The European Commission co-finances information measures relating to the common agricultural policy (CAP) that aim, in particular, at building trust within the EU and among all citizens, farmers and non-farmers alike.
The common agricultural policy (CAP) is a policy for all the citizens of the EU and the benefits that it provides to them must be clearly demonstrated.

Objectives
For the general public, the objective is to raise public awareness on the relevance of EU support to agriculture and rural development through the CAP.
For stakeholders, the objective is to engage with stakeholders (mainly farmers and other parties active in rural areas) in order to further communicate about the CAP to their constituencies, and to the wider public.

 Support will go to actions which should include several of the following types of measures:
- production and distribution of multimedia or audiovisual material,
- web and social media campaigns
- media events,
- conferences, seminars, workshops and studies on CAP related issues,

Themes
The proposals for information measures shall illustrate how the CAP should continue contributing towards the delivery of the Commission's political priorities. The common agricultural policy is one of the EU's most important policies. It is a partnership between agriculture and society and between Europe and its farmers. It is a common policy for all the countries of the EU. The CAP has a number of aims such as supporting farmers and improving agricultural production, maintaining rural areas and landscapes, keeping the rural economy alive and helping tackle climate change and the sustainable management of natural resources.

The proposals submitted should:
- provide coherent, objective and comprehensive information, both inside and outside the Union, in order to give an accurate overall picture of the CAP;
- show the benefits of the CAP to Europe, European farmers and European citizens and addressing misperceptions and disinformation about European agriculture and the CAP (using facts and backed up with data with a view to raising public awareness on the relevance of EU support to agriculture and rural development through the CAP);
- show the role of farming in society and promote understanding of the enormous contribution which the EU agri-food sector provides to the wider EU economy;
- address the sustainability of agriculture, focusing on the economic, environmental and social dimensions of the CAP.

Activities
The information measures should include one or several activities such as:
- production and distribution of multimedia or audiovisual material;
- web and social media campaigns;
- media events;
- conferences, seminars, workshops and studies on CAP-related issues.

Target public:
- rural communities, agricultural stakeholders, farmers and other potential beneficiaries of rural development measures;
- general public (with particular attention to young people in urban areas)

More specifically:
- for school children, teachers and university students: novel approaches should be used to engage with young people and raise their awareness of the CAP and the contribution that it makes in many areas such as the climate change challenge, food, healthy and high quality eating as a lifestyle choice, in relation also with the EU School Scheme for Milk, Fruit and Vegetables and Tartu Call.
- for stakeholders: it should be ensured that there is greater awareness of the contribution that the CAP makes to the sustainability of agriculture.

The information measures should be implemented:
- at multiregional or national level of an EU Member State, or 
- at European Union level (in two or more Member States).

The maximum duration of information measures is 12 months.

Budget
Total budget earmarked for the co-financing of activities is estimated at EUR 4 000 000. 
The availability of the call budget still depends on the adoption of the budget for 2020 by the budgetary authority.
The grant amount will be minimum EUR 75 000 and maximum EUR 500 000.

Who can apply
Any organisation legally established in an EU Member State: farmers' or rural development organisations, European associations, non-governmental organisations, public authorities of the Member States, media companies, educational institutions, universities and research centers. 

For UK applicants: Please note that until the United Kingdom leaves the EU, nothing changes with regard to the participation in EU programmes. Please be aware however that the eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of our grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during that period (without an agreement ensuring eligibility for UK beneficiaries), you will cease to receive EU funding or be required to leave the project on the basis of the contractual provisions on termination.

Deadline: 21 January 2020.

Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/grants-for-information-measures

L’obiettivo generale dell’invito a presentare proposte è creare una relazione di fiducia nei confronti dell’Unione europea e tra tutti i cittadini, siano essi agricoltori o no. La politica agricola comune (PAC) è una politica per tutti i cittadini dell’UE e i benefici che essa offre loro devono essere dimostrati chiaramente. Per il pubblico in generale, l’obiettivo è sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica in merito all’importanza del sostegno dell’UE all’agricoltura e allo sviluppo rurale attraverso la PAC. Per i portatori di interesse, l’obiettivo è collaborare con i portatori di interesse (soprattutto gli agricoltori e gli altri soggetti attivi nelle zone rurali), allo scopo di migliorare la comunicazione sulla PAC con le loro circoscrizioni e con il pubblico in generale.

