the insurance of the members. Indeed, within the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme, the Agency does not provide directly or indirectly an insurance coverage to the volunteers/members used by the promoters for their projects. It is therefore for each promoter to ensure that the volunteers/members they are making use of are properly insured for their activities. 
All the eligible countries within the Europe for Citizens programme can participate to the European Solidarity Corps initiative.

Thematic networking between municipalities on issues of common interest enables informed discussions and exchange of good practice.
The potential of the networks created by a series of town twinning links should be used for developing thematic and long-lasting cooperation between towns.
The European Commission supports the development of such networks, which are important for ensuring structured, intense and multifaceted cooperation.

2.2 Networks of Towns are expected to
- integrate a range of activities around the subject(s) of common interest to be addressed in the context of the Programme’s objectives or multiannual priorities;
- have defined target groups for which the selected themes are particularly relevant and involve community members active in the subject area (i.e. experts, local associations, citizens and citizens’ groups directly affected by the theme, etc.);
- mobilise citizens across the Europe: a project should involve a minimum of 30% of invited participants. "Invited participants" are international participants sent by the eligible partners;
- serve as a basis for future initiatives and actions between the towns involved, on the issues addressed or possibly on further issues of common interest. 

Projects must
foresee at least four events
involve municipalities from at least four participating countries, of which at least two is an EU Member State
have a minimum of 30% of international participants coming from the invited municipalities
the maximum project duration is 24 months;
the project must start within the relevant eligibility period, which depends on the deadline of the Measure within which the application is submitted.

The maximum grant to be awarded is EUR 150,000 per project.

Eligible applicants
towns/municipalities or their twinning committees or networks;
local and regional authorities;
federation/association of local authorities;
non-profit organisations representing local authorities.

Partners
non-profit civil society organisations.

The applicants and partners must be either public bodies or non-profit organisations with legal personality.
A project must involve municipalities from at least 4 eligible countries of which at least two have to be EU Member States. 

 

Participating countries
28 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
- Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.
For British applicants: please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, British applicants will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project.
The Programme is potentially open to the following categories of countries provided that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commission:
 a) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar Agreements;
b) the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement. 
 

Deadlines
- 3 March 2020, 17:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 September 2020 and 28 February 2021.
- 1 September 2020,17:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 March 2021 and 31 2021 August of the year after the deadline.

Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens_en

For more information, please contact the Europe for Citizens Point in your country.
 

Reti fra Città è mirato ad offrire finanziamento ai Comuni e le Associazioni che lavorano insieme su un tema comune in una prospettiva a lungo termine e desiderano sviluppare reti di città per rendere più sostenibile la loro collaborazione.
La misura Rete fra Città è la seconda misura dell'Asse 2. Impegno democratico e partecipazione civica nel quadro del programma l'Europa per i Cittadini 2014-2020. Questa asse intende promuovere la cittadinanza europea e migliorare le condizioni per la partecipazione democratica a livello UE e sostenere la partecipazione concreta nei processi decisionali UE.

Le reti tematiche tra città su temi di interesse comune permette discussioni informate e scambi di buone prassi. Le potenzialità delle reti create da una serie di legami di gemellaggi tra città devono essere sfruttate per lo sviluppo tematico e la collaborazione a lungo termine tra città. La Commissione Europea sostiene lo sviluppo di tali reti, importanti per garantireuna collaborazione strutturata, intensa e sfaccettata.  

Il volontariato è un elemento essenziale di una cittadinanza attiva: dedicando il proprio tempo agli altri, i volontari rendono un servizio alla loro comunità e svolgono un ruolo attivo nella società. In tal modo sviluppano il senso di appartenenza a una comunità, assumendosene anche la responsabilità. Pertanto, il volontariato è uno strumento particolarmente efficace per rafforzare l’impegno dei cittadini a favore della loro società e della sua vita politica. Le organizzazioni della società civile, le associazioni di interesse generale europeo, le associazioni per il gemellaggio tra città e altre organizzazioni partecipanti si affidano spesso al lavoro dei volontari per svolgere e sviluppare le proprie attività. Per tale motivo, un’attenzione particolare è riservata alla promozione del volontariato, in particolare tramite il Corpo europeo di solidarietà.

Il Corpo europeo di solidarietà è un’iniziativa dell’Unione europea che offre ai giovani l’opportunità di operare come volontari o di impegnarsi in progetti, nel proprio paese o all’estero, che aiuteranno le comunità e le persone in tutta l’Europa.

Nella sua fase attuale, il Corpo europeo di solidarietà si avvale degli strumenti dell’Unione esistenti, tra cui il programma “Europa per i cittadini”.  Pertanto i candidati possono utilizzare il programma “Europa per i cittadini” per compiere opera di sensibilizzazione sul Corpo europeo di solidarietà e farvi ricorso. In particolare, i candidati sono invitati a reclutare i suoi membri, accertandosi che le organizzazioni interessate soddisfino i criteri previsti per il loro accoglimento e sottoscrivendo la Carta del Corpo europeo di solidarietà. La Commissione europea ha istituito un portale web dedicato al Corpo europeo di solidarietà. Tutti i paesi ammissibili nell’ambito del programma Europa per i cittadini possono partecipare all’iniziativa del Corpo europeo di solidarietà.

2.2 Le reti di città dovrebbero:
• integrare una gamma di attività attorno a tematiche d'interesse comune da affrontare nel contesto degli obiettivi del programma o delle sue priorità annuali;
• avere definito gruppi bersaglio per cui le tematiche selezionate sono particolarmente rilevanti e coinvolgere membri della collettività attivi in tali ambiti (ad esempio, esperti, associazioni locali, cittadini e gruppi di cittadini direttamente interessati alla tematica, ecc.);
• servire da base per iniziative e azioni future tra le città coinvolte, sulle questioni trattate o, possibilmente, su ulteriori questioni di interesse comune.

Tipo di organizzazione/candidati:
• città/comuni o i loro comitati o reti di gemellaggio;
• altri livelli di autorità locali/regionali;
• federazioni/associazioni di autorità locali;
• organizzazioni non-profit rappresentanti le autorità locali.

Un progetto deve coinvolgere almeno il 30% dei partecipanti invitati. Per "partecipanti invitati" si intendono partecipanti internazionali inviati dai partner ammissibili.
La sovvenzione massima ammissibile per un progetto è di 150 000 euro. Le attività devono svolgersi in qualunque paese tra quelli ammissibili. Devono essere previsti almeno 4 eventi per progetto.
Il progetto deve iniziare entro il pertinente periodo di ammissibilità che è in funzione della scadenza della misura entro la quale è presentata la candidatura. La durata massima del progetto è di 24 mesi.

Partner
Accanto ai candidati possono essere partner di questi progetti le organizzazioni non-profit della società.

Paesi partecipanti:
28 Stati membri EU;
- paesi EFTA, paesi aderenti, paesi candidati e candidati potenziali a patto che abbiano sottoscritto un memorandum d'intesa con la Commissione.
- Albania, Bosnia ed Erzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Ex Repubblica Jugoslava di Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo.

Scadenze:
- 3 Marzo 2020 - per progetti che hanno inizio tra il 1 settembre 2020 e il 28 febbraio 2021;
- 1 Settembre 2020 - per progetti che inizio il 1 marzo 2021 e il 31 agosto 2021.

Per ulteriori informazioni contattare il punto Europa per i Cittadini del vostro paese.

Per saperne di più: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens_en

Network of towns is aimed at providing funding to municipalities and associations working together on a common theme in a long term perspective, and wishing to develop networks of towns to make their cooperation more sustainable.
The measure Network of towns is the second Measure of the Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation within the Europe for Citizens 2014-2020 programme. This strand aims to foster European citizenship and improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level, to encourage democratic participation of citizens at EU level and to support concrete participation in the EU policy-making process.

Volunteering is an essential element in active citizenship: by giving one’s time for the benefit of others, volunteers service their community and play an active role in society. They develop the sense of belonging to a community thereby also gaining ownership. Volunteering is therefore a particularly powerful means to develop citizens’ commitment to their society and to its political life. Civil society organisations, associations of a European general interest, town twinning associations and other participating organisations often rely on volunteer work to carry out and to develop their activities. Therefore, particular attention is paid to the promotion of volunteering, in particular through the European Solidarity Corps. In its first phase, the European Solidarity Corps, the new EU initiative which aims at giving young people across the EU the opportunity to volunteer where help is needed and to respond to crisis situations, will build on existing EU programmes including the Europe for Citizens programme. In this context, project promoters are encouraged to make use of the European Solidarity Corps. 
Promoters making use of members of the European Solidarity Corps must comply with the requirements laid down by the European Solidarity Corps Charter, including the requirement relating to the insurance of the members. Indeed, within the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme, the Agency does not provide directly or indirectly an insurance coverage to the volunteers/members used by the promoters for their projects. It is therefore for each promoter to ensure that the volunteers/members they are making use of are properly insured for their activities. 
The following countries ONLY can participate to the initiative within the Programme: the European Union Member States and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
 

Thematic networking between municipalities on issues of common interest enables informed discussions and exchange of good practice.
The potential of the networks created by a series of town twinning links should be used for developing thematic and long-lasting cooperation between towns. The European Commission supports the development of such networks, which are important for ensuring structured, intense and multifaceted cooperation.

2.2 Networks of Towns are expected to
- integrate a range of activities around the subject(s) of common interest to be addressed in the context of the Programme’s objectives or multiannual priorities;
- have defined target groups for which the selected themes are particularly relevant and involve community members active in the subject area (i.e. experts, local associations, citizens and citizens’ groups directly affected by the theme, etc.);
- mobilise citizens across the Europe: a project should involve a minimum of 30% of invited participants. "Invited participants" are international participants sent by the eligible partners;
- serve as a basis for future initiatives and actions between the towns involved, on the issues addressed or possibly on further issues of common interest. 

Projects must:
foresee at least four events
involve municipalities from at least four participating countries, of which at least two is an EU Member State
have a minimum of 30% of international participants coming from the invited municipalities
the maximum project duration is 24 months;
the project must start within the relevant eligibility period, which depends on the deadline of the Measure within which the application is submitted.

The maximum grant to be awarded is EUR 150,000 per project.

Eligible applicants
towns/municipalities or their twinning committees or networks;
local and regional authorities;
federantion/association of local authorities;
non-profit organisations representing local authorities.

Partners
non-profit civil society organisations.

The applicants and partners must be either public bodies or non-profit organisations with legal personality.
A project must involve municipalities from at least 4 eligible countries of which at least one is an EU Member State. 

Particpating countries
28 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
- Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
For British applicants: please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, British applicants will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project.
The Programme is potentially open to the following categories of countries provided that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commission:
 a) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar Agreements;
b) the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement. 

Deadlines:
- 1 March 2018, 12:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 July and 31 December of the same year as the deadline.
- 3 September 2018,12:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 January and 30 June of the year after the deadline.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/2qC96tf

For more information, please contact the Europe for Citizens Point in your country.
 

Civil Society Projects explore innovative methods of citizens’ participation. The Civil Society Projects aims to support a variety of projects of a transnational and cross-sectoral dimension, directly involving citizens. Those projects should gather citizens from different horizons, who will act together or debate on common European issues, at local and European level.

This third measure is part of the Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation within the “Europe for Citizens” 2014-2020 programme. This strand aims to foster European citizenship and improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level, to encourage democratic participation of citizens at EU level and to support concrete participation in the EU policy-making process. 
The Civil Society Projects measure is directed at activities involving citizens and at bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share and exchange experiences, opinions and values, to learn from history and to build for the future. It encourages meetings, exchanges and debates among European citizens from different countries and through different means.
 

Volunteering is an essential element in active citizenship: by giving one’s time for the benefit of others, volunteers service their community and play an active role in society. They develop the sense of belonging to a community thereby also gaining ownership. Volunteering is therefore a particularly powerful means to develop citizens’ commitment to their society and to its political life. Civil society organisations, associations of a European general interest, town twinning associations and other participating organisations often rely on volunteer work to carry out and to develop their activities. Therefore, particular attention is paid to the promotion of volunteering, in particular through the European Solidarity Corps.
In its first phase, the European Solidarity Corps, the new EU initiative which aims at giving young people across the EU the opportunity to volunteer where help is needed and to respond to crisis situations, will build on existing EU programmes including the Europe for Citizens programme. In this context, project promoters are encouraged to make use of the European Solidarity Corps. 
Promoters making use of members of the European Solidarity Corps must comply with the requirements laid down by the European Solidarity Corps Charter, including the requirement relating to the insurance of the members. Indeed, within the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme, the Agency does not provide directly or indirectly an insurance coverage to the volunteers/members used by the promoters for their projects. It is therefore for each promoter to ensure that the volunteers/members they are making use of are properly insured for their activities. 
All the eligible countries within the Europe for Citizens programme can participate to the European Solidarity Corps initiative.

2.3 - Civil Society Projects
The specific objectives are to support projects gathering citizens in activities directly linked to EU policies, providing an opportunity for direct participation in the policy making process.
A Civil Society Project must include at least two of the following three types of activities:
- promotion of societal engagement and solidarity: activities able to promoting debate/campaigns/actions on the themes of common interest in the larger framework of the rights and responsibilities of the Union citizens and making the link to the European political agenda and policy making process;
- gathering of opinions: activities aiming at gathering the individual opinions of the citizens on a specific topic to be yearly defined, favouring a bottom up approach (including the use of social networks, webinars, etc.) and media literacy;
- volunteering: activities promoting solidarity among Union citizens and beyond.

 

Applicant and partners
- Type of organisation: non-profit organisations, including civil society organisations, educational, cultural or research institutions, other organisations involved in the project can also be public local/regional authorities.
- Number of Partners: A project must involve organisations from at least 3 eligible countries of which at least two are an EU Member State.

Maximum eligible grant for a project: 150 000 EUR.
The activities must take place in any of the eligible countries.
The project must start within the relevant eligibility period.
Maximum project duration is 18 months.

 

Particpating countries
- 28 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
- Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.
For British applicants: please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, British applicants will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project.
The Programme is potentially open to the following categories of countries provided that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commission:
a) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar Agreements;
b) the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement. 

 

Deadline: 1 September 2020, 17:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 March 2021 and 31 August 2021.

Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens_en

For more information, please contact the Europe for Citizens Point in your country.

Civil Society Projects explore innovative methods of citizens’ participation. The Civil Society Projects aims to support a variety of projects of a transnational and cross-sectoral dimension, directly involving citizens. Those projects should gather citizens from different horizons, who will act together or debate on common European issues, at local and European level.

This third measure is part of the Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation within the “Europe for Citizens” 2014-2020 programme. This strand aims to foster European citizenship and improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level, to encourage democratic participation of citizens at EU level and to support concrete participation in the EU policy-making process. 
The Civil Society Projects measure is directed at activities involving citizens and at bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share and exchange experiences, opinions and values, to learn from history and to build for the future. It encourages meetings, exchanges and debates among European citizens from different countries and through different means.
 

Volunteering is an essential element in active citizenship: by giving one’s time for the benefit of others, volunteers service their community and play an active role in society. They develop the sense of belonging to a community thereby also gaining ownership. Volunteering is therefore a particularly powerful means to develop citizens’ commitment to their society and to its political life. Civil society organisations, associations of a European general interest, town twinning associations and other participating organisations often rely on volunteer work to carry out and to develop their activities. Therefore, particular attention is paid to the promotion of volunteering, in particular through the European Solidarity Corps.
In its first phase, the European Solidarity Corps, the new EU initiative which aims at giving young people across the EU the opportunity to volunteer where help is needed and to respond to crisis situations, will build on existing EU programmes including the Europe for Citizens programme. In this context, project promoters are encouraged to make use of the European Solidarity Corps. 
Promoters making use of members of the European Solidarity Corps must comply with the requirements laid down by the European Solidarity Corps Charter, including the requirement relating to the insurance of the members. Indeed, within the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme, the Agency does not provide directly or indirectly an insurance coverage to the volunteers/members used by the promoters for their projects. It is therefore for each promoter to ensure that the volunteers/members they are making use of are properly insured for their activities. 
The following countries ONLY can participate to the initiative within the Programme: the European Union Member States and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

2.3 - Civil Society Projects
The specific objectives are to support projects gathering citizens in activities directly linked to EU policies, providing an opportunity for direct participation in the policy making process.
A Civil Society Project must include at least two of the following three types of activities:
- promotion of societal engagement and solidarity: activities able to promoting debate/campaigns/actions on the themes of common interest in the larger framework of the rights and responsibilities of the Union citizens and making the link to the European political agenda and policy making process;
- gathering of opinions: activities aiming at gathering the individual opinions of the citizens on a specific topic to be yearly defined, favouring a bottom up approach (including the use of social networks, webinars, etc.) and media literacy;
- volunteering: activities promoting solidarity among Union citizens and beyond.

 

Applicant and partners
- Type of organisation: non-profit organisations, including civil society organisations, educational, cultural or research institutions, other organisations involved in the project can also be public local/regional authorities.
- Number of Partners: A project must involve organisations from at least 3 eligible countries of which at least two are an EU Member State.

Maximum eligible grant for a project: 150 000 EUR.
The activities must take place in any of the eligible countries.
The project must start within the relevant eligibility period.
Maximum project duration is 18 months.

 

Particpating countries
- 28 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
- Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.
For British applicants: please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, British applicants will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project.
The Programme is potentially open to the following categories of countries provided that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commission:
a) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar Agreements;
b) the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement. 

 

Deadline: 1^st September 2019, 12:00 noon CET, for projects starting between 1^st March and 31^st August of the year after the deadline.

Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens_en

For more information, please contact the Europe for Citizens Point in your country.

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) has launched a special call for local or national youth organisations that are looking for funding for activities demonstrating solidarity and support to all persons affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

A pilot activity is an “intervention”, namely an activity addressing a contextual societal challenge affecting young people at local level.
It should be based on innovation or on replication of best practices. These activities should have clear links to and an impact on the local context.

Priority will be given to pilot activities that aim at:

• Reaching out to and supporting particularly vulnerable groups of people, including homeless, refugees and asylum-seekers, people with disabilities, people living in isolation or in remote communities;
• Support to health, social and educational services;
• Education and awareness-raising of the importance of human rights in responses to COVID-19 crisis.

​​​​All pilot activities must respect the sanitary and safety measures put in place by the competent authorities at national and/or local level.
Furthermore, youth organisations are strongly encouraged to co-ordinate their activities with the competent authorities and to indicate this in their project proposal.

Who can apply
International non-governmental youth organisations, international networks of youth NGOs, regional networks of youth NGOs, national non-governmental youth organisations , from the Council of Europe member states.
Youth organisations can submit applications only if they are registered with the European Youth Foundation.

How to apply
Applicants should mention clearly at the top of their application: special call COVID-19.
 

Grant
The maximum grant allocated is €10 000. 
 

Deadline
The next cut-off date is 1 September 2020 (midnight Strasbourg Time) but COVID-19 related applications may be submitted throughout 2020.
Subsequent cut-off dates will be defined later in 2020, and include June and September, to allow for the processing of applications and decisions on grants.

Read more here.

La European Youth Foundation (Fondazione europea per la gioventù - EYF) ha lanciato un bando speciale per le organizzazioni giovanili attive a livello locale o nazionale che sono alla ricerca di finanziamenti per attività che affrontano le esigenze locali derivanti dalla crisi del COVID-19.

Chi può presentare la candidatura
Organizzazioni giovanili internazionali non governative, reti internazionali di ONG giovanili, reti regionali di ONG giovanili, organizzazioni giovanili nazionali non governative, provenienti dagli Stati membri del Consiglio d'Europa.
Le organizzazioni giovanili possono presentare domanda solo se sono registrate presso la Fondazione europea per la gioventù.

Priorità
Progetti che dimostrano solidarietà e sostegno a tutte le persone colpite dalla crisi COVID-19, come ad esempio:

• Supporto a gruppi di persone particolarmente vulnerabili, tra cui senzatetto, rifugiati e richiedenti asilo, persone con disabilità, persone che vivono in isolamento o in comunità remote;
• Sostegno ai servizi sanitari, sociali ed educativi;
• Educazione e sensibilizzazione sull'importanza dei diritti umani in risposta alla crisi COVID-19.

Tutte le attività pilota devono rispettare le misure sanitarie e di sicurezza messe in atto dalle autorità competenti a livello nazionale e/o locale. Inoltre, le organizzazioni giovanili candidate sono fortemente incoraggiate a coordinare le loro attività con le autorità competenti e ad indicarle nella loro proposta di progetto.

Bilancio
La sovvenzione massima dell'EYF è di 10.000 euro.

Scadenza
La prossima data di scadenza sarà il 1 settembre, ma le domande relative a COVID-19 potranno essere presentate per tutto il 2020.

Per saperne di più, leggi qui.

From January to July 2021 PACT Zollverein is offering a residency programme for the development and realisation of projects and productions.
The programme is open to professional artists working in the fields of dance, performance, media arts or music. 

Participants will get:

- Studio space;
- Local accommodation;
- Weekly grant allowance for all of the residency project participants;
- Travel costs covering one journey only per participant to and from PACT Zollverein;
- Technical equipment;
- Professional technical supervision and support;
- Professional advice in project funding, project management, press and public relations

Residences are awarded twice a year by an international jury. 

Deadline: 2 September 2020,  (application period starts on (5^th of August).

Find out more here.

Da gennaio a luglio 2021 PACT Zollverein offre un programma di residenze per lo sviluppo e la realizzazione di progetti e produzioni. Il programma è aperto ad artisti professionisti che lavorano nei campi della danza, dello spettacolo, delle arti mediali o della musica.

I partecipanti avranno diritto a:

• Spazio studio
• Alloggio locale
• Indennità  settimanale per tutti i partecipanti al progetto di residenza
• Spese di viaggio relative a un viaggio solo per partecipante da e verso Pact Zollverein
• Attrezzatura tecnica
• Supervisione e supporto tecnico professionale
• Consulenza professionale in: finanziamento di progetti, gestione di progetti, stampa e pubbliche relazioni

Le residenze vengono assegnate due volte l'anno da una giuria internazionale.

Scadenza: 2 settembre 2020.

Per ulteriori informazioni: https://www.pact-zollverein.de/en/artists-centre/residencies

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) are part of the "Excellent Science" pillar of Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and support the career development and training of researchers, with a focus on innovation skills, in all scientific disciplines through worldwide and cross-sector mobility. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions provide grants at all stages of researchers' careers, from PhD candidates to highly experienced researchers, and encourage transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility.

The objective is to strengthen, quantitatively and qualitatively, the human potential in research and technology in Europe with the aim:
- to endow researchers with new skills and a wider range of competences;
- to offer attractive working conditions for the researchers;
- to break the real and perceived barriers between academic and other sectors, especially business;
- to promote the involvement of industry etc. in doctoral and post-doctoral research.

Target
individuals and organisations working in any area of research.

Activities

Innovative Training Networks (ITN): support for joint research training and/or doctoral programmes, implemented by European partnerships of universities, research institutions, and non-academic organisations.
Deadline: 14 January 2020, 17:00 CET.

Individual fellowships (IF): support for experienced researchers undertaking mobility between countries, optionally to the non-academic sector, to support the mobility of researchers within and beyond Europe - as well as helping to attract the best foreign researchers to work in the EU.
Deadline: 9 September 2020, 17:00 CET.

Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) that finance fellowships involving mobility to or from another country: to encourage the movement of researchers across borders and provide good working conditions.
Deadline: 29 September 2020, 17:00 CET.

Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges (RISE): international and inter-sectoral cooperation through the to support short-term mobility of research and innovation staff at all career levels, from the most junior to the most senior, including also administrative and technical staff.
Deadline: 12 May 2020, 17:00 CET.

European Researchers' Night (NIGHT): to stimulate interest in research careers, especially among young people.
Deadline: 9 January 2020, 17:00 CET.

Please consult the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Work Programme for further details.

For further guidance and practical information, contact the National Contact Point in your country:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/support/national_contact_points.html

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) are part of the "Excellent Science" pillar of Horizon 2020, the EU Framework programme for Research and Innovation. They support the career development and training of researchers, with a focus on innovation skills, in all scientific disciplines through worldwide and cross-sector mobility. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions provide grants at all stages of researchers' careers, from PhD candidates to highly experienced researchers, and encourage transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility.

The objective is to strengthen, quantitatively and qualitatively, the human potential in research and technology in Europe with the aim:
- to endow researchers with new skills and a wider range of competences
- to offer attractive working conditions for the researchers
- to break the real and perceived barriers between academic and other sectors, especially business
- to promote the involvement of industry etc. in doctoral and post-doctoral research.

Who can apply

Individuals and organisations working in any area of research.

Activities

Innovative Taining Networks (ITN): support for joint research training and/or doctoral programmes, implemented by European partnerships of universities, research institutions, and non-academic organisations.

Individual fellowships (IF): support for experienced researchers undertaking mobility between countries, optionally to the non-academic sector, to support the mobility of researchers within and beyond Europe - as well as helping to attract the best foreign researchers to work in the EU.

Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes that finance fellowships involving mobility to or from another country: to encourage the movement of researchers across borders and provide good working conditions.

Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges (RISE): international and inter-sectoral cooperation through the to support short-term mobility of research and innovation staff at all career levels, from the most junior to the most senior, including also administrative and technical staff.

European Researchers' Night (NIGHT): to stimulate interest in research careers, especially among young people.

More information

Please consult the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Work Programme for more details. For further guidance and practical information, contact the National Contact Point in your country.

European Solidarity Corps Volunteering Teams in high priority areas are large-scale projects supporting volunteering teams activities with the aim to carry out short-term high-impact interventions that address societal challenges in policy areas defined at EU level. The European Solidarity Corps aims to promote solidarity as a value, mainly through volunteering, to enhance the engagement of young people and organisations in accessible and high-quality solidarity activities as a means to contribute to strengthening cohesion, solidarity, democracy and citizenship in Europe.

Objectives
Volunteering Teams in high priority areas will particularly aim to:
- address clearly defined unmet societal needs;
- promote solidarity across Member States;
- enable the young volunteer(s) to gain skills and competences which are useful for their personal, educational, social and professional development;
- provide tangible benefits to the communities within which the activities are carried out;
- reach out to young people with fewer opportunities including refugees, asylum seekers and migrants;
- promote diversity, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, common values of freedom, tolerance and respect of human rights;
- enhance media literacy, critical thinking and sense of initiative of young people; 
- reinforce the capacities and international scope of the participating organisations;
- raise participants’ awareness and understanding of other cultures and countries, offering them the opportunity to build networks of international contacts, to actively participate in society and develop a sense of European citizenship and identity;
 

Proposals priorities
Proposals submitted under this call must address one or more of the three priorities:

1. Response to environmental and climate challenges (excluding immediate disaster response);
2. Projects building inclusive societies including through bridging the intergenerational and social divide or addressing challenges linked to geographical remoteness;
3. Projects aimed at improving mental health and well-being.
    

Who can apply
Any participating organisation legally established in a participating country, holding a valid Erasmus+ volunteering accreditation or Quality Label for volunteering at the application deadline and during the entire duration of the project.

For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project on the basis of the relevant provisions of the grant agreement on termination.

Eligible activities
- Volunteering Teams are solidarity activities that allow teams of participants coming from at least two different countries to volunteer together for a period between 2 weeks and 2 months. In volunteering teams, European Solidarity Corps’ volunteers will carry out tasks for a project over a short period of time. Despite their shorter duration, these activities will be valuable both for the individuals and for the communities benefitting from this service;
- Advance planning visits are planning visits before the start of the volunteering activities to ensure high-quality activities by facilitating and preparing administrative arrangements, building trust and understanding and setting-up a solid partnership between the organisations and people involved;
- Complementary activities are relevant side activities designed to add value and augment the results of the project as well as to strengthen its impact on the local, regional, and/or European level. These complementary activities also aim at raising awareness of the value of volunteering for young people and for communities as well as at strengthening the recognition of the skills and competences gained by the volunteers.

Project duration
The project duration must be between 3 and 24 months.
 

Deadline: 17 September 2020, 12.00 (midday, Brussels time).

For more information please check the Call.

I gruppi di volontariato in settori ad alta priorità del Corpo europeo di solidarietà sono progetti su larga scala che sostengono attività di volontariato svolte da gruppi di giovani provenienti da almeno due paesi diversi che uniscono le forze per esprimere la loro solidarietà eseguendo interventi a breve termine e a impatto elevato rivolti a sfide sociali in settori strategici definiti annualmente a livello dell'UE.

Ai fini di questo invito a presentare proposte, le richieste di finanziamento dovrebbero riguardare le seguenti priorità strategiche:
- risposta alle sfide ambientali e climatiche (a esclusione della risposta immediata alle catastrofi);
- progetti che costruiscono società più inclusive, anche colmando il divario intergenerazionale e sociale o affrontando sfide collegate alla lontananza geografica;
- progetti volti a migliorare la salute e il benessere mentali.

Obiettivi
Le squadre di volontariato in aree ad alta priorità mireranno in particolare a:
- rispondere a bisogni sociali non soddisfatti chiaramente definiti;
- promuovere la solidarietà tra gli Stati membri;
- consentire ai giovani volontari di acquisire capacità e competenze utili al loro sviluppo personale, educativo, sociale e professionale;
- fornire benefici tangibili alle comunità in cui si svolgono le attività;
- raggiungere i giovani con minori opportunità, compresi i rifugiati, i richiedenti asilo e i migranti;
- promuovere la diversità, il dialogo interculturale e interreligioso, i valori comuni di libertà, tolleranza e rispetto dei diritti umani;
- migliorare l'alfabetizzazione mediatica, il pensiero critico e il senso di iniziativa dei giovani;
- rafforzare le capacità e la portata internazionale delle organizzazioni partecipanti;
- aumentare la consapevolezza e la comprensione dei partecipanti di altre culture e paesi, offrendo loro l'opportunità di costruire reti di contatti internazionali, di partecipare attivamente alla società e di sviluppare un senso di cittadinanza e identità europea;

Chi può candidarsi
Qualsiasi organizzazione legalmente stabilita in un paese partecipante o in un paese partner titolare di un marchio di qualità per il volontariato o di un accreditamento delle organizzazioni di volontariato Erasmus+ validi.
Per i candidati britannici: Si prega di tenere presente che i criteri di ammissibilità devono essere soddisfatti per l'intera durata della sovvenzione. Se il Regno Unito si ritira dall'UE durante il periodo della borsa di studio senza aver concluso un accordo con l'UE che garantisca in particolare che i candidati britannici continuino ad essere eleggibili, cesserete di ricevere il finanziamento UE (pur continuando, se possibile, a partecipare) o vi sarà richiesto di lasciare il progetto sulla base delle pertinenti disposizioni dell'accordo di sovvenzione al momento della cessazione.

Attività ammissibili
Un progetto può consistere di una o più attività ammissibili. Tre tipi di attività sono ammissibili al finanziamento nell'ambito dei gruppi di volontariato in settori ad alta priorità: gruppi di volontariato, visite di programmazione preliminare e/o attività complementari.

-I gruppi di volontariato sono attività di solidarietà che permettono a gruppi di almeno 10 partecipanti di fare volontariato insieme per un periodo compreso tra 2 settimane e 2 mesi. Almeno un quarto dei membri del gruppo deve provenire da paesi diversi da quello in cui si svolge l'attività. All'interno dei gruppi di volontariato, i volontari del Corpo europeo di solidarietà svolgono compiti attinenti a un progetto per un breve periodo di tempo (solitamente, ma non tassativamente, durante le vacanze, le pause tra i periodi di studio, il passaggio dall'istruzione al mondo del lavoro ecc.).
-Visite di programmazione preliminare (VPP): sono visite pianificate nel paese dell'organizzazione di accoglienza prima dell'inizio delle attività di volontariato. Lo scopo delle VPP è di assicurare l'elevata qualità delle attività facilitando e preparando accordi amministrativi, generando un clima di fiducia e comprensione e producendo un solido partenariato tra le organizzazioni e le persone coinvolte. Le visite sono solitamente organizzate per attività che coinvolgono giovani con minori opportunità o quando rappresentano un presupposto per la corretta attuazione delle attività. I partecipanti con minori opportunità possono essere coinvolti nella visita per aiutarli a integrarsi appieno nel progetto e per integrare altre eventuali attività di preparazione;
-Attività complementari: sono attività collaterali pertinenti ideate per apportare valore aggiunto e accrescere i risultati del progetto come pure per rafforzarne l'impatto a livello locale, regionale e/o europeo. Tali attività complementari sono altresì volte a sensibilizzare circa il valore del volontariato per i giovani e per le comunità nonché a rafforzare il riconoscimento delle abilità e competenze acquisite dai volontari. Le attività complementari possono includere laboratori, conferenze, seminari, corsi di formazione, affiancamento lavorativo, coaching ecc.

Durata del progetto
La durata del progetto deve essere compresa tra 3 e 24 mesi.

Scadenza: 17 settembre 2020, ore 12.00 (mezzogiorno, ora di Bruxelles).

Per ulteriori informazioni sull'Invito, vedere qui. Per saperne di più, consultare la guida. 