Il sostegno andrà ad azioni che dovrebbero includere diversi dei seguenti tipi di misure:
- produzione e distribuzione di materiale multimediale o audiovisivo,
- campagne web e social media
- eventi mediatici,
- conferenze, seminari, workshop e studi su questioni relative alla PAC.

Temi
Le proposte di misure di informazione illustrano come la PAC dovrebbe continuare a contribuire alla realizzazione delle priorità politiche della Commissione. La politica agricola comune è una delle politiche più importanti dell'UE. È un partenariato tra l'agricoltura e la società e tra l'Europa e i suoi agricoltori. È una politica comune per tutti i paesi dell'UE. La PAC ha una serie di obiettivi come sostenere gli agricoltori e migliorare la produzione agricola, mantenere aree e paesaggi rurali, mantenere viva l'economia rurale e aiutare ad affrontare i cambiamenti climatici e la gestione sostenibile delle risorse naturali.
Le proposte presentate dovrebbero:
- fornire informazioni coerenti, obiettive e complete, sia all'interno che all'esterno dell'Unione, al fine di fornire un quadro generale accurato della PAC;
- mostrare i benefici della PAC per l'Europa, gli agricoltori europei e i cittadini europei e affrontare le idee sbagliate e la disinformazione sull'agricoltura europea e la PAC (utilizzando fatti e supportati da dati al fine di sensibilizzare l'opinione pubblica sulla pertinenza del sostegno dell'UE all'agricoltura e sviluppo rurale attraverso la PAC);
- mostrare il ruolo dell'agricoltura nella società e promuovere la comprensione dell'enorme contributo che il settore agroalimentare dell'UE fornisce alla più ampia economia dell'UE;
- affrontare la sostenibilità dell'agricoltura, concentrandosi sulle dimensioni economica, ambientale e sociale della PAC.

Attività
Le misure di informazione dovrebbero includere una o più attività quali:
- produzione e distribuzione di materiale multimediale o audiovisivo;
- campagne web e social media;
- eventi mediatici;
- conferenze, seminari, workshop e studi su questioni relative alla PAC.

Pubblico target:
- comunità rurali, parti interessate dell'agricoltura, agricoltori e altri potenziali beneficiari delle misure di sviluppo rurale;
- grande pubblico (con particolare attenzione ai giovani nelle aree urbane)

Più specificamente:
- Per bambini in età scolare, insegnanti e studenti universitari: nuovi approcci dovrebbero essere utilizzati per interagire con i giovani e sensibilizzare l'opinione pubblica sulla PAC e sul contributo che essa fornisce in molte aree come la sfida del cambiamento climatico, il cibo, un'alimentazione sana e di alta qualità come scelta di vita, in relazione anche al EU School Scheme for Milk, Fruit and Vegetables e il Tartu Call.
- Per le parti interessate: si dovrebbe garantire una maggiore consapevolezza del contributo che la PAC offre alla sostenibilità dell'agricoltura.

Le misure di informazione dovrebbero essere attuate:
- a livello multiregionale o nazionale di uno Stato membro dell'UE, o
- a livello di Unione europea (in due o più Stati membri).

La durata massima delle misure di informazione è di 12 mesi.

Bilancio
Il bilancio totale destinato al cofinanziamento di attività è stimato a 4 000 000 di EUR.
La disponibilità del bilancio dipende ancora dall'adozione del bilancio per il 2020 da parte dell'autorità di bilancio.
L'importo della sovvenzione sarà di minimo 75000 EUR e massimo 500000 EUR.