Launched by the European Commission, the objective of this call is to promote the improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of education and training systems through the collection and evaluation of evidence on the systemic impact of innovative policy measures.

Specific objectives of this call are to:
- Promote trans-national cooperation and mutual learning among public authorities at the highest institutional level of the eligible countries in order to foster systemic improvement and innovation in the education and training fields,
- Enhance the collection and analysis of substantive evidence to ensure the successful implementation of innovative measures,
- Facilitate the transferability and scalability of innovative measures.

Priority themes

LOT 1
- Digital education and competences
- Teaching and teachers

LOT2
- Funding mechanisms for upskilling and reskilling, including schemes similar to Individual Learning Accounts
- Policy and processes to support the validation of non-formal and informal learning, including through effective guidance

Eligible applicants
(a) Public authorities (ministry or equivalent) responsible for education and training at the highest level in the relevant national or regional context;
(b) Public or private organisations or institutions active in the fields of education and training or other relevant fields;
(c) Public or private organisations or institutions carrying out cross-sector activities linked to education and training in other socioeconomic sectors.

National Agencies or other structures and networks of the Erasmus+ Programme, receiving a direct grant from the Commission in accordance with the legal basis of the Erasmus+ Programme are not eligible to participate.
Nevertheless, the legal entities hosting the Erasmus+ National Agencies or the structures and networks mentioned above are considered eligible applicants.

Eligible countries
- Member States of the European Union,
- EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,
- EU candidate countries: Turkey, North Macedonia and Serbia.

For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project on the basis of Article II.17 of the grant agreement.
 

Partnership composition requirement
The minimum partnership composition requirement for this call is 4 entities representing 3 different eligible countries.
Specifically
- At least three public authorities (Ministries or equivalent) each from a different Programme country, while at least one of the three public authorities must be from a Member State of the European Union and
- At least one public or private entity with expertise in analysis and policy impact evaluation (‘researche r’). Such entity shall be responsible for the methodological aspects and the field trial protocols. The partnership can involve more than one such entity, as long as the work is coordinated and consistent.

 

Coordination requirement
A project proposal can only be coordinated and submitted, on behalf of all applicants, by one of the following:
- A public authority (Ministry or equivalent);
- A public or private entity delegated by a public authority.

Eligible activities
Activities must start between 1 January 2021 and 28 February 2021.
Project’s duration must be between 24 and 36 months.

Budget
The total budget available for the co-financing of projects under the present call is EUR 14 000 000.
- LOT 1: EUR 12 000 000
- LOT 2: EUR 2 000 000.
The financial contribution from the EU cannot exceed 75 % of the total eligible costs.
The maximum grant per project will be EUR 2 000 000.
The Agency reserves the right not to distribute all the funds available.

Deadlines
- pre-proposals: postponed to 5 May 2020, 17.00 CET,
- full proposals: 24 September 2020, 17.00 CET.
 

Find out more here.

This is an EU grant for the organisation of Youth dialogue projects: meetings, conferences, consultations and events promoting the active participation of young people in democratic life and their interaction with decision-makers. Through these events, young people are able to make their voice heard, providing proposals and recommendations, on how youth policies should be shaped and implemented in Europe. 

A Youth Dialogue project has three phases:
- planning and preparation;
- implementation of the activities;
- evaluation (including reflection on a possible follow-up).

Activities supported under this action
- national meetings and transnational/international seminars offering space for information, debate and active participation of young people, in dialogue with decision-makers, on issues relevant to the EU Youth Strategy and its Dialogue mechanisms;
- national meetings and transnational seminars that prepare the ground for the official Youth Conferences organised during each semester by the Member State holding the turn of Presidency of the European Union;
- events promoting debates and information on youth policy themes linked to the activities organised during the European Youth Week;
- consultations of young people to find out their needs on matters relating to participation in democratic life (online consultations, opinion polls, etc.);
- meetings and seminars, information events or debates between young people and decision-makers, youth experts around the theme of participation in democratic life;
- events simulating the functioning of the democratic institutions and the roles of decision-makers within these institutions.

Young people lead activities: they will be actively involved in all the stages of the project, from preparation to follow-up.
However, the following activities are not eligible for grants under this action: statutory meetings of organisations or networks of organisations; politically influenced events.

Eligible participating organisations
Non-profit organisations, associations, NGOs; European Youth NGOs; public bodies at local level established in a Programme Country or in a Partner Country neighbouring the EU (regions 1 to 4).
Organisations from eligible Partner Countries can only take part in the project as partners (not as applicants).

Who can apply
Any participating organisation established in a Programme Country: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Republic of North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia and Turkey.

Number of participating organisations
For transnational/international meetings, the activity must involve at least two participating organisations from at least two different countries, of which at least one is a Programme Country.
For national activites, the activity must involve at least one organisation from a Programme Country.
 

Eligible participants
The project can last between 3 and 24 months. It must involve a minimum of 30 young participants between 13 and 30 years old, from the countries involved in the project.
If the project foresees the participation of decision-makers or experts in the youth policy field, these participants can be involved regardless of their age and geographical provenance.

Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources_en

Promuove la partecipazione attiva dei giovani alla vita democratica e promuove il dibattito su temi e le priorità fissati nell'ambito della strategia dell'UE per la gioventù e dei suoi meccanismi di dialogo.
Si tratta di una sovvenzione UE per l'organizzazione di progetti di dialogo con i giovani; incontri, conferenze, consultazioni ed eventi che promuovono la partecipazione attiva dei giovani alla vita democratica e la loro interazione con i decisori. Attraverso questi eventi, i giovani sono in grado di far sentire la loro voce, fornendo proposte e raccomandazioni, su come le politiche giovanili dovrebbero essere modellate e attuate in Europa.

Un progetto di dialogo giovanile comprende tre fasi:
- pianificazione e preparazione;
- implementazione delle attività;
- valutazione (compresa la riflessione su un eventuale follow-up).

Attività supportate nell'ambito di questa azione:
- incontri nazionali e seminari transnazionali/internazionali che offrono spazio all’informazione, il dibattito e la partecipazione attiva dei giovani in dialogo con i decisori su temi legati alla Strategia UE per i Giovani e i suoi meccanismi di Dialogo;
-incontri nazionali di preparazione e seminari transnazionali per le Conferenze Giovanili ufficiali organizzate durante il semestre di turno degli Stati membri per la Presidenza dell’Unione Europea;
- eventi che promuovono dibattiti e informazione sul tema delle politiche giovanili collegati ad attività organizzate durante la Settimana Europea dei Giovani;
- consultazioni dei giovani per scoprire le loro esigenze rispetto alla partecipazione alla vita democratica (consultazioni online,  sondaggi di opinione, etc.);
- incontri e seminari, eventi informativi o dibattiti tra giovani e responsabili decisionali e giovani esperti , sul tema della partecipazione alla vita democratica;
- eventi volti a simulare il funzionamento delle istituzioni democratiche e il ruolo dei decisori nell’ambito di queste istituzioni.

Le seguenti attività non sono considerate ammissibili per finanziamenti  nel quadro del Dialogo Strutturato: incontri istituzionali di organizzazioni e reti; eventi legati al mondo della politica.

Attività guidate dai giovani: i giovani devono essere attivamente coinvolti in tutte le fasi del progetto, dalla preparazione al follow-up.
Può partecipare qualsiasi organizzazione o associazione senza scopo di lucro, ONG, ONG europea giovanile, organismo pubblico a livello locale, con sede in un Paese del Programma o in Paese Partner di vicinato dell'UE. Le organizzazioni dei Paesi Partner possono partecipare solamente al progetto come partner. 

Per incontri internazionali, l’attività deve coinvolgere almeno due organizzazioni partecipanti da almeno due diversi paesi, di cui almeno uno è un Paese del Programma.  
Per incontri nazionali, l’attività deve coinvolgere un’organizzazione di un Paese del Programma.

Il progetto può avere una durata da 3 a 24 mesi. Deve coinvolgere almeno 30 giovani tra i 13 e i 30 anni, dai paesi coinvolti nel progetto. Qualora il progetto preveda la partecipazione di decisori o esperti  del settore giovanile, l’età di questi partecipanti, così come la loro provenienza geografica, è irrilevante.

Per gli incontri giovanili: l'attività deve svolgersi nel paese dell'organizzazione che presenta la candidatura. Per incontri trasnazionali/internazionali: le attività possono svolgersi in un qualsiasi Paese del Programma impegnato nell'attività. Solamente in casi debitamente giustificati e qualora l'attività principale preveda elementi di dialogo con i decisori politici a livello europeo, un'attività può essere svolta presso un'istituzione dell'Unione Europea. 

La sovvenzione massima prevista  per un incontro nel quadro del Dialogo Strutturato è di 50.000 euro.

La partecipazione completa a tutte le azioni del programma Erasmus+ è aperta ai seguenti paesi partecipanti:
 - gli Stati membri dell’Unione europea;
- i paesi EFTA/SEE: Islanda, Liechtenstein e Norvegia;
- i paesi candidati all’adesione all’UE: la Turchia, l’ex Repubblica iugoslava di Macedonia e la Serbia.

Per i richiedenti appartenenti al Regno Unito: si ricorda che è necessario essere in possesso dei requisiti di ammissibilità per l’intera durata della sovvenzione. Se il Regno Unito recederà dall’Unione europea durante il periodo di concessione della sovvenzione senza concludere un accordo con l’UE che garantisca in particolare il mantenimento dell’ammissibilità per i richiedenti appartenenti al Regno Unito, questi ultimi non riceveranno più finanziamenti dall’UE (pur continuando a partecipare, se possibile) o saranno invitati a ritirarsi dal progetto sulla base delle pertinenti disposizioni sulla risoluzione della convenzione di sovvenzione.

Può presentare la candidatura qualsiasi organizzazione con sede in un Paese del Programma, all'Agenzia nazionale entro il:
- 5 Febbraio 2020, per progetti che hanno inizio tra il 1 Maggio e il 30 Settembre dello stesso anno;
- 7 maggio 2020, per progetti che hanno inizio tra il 1 Agosto e il 31 Dicembre dello stesso anno;
- 1 Ottobre 2020, per progetti che hanno inizio tra il 1 Gennaio e il 31 Maggio dell’anno seguente.

Per ulteriori informazioni prendere in visione la guida del programma Erasmus+ o contattare l'Agenzia nazionale del proprio paese.

Per ulteriori informazioni: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/support-for-policy-reforms_en

This is an EU grant for the organisation of meetings between young people, youth policy-makers, youth experts and representatives of public authorities in charge of youth, structured around specific priorities.

The activities supported under this action could be:
- national meetings and transnational seminars offering space for information, debate and active participation of young people on issues relevant to the Structured Dialogue or to the EU Youth Strategy;
- preparatory national meetings and transnational seminars for the official Youth Conferences organised during each semester by the Member State holding the turn of Presidency of the European Union;
- events promoting debates and information on youth policy themes linked to the activities organised during the European Youth Week;
- consultations of young people to find out their needs on matters relating to participation in democratic life (online consultations, opinion polls, etc.);
- meetings and seminars, information events or debates between young people and decision-makers, youth experts around the theme of participation in democratic life;
- events simulating the functioning of the democratic institutions and the roles of decision-makers within these institutions.
However, the following activities are not eligible for grants under Structured Dialogue: statutory meetings of organisations or networks of organisations; politically influenced events.

Young people lead activities: they will be actively involved in all the stages of the project, from preparation to follow-up.

Participating organisations can be non-profit organisations, associations, NGOs; European Youth NGOs; public bodies at local level established in a Programme Country or in a Partner Country neighbouring the EU (regions 1 to 4).
Organisations from eligible Partner Countries can only take part in the project as partners (not as applicants).

For transnation/international meetings, the activity must involve at least two participating organisations from at least two different countries, of which at least one is a Programme Country.
For national meetings, the activity must involve one organisation from a Programme Country.

The project can last between 3 and 24 months. It must involve minimum 30 people between 13 and 30 years old, from the countries involved in the project.
If the project foresees the participation of decision-makers or experts in the youth policy field, these participants can be involved regardless of their age and geographical provenance.

Maximum grant awarded for a Structured Dialogue meeting: 50 000 EUR.

Any organisation established in a Programme Country should submit applications to the National Agency  by
- 5 February 2020, 12 midday CET, for projects starting between 1 May and 30 September of the same year;
- 7 May 2020, 12 midday CET, for projects starting between 1 August of the same year and 31 December of the same year;
- 1 October 2020, 12 midday CET, for projects starting between 1 January and 31 May of the following year.

Interested organisations should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

For further support they should contact the National Agency in their country.

Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources_en

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established by the Council of Europe to provide financial support for European youth activities. It aims to encourage co-operation amongst young people in Europe by providing financial support to youth activities. It concerns activities, which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity.

The EYF provides financial support to the following types of activity undertaken by youth NGOs or networks, or by other NGOs involved in the areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policies and work:
- educational, social, cultural and humanitarian activities of a European character
- activities aiming at strengthening peace and co-operation in Europe
- activities designed to promote closer co-operation and better understanding among young people in Europe, particularly by developing the exchange of information
- activities intended to stimulate mutual aid in Europe and in the developing countries for cultural, educational and social purposes
- studies, research and documentation on youth matters.

In order to obtain the EYF's support, it is essential that projects fall within the Council of Europe's values and work, and the Youth Sector Priorities for 2020/2021.

1. Access to rights;
2. Youth participation and youth work;
3. Inclusive and peaceful societies.

The EYF may support the following operations:
A. International activity - including meetings of young people or youth leaders in Europe in order to promote participation and intercultural learning. Participants must represent at least 7 Council of Europe member states. It has to be run by an international team (4 nationalities represented in the project team). The EYF will cover up two-thirds of the total cost. Maximum grant: € 20,000.

B. Annual work plan - including a series of activities over a period of one year, interconnected and which contribute to the same broader aim. Each activity/element should contribute to the aim of the work plan and the accomplishments of the work plan as a whole should contribute to the global purpose of the organisation. These activities would be part of and support your NGO's strategy or action plan for the coming years. Maximum grant: € 50,000.

C. Structural grant for 2 consecutive years - The European Youth Foundation may, every 2 years, grant international non-governmental youth organisations or networks a contribution to cover part of the general administrative costs involved in running their activities at European level. Maximum annual grant: € 25,000 per year for 2 years (i.e. a maximum of €50,000 for 2 years).

D. One-off structural grant (non-renewable) - The Foundation may also contribute to the administrative costs of regional networks, in order to help them to establish a European structure. Maximum one-off grant: € 10,000.

Who can apply
International non-governmental youth organisations, international networks of youth NGOs, regional networks of youth NGOs, national non-governmental youth organisations , from the Council of Europe member states.
 

Deadlines:
1 April (midnight CET) for:
- International activities taking place between 1 January and 30 June (1st half of the following year)
- Annual Work plan for following year 

1 October (midnight CET) for:
- International activities taking place between 1 April and 31 December (2^nd half of the following year)
- Annual Work plan for following year 
- One-off structural grants for following year (regional network)

1 October 2021 (midnight CET) for:
-  2-year structural grant for 2022-2023 (international NGOs/networks)

Cut-off dates for pilot activities
There are no fixed deadlines to send an application, however a system of cut-off dates was decided by the Programming Committee on Youth in December 2016 to allow for sufficient time for assessment, two-way communication and decision-making.
Keeping that in mind, the application must always be submitted at least 3 months before the start date of the project.

The next cut-off date for pilot activities applications is 10 May 2020 (midnight Strasbourg Time). 
The next deadline for one-off international activities and annual work plans is 1 April 2020, for activities taking place in 2021.
 

Find out more here.

Call for activities to be held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest - 1st semester 2021
Apart from the EYF but still in the Youth Department of the Council of Europe, there are also deadlines for applications for Study sessions, double study sessions, special projects in cooperation with European Youth Centres.
The study sessions are organised in co-operation with youth organisations and networks and the Council of Europe’s Youth Department, and are hosted by one of the European Youth Centres, Strasbourg and Budapest.
They are international youth events lasting between 4 and 8 days which bring together members of youth organisations or networks and experts for discussions on a specific subject relevant to the priorities 2020-2021 of the Council of Europe Youth sector.

2020 is an experimental year with the deadlines of 15 April and 15 October for activities taking place in the first and second halves of 2021 (respectively).
 

Read more here.

La Fondazione Giovanile Europea è un'istituzione del Consiglio d'Europa. Intende incoraggiare la collaborazione tra i giovani in Europa attraverso il finanziamento ad attività giovanili per la promozione della pace, la comprensione e la cooperazione tra i popoli dell'Europa e del mondo, nel rispetto dei diritti umani, la democrazia, la tolleranza e la solidarietà.