Chi può presentare domanda
Qualsiasi organizzazione legalmente stabilita in uno Stato membro dell'UE: organizzazioni di agricoltori o di sviluppo rurale, associazioni europee, organizzazioni non governative, autorità pubbliche degli Stati membri, società di media, istituti di istruzione, università e centri di ricerca.

Per i candidati nel Regno Unito: si noti che fino a quando il Regno Unito non lascia l'UE, nulla cambia per quanto riguarda la partecipazione ai programmi dell'UE. Si noti tuttavia che i criteri di ammissibilità devono essere rispettati per l'intera durata della sovvenzione. Se il Regno Unito si ritira dall'UE durante tale periodo (senza un accordo che garantisca l'idoneità per i beneficiari del Regno Unito), si cesserà di ricevere finanziamenti UE o verrà richiesto di abbandonare il progetto sulla base delle disposizioni contrattuali sulla risoluzione.

Scadenza: 21 gennaio 2020.

Ulteriori informazioni: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/grants-for-information-measures

Comisia Europeană cofinanţează acţiuni de informare referitoare la politica agrară comună (PAC) care vizează, în special, crearea încrederii în UE în rândul tuturor cetățenilor, fermierilor și celor care nu sunt fermieri deopotrivă.

Politica agrară comună (PAC) este o politică care se adresează tuturor cetățenilor UE, iar beneficiile pe care le oferă acestora trebuie sa fie prezentate cu claritate.

Obiective

Pentru publicul larg, obiectivul este de a sensibiliza publicul privind relevanța sprijinului UE pentru agricultură și dezvoltare rurală prin PAC.

Pentru părțile interesate, obiectivul este de a colabora cu părțile interesate (în special fermieri și alte părți interesate active în zonele rurale), pentru a comunica despre PAC persoanelor interesate și publicului larg.

Vor fi finanțate acțiunile care includ mai multe dintre următoarele tipuri de măsuri:

- producerea și distribuirea de materiale multimedia sau audiovizuale;

- campanii web și social media;

- evenimente media;

- conferințe, seminare, ateliere și studii pe teme legate de PAC.

Tematică

Activitățile de informare propuse ilustrează modul în care PAC trebuie să contribuie în continuare la îndeplinirea priorităților politice ale Comisiei. Politica agricolă comună este una dintre cele mai importante politici ale UE. Este un parteneriat între agricultură și societate și între Europa și fermierii. Este o politică comună pentru toate țările UE. PAC are o serie de obiective, precum sprijinirea fermierilor și îmbunătățirea producției agricole, menținerea zonelor și a peisajelor rurale, menținerea economiei rurale și combaterea schimbărilor climatice și gestionarea durabilă a resurselor naturale.

Propunerile depuse trebuie:

- să furnizeze informații coerente, obiective și cuprinzătoare, atât în ​​interiorul, cât și în afara Uniunii, pentru a oferi o imagine globală a PAC;

- să prezinte beneficiile PAC pentru Europa, fermierii europeni și cetățenii europeni și să remedieze percepțiile greșite și dezinformarea privind agricultura europeană și PAC (folosind fapte și date în vederea sensibilizării publicului privind importanța sprijinului UE pentru agricultură și dezvoltare rurală prin PAC);

- să prezinte rolul agriculturii în societate și să promoveze înțelegerea contribuției enorme pe care sectorul agroalimentar al UE îl aduce economiei extinse a UE;

- să abordeze problema durabilității agriculturii, punând accent pe dimensiunile economice, de mediu și sociale ale PAC.

Activități

Activitățile de informare trebuie să includă una sau mai multe activități, cum ar fi:

- producerea și distribuirea de materiale multimedia sau audiovizuale;

- campanii web și social media;

- evenimente media;

- conferințe, seminare, ateliere și studii pe teme legate de PAC.

Publicul țintă:

- comunități rurale, părți interesate din sectorul agricol, fermieri și alți potențiali beneficiari ai măsurilor de dezvoltare rurală;

- public general (cu un accent special pe tinerii din mediul urban).