La FGE intende sostenere i seguenti tipi di attività intraprese da ONG internazionali o reti giovanili, o da altre ONG impegnate in settori legati all'animazione socioeducativa, attinenti alle politiche giovanili e l'operato del Consiglio d'Europa:
- attività educative, sociali, culturali e umanitarie di carattere europeo;
- attività che mirano al rafforzamento della pace e della cooperazione in Europa;
- attività per la promozione di una collaborazione più stretta e una migliore comprensione tra i giovani in Europa, in particolare attraverso la promozione di scambi di informazione;
- attività intese a stimolare l'aiuto reciproco in Europa e nei paesi in via di sviluppo a scopo culturale, educativo e sociale;
- studi, ricerche e documentazione su tematiche giovanili.

Al fine di ottenere il sostegno dell'FGE, è essenziale che i progetti rientrino nell'ambito dei valori e il lavoro del Consiglio d'Europa e le priorità del Settore Gioventù per il 2019-2020.
1. Accesso ai diritti
2. Partecipazione dei giovanile e animazione giovanile
3.Società inclusive e di pace

La FGE sostiene le seguenti attività:
A. Attività internazionali - compresi incontri per animatori giovanili in Europa mirati a promuovere la partecipazione e l'apprendimento interculturale. La Fondazione copre fino ai due terzi dei costi complessivi. Finanziamento massimo: 20.000 euro.
B. Piano di lavoro annuale - comprese una serie di attività per il seguente anno (i), attività internazionali, attività pilota e anche pubblicazioni (compreso lo sviluppo web). Queste attività rientrebbero e supporterebbero la strategia o piano d'azione della vostra ONG per i prossimi anni. Finanziamento massimo: 50.000 euro.
C. Finanziamento strutturale - La Fondazione Giovanile Europea può, su base annuale, offrire ad organizzazioni giovanili internazionali non governative o reti un contributo per coprire parte delle spese amministrative per la gestione delle loro attività a livello europeo.Finanziamento annuale massimo: 25.000 euro all'anno per due anni. 
D. Finanziamento strutturale straordinario - La Fondazione può contribuire inoltre ai costi amministrativi delle reti regionali, al fine di aiutarle a creare una struttura europea. Finanziamento straordinario massimo: 10.000 euro.
E. Attività pilota - è un intervento mirato ad affrontare le sfide specifiche della società legate al contesto locale in cui si svolge. Finanziamento massimo: 10.000 euro.

I candidati devono rappresentare un'organizzazione giovanile non-governativa internazionale o reti, un'organizzazione giovanile non governativa nazionale o locale, o strutture non governative impegnate nell'animazione giovanile, degli Stati membri del Consiglio d'Europa. E' possibile trovare un elenco degli stati membri al seguente indirizzo: http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/home

SCADENZE:
1 aprile (mezzanotte CET) per:
- Attività internazionali che si svolgono tra il 1° gennaio e il 30 giugno (1° semestre dell'anno successivo)
- Piano di lavoro annuale per l'anno successivo
1 ottobre (mezzanotte CET) per:
- Attività internazionali che si svolgono tra il 1° aprile e il 31 dicembre (2° semestre dell'anno successivo)
- Piano di lavoro annuale per l'anno successivo
- Sovvenzioni strutturali una tantum per l'anno successivo (rete regionale)
1 ottobre 2021 (mezzanotte CET) per:
- Sovvenzione strutturale di 2 anni per il 2022-2023 (ONG/reti internazionali)

Scadenze per le attività pilota
Non ci sono scadenze fisse per l'invio di una domanda, tuttavia un sistema di date limite è stato deciso dal Comitato di programmazione per la gioventù nel dicembre 2016 per consentire un tempo sufficiente per la valutazione, la comunicazione bidirezionale e il processo decisionale.
Tenendo presente questo, la domanda deve sempre essere presentata almeno 3 mesi prima della data di inizio del progetto.
 
La prossima data limite per la presentazione delle domande per le attività pilota è il 23 febbraio 2020 (mezzanotte, ora di Strasburgo).
La prossima scadenza per le attività internazionali una tantum e i piani di lavoro annuali è il 1° aprile 2020, per le attività che si svolgeranno nel 2021.

Per ulteriori informazioni: http://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation/deadlines

Bando di attività in collaborazione con i Centri Giovani Europei di Strasburgo e Budapest - 1° semestre 2021
Oltre all'EYF, ma sempre nel Dipartimento della Gioventù del Consiglio d'Europa, ci sono anche scadenze per le domande di partecipazione a sessioni di studio, sessioni di studio doppie, progetti speciali in collaborazione con i Centri Giovani Europei.
Le sessioni di studio sono organizzate in collaborazione con le organizzazioni e le reti giovanili e con il Dipartimento della Gioventù del Consiglio d'Europa, e sono ospitate da uno dei Centri giovanili europei, Strasburgo e Budapest.

Si tratta di eventi internazionali per i giovani della durata di 4-8 giorni che riuniscono membri di organizzazioni o reti giovanili ed esperti per discussioni su un tema specifico rilevante per le priorità 2020-2021 del settore giovanile del Consiglio d'Europa.

Il 2020 è un anno sperimentale con le scadenze del 15 aprile e del 15 ottobre per le attività che si svolgeranno nella prima e nella seconda metà del 2021 (rispettivamente).

Per ulteriori informazioni: https://bit.ly/2UAncIy
 

Fundaţia Europeană pentru Tineret (EYF) este o instituţie fondată de Consiliul Europei pentru a oferi sprijin financiar activităţilor europene de tineret. EYF încurajează cooperarea între tinerii din Europa prin acordarea unui sprijin financiar pentru activităţile de tineret care servesc la promovarea păcii, înţelegerii şi cooperării în spiritul respectului pentru drepturile omului, democraţiei, toleranţei şi solidarităţii. 

EYF oferă sprijin financiar următoarelor tipuri de activităţi întreprinse de ONG-uri sau reţele de tineret sau de alte ONG-uri implicate în domenii relevante pentru politica şi activitatea de tineret a Consiliului Europei: 

-activităţi educative, sociale, culturale şi umanitare cu caracter european; 

-activităţi care urmăresc consolidarea păcii şi cooperării în Europa; 

-activităţi menite să promoveze o strânsă cooperare şi o mai buna înţelegere între tinerii din Europa, în special prin dezvoltarea schimbului de informaţii; 

-activităţi menite să stimuleze ajutorul reciproc în Europa şi în ţările dezvoltate în scopuri culturale, educative şi sociale; 

-studii, cercetare şi documentare pe probleme de tineret. 

Pentru a obține sprijinul EYF, este esențial ca proiectele să fie în concordanță cu valorile și activitatea Consiliului Europei și cu Prioritățile sectorului tineret pentru perioada 2020-2021.

1. Acces la drepturi;

2. Participarea tinerilor și munca în domeniul tineretului;

3. Societăți incluzive și pașnice.

EYF poate finanța următoarele operațiuni:

A. Activităţi internaţionale - inclusiv întâlniri ale tinerilor sau liderilor de tineret din Europa pentru promovarea participării şi învăţării interculturale. Participanții trebuie să reprezinte cel puțin 7 state membre ale Consiliului Europei. Activitatea trebuie să fie condusă de o echipă internațională (4 naționalități reprezentate în echipa de proiect). EYF va finanţa până la două treimi din costul total. Grant maxim: 20.000 de euro. 
B. Plan anual de lucru - include o serie de activități pe o perioadă de un an, interconectate și care contribuie la același obiectiv mai larg. Fiecare activitate/element trebui să contribuie la obiectivul planului de lucru, iar realizările planului de lucru în ansamblu trebui să contribuie la obiectivele generale ale organizației. Aceste activități trebuie să facă parte și să susțină strategia sau planul de acțiune al ONG-ului pentru anii următori. Grant maxim: 50.000 de euro.
C. Grant structural pentru 2 ani consecutivi- Fundaţia Europeană pentru Tineret poate să acorde, o data la 2 ani, organizaţiilor sau reţelelor internaţionale neguvernamentale de tineret o contribuţie financiară care să acopere o parte din costurile generale administrative implicate în derularea activităţilor acestora la nivel european. Grant anual maxim: 25.000 de euro pe an pentru 2 ani (maximum 50.000 de euro pentru 2 ani).

D. Grant structural "one-off" (care nu poate fi reînnoit) - Fundatia poate, de asemenea, să contribuie la costurile administrative ale reţelelor regionale, pentru a le ajuta să înfiinţeze o structură europeană. Grant "one-off" maxim: 10.000 de euro.

Cine poate candida

Organizații internaționale neguvernamentale de tineret, reţele internaţionale neguvernamentale de tineret, rețele regionale ale ONG-urilor de tineret, organizații naționale neguvernamentale de tineret din statele membre ale Consiliului Europei.

Termene limită:
1 aprilie (miezul nopții CET) pentru:
- Activităţi internaţionale ce au loc între 1 ianuarie şi 30 iunie (prima jumătate a anului următor)
- Planul anual de lucru pentru anul următor
1 octombrie (miezul nopții CET) pentru:
- Activităţi internaţionale ce au loc între 1 aprilie şi 31 decembrie (a doua jumătate a anului următor) 

 - Planul anual de lucru pentru anul următor

 - Granturi structurale "one-off" pentru anul următor (reţea regională)

1 octombrie 2021 (miezul nopții CET) pentru:
- Grant structural pentru 2 ani pentru 2022-2023 (ONG-uri/reţele internaţionale) 
 

Termene limită pentru activitățile pilot

Nu există termene limită fixe pentru trimiterea unei candidaturi, dar un sistem de termene limită a fost decis de Comitetul de programare pentru tineret în decembrie 2016, pentru a acorda suficient timp pentru evaluare, comunicare bidirecțională și luarea deciziilor.

Tnând cont de acestea, solicitarea trebuie întotdeauna depusă cu cel puțin 3 luni înainte de data începerii proiectului.

Următorul termen limită pentru trimiterea candidaturilor pentru activități pilot este 10 mai 2020 (miezul nopții ora Strasbourg-ului).

Următorul termen limită pentru activități internaționale “one-off” și planuri anuale de lucru este 1 aprilie 2020, pentru activități care vor avea loc în 2021.

Mai multe informații: https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation/deadlines

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established by the Council of Europe to provide financial support for European youth activities. It aims to encourage co-operation amongst young people in Europe by providing financial support to youth activities. It concerns activities, which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity.

The EYF provides financial support to the following types of activity undertaken by youth NGOs or networks, or by other NGOs involved in the areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policies and work:

• educational, social, cultural and humanitarian activities of a European character
• activities aiming at strengthening peace and co-operation in Europe
• activities designed to promote closer co-operation and better understanding among young people in Europe, particularly by developing the exchange of information
• activities intended to stimulate mutual aid in Europe and in the developing countries for cultural, educational and social purposes
• studies, research and documentation on youth matters.

In order to obtain the EYF's support, it is essential that projects fall within the Council of Europe's values and work, as well as the priorities for youth sector:

1. Access to rights;
2. Youth participation and youth work;
3. Inclusive and peaceful societies.

Eligible operations

A. International activity - including meetings of young people or youth leaders in Europe in order to promote participation and intercultural learning. The EYF will cover up two-thirds of the total cost. Maximum grant: € 20,000.

B. Annual work plan - including a series of activities for the following year(s), international activities, pilot activities and also publication (including web development). These activities would be part of and support your NGO's strategy or action plan for the coming years. Maximum grant: € 50,000.

C. Structural grant - The European Youth Foundation may, every 2 years, grant international non-governmental youth organisations or networks a contribution to cover part of the general administrative costs involved in running their activities at European level. Maximum annual grant: € 25,000 per year for 2 years (i.e. a maximum of €50,000 for 2 years).

D. One-off structural grant (non-renewable) - The Foundation may also contribute to the administrative costs of regional networks, in order to help them to establish a European structure. Maximum one-off grant: € 10,000.

E. Pilot activity - is an intervention addressing a specific societal challenge linked to the local context in which it takes place. Maximum grant: € 10,000.

Applicants must represent either an international non-governmental youth organisation or network, a national or local non-governmental youth organisation or network, or non-governmental structures involved in youth work, from the Council of Europe member states. A list of the members can be found here.

Deadlines

1 April for:
- International activities taking place between 1 January and 30 June (1st half of the following year)
- Annual Work plan for following year 

1 October for:
- International activities taking place between 1 April and 31 December (2nd half of the following year)
- Annual Work plan for following year 
- One-off structural grants for following year (regional network)

1 October for:
- 2-Year Structural grant for 2020-2021 (international NGOs/networks)

More information

Find out more: http://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation/deadlines

Call for activities to be held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest - 1st semester 2021

Apart from the EYF but still in the Youth Department of the Council of Europe, there are also deadlines for applications for Study sessions, double study sessions, special projects in cooperation with European Youth Centres. The study sessions are organised in co-operation with youth organisations and networks and the Council of Europe’s Youth Department, and are hosted by one of the European Youth Centres, Strasbourg and Budapest. They are international youth events lasting between 4 and 8 days which bring together members of youth organisations or networks and experts for discussions on a specific subject relevant to the priorities 2020-2021 of the Council of Europe youth sector.

2020 is an experimental year with the deadlines of 15 April and 15 October for activities taking place in the first and second halves of 2021 (respectively).

Read more about Council of Europe call for participants.

Mobility First! is an initiative by Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) aimed at supporting the mobility of artists and cultural professionals for cross-border activities including participation in workshop/training, conference/forum, festival/biennale, residencies, partnership meetings, research trips, short-term exploration/networking.
Mobility support is provided to individuals to travel from Asia to Europe, Europe to Asia.

Who can apply
- Individuals artists/cultural professionals who are: 
- Artists & cultural professionals from any artistic genre (such as visual arts, performing arts, film, heritage etc.); 
- nationals/citizens of any ASEM partner country and seeking support to travel within the ASEM region;
- at least 18 years old at the time of travel;
- not recipients of the Mobility First! grant in 2019.

Applications focusing on contemporary artistic and cultural disciplines are encouraged.
Applicants may seek travel support to participate in any of the 7 types of eligible activities.
 

Activities supported
Applicants may seek travel support to participate in any of the 6 types of eligible activities:
1. Workshops or trainings;
2. Conferences or forums;
3. Festivals, bienniales, or international exhibitions;
4. Artists’ or writers’ residencies;
5. Partner meeting/s to set up or maintain an existing partnership
6. Practice-led research.

In addition, the following focus areas will be prioritised:

• Skills transfer/ knowledge exchange; 
• Innovation in arts and culture; 
• Local cultural development; 
• Art and society.

Travel regions
The initiative promotes cultural mobility from Asia to Europe; from Europe to Asia. All travel must be international.
Asia:  Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam;
Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Travel period
Travel should take place between 20 January to 30 November 2020.

Grant
The Mobility First! grant is intended for covering international travel and visa costs only. Accommodation and any other costs (such as per diem, registration fees etc.) are excluded from the grant amount.
The grant amount provided by ASEF can vary according to each application, based on the mobility route and destination country which you are intending to visit.

How to apply
Applicants should apply here.
 

Deadline: 30 November 2020.

Find out more here.

Mobility First! is an initiative by Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) aimed at supporting the mobility of artists and cultural professionals for cross-border activities including participation in workshop/training, conference/forum, festival/biennale, residencies, partnership meetings, research trips, short-term exploration/networking. Mobility support is provided to individuals to travel from Asia to Europe, Europe to Asia and within Asia, Australia or New Zealand to Europe and vice-versa and Russia to Europe.

Who can apply

Individuals & organisations actively involved in the field of arts & culture with the following requirements:

Individuals

- Artists & cultural professionals from any artistic genre (such as visual arts, performing arts, film, heritage etc.); 
- Citizens of member countries of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and seeking support to travel within the ASEM region.
Applications focusing on contemporary artistic and cultural disciplines are encouraged.
Applicants may seek travel support to participate in any of the 7 types of eligible activities.

Arts organisations

- Arts organisations may apply for up to 5 artists/cultural professionals whom they want to invite for the event they are organising;
- Arts organisations that operate in any artistic or cultural genre may apply. Non-profit arts organisations will be prioritised;
- Arts organisations should be based in any of the ASEM member countries and operating in the ASEM region (nationally or bi-regionally);
- Arts organisations should be applying for travel support for individuals to participate in any of the 7 types of eligible activities.

Activities supported

Applicants may seek travel support to participate in any of the 7 types of eligible activities:
1. Workshops or trainings;
2. Conferences or forums;
3. Festivals, bienniales, or international exhibitions;
4. Artists’ or writers’ residencies;
5. Partner meeting/s to set up or maintain an existing partnership
6. Practice-led research;
7. “Go and see” / short-term exploration / networking.

In addition, the following focus areas will be prioritised:

• Skills transfer/ knowledge exchange; 
• Innovation in arts and culture; 
• Local development; 
• Art and social issues: the role of art and artists in society.

Travel regions

The initiative promotes cultural mobility from Asia to Europe, from Europe to Asia, and within Asia. All travel must be international.
Asia:  Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam;
Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Grant

- up to a maximum of Singapore Dollars (SGD) 2,000 for travel from Asia to Europe or Europe to Asia;
- up to a maximum of Singapore Dollars (SGD) 2,300 for travel from Australia or New Zealand to Europe and vice-versa;
- up to a maximum of Singapore Dollars (SGD) 1,000 for travel from Russian Federation to Europe;
- up to a maximum of Singapore Dollars (SGD) 1,000 for travel for Inta-Asia.
Additional funding is available for people with disabilities and special needs.

Deadlines    

Applications will be received and accepted by ASEF on a rolling basis and applicants can expect to receive feedback about their application within 6 weeks of submission.

More information

More information and applications for both individuals and organisations available on the Asia-Europe foundation website.

Mobility First! è un'iniziativa della Fondazione Asia-Europa (ASEF) volta a sostenere la mobilità di artisti e professionisti del settore culturale per attività transfrontaliere tra cui la partecipazione a workshop/formazione, conferenze /forum, festival/biennale, residenze, incontri di partenariato, viaggi di ricerca, esplorazione a breve termine/networking. Il supporto alla mobilità viene fornito alle persone per viaggiare dall'Asia all'Europa, dall'Europa all'Asia e all’interno dell’Asia, dall'Australia o dalla Nuova Zelanda all'Europa e viceversa e dalla Russia all'Europa.

Chi può presentare la candidatura
Singoli e organizzazioni attivamente coinvolti nel campo delle arti e della cultura con i seguenti requisiti:

Singoli
- Artisti e professionisti della cultura di qualsiasi genere artistico (arti visive, arti dello spettacolo, film, patrimonio ecc.);
- Cittadini dei paesi membri del Meeting Asia-Europa (ASEM) e in cerca di supporto per viaggiare all'interno della regione ASEM.
Sono incoraggiate candidature incentrate sulle discipline artistiche e culturali contemporanee. I candidati possono richiedere il supporto di viaggio per partecipare a uno dei 7 tipi di attività ammissibili.

Organizzazioni artistiche
- Le organizzazioni artistiche possono richiedere fino a 5 artisti/professionisti culturali che desiderano invitare per l'evento che stanno organizzando;
- Possono presentare la candidatura organizzazioni artistiche che operano in qualsiasi ambito artistico o culturale. Le organizzazioni artistiche senza scopo di lucro avranno la priorità;
- Le organizzazioni artistiche dovrebbero avere sede in uno qualsiasi dei paesi membri dell'ASEM e operare nella regione ASEM (a livello nazionale o bi-regionale);
- Le organizzazioni artistiche dovrebbero richiedere un supporto di viaggio per la partecipazione dei singoli a uno qualsiasi dei 7 tipi di attività ammissibili.

Attività supportate
I candidati possono richiedere il supporto di viaggio per partecipare a uno dei 6 tipi di attività ammissibili:
1. Workshop o corsi di formazione;
2. Conferenze o forum;
3. Festival, biennali o mostre internazionali;
4. Residenze di artisti o scrittori;
5. Incontro /i dei partner per creare o mantenere una partnership esistente
6. Ricerca guidata dalla pratica;

Inoltre, avranno la priorità le seguenti aree di interesse:
- Trasferimento delle competenze/scambio di conoscenze;
- Innovazione nelle arti e nella cultura;
- Sviluppo culturale locale;
- Arte e società.

Viaggio
L'iniziativa promuove la mobilità culturale dall'Asia all'Europa; dall'Europa all'Asia; e, in Asia. Tutti i viaggi devono essere internazionali. I viaggi devono svolgersi tra il 20 gennaio 2020 e il 30 novembre 2020.

Asia: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambogia, Cina, India, Indonesia Giappone, Kazakistan, Corea del Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nuova Zelanda, Pakistan, Filippine, Federazione Russa, Singapore, Tailandia, Vietnam.
Europa: Austria, Belgio, Bulgaria, Croazia, Cipro, Repubblica Ceca, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Germania, Grecia, Ungheria, Irlanda, Italia, Lettonia, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Malta, Norvegia, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Slovacchia , Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Svizzera, Regno Unito.

Finanziamenti
Il sussidio Mobility First! è destinato a coprire solo le spese di viaggio internazionale e i costi dei visti. L'alloggio e qualsiasi altro costo (come la diaria, le tasse di registrazione, ecc.) sono esclusi dall'importo della borsa di studio. L'importo del sussidio fornito dall'ASEF può variare a seconda di ogni domanda, in base al percorso di mobilità e al paese di destinazione che si intende visitare.

Come presentare la candidatura
I candidati devono presentare la candidatura qui;

Scadenza: 30 novembre 2020. 

Per ulteriori informazioni: https://mobilityfirst.asef.org/

Mobility First! е инициатива на Фондация „Азия-Европа“ (АСЕФ), която подкрепя мобилност за артисти и преподаватели от сферата на културата за международни дейности вкл. участие в уъркшопи/обучения, конференции, фестивали/биенале, резиденции, партньорски срещи, изследователски посещения, краткосрочни срещи за създаване на контакти.

Кой може да кандидатства

Артисти и/или преподаватели от сферата на културата, които:

• Работят във всички жанрове на изкуствата /визуални изкуства, сценични изкуства, филм, наследство и др./
• Граждани на държава партньор на АСЕФ, които търсят финансиране за мобилност в региона на АСЕФ
• С навършени 18 години към периода на мобилността
• Не са получавали грант от АСЕФ през 2019 г.

Приоритет ще бъде даван на артисти и културни дисциплини от сферата на съвременното изкуство. Кандидатите могат да кандидатстват за участие във всичките 6 допустими типа дейности.

Типове дейности, които се финансират:

1. Уъркшоп или обучение
2. Конференция или форум
3. Фестивал, биенале или международна изложба
4. Артистични или писателски резиденции
5. Партньорски срещи за създаване или поддържане на сътрудничество
6. Изследователска практика

Приоритет ще бъде даван на следните фокус области:

• Трансфер на умения/обмен на знания
• Иновации в изкуствата или културата
• Развитие на местна култура
• Изкуство и общество.

Географски региони

Инициативата подкрепя културна мобилност от Азия към Европа; от Европа към Азия. Пътуванията трябва да са международни.

Азия: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam;

Европа: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Период на провеждане: между 20 януари и 30 ноември 2020 г.

Финансов грант

Mobility First! покрива разходи за пътуване и издаване на виза. Разходи за настаняване, такса участие или др. не са включени. Размерът на финансирането зависи от избраната дестинацията.

Как се кандидатства – тук

Краен срок: 30 ноември 2020 г.

Повече информация тук

Mobility First! ist eine Initiative der Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) die darauf abzielt, die Mobilität von Künstlern und Kulturschaffenden für grenzüberschreitende Aktivitäten zu fördern, darunter die Teilnahme an Workshops / Schulungen, Konferenzen / Foren, Festivals, Assistenzzeiten, Partnerschaftstreffen, Forschungsreisen, Exploration und Netzwerken.
Mobilitätsunterstützung wird Einzelpersonen zur Verfügung gestellt, um von Asien nach Europa, Europa nach Asien zu reisen.

Wer kann sich bewerben: 

Einzelpersonen Künstler / Kulturschaffende:
- Künstler & Kulturschaffende aus allen künstlerischen Genres (wie Bildende Kunst, Darstellende Kunst, Film, Kulturerbe usw.)
- Staatsangehörige / Bürger eines ASEM-Partnerlandes, die Unterstützung für Reisen innerhalb der ASEM-Region suchen,
- zum Zeitpunkt der Reise mindestens 18 Jahre alt
- keine Empfänger des ersten Mobility First! Zuschuss im Jahr 2019

Bewerbungen, die sich auf zeitgenössische künstlerische und kulturelle Disziplinen konzentrieren, sind erwünscht.
Antragsteller können Reisehilfen in Anspruch nehmen, um an einer der 7 förderfähigen Aktivitäten teilzunehmen.

Unterstützte Aktivitäten

Antragsteller können Reisehilfe beantragen, um an einer der 6 Arten von förderfähigen Aktivitäten teilzunehmen:
1. Workshops oder trainings;
2. Konferenzen oder Foren;
3. Festivals oder internationale Ausstellungen;
4. Künstler- oder Autorenassistenzen;
5. Partnertreffen zum Aufbau oder zur Aufrechterhaltung einer bestehenden Partnerschaft
6. Praxisorientierte Forschung.

Zusätzlich werden folgende Schwerpunkte gesetzt:

• Kompetenztransfer / Wissensaustausch;
• Innovation in Kunst und Kultur;
• Lokale kulturelle Entwicklung;
• Kunst und Gesellschaft.

Reiseregionen
Die Initiative fördert die kulturelle Mobilität von Asien nach Europa. von Europa nach Asien. Alle Reisen müssen international sein.
Asien: Australien, Bangladesch, Brunei Darussalam, Kambodscha, China, Indien, Indonesien, Japan, Kasachstan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolei, Myanmar, Neuseeland, Pakistan, Philippinen, Russische Föderation, Singapur, Thailand , Vietnam
Europa: Österreich, Belgien, Bulgarien, Kroatien, Zypern, Tschechische Republik, Dänemark, Estland, Finnland, Frankreich, Deutschland, Griechenland, Ungarn, Irland, Italien, Lettland, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Niederlande, Norwegen, Polen , Portugal, Rumänien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Schweden, Schweiz, Vereinigtes Königreich.

Reisezeitraum
Die Reise sollte zwischen dem 20. Januar und dem 30. November 2020 stattfinden.

Grant
Das Mobility First! Stipendium ist nur zur Deckung der Kosten für internationale Reisen und Visa bestimmt. Unterkunfts- und sonstige Kosten (wie Tagessätze, Anmeldegebühren usw.) sind vom Zuschussbetrag ausgeschlossen. Der von ASEF bereitgestellte Zuschussbetrag kann je nach Antrag variieren und richtet sich nach der Mobilitätsroute und dem Zielland, in das Sie reisen möchten .

How to apply
Applicants should apply here.
 

Deadline: 30 November 2020.

Find out more here.

Mobility First! est une initiative de la Fondation Asie-Europe (ASEF) dont le but est de soutenir la mobilité des artistes et des professionnels de la culture pour mener des activités transfrontalières incluant la participation à des ateliers/formations, conférences/forums, festival/biennale, résidences, réunions de partenariat, séjours de recherche, séjours d'exploration/réseautage de courte durée. Une aide à la mobilité est prévue pour les personnes qui voyagent d'Asie en Europe et d'Europe en Asie.

Critères d'éligibilité
- Etre un artiste ou professionnel de la culture ;
- Appartenir à tous les genres artistiques (tel que les arts visuels, les arts du spectacle, le cinéma, le patrimoine...) ;
- Avoir la nationalité/citoyenneté d'un des pays partenaires de l'ASEM et rechercher un soutien pour voyager dans la région de l'ASEM ;
- Avoir au moins 18 ans au moment du voyage ;
- Ne pas avoir bénéficié de la bourse Mobility First! en 2019
Les candidatures concernant l'art contemporain et les disciplines culturelles sont encouragées.

Activités soutenues
Les participants peuvent demander un soutien aux frais de voyage pour participer à l'une des 6 activités éligibles. 
1. Ateliers ou formations ;
2. Conférences ou forums ;
3. Festivals, biennales, ou expositions internationales ;
4. Résidences d'artistes ou d'écrivains ;
5. Réunions de partenariat pour organiser ou maintenir un partenariat déjà existant ;
6. Recherche de mise en pratique.

De plus, les domaines cibles suivants seront prioritaires :

• Transfert de compétences/échange de connaissances ;
• Innovation dans les arts et la culture ;
• Développement culturel local ;
• Art et société.

Régions de voyage
L'initiative promeut la mobilité culturelle d'Asie vers l'Europe ; d'Europe vers l'Asie. Tous les voyages doivent être internationaux.
Asie : Australie, Bangladesh, Brunéi Darussalam, Cambodge, Chine, Indie, Indonesie, Japon, Kazakhstan, Corée, Laos, Malaisie, Mongolie, Birmanie, Nouvelle Zélande, Pakistan, Philippines, Fédération de Russie, Thaïlande, Vietnam.
Europe : Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Croatie, Chypre, République tchèque, Danemark, Estonie, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Italie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Malte, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, Roumanie, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Espagne, Suède, Suisse, Royaume-Uni.

Période de voyage
Le voyage devra se dérouler entre le 20 janvier et le 30 novembre 2020.

Bourse
La bourse Mobility First! est prévue pour couvrir uniquement les voyages internationaux et les coûts liés au visa. Le logement et tous autres coûts (tels que l'indemnité quotidienne, les frais d'inscription, etc.) sont exclus de la bourse. Le montant de la bourse ASEF peut varier en fonction de chaque candidature, selon le trajet à effectuer et le pays de destination dans lequel vous avez l'intention de vous rendre.

Comment postuler
Les participants doivent poser leur candidature ici.
 

Date limite : 30 novembre 2020.

Plus d'informations

Higher education students at master's level who want to complete a full study programme in another Programme Country can apply for an EU-guaranteed loan to contribute to their costs.
Loans are offered by participating banks and student loan agencies on favourable conditions to mobile students and include better than market interest rates and up to two years to allow graduates to get into a job before beginning repayment.
 
The loan scheme is established in cooperation with the European Investment Bank Group and will be gradually put in place over the first few years of the Eramus+programme in the Programme Countries.

Who can apply for a loan
To be eligible to apply students must:
- be a resident of one of the Erasmus+ Programme Countries;
- have successfully completed first cycle higher education studies (Bachelor or equivalent);
- have been accepted for a 2nd cycle programme (Master or equivalent) at a recognised higher education institution (HEI) which holds the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).

The Master (or equivalent) that they intend to study must: 
- be delivered in a different country from their country of residence and from where they obtained their Bachelor degree (or the equivalent degree giving them access to the Master programme)
- be a full programme that will lead to a (Master or equivalent) degree. 

 Amount of loan
The loans are up to 12,000 EUR for a 1-year Master programme and up to 18,000 EUR for an up to 2-year Master and can cover living, tuition and other study costs in any of the 33 Erasmus+ Programme Countries.
Key social safeguards include no collateral by student or parents, favourable interest rate, favourable pay-back terms.

Where to apply
Directly to participating banks, higher education institutions or student loan companies.

More information on the Scheme and the participating financial institutions is available here.

Studenti universitari a livello di master che desiderano completare il loro programma di studi in un altro Paese del Programma, possono presentare domanda per un prestito garantito UE come contributo alle loro spese.

I prestiti vengono offerti dalle banche e le agenzie di prestito a condizioni favorevoli per gli studenti, e comprendono tassi di interesse migliori di quelli del mercato e fino ai due anni, affinché i laureati possano trovare un impiego prima di iniziare il rimborso.

Per essere ammessi alla richiesta di finanziamento gli studenti devono:

• essere residenti in uno dei paesi aderenti al Programma Erasmus+
• aver completato il primo ciclo di studi (laurea triennale o equivalente)
• essere stati accettati per un programma di secondo ciclo (laurea magistrale, master o equivalente) presso un istituto d'istruzione superiore (IIS) riconosciuto titolare della carta Erasmus per l'istruzione superiore (CEIS).
• Il corso di laurea magistrale (o master, o equivalente) che intendono seguire deve: 
• svolgersi in un paese diverso dal proprio paese di residenza e dal paese in cui hanno ottenuto il diploma di laurea triennale (o il diploma equivalente che consente l'accesso al programma di laurea magistrale)
• essere un programma completo che consente il conseguimento di un titolo (master, laurea magistrale o equivalente).

I prestiti possono essere erogati soltanto per studi condotti presso università titolari della carta Erasmus per l'istruzione superiore.

I prestiti hanno un importo massimo di 12 000 EUR per programmi di master di 1 anno e di 18 000 EUR per programmi di 2 anni e possono coprire costi di sostentamento, spese di iscrizione e altri costi legati allo studio in ciascuno dei 33 paesi aderenti al Programma Erasmus+.

Tra i principali dispositivi di tutela sociale rientrano l'assenza di garanzie collaterali richieste agli studenti o ai loro genitori, i tassi di interesse favorevoli e i termini agevolati per la restituzione.

Gli studenti possono presentare domanda direttamente presso le banche partecipanti, gli istituti di istruzione superiore o le società che erogano prestiti agli studenti.

Per ulteriori informazioni prendere in visione la guida del programma Erasmus+ o contattare l'agenzia nazionale del proprio paese.