Mai precis:

- pentru elevi, profesori și studenți: trebuie adoptate abordări noi pentru a implica tinerii și pentru a conștientiza PAC și contribuția pe care o aduce în multe domenii precum provocări privind schimbările climatice, alimentația, alimentația sănătoasă și de înaltă calitate ca stil de viață, legate și de programul UE de încurajare a consumului de lapte, fructe și legume în școli și apelul Tartu.

- pentru părțile interesate: este necesar să se asigure o mai bună conștientizare a contribuției pe care PAC o aduce pentru durabilitatea agriculturii.

Activitățile de informare trebuie puse în aplicare:

- la nivel multiregional sau național al unui stat membru al UE sau

- la nivelul Uniunii Europene (în două sau mai multe state membre).

Durata maximă a activităților de informare este de 12 luni.

Buget

Bugetul total alocat pentru cofinanțarea activităților este estimat la 4 000 000 euro.

Disponibilitatea bugetului pentru acest apel depinde în continuare de adoptarea bugetului pentru 2020 de către autoritatea bugetară.

Valoarea grantului va fi de minimum 75 000 de euro și maximum 500 000 de euro.

Cine poate să candideze

Orice organizație înființată legal într-un stat membru al UE: organizații de fermieri sau de dezvoltare rurală, asociații europene, organizații neguvernamentale, autorități publice ale statelor membre, companii media, instituții de învățământ, universități și centre de cercetare.

Pentru solicitanții din Marea Britanie: va rugăm să rețineți că, până când Marea Britanie nu se retrage din UE, nu se schimbă nimic în ceea ce privește participarea la programele UE. Criteriile de eligibilitate trebuie respectate pe întreaga durată a grantului. În cazul în care Marea Britanie se retrage din Uniunea Europeană pe perioada grantului (fără un acord care să asigure eligibilitatea beneficiarilor britanici), nu veți mai beneficia de finanțare UE sau vi se va solicita să părăsiți proiectul pe baza dispozițiilor contractuale privind rezilierea.

Termen limită: 21 ianuarie 2020.

Mai multe informații: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/grants-for-information-measures

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:
- European cultural heritage; 
- integration of third-country nationals (including asylum seekers and refugees);
- response to environmental challenges, including disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery (excluding immediate disaster response).

Who can apply
Public and private organisations established in the 28 Member States of the European Union, holding a valid Erasmus+ volunteering accreditation or Quality Label for volunteering at the application deadline.

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.

Budget
The total budget is EUR 1 018 325 and is based on the 2018 annual work programme for the European Solidarity Corps.
Financial contribution from the EU cannot exceed 80 % of the total eligible project costs.
The Agency expects to fund nine proposals.

 

Deadline: 24 January 2020, 12.00 (midday, Brussels time).

For more information please check the Call.

Echipele de voluntariat în domenii cu prioritate ridicată sunt proiecte la scară largă care sprijină activitățile echipelor de voluntariat cu scopul de a desfășura intervenții cu impact puternic pe termen scurt care abordează provocări societale în domenii de politică definite la nivelul UE. Corpul European de Solidaritate urmărește să promoveze solidaritatea ca valoare, în principal prin voluntariat, pentru a consolida implicarea tinerilor și organizațiilor în activități de solidaritate accesibile și de înaltă calitate, ca mijloc de a contribui la consolidarea coeziunii, solidarității, democrației și cetățeniei în Europa.

Obiective

Echipele de voluntariat în domenii cu prioritate ridicată vor viza în special:

- să abordeze nevoile societale clar definite;

- promovarea solidarității în statele membre;

- să permită tinerilor voluntari să dobândească abilități și competențe utile pentru dezvoltarea lor personală, educațională, socială și profesională;

- să ofere beneficii tangibile comunităților în cadrul cărora se desfășoară activitățile;

- să se adreseze tinerilor cu mai puține oportunități, inclusiv refugiaților, solicitanților de azil și migranților;

- să promoveze diversitatea, dialogul intercultural și inter-religios, valorile comune privind libertatea, toleranța și respectarea drepturilor omului;