Higher education students at master's level who want to complete a full study programme in another Programme Country can apply for an EU-guaranteed loan to contribute to their costs.
Loans are offered by participating banks and student loan agencies on favourable conditions to mobile students and include better than market interest rates and up to two years to allow graduates to get into a job before beginning repayment.
 
The loan scheme is established in cooperation with the European Investment Bank Group and will be gradually put in place over the first few years of the Eramus+programme in the Programme Countries.

Who can apply for a loan
To be eligible to apply students must:
- be a resident of one of the Erasmus+ Programme Countries;
- have successfully completed first cycle higher education studies (Bachelor or equivalent);
- have been accepted for a 2nd cycle programme (Master or equivalent) at a recognised higher education institution (HEI) which holds the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).

The Master (or equivalent) that they intend to study must: 
- be delivered in a different country from their country of residence and from where they obtained their Bachelor degree (or the equivalent degree giving them access to the Master programme)
- be a full programme that will lead to a (Master or equivalent) degree. 

 Amount of loan
The loans are up to 12,000 EUR for a 1-year Master programme and up to 18,000 EUR for an up to 2-year Master and can cover living, tuition and other study costs in any of the 33 Erasmus+ Programme Countries.
Key social safeguards include no collateral by student or parents, favourable interest rate, favourable pay-back terms.

Where to apply
Directly to participating banks, higher education institutions or student loan companies.

More information on the Scheme and the participating financial institutions is available here.

Főiskolai és egyetemi hallgatók, akik mesterképzésük egészét egy másik Erasmus+ partnerországban szeretnék elvégezni, pályázhatnak az Európai Unió által biztosított kölcsönre így fedezve költségeiket. A hiteleket a résztvevő bankok és hallgatói hitelintézetek kínálják fel kedvező feltételekkel, így segítve a hallgatók mobilitását. A kölcsönös a piacinál kedvezőbb kamattal bírnak, és a végzéstől számítva két évet hagynak a hallgatóknak az elhelyezkedésre, ami egyben a törlesztési idő legkésőbbi megkezdését is jelenti. 
 

A kölcsönrendszer az Európai Befektetési Bankcsoporttal való együttműködés során jött létre, és az Erasmus+ partnerországokban érhető el. A hitelező intézmények száma folyamatosan gyarapszik. 

Kik pályázhatnak kölcsönre?
Azok a hallgatók, akik: 
- rendelkeznek állandó lakcímmel valamelyik Erasmus+ Partnerországban;
- az alapképzést sikeresen teljesítették (BA vagy Bsc);
- felvételet nyertek mesterképzésre egy Erasmus Felsőoktatási Chartával rendelkező intézménybe.

A mesterképzésről : 
- helyszíne különböző kell, hogy legyen a saját országuktól és attól az országtól, ahol az alapképzést végezték,
- teljes képzés kell, hogy legyen; olyan, ami mesterdiplomával zárul.

A kölcsönről:
A kölcsön maximum 12 000 euró lehet egy évre, és legfeljebb 18 000 euró két évre. A hitel felhasználható a megélhetés, a tandíj és egyéb tanulmányi költségek fedezésére az Erasmus+ Partnerországokban.

Hol lehet jelentkezni?
Közvetlenül a résztvevő bankoknál, a felsőoktatási intézményeknél vagy a hallgatói kölcsön szervezeteknél. 

További információ a programról és a résztvevő pénzintézetekkel kapcsolatban itt szerezhető.

Hochschulstudenten auf Masterstufe, die ein volles Studienprogramm in einem anderen Programmland absolvieren möchten, können einen EU-garantierten Kredit beantragen, um ihre Kosten zu decken.
Kredite werden von teilnehmenden Banken und Studentendarlehensagenturen zu günstigen Konditionen für mobile Studierende angeboten und umfassen Besser als die Marktzinssätze und bis zu zwei Jahre, damit Absolventen vor Beginn der Rückzahlung einen Arbeitsplatz finden können.

 
Das Darlehensprogramm wird in Zusammenarbeit mit der Gruppe der Europäischen Investitionsbank eingerichtet und in den ersten Jahren des Eramus + -Programms in den Programmländern schrittweise eingeführt.

Wer kann einen Kredit beantragen?
Um sich bewerben zu können, müssen die Studierenden:
- wohnhaft in einem der Erasmus+ Programmländer haben;
- das Hochschulstudium im ersten Zyklus (Bachelor oder gleichwertig) erfolgreich abgeschlossen haben;
- für ein Programm des 2. Zyklus (Master oder gleichwertig) an einer anerkannten Hochschule (HEI), die über die Erasmus-Charta für die Hochschulbildung (ECHE) verfügt, zugelassen wurden.

Der Master (oder gleichwertig), den sie zu studieren beabsichtigen, muss:
- in ein anderes Land geliefert werden als das Land, in dem sie ihren Wohnsitz haben und in dem sie ihren Bachelor-Abschluss erworben haben (oder den entsprechenden Abschluss, der ihnen den Zugang zum Master-Programm ermöglicht)
- ein vollständiges Programm sein, das zu einem (Master- oder gleichwertigen) Abschluss führt.

Betrag des Kredits
Die Darlehen betragen bis zu 12.000 EUR für ein einjähriges Masterstudium und bis zu 18.000 EUR für ein zweijähriges Masterstudium und können die Lebens-, Studien- und sonstigen Kosten in jedem der 33 Erasmus +Programmländer decken.
Zu den wichtigsten sozialen Garantien gehören keine Sicherheiten durch Schüler oder Eltern, günstiger Zinssatz und günstige Rückzahlungsbedingungen.

Wo man sich bewirbt
Direkt an teilnehmende Banken, Hochschulen oder Studienkreditunternehmen.

Weitere Informationen zum Programm und den teilnehmenden Finanzinstituten sind hier verfügbar .

The European Solidarity Corps - Quality Label Is a compulsory accreditation for organisations interested to participate in the European Solidarity Corps volunteering, traineeships and job activities. It ensures consistently high standards in Solidarity Corps’ activities and help organisations find partners.

What it is
Depending on the type of solidarity activity an organisation wants to be involved in and its role, there are different requirements in order to obtain the Quality Label. An organisation can apply for a supporting and/or host role for volunteering and/or Traineeships and Jobs. 

This is required to ensure compliance of the participating organisations with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps, as regards their responsibilities during all stages of solidarity activities.
All organisations holding a Quality Label gain access to the European Solidarity Corps database. However, having a quality label will not automatically lead to funding. 

How it works
An organisation can apply for different scopes and roles of Quality Label, depending on the Actions it wishes to be involved in, as well as for a combination of several Quality Labels:

- Quality Label for Volunteering (supporting and/or host role);
- Quality Label for Traineeships;
- Quality Label for Jobs;

A Quality Label is not needed for solidarity projects.

The Quality Label is awarded for the entire duration of the programming period (2018-2020) and will remain valid until the end of the last project in which the organisation is involved, implemented through a grant of the current programming period.
In order to facilitate partner-finding, profiles of all organisations holding a Quality Label are published in a database of Quality Label organisations. 
Additionally, as soon as the Quality Label has been awarded, organisations have access to the European Solidarity Corps Portal where they are invited to advertise activities for which they are looking for participants.
Organisations have to make use of the European Solidarity Corps Portal's database to search for participants. 

Organisations having been accredited under the European Voluntary Service (EVS)/Erasmus+ volunteering programmes do not need to apply for the Quality Label. 

Who can apply
For a Quality Label for Volunteering, any organisation legally established in
- a participating country (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) or
- a partner country (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Russian Federation);

For a Quality Label for Traineeships or Jobs, any organisation legally established in
- a Member State of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom);

- any organisation having control links with affiliated entities can apply on behalf of these.

Where to apply
1. To the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for:
- Europe-wide networks or platforms of organisations applying for themselves and on behalf of at least one of their affiliated entities and involving at least two different countries;
- National public authorities and services (e.g. government ministries, national civic services);
- Organisations providing volunteering, traineeship or job activities run with the support of EU programmes other than the European Solidarity Corps.`

2. To the National Agency in which the applicant organisation is established for all other cases and for organisations established in a participating country.

3. To the relevant SALTO for organisations established in a partner country neighbouring the EU:
- SALTO South East Europe for organisations established in Western Balkans countries, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein and Serbia;
- SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus for organisations established in Eastern Partnership countries, the territory of Russia as recognised by international law, Iceland and Norway;
- SALTO EuroMed for organisations established in Southern Mediterranean.

Application forms for a Quality Label (call 2018) are available here.

When to apply
Applications for Quality Label can be submitted on a continuous basis.

Organisations with a valid European Voluntary Service accreditation can participate in volunteering activities without holding a Quality Label.

For further details, please check the European Solidarity Corps Guide.

The European Solidarity Corps - Quality Label Is a compulsory accreditation for organisations interested to participate in the European Solidarity Corps volunteering, traineeships and job activities. It ensures consistently high standards in Solidarity Corps’ activities and help organisations find partners.

What it is

Depending on the type of solidarity activity an organisation wants to be involved in and its role, there are different requirements in order to obtain the Quality Label. An organisation can apply for a supporting and/or host role for volunteering and/or Traineeships and Jobs. 

This is required to ensure compliance of the participating organisations with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps, as regards their responsibilities during all stages of solidarity activities. All organisations holding a Quality Label gain access to the European Solidarity Corps database. However, having a quality label will not automatically lead to funding. 

How it works

An organisation can apply for different scopes and roles of Quality Label, depending on the Actions it wishes to be involved in, as well as for a combination of several Quality Labels:

• Quality Label for Volunteering (supporting and/or host role);
• Quality Label for Traineeships;
• Quality Label for Jobs;

A Quality Label is not needed for Solidarity projects.

The Quality Label is awarded for the entire duration of the programming period (2018-2020) and will remain valid until the end of the last project in which the organisation is involved, implemented through a grant of the current programming period. In order to facilitate partner-finding, profiles of all organisations holding a Quality Label are published in a database of Quality Label organisations.  Additionally, as soon as the Quality Label has been awarded, organisations have access to the European Solidarity Corps Portal where they are invited to advertise activities for which they are looking for participants. Organisations have to make use of the European Solidarity Corps Portal's database to search for participants. 

Organisations who had been accredited under the European Voluntary Service (EVS)/Erasmus+ volunteering programmes do not need to apply for the Quality Label. 

Who can apply

For a Quality Label for Volunteering, any organisation legally established in:
- a participating country (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) or
- a partner country (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Russian Federation);

For a Quality Label for Traineeships or Jobs, any organisation legally established in:
- a Member State of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom);

- any organisation having control links with affiliated entities can apply on behalf of these.

Where to apply

1. To the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for:
- Europe-wide networks or platforms of organisations applying for themselves and on behalf of at least one of their affiliated entities and involving at least two different countries;
- National public authorities and services (e.g. government ministries, national civic services);
- Organisations providing volunteering, traineeship or job activities run with the support of EU programmes other than the European Solidarity Corps.`

2. To the National Agency in which the applicant organisation is established for all other cases and for organisations established in a participating country.

3. To the relevant SALTO for organisations established in a partner country neighbouring the EU:
- SALTO South East Europe for organisations established in Western Balkans countries, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein and Serbia;
- SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus for organisations established in Eastern Partnership countries, the territory of Russia as recognised by international law, Iceland and Norway;
- SALTO EuroMed for organisations established in Southern Mediterranean.

When to apply

Applications for Quality Label can be submitted on a continuous basis.

More information

For further details, visit European Solidarity Corps UK.

Le Corps européen de solidarité - Label qualité est une accréditation obligatoire pour les organisations qui souhaitent particier aux activités de volontariat, de stage, et d'emploi dans le cadre du Corps européen de solidarité. Il garantit des standards élevés pour les activités du Corps de solidarité et aide les organisations à trouver des partenaires.

Qu'est-ce que c'est
Selon le type d'activité solidaire dans lequel l'organisation souhaite s'investir et son rôle, différentes exigences sont requises pour obtenir le Label qualité. Une organisation peut postuler pour un rôle de soutien et/ou d'accueil de volontaires et/ou pour les stages et emplois.

Il est demandé aux organisations participantes de garantir le respect des principes et des objectifs du Corps européen de solidarité, quant à leur responsabilité pendant toutes les étapes des activités des solidarité.
Toutes les organisations titulaires du Label qualité ont accès à la base de données du Corps européen de solidarité. Cependant, le fait d'avoir un Label qualité ne donne pas automatiquement droit à un financement.

Son fonctionnement
Selon les actions qu'elle souhaite mener, une organisation peut postuler à différentes dimensions et rôles du Label de qualité. Elle peut également détenir plusieurs Labels de qualité :

- Label de qualité pour le volontariat (soutien et/ou accueil) ;
- Label de qualité pour les stages ;
- Label de qualité pour les emploi ;

Aucun Label de qualité n'est requis pour les projets de solidarité.

Le Label de qualité est remis pour la durée totale de la période du programme (2018-2020) et restera valide jusqu'à la fin du dernier projet dans lequel l'organisation est impliquée, a mis en oeuvre grâce à une bourse de l'actuel programme.

Pour faciliter la recherche de partenaires, les profils de toutes les organisations détentrices d'un Label de qualité sont publiées dans la base de données des organisations.
De plus, dès que le Label de qualité sera octroyé, les organisations ont accès au Portail européen de solidarité où ils sont invités à publier leurs activitiés et ainsi trouver des participants.
Les organisations doivent utiliser la base de données du portail du Corps européen de solidarité pour chercher des participants.
Les organisations qui ont été accréditées sous le programme Service volontaire européen (SVE)/programme de volontariat Erasmus+ n'ont pas besoin de postuler pour le Label de qualité.

Qui peut participer
Pour un Label de qualité pour le volontariat, toute organisation légalement établie dans :
- un pays participant (Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Croatie, Chypre, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Italie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Malte, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Suède, Tchéquie) ou
- un pays participant (ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine, Turquie, Liechtenstein, Islande, Norvège, Albanie, Bosnie herzégovine, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbie, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bielorussie, Géorgie, Moldavie, Ukraine, Algérie, Egypte, Israël, Jordanie, Liban, Libye, Maroc, Palestine, Syrie, Tunisie, Fédération de Russie) ;

Pour un Label de qualité pour les stages et emplois, toute organisation légalement établie dans : 
- un Etat membre de l'UE (Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Croatie, Chypre, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Italie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Malte, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Suède, Tchéquie) ;

- toute organisation qui a des liens contrôlés avec des entités affiliées peuvent postuler de leur part.

Où postuler
1. Auprès de l'Agence Exécutive de l'Education, l'Audiovisuel et la Culture pour :
- Les réseaux ou plateformes européennes ;
- Les autorités publiques nationales et services publics nationaux (par exemple les ministères du gouvernement, les services civiques nationaux...)
- Les organisations qui proposent des activités menées grâce au soutien de programmes de l’Union européenne autres que le corps européen de solidarité et qui offrent des possibilités de volontariat, de stage et d’emploi.

2. Auprès de l'Agence nationale du pays dans lequel l'organisation est établie pour tous les autres cas et pour les organisations établies dans un pays participant.

3. Auprès des centres ressources SALTO compétents pour les organisations établies dans un pays partenaire voisins de l'UE :
- Le centre ressource SALTO Europe du Sud-Est pour les organisations ébtalies dans les pays des Balkans de l'Ouest, en ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine, au Liechtenstein et en Serbie ;
- Le centre ressource SALTO Europe de l'Est et du Caucase pour les organisations établies dans les pays partenaires de l'Est, le territoire de Russie reconnu par le droit international, Islande et la Norvège ;
- le centre SALTO EuroMed pour les organisations établie dans la région sud-méditerranéenne.

Les formulaires de candidature pour le Label de qualité (appel de 201) sont disponibles ici.

Quand postuler
Les candidatures pour obtenir un Label de qualité peuvent être soumises de façon continue.

Les organisations avec une accréditation valide pour le Service volontaire européen peuvent participer aux activités de volontariat sans Label de qualité.

Pour plus de précisions, consultez le guide du Corps européen de solidarité.

The European Commission call for proposals EACEA 33/2019  aims to support the establishment and development of transnational cooperation platforms of Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) to connect Centres operating in a given local context at European level.
The transnational cooperation platforms will bring together CoVEs that: 
- Share a common interest in specific sectors or trades (e.g. aeronautics, e-mobility, healthcare, tourism, etc.), or
- Develop together innovative approaches to tackle societal, technological and economic challenges (e.g. climate change, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, sustainable development goals, integration of migrants, supporting learners with disabilities/special needs, upskilling people with low skills and/or low qualification levels, etc.)