- îmbunătățirea competențelor media, a gândirii critice și a spiritului de inițiativă în rândul tinerilor;

- să contribuie la consolidarea capacităților și a dimensiunii internaționale a organizațiilor participante;

- să contribuie la creșterea gradului de conștientizare și înțelegere a altor culturi și țări, oferind participanților posibilitatea de a construi rețele de contacte internaționale, de a participa activ în cadrul societății și de a dezvolta un sentiment al cetățeniei și identității europene;

Priorități pentru propuneri

Propunerile depuse în cadrul acestui apel trebuie să abordeze una sau mai multe dintre cele trei priorități:

- patrimoniul cultural european;

- incluziunea resortisanților din țările terțe (inclusiv solicitanții de azil și refugiații);

- răspunsul la provocări în materie de mediu, inclusiv prevenirea, pregătirea și refacerea în caz de dezastre (cu excepția răspunsului imediat în caz de dezastre).

Cine poate candida

Organizații publice și private înființate în cele 28 de state membre ale Uniunii Europene, care dețin o acreditare valabilă Erasmus+ pentru voluntariat sau un Certificat de calitate pentru voluntariat la termenul de depunere a cererii.

Pentru solicitanții britanici: Vă rugăm să rețineți că, pe întreaga durată a grantului, trebuie respectate criteriile de eligibilitate. În cazul în care Marea Britanie se retrage din Uniunea Europeană pe perioada grantului, fără a fi încheiat un acord cu Uniunea Europeană în virtutea căruia candidații britanici să poată fi în continuare eligibili, nu veți mai beneficia de finanțare UE (continuându-vă, totuși, participarea, în măsura posibilului) sau vi se va solicita să ieșiți din proiect, în temeiul prevederilor relevante privind încetarea grantului din acordul de grant. 

Activități eligibile

- Echipele de voluntariat sunt activități de solidaritate care permit echipelor de participanți provenind din cel puțin două țări să se reunească într-o activitate de voluntariat, pentru o perioadă cuprinsă între 2 săptămâni și 2 luni. În cadrul echipelor de voluntariat, voluntarii Corpului European de Solidaritate vor desfășura sarcini pentru un proiect pe o scurtă perioadă de timp. Deși aceste activități sunt mai scurte, ele vor fi valoroase atât pentru persoanele implicate, cât și pentru comunitățile care beneficiază de acest serviciu;

- Vizitele de planificare prealabilă sunt vizite de planificare înainte de începerea activităților de voluntariat cu scopul de a asigura activități de înaltă calitate prin facilitarea și pregătirea aranjamentelor administrative, construirea încrederii și a înțelegerii și stabilirea unui parteneriat puternic între organizațiile și persoanele implicate;

- Activitățile complementare sunt activități secundare relevante, concepute cu scopul de a crea valoare și a îmbunătăți rezultatele proiectului, precum și pentru a consolida impactul acestuia la nivel local, regional și/sau european. Aceste activități complementare vizează, de asemenea, sensibilizarea cu privire la valoarea voluntariatului pentru tineri și pentru comunități, precum și consolidarea recunoașterii abilităților și competențelor dobândite de voluntari.

Durata proiectului

Durata proiectului trebuie să fie cuprinsă între 3 și 24 de luni.

Buget

Bugetul total este de 1.018.325 euro și se bazează pe programul de lucru anual al Corpului European de Solidaritate pentru anul 2018.

Contribuția financiară din partea UE nu poate depăși 80% din costurile totale eligibile ale proiectului.

Agenția se așteaptă să finanțeze nouă propuneri.

Termen limită: 24 ianuarie 2020, ora 12.00 (amiază, ora Bruxelles-ului).

Pentru mai multe informații, vă rugăm să verificați Apelul.

The Roberto Cimetta Fund is an international association promoting artistic exchange and the mobility of professionals in the field of contemporary performing arts and visual arts within the Mediterranean area.
The Fund supports and encourages travel which allows culture professionals to find the opportunities, partners and means to realise personal or collective projects; thus facilitating networking, exchanges of experience and cultural and artistic cooperation.
The individual travel grants cover travel and visa costs for trips such as attending professional cultural network meetings, workshops, artist’s residences, festival, symposiums etc.

The Roberto Cimetta Fund travel grants are given to specific individuals and not to organisations. 

Eligibility criteria
- the trip must directly or indirectly show potential for a constructive and long-term impact on the arts sector in your own country. This means that the travel must contribute to applicants' own capacity building, which in turn can be shared in a “networking” fashion that will benefit connecting artists and operators in their region so as to maintain, renew and develop contemporary arts;
- travel can take place as soon as the call opens ( 1^st January 2020) but in this case the applicant runs the risk of paying for travel without guarantee of the success of the application;
 - the RCF will provide up to 3 travel grants per person.

Who can apply
- artists and cultural operators (performers, creators, teachers, cultural organisers, administrators, entrepreneurs, project leaders) living and working in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, who are unable to find the financial resources themselves.
- applications must be made by individuals not organisations;
- only 3 members of a group can apply for a grant concerning the same project. Applicants can only receive three RCF grants in total and only one application per person is possible at each call; 
- applicants must choose the cheapest form of transport and can only apply for one international return travel ticket and visa costs (local transport is not reimbursed);

Deadline: 31^st  January 2020.

Read more here .
 

2. The Roberto Cimetta Fund and Biennale Warszawa are offering travel grants in the framework of the Biennale Warszawa in May and June 2019, thus facilitating and increasing mobility and creativity of artists between Central Eastern Europe and the Arab-Middle East region. 

Biennale Warszawa (BW) is a public institution focusing on a long-term work plan and operating on 2-year work cycles, which terminate with a festival lasting several weeks.
Its aim is to integrate research, activism and artistic work all in one.
The main idea behind the Biennale Warszawa concept is to aggregate and structure expertise on present-day culture and art, as well as politics.
From this base, new artistic, political, social, economic and ecological ideas are created and deliberated, building alternative models of functioning in the post-crisis world.
The curatorial concept for the Biennale Warszawa focuses on the institution’s activities around three dualities: art / culture, research / discourse and activism / politics. Integrating these dualities of expression leads to mutual strengthening of capacities and synergies, and avoids already worked out ideas, artworks or initiatives

The applicant must directly address the context presented by Biennale Warszawa and focus on future possibilities for transnational commons, translocal politics beyond nation-states, Central Eastern European and Arab-Middle East relations.Applicants must be either: 

- no nationality or age criteria apply to the fund; however the applicant must be resident or work in the Euro-Arab-Middle East geographical region (including Turkey);
- the applicant’s profession must be one of the following; curator, artist, researcher, cultural operator; 
- applications must be made by individuals and not by organisations. Only three members of a group can apply for a grant concerning the same project;
- applicants can only receive three RCF grants in total and only one application per person is possible at each call.
- travel must take place during the Biennale Warszawa from March till June 2019; 
- travel to another destination inside the Central-Eastern European and Arab-Middle East region is also possible if the aim of travel has a tangible link with the Biennale Warszawa. 

Applications can be made in Arabic, English or French.
 

Deadline: 31^st December 2018.

Find out more here.

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.

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 studii 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: 15 februarie 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.

Фонд Zis пропонує молодим людям віком від 16 до 20 років, які ще не навчаються в університеті, виграти грант у розмірі 600 євро на самостійно організовану навчальну поїздку до іноземної країни.

Вимоги до аплікантів:

• вік від 16 до 20 років
• будь-якої національності
• не навчаєшся в університеті

Умови подорожі:

- дослідження певної теми, обраної учасником;

- самостійна поїздка;

- покриття витрат лише у межах гранту - 600 євро;

- тривалість подорожі не менше чотирьох тижнів;

- поїздка має відбутися за межами рідної країни;

- перельоти літаками не дозволяються;

- поїздки у місця військових дій або жорстоких етнічних конфліктів не оплачуються;

- у кожного учасника буде персональний ментор (наставник), який в онлайн режимі (шляхом комунікації по електронній пошті) допоможе організувати поїздку;

- протягом трьох місяців після повернення учасники надають звіт про дослідження (щонайменше 8000 слів) або щоденник німецькою чи англійською мовами.