The platforms will create world-class reference points for vocational training. They will be inclusive and either bring together existing CoVEs in different countries, or expand the model by linking well-established CoVEs in one country with partners in other countries, that intend to develop CoVEs in their local eco-system, thus contributing to ‘upward convergence’ of VET excellence.
The CoVEs will adopt a bottom-up approach to excellence where VET institutions are capable of rapidly adapting skills provision to evolving local needs. They aim to bring together a set of local/regional partners such as initial and continuing VET providers, tertiary education institutions including universities of applied sciences and polytechnics, research institutions, science parks, companies, social enterprises, chambers and their associations, social partners, sectoral skills councils, professional/sector associations, national and regional authorities and development agencies, public employment services, etc.


Projects must provide evidence that they aim to:
- Establish strong and enduring relationships at both local and transnational levels, between the VET community and businesses, in which interactions are reciprocal and mutually beneficial, and
- Integrate activities, build reflexive relationships between the various activities and services, and
- Be firmly anchored into wider frameworks of regional development, innovation and/or smart specialisation strategies. These can be either existing strategies or being developed in the context of the project (describing how the project contributes to those strategies).

 

Partnerships
The partnership shall include at least eight full partners from a minimum of four Erasmus+ Programme countries (including at least two Member States of the European Union).
Each country must involve:
- at least one company, industry or sector representatives (e.g. chambers or trade associations), and
- at least one vocational education and training provider (at secondary and/or tertiary level.
One of the partners above will be the coordinating organisation, applying for the Erasmus+ grant on behalf of the partnership.
 

The Erasmus+ Programme countries are the following:
- The 28 Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom;
- The non EU Programme countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey.

For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project on the basis of the Article II.17.3.1(a) of the grant agreement.

Activities
Activities must start on 1 October 2020 or 1 November 2020. The duration of the projects is 4 years.
The project must include relevant deliverables linked to:
- at least 3 activities related to Cluster1 - Teaching and learning, and
- at least 3 activities related to Cluster2 - Cooperation and partnership, and
- at least 3 activities related to Cluster3 - Governance and funding.

Projects are required to apply EU wide instruments and tools whenever relevant.
They should also aim to adopt an inclusive dimension, by including actions that help address diversity and promote – in particular through innovative and integrated approaches – ownership of shared values, equality, including gender equality, and non-discrimination and social inclusion, including for people with special needs/fewer opportunities.
A particular focus will be on digital skills as they are increasingly important on all job profiles across the entire labour market, as well as skills to support the transition to a circular and greener economy to meet emerging professional needs for green skills and sustainable development.

Budget
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at a maximum of 20 million euros.
Financial contribution from the EU cannot exceed 80% of the total eligible costs.
The maximum EU grant per project is 4 million euros.

Deadline: 20 February 2020, 17.00 (Brussels time).

Read more here.

Live info session
An info session for all interested potential applicants will be organised on 5^th November 2019.
The event will be webcast live here. 

For further support, do not hesitate to contact the EACEA VET team at [email protected].

L’obiettivo generale dell’invito a presentare proposte è sostenere la creazione e lo sviluppo di piattaforme di cooperazione transnazionale di Centri di eccellenza professionale (Centres of Vocational Excellence, CoVE) per collegare i Centri che operano in un determinato contesto locale a livello europeo.

Le piattaforme di cooperazione transnazionale riuniranno i CoVE che:

-hanno un interesse comune in attività o settori specifici (ad esempio aeronautica, mobilità elettrica, sanità, turismo ecc.), o
-sviluppano congiuntamente approcci innovativi per far fronte alle sfide sociali, tecnologiche ed economiche (ad esempio cambiamenti climatici, digitalizzazione, intelligenza artificiale, obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile, integrazione dei migranti, sostegno agli studenti con disabilità/esigenze specifiche, riqualificazione delle persone con competenze limitate e/o bassi livelli di qualificazione ecc.).

Le piattaforme creeranno punti di riferimento di livello mondiale per la formazione professionale. Saranno inclusive e riuniranno i CoVE esistenti in diversi paesi oppure amplieranno il modello collegando i CoVE consolidati in un paese con partner di altri paesi, che intendono sviluppare i CoVE nel loro ecosistema locale, contribuendo in tal modo a una «convergenza verso l’alto» dell’eccellenza dell’istruzione e formazione professionale (IFP).

I progetti devono dimostrare di mirare a:
-stabilire relazioni solide e durature a livello locale e transnazionale, tra la comunità IFP e le imprese, in cui le interazioni sono reciproche e reciprocamente vantaggiose, e
-integrare attività, costruire relazioni riflessive tra le varie attività e servizi, ed
-essere saldamente ancorati a quadri più ampi di sviluppo regionale, innovazione e/o strategie di specializzazione intelligente. Queste possono essere strategie esistenti (da identificare chiaramente) o in fase di sviluppo nel contesto del progetto (descrivendo come il progetto contribuisce a tali strategie).

Partenariati
Il partenariato comprende almeno otto partner a pieno titolo, provenienti da almeno di quattro paesi aderenti al programma Erasmus+ (inclusi almeno due Stati membri dell’Unione europea).

- almeno un’impresa, rappresentanti dell’industria o del settore (ad esempio camere di commercio o associazioni di imprese) e
- almeno un fornitore di istruzione e formazione professionale (a livello secondario e/o terziario. 
Uno dei partner di cui sopra assumerà il ruolo di organizzazione coordinatrice, incaricata di presentare la candidatura per una sovvenzione Erasmus+ per conto del partenariato.

I paesi partecipanti al programma Erasmus+ sono i seguenti::
- i 28 Stati membri dell’Unione europea: Austria, Belgio, Bulgaria, Cipro, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Italia, Lettonia, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Malta, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Regno Unito (2), Repubblica Ceca, Romania, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Ungheria;
- i paesi del programma non membri dell’UE: Islanda, Liechtenstein, Norvegia, Repubblica di Macedonia del Nord, Serbia, Turchia..

Per i candidati del Regno Unito: si ricorda che è necessario essere in possesso dei requisiti di ammissibilità per l’intera durata della sovvenzione. Se il Regno Unito recederà dall’Unione europea durante il periodo di concessione della sovvenzione senza concludere un accordo con l’UE che garantisca in particolare il mantenimento dell’ammissibilità per i candidati britannici, questi ultimi non riceveranno più finanziamenti dall’UE (pur continuando a partecipare, se possibile) o saranno invitati a ritirarsi dal progetto sulla base dell’articolo II.17.3.1(a) della convenzione di sovvenzione.

Attività
Le attività devono avere inizio il 1o ottobre 2020 o il 1o novembre 2020. La durata dei progetti è di 4 anni.

Il progetto deve includere i prodotti pertinenti collegati ad:
- almeno 3 attività correlate a gruppo tematico 1 - Insegnamento e apprendimento, e
- almeno 3 attività correlate a gruppo tematico 2 - Cooperazione e partenariato, e
- almeno 2 attività correlate a gruppo tematico 3 - Governance e finanziamento.

I progetti sono tenuti ad utilizzare mezzi e strumenti a livello dell’UE ogniqualvolta ciò sia pertinente. Devono inoltre mirare ad adottare una dimensione inclusiva, integrando azioni che contribuiscano ad affrontare la diversità e promuovano, in particolare attraverso approcci innovativi e integrati, la titolarità di valori condivisi, la parità, compresa la parità di genere, la non discriminazione e l’inclusione sociale, anche per le persone con esigenze specifiche/minori opportunità. Un’attenzione particolare sarà rivolta alle competenze digitali sempre più importanti per tutti i profili professionali nell’intero mercato del lavoro, nonché alle competenze per sostenere la transizione verso un’economia circolare e più verde per soddisfare le esigenze professionali emergenti in materia di competenze verdi e sviluppo sostenibile

Bilancio
La disponibilità di bilancio complessiva destinata al cofinanziamento dei progetti è stimata a 20 milioni di EUR al massimo. Il contributo finanziario dell’UE non può superare l’80 % del totale dei costi ammissibili. La sovvenzione massima dell’UE per progetto è di 4 milioni di EUR. L’Agenzia si riserva il diritto di non distribuire tutti i fondi disponibili.

Scadenza: 20 febbraio 2020, 17.00 (Brussels time).

Per ulteriori informazioni: http://bit.ly/35JKL5t

The European Commission call for proposals EACEA 33/2019  aims to support the establishment and development of transnational cooperation platforms of Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) to connect Centres operating in a given local context at European level.
The transnational cooperation platforms will bring together CoVEs that: 
- Share a common interest in specific sectors or trades (e.g. aeronautics, e-mobility, healthcare, tourism, etc.), or
- Develop together innovative approaches to tackle societal, technological and economic challenges (e.g. climate change, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, sustainable development goals, integration of migrants, supporting learners with disabilities/special needs, upskilling people with low skills and/or low qualification levels, etc.)

The platforms will create world-class reference points for vocational training. They will be inclusive and either bring together existing CoVEs in different countries, or expand the model by linking well-established CoVEs in one country with partners in other countries, that intend to develop CoVEs in their local eco-system, thus contributing to ‘upward convergence’ of VET excellence.
The CoVEs will adopt a bottom-up approach to excellence where VET institutions are capable of rapidly adapting skills provision to evolving local needs. They aim to bring together a set of local/regional partners such as initial and continuing VET providers, tertiary education institutions including universities of applied sciences and polytechnics, research institutions, science parks, companies, social enterprises, chambers and their associations, social partners, sectoral skills councils, professional/sector associations, national and regional authorities and development agencies, public employment services, etc.


Projects must provide evidence that they aim to:
- Establish strong and enduring relationships at both local and transnational levels, between the VET community and businesses, in which interactions are reciprocal and mutually beneficial, and
- Integrate activities, build reflexive relationships between the various activities and services, and
- Be firmly anchored into wider frameworks of regional development, innovation and/or smart specialisation strategies. These can be either existing strategies or being developed in the context of the project (describing how the project contributes to those strategies).

 

Partnerships
The partnership shall include at least eight full partners from a minimum of four Erasmus+ Programme countries (including at least two Member States of the European Union).
Each country must involve:
- at least one company, industry or sector representatives (e.g. chambers or trade associations), and
- at least one vocational education and training provider (at secondary and/or tertiary level.
One of the partners above will be the coordinating organisation, applying for the Erasmus+ grant on behalf of the partnership.
 

The Erasmus+ Programme countries are the following:
- The 28 Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom;
- The non EU Programme countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey.

For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project on the basis of the Article II.17.3.1(a) of the grant agreement.

Activities
Activities must start on 1 October 2020 or 1 November 2020. The duration of the projects is 4 years.
The project must include relevant deliverables linked to:
- at least 3 activities related to Cluster1 - Teaching and learning, and
- at least 3 activities related to Cluster2 - Cooperation and partnership, and
- at least 3 activities related to Cluster3 - Governance and funding.

Projects are required to apply EU wide instruments and tools whenever relevant.
They should also aim to adopt an inclusive dimension, by including actions that help address diversity and promote – in particular through innovative and integrated approaches – ownership of shared values, equality, including gender equality, and non-discrimination and social inclusion, including for people with special needs/fewer opportunities.
A particular focus will be on digital skills as they are increasingly important on all job profiles across the entire labour market, as well as skills to support the transition to a circular and greener economy to meet emerging professional needs for green skills and sustainable development.

Budget
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at a maximum of 20 million euros.
Financial contribution from the EU cannot exceed 80% of the total eligible costs.
The maximum EU grant per project is 4 million euros.

Deadline: 20 February 2020, 17.00 (Brussels time).

Read more here.

Live info session
An info session for all interested potential applicants will be organised on 5^th November 2019.
The event will be webcast live here. 

For further support, do not hesitate to contact the EACEA VET team at [email protected].

Zis Foundation is inviting young people of all nationalities between 16 and 20 to get the chance to receive a grant of 600 Euros for a self-organised study trip to a foreign country.

Who can apply
- young people between 16 and 20 years old;
- from all nationalities;
- not yet attending university.

Conditions of the journey
- it researches a topic chosen by the participant;
- it is undertaken alone;
- it is paid with the grant (600 euros) alone;
- it lasts four weeks at least;
- it takes the participant abroad, e.g. German citizens and residents of Germany should not travel in Germany;
- transport by plane is not allowed;
- trips to regions of warfare or violent ethnic conflicts will not be sponsored;
- every participant has a personal advisor (mentor) to help to organise the trip via e-mail;
- participants hand in a study report (8000 words at least), a diary and a statement within three months after return in German or English.

How to apply
- candidates have to complete the application form;
- parents are asked to complete a consent form (even if the candidate has reached the majority age).

Deadline to apply 1 March 2020.

All details are available here.

Fundația Zis invită tineri de orice naționalitate, cu vârsta cuprinsă între 16 și 20 de ani, să candideze pentru un grant de 600 de euro pentru o călătorie de studiu pe care aceștia își propun să o întreprindă într-o țară străină.

Cine poate candida

- tineri cu vârsta cuprinsă între 16 și 20 de ani;

- de orice naționalitate;

- care încă nu frecventează cursuri universitare.

Condiții de călătorie

- explorează un subiect ales de participant;

- este întreprinsă pe cont propriu;

- este plătita cu grantul acordat (600 de euro);

- durează cel puțin patru săptămâni;

- participantul merge în străinătate, de ex. cetățenii germani și rezidenții din Germania nu pot să călătorească în Germania;

 - nu este permis transportul cu avionul;

 - călătoriile în regiuni de război sau de conflicte etnice violente nu vor fi finanțate;

- fiecare participant are un consilier personal (mentor) care îl ajută să își organizeze călătoria prin email;

- participanții prezintă un raport de studiu (cel puțin 8000 de cuvinte), un jurnal și o declarație în termen de trei luni de la întoarcere, în germană sau engleză.

Cum candidezi

- candidații trebuie să completeze formularul de candidatură;

- părinții sunt rugați să completeze un formular de consimțământ (chiar dacă candidatul a atins vârsta majoratului).

Termen limită: 1 martie 2020.

Toate detaliile sunt disponibile la: https://www.zis-reisen.de/en/your-journey/

Zis Foundation is inviting young people of all nationalities between 16 and 20 to get the chance to receive a grant of 600 Euros for a self-organised study trip to a foreign country.

Who can apply
- young people between 16 and 20 years old;
- from all nationalities;
- not yet attending university.

Conditions of the journey
- it researches a topic chosen by the participant;
- it is undertaken alone;
- it is paid with the grant (600 euros) alone;
- it lasts four weeks at least;
- it takes the participant abroad, e.g. German citizens and residents of Germany should not travel in Germany;
- transport by plane is not allowed;
- trips to regions of warfare or violent ethnic conflicts will not be sponsored;
- every participant has a personal advisor (mentor) to help to organise the trip via e-mail;
- participants hand in a study report (8000 words at least), a diary and a statement within three months after return in German or English.

How to apply
- candidates have to complete the application form;
- parents are asked to complete a consent form (even if the candidate has reached the majority age).

Deadline to apply 15^th February 2020.

All details are available here.

Pandemia di Coronavirus: Tutti i viaggi Zis nel 2020 sono stati cancellati. Per ulteriori informazioni, visitare il sito https://www.zis-reisen.de/en/start/

La Fondazione Zis invita giovani di tutte le nazionalità tra i 16 e i 20 anni a richiedere una sovvenzione di 600 euro per un viaggio di studio auto-gestito in un paese straniero.

Chi può presentare domanda
- giovani tra i 16 e i 20 anni;
- di tutte le nazionalità;
- non ancora iscritto all'università.

Condizioni generali
- ricercare un tema per il viaggio (scelto dal partecipante);
- viaggiare da solo;
- il viaggio deve essere pagato solamente con la sovvenzione (600 euro);
- la durata deve essere di almeno quattro settimane;
- il viaggio deve svolgersi in un paese straniero;
- il trasporto in aereo non è consentito;
- i viaggi nelle regioni di guerra o violenti conflitti etnici non saranno sponsorizzati.

Ogni partecipante avrà un consulente personale (tutor) che aiuterà ad organizzare il viaggio via e-mail. I partecipanti devono consegnare un rapporto (almeno 8000 parole), un diario e una dichiarazione entro tre mesi dal rientro, in tedesco o inglese.

Come presentare la candidatura
- i candidati devono compilare il modulo di domanda;
-ai genitori viene richiesto di compilare un modulo di consenso (anche se il candidato ha raggiunto la maggiore età).

Scadenza: 1 marzo 2020.

Per saperne di più: https://www.zis-reisen.de/en/your-journey/

Launched by the European Commission, the call Erasmus+ KA3: Support for policy reform - Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects invites the submission of forward-looking cooperation projects (FLCPs), transnational cooperation projects aiming to identify, test, develop or assess innovative policy approaches that have the potential of becoming mainstreamed and giving input for improving education and training systems. 