Як подати заявку:

- кандидати повинні заповнити анкету;

- батьки мають заповнити форму згоди (навіть якщо кандитат/ка вже досягнув/ла повноліття).

Дедлайн подачі заявки - 15 лютого 2020 року.

Die Zis-Stiftung lädt junge Menschen aller Nationalitäten zwischen 16 und 20 Jahren ein, ein Stipendium in Höhe von 600 Euro für eine selbst organisierte Studienreise ins Ausland zu erhalten.

Wer kann sich bewerben
- Junge Menschen zwischen 16 und 20 Jahren;
- aus allen Nationalitäten;
- noch nicht an einer Universität eingeschrieben.

Bedingungen der Reise
- Sie recherchiert ein vom Teilnehmer gewähltes Thema;
- sie wird alleine unternommen;
- Sie wird allein mit dem Stipendium (600 Euro) bezahlt;
- sie dauert mindestens vier Wochen;
- sie nimmt den Teilnehmer ins Ausland mit, z.B. Deutsche Staatsangehörige und Einwohner Deutschlands sollten nicht in Deutschland reisen.
- Transport mit dem Flugzeug ist nicht erlaubt;
- Reisen in Kriegsgebiete oder in Gebiete mit gewaltsamen ethnischen Konflikten werden nicht gefördert.
- Jeder Teilnehmer hat einen persönlichen Berater (Mentor), der ihn bei der Organisation der Reise per E-Mail unterstützt.
- Die Teilnehmer reichen innerhalb von drei Monaten nach der Rückkehr einen Studienbericht (mindestens 8000 Wörter), ein Tagebuch und eine Erklärung in deutscher oder englischer Sprache ein.

Wie man sich bewirbt
- Bewerber müssen das Bewerbungsformular ausfüllen; 
- Eltern werden gebeten, ein Einverständnisformular auszufüllen (auch wenn der Kandidat das Mehrheitsalter erreicht hat).

Deadline to apply 15^th February 2020.

All details are available here.

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 ei 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: 15 febbraio 2020.

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

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].

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 

extended to 15 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)

extended to 15 October (midnight CET) for:
- 2-Year Structural grant for 2020-2021 (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 activity applications is 23 June 2019 (midnight Strasbourg Time). 

The last cut-off date for Pilot Activities taking place in 2019 will be 1 September 2019.

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

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 da realizzare tra il 1 Gennaio e il 30 Giugno (prma metà dell'anno successivo);
- piani di lavoro per l'anno successivo.
15 Ottobre  (mezzanotte CET) per
- attività internazionali da realizzare tra il 1 Aprile e il 31 Dicembre (seconda metà dell'anno successivo);
- piani di lavoro per l'anno successivo;
- finanziamenti strutturali straordinari per l'anno successivo (rete regionale);
15 Ottobre per:
- finanziamento strutturale per il 2020-2021 (ONG internazionali/reti).  
Per quanto riguarda le scadenze per le domande per progetti pilota, che devono essere presentate con buon anticipo rispetto all'inizio dell'attività al fine di permettere una migliore valutazione, verificare sul sito.

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

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: 21 April 2020, 17.00 CET,
- full proposals: 24 September 2020, 17.00 CET.
 

Find out more here.

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, 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
1. Promoting social inclusion and shared EU values through through formal and non-formal learning;
2. Mainstreaming and further developing multilingual pedagogies in school education (e.g. working in multilingual classrooms/with bilingual children) and supporting teachers and their training to deal with diversity in classrooms;
3. Digital assessment: identifying best practices across educational sectors and countries and scaling up of best practices and experimentation;
4. VET teachers and trainers in work-based learning/apprenticeship (VET);
5. Implementation of Upskilling Pathways