Specific objectives 
- to kick-start longer-term changes and field-test innovative solutions to challenges in the education and training fields which have the potential of becoming mainstreamed and to generate a sustainable and systemic impact on education and training systems,
- to support transnational cooperation and mutual learning on forward-looking issues among key stakeholders,
- to facilitate the collection and analysis of evidence to substantiate innovative policies and practices. 

Proposals must address one of the six priorities:
- acquisition of basic skills by low-skilled adults;
- designing and assessing the effectiveness of continuing training to meet current and future skill needs;
- promoting innovative technology in the field of providing career guidance;
- promoting innovative and cross-disciplinary approaches to STE(A)M teaching in education;
- promoting the use of self-reflection tools to support innovation and systemic change in education and training institutions;
- higher education - achieving the aims of the Digital Education Action Plan (including Open Science), and assessing learning outcomes for the purpose of benchmarking among higher education institutions.

Proposals not addressing any of these priorities will not be considered.

Eligible applicants
Public and private organisations active in the field of education and training or other sectors such as non-formal learning, including youth, other socio-economic sectors and/or organisations carrying out cross-sectoral activities from the Programme Countries:
- EU Member States,
- EFTA/EEA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;
- candidate countries the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Serbia.

The minimum partnership composition requirement for this call is three organisations representing three Programme Countries.

Eligible activities
Only activities taking place in Programme Countries are considered eligible for funding.
 

Project duration
Activities must start on 1^st November 2019, 1^st December 2019 or 1^st January 2020.
The project duration must be between 24 and 36 months.
 

Budget
The total budget available for the co-financing of projects under the present call is EUR 12 000 000.
The maximum grant per project is EUR 500 000. 
Financial contribution from the EU cannot exceed 75 % of the total eligible project costs.

Deadline: 19 March 2019, 12:00 (noon, CET).

Find out more here.

Launched by the European Commission, the call invites the submission of forward-looking cooperation projects (FLCPs), transnational cooperation projects aiming to identify, test, develop or assess innovative policy approaches that have the potential of becoming mainstreamed and giving input for improving education and training systems. 

Specific objectives 
- to kick-start longer-term changes and field-test innovative solutions to challenges in the education and training fields which have the potential of becoming mainstreamed and to generate a sustainable and systemic impact on education and training systems,
- to support transnational cooperation and mutual learning on forward-looking issues among key stakeholders,
- to facilitate the collection and analysis of evidence to substantiate innovative policies and practices. 

Proposals must address one of the six priorities:
- acquisition of basic skills by low-skilled adults;
- designing and assessing the effectiveness of continuing training to meet current and future skill needs;
- promoting innovative technology in the field of providing career guidance;
- promoting innovative and cross-disciplinary approaches to STE(A)M teaching in education;
- promoting the use of self-reflection tools to support innovation and systemic change in education and training institutions;
- higher education - achieving the aims of the Digital Education Action Plan (including Open Science), and assessing learning outcomes for the purpose of benchmarking among higher education institutions.

Proposals not addressing any of these priorities will not be considered.

Eligible applicants
Public and private organisations active in the field of education and training or other sectors such as non-formal learning, including youth, other socio-economic sectors and/or organisations carrying out cross-sectoral activities from the Programme Countries:
- EU Member States,
- EFTA/EEA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;
- candidate countries the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Serbia.

The minimum partnership composition requirement for this call is three organisations representing three Programme Countries.

Eligible activities
Only activities taking place in Programme Countries are considered eligible for funding.
 

Project duration
Activities must start on 1^st November 2019, 1^st December 2019 or 1^st January 2020.
The project duration must be between 24 and 36 months.
 

Budget
The total budget available for the co-financing of projects under the present call is EUR 12 000 000.
The maximum grant per project is EUR 500 000. 
Financial contribution from the EU cannot exceed 75 % of the total eligible project costs.

Deadline: 19 March 2019, 12:00 (noon, CET).

Find out more here.

The purpose of the IFCD is to promote sustainable development and poverty reduction in developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. The IFCD supports projects that aim to foster the emergence of a dynamic cultural sector, primarily by facilitating the introduction of new cultural policies and cultural industries, or strengthening existing ones.

Eligibility
The beneficiaries of the Fund are developing, economies in transition and least-developed countries that are Parties to the Convention.
Therefore, those who are eligible to apply to the Fund are:

• Public authorities and institutions from eligible countries (developing countries Parties to the 2005 Convention).
• Non-governmental organisations from eligible countries (developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention), which meet the definition of civil society as mentioned in the Operational guidelines relating to the role and participation of civil society;
• International non-governmental organisations, registered in countries Parties to the 2005 Convention.

Projects
Projects must be implemented and/or benefit only eligible countries (developing countries Parties to the 2005 Convention).
The project implementation period shall be between 12 and 24 months.
The projects should start, at the earliest, in April 2021, following the approval of the project by the Intergovernmental Committee in February 2021.

How to apply
All funding requests are to be sent to the relevant National Commissions for UNESCO or other official channels designated by the States Parties, who will then submit them to the Secretariat of the Convention.
INGOs should submit applications directly to the Secretariat of the Convention if their programme/project proposals are supported in writing by the States Parties concerned.

Budget
Maximum amount that can be requested from the IFCD is $100,000 for programmes/projects.

Application should be completed in either English or French.

 

Deadline: 16 June 2020, 23:59 CET.

Applications from public authorities/institutions and local NGOs will undergo a pre-selection process conducted by National Commissions for UNESCO by 10 July 2020, midnight CET.
 

Find out more: http://en.unesco.org/creativity/ifcd

L'obiettivo del Fondo Internazionale per la Diversità Culturale IFCD è di promuovere lo sviluppo sostenibile e la riduzione della povertà nei paesi in via di sviluppo membri della Convenzione 2005 sulla Tutela e la Promozione della Diversità delle Espressioni Culturali. L'IFCD sostiene progetti che mirano a promuovere l'emergere di un settore culturale dinamico, principalmente favorendo l'introduzione di nuove politiche culturali e industrie culturali, o rafforzando quelle già esistenti.

Ammissibilità
I beneficiari del Fondo sono paesi in via di sviluppo, membri della Convenzione. Pertanto sono ammissibili:

• tutti i paesi in via di sviluppo membri della Convenzione;
• tutti gli Stati membri della Convenzione che hanno determinato l'esistenza di situazioni speciali sul proprio territorio in conformità con l'Articolo 8 e 17 della Convenzione e le relative linee guida operative;
• organizzazioni non governative dei paesi in via di sviluppo membri della Convenzione, che rispondono alla definizione di "società civile" come menzionato nelle Linee guida operative legate al ruolo e la partecipazione della società civile;
• organizzazioni internazionali non governative, che rispondono alla definizione di "società civile" come menzionato nelle linee guida operative legate al ruolo e la partecipazione della società civile e che presentano progetti con un impatto a livello sotto-regionale, regionale o inter-regionale;
• rappresentanti di gruppi vulnerabili ed altri gruppi sociali individuati nell'Articolo 7 della Convenzione 2005 (ad es. donne ed altri gruppi sociali, comprese persone che appartengono a minoranze e popoli indigeni) dai paesi in via di sviluppo membri della Convenzione 2005.

Come presentare domanda
Tutte le richieste di finaziamento devono essere inviate alle relative Commissioni Nazionali per l'UNESCO o altri canali ufficiali designati dagli stati membro, che saranno successivamente inviate al Segretariato della Convenzione. Le INGO devono presentare domanda direttamente al Segretariato della Convenzione se le loro proposte di programma/progetto sono supportate nella redazione dai paesi membro in questione. 

Il periodo di attuazione del progetto deve essere compreso tra 12 e 24 mesi. I progetti dovrebbero iniziare, al più presto, nell'aprile 2021, in seguito all'approvazione del progetto del comitato intergovernativo nel febbraio 2021. L'importo massimo che può essere richiesto è di 100.000 USD.

Scadenza: 16 giugno 2020.

Per ulteriori informazioni: http://en.unesco.org/creativity/ifcd/apply

The purpose of the IFCD is to promote sustainable development and poverty reduction in developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. The IFCD supports projects that aim to foster the emergence of a dynamic cultural sector, primarily by facilitating the introduction of new cultural policies and cultural industries, or strengthening existing ones.

Eligibility

The beneficiaries of the Fund are developing, economies in transition and least-developed countries that are Parties to the Convention.
Therefore, those who are eligible to apply to the Fund are:

• Public authorities and institutions from eligible countries (developing countries Parties to the 2005 Convention).
• Non-governmental organisations from eligible countries (developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention), which meet the definition of civil society as mentioned in the Operational guidelines relating to the role and participation of civil society;
• International non-governmental organisations, registered in countries Parties to the 2005 Convention

Projects

• Projects must be implemented and/or benefit only eligible countries (developing countries Parties to the 2005 Convention).
• The project implementation period shall be between 12 and 24 months.

How to apply

All funding requests are to be sent to the relevant National Commissions for UNESCO or other official channels designated by the States Parties, who will then submit them to the Secretariat of the Convention. INGOs should submit applications directly to the Secretariat of the Convention if their programme/project proposals are supported in writing by the States Parties concerned. Application should be completed in either English or French.

Budget

Maximum amount that can be requested from the IFCD is $100,000 for programmes/projects.

More information

Find out more: http://en.unesco.org/creativity/ifcd

The Seed Funding for grass root initiatives on youth engagement in peace and democratic processes in the EuroMediterranean region, launched, in the framework of the Joint Programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe “Ensuring sustainable democratic governance and human rights in the Southern Mediterranean” (South Programme III - 2018-2020), following the 2018 Lisbon Forum on "Youth, Peace and Security in the Euro-Mediterranean region" which took place on the 15-16 November in Lisbon, is a grant allocation aiming to co-fund regional and/or local projects which promote youth engagement in peace, security and democratic processes in the Euro-Mediterranean region. In particular, it aims at recognizing the role of young people in democratic promotion, social cohesion, peace building – all elements within the youth, peace and security (YPS) agenda. Young people’s courage, creativity, innovation, resilience and efforts constitute the “connecting tissue” to bridge the different levels of engagement toward a sustainable peace.
 

The objective is to support youth organisations, initiatives and movements to run smallscale projects on youth, peace and security.

Eligible applicants must
- be legally constituted as a non-governmental organisation;
- be based in one of the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Kingdom of Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia;
- have a field office in one of the above mentioned countries;
- assure that the project/action is implemented in one of the countries mentioned above;
- target beneficiaries from the above mentioned countries;
- have an interest in working on youth, peace and security;
- have sufficient capacities (funding, operational and professional) to carry out the activity mentioned in the project proposal throughout the stipulated period;
- have a bank account in the name of the organisation or its representative.
 

Eligible projects
Proposals, from either youth-led organisations whose work is focused on youth, peace and security or those who wish to develop this/ese topic(s), may include multiple activities with a view to put into practice the key findings of the 2018 Lisbon Forum:

- Changing the narrative about youth, namely their contribution to youth, peace and security;
- Sharing more information on the contribution of youth by providing reliable data and factual evidence;
- Considering the involvement of young people as an asset in decision making processes;
- Improving the efforts in the understanding and analysing youth complexity by considering and exploring diversity of young people, according to the context-related challenges they face;
- Improving and assuring effective dialogue and engagement between policy/decision making stakeholders and youth;
- Increasing cooperation at local and national level between stakeholders and youth;
- Promoting approaches that foster integration through intercultural dialogue;
- Increasing the number and type of grass-roots activities in order to reach out to more marginalized youth;
- Advocating for gender issues and gender-bases discrimination in the context of youth, peace and security; - Implementing target actions for gender mainstreaming;
- Advocating for the recognition of the contribution of youth civil society to peace and security;
- Improving recognition of civil society initiatives for promoting and building peace, taking into account the needs and priorities of the context in the countries.

Target stakeholders
Projects should target in particular the following key stakeholders:
- Youth under the age of 35 from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Kingdom of Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia;
- Youth organisations from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Kingdom of Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia;
- Any relevant stakeholders working on the above-mentioned topics.
 

Implementation period
Projects must be implemented during the period 1^st October 2019 and 31^st January 2020.

Budget:
Maximum 5000€ per project/organisation.
 

Deadline: 25 August 2019, (at midnight CET).
 

All details are available here.

Im Rahmen des gemeinsamen Programms der Europäischen Union und des Europarats wurde die Startfinanzierung für Basisinitiativen zum Engagement der Jugend für Frieden und demokratische Prozesse in der Region Europa-Mittelmeer ins Leben gerufen: „Gewährleistung einer nachhaltigen demokratischen Regierungsführung und der Menschenrechte im südlichen Mittelmeerraum „(Südprogramm III - 2018-2020) ist eine Finanzhilfe, die im Anschluss an das Lissabon-Forum„ Jugend, Frieden und Sicherheit in der Europa-Mittelmeer-Region “, das am 15./16. November in Lissabon stattfand, im Jahr 2018 zur Finanzierung regionaler und / oder lokaler Projekte genutzt wird, die das Engagement der Jugend für Frieden, Sicherheit und demokratische Prozesse in der Europa-Mittelmeer-Region fördern.Insbesondere soll die Rolle junger Menschen bei der Förderung der Demokratie, dem sozialen Zusammenhalt und der Friedenskonsolidierung anerkannt werden - alles Elemente der Agenda für Jugend, Frieden und Sicherheit (YPS). Der Mut, die Kreativität, die Innovation, die Widerstandsfähigkeit und die Anstrengungen der jungen Menschen bilden das „Bindegewebe“, um die verschiedenen Ebenen des Engagements für einen nachhaltigen Frieden zu verbinden.

Ziel ist es, Jugendorganisationen, -initiativen und -bewegungen bei der Durchführung kleiner Projekte zu Jugend, Frieden und Sicherheit zu unterstützen.

Zulässige Kandidaten müssen
- als Nichtregierungsorganisation rechtmäßig konstituiert sein;
- in einem der folgenden Länder ansässig sein: Algerien, Ägypten, Israel, Jordanien, Libanon, Libyen, Königreich Marokko, Palästina und Tunesien;
- eine Außenstelle in einem der oben genannten Länder haben;
- sicherstellen, dass das Projekt / die Aktion in einem der oben genannten Länder durchgeführt wird;
- Zielbegünstigte aus den oben genannten Ländern;
- Interesse an Jugend, Frieden und Sicherheit haben;
- über ausreichende Kapazitäten (finanzielle, operative und berufliche) verfügen, um die im Projektvorschlag genannte Tätigkeit während des festgelegten Zeitraums durchzuführen;
- ein Bankkonto im Namen der Organisation oder ihres Vertreters haben.

Zulässige Projekte
Vorschläge von von Jugendlichen geführten Organisationen, deren Arbeit sich auf Jugend, Frieden und Sicherheit konzentriert, oder von Organisationen, die dieses / diese Thema (e) entwickeln möchten, können mehrere Aktivitäten umfassen, um die wichtigsten Ergebnisse des Lissabon- Forums 2018 in die Praxis umzusetzen:

- Änderung der Erzählung über die Jugend, nämlich ihres Beitrags zu Jugend, Frieden und Sicherheit;
- Weitergabe von Informationen über den Beitrag der Jugend durch Bereitstellung zuverlässiger Daten und Fakten;
- Berücksichtigung der Einbeziehung junger Menschen als Aktivposten bei Entscheidungsprozessen;
- Verbesserung der Bemühungen zum Verständnis und zur Analyse der Jugendkomplexität durch Berücksichtigung und Erforschung der Vielfalt junger Menschen entsprechend den kontextbezogenen Herausforderungen, mit denen sie konfrontiert sind;
- Verbesserung und Sicherstellung eines effektiven Dialogs und Engagements zwischen Akteuren der Politik / Entscheidungsfindung und Jugendlichen;
- Intensivierung der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Interessengruppen und Jugendlichen auf lokaler und nationaler Ebene;
- Förderung integrationsfördernder Ansätze durch interkulturellen Dialog;
- Erhöhung der Anzahl und Art der Basisaktivitäten, um stärker benachteiligte Jugendliche zu erreichen;
- Für Genderfragen und Diskriminierung aufgrund des Geschlechts im Kontext von Jugend, Frieden und Sicherheit eintreten; - Umsetzung von Zielaktionen für Gender Mainstreaming;
- Für die Anerkennung des Beitrags der Jugendzivilgesellschaft zu Frieden und Sicherheit eintreten;
- Verbesserung der Anerkennung von Initiativen der Zivilgesellschaft zur Förderung und Schaffung von Frieden unter Berücksichtigung der Bedürfnisse und Prioritäten des Kontextes in den Ländern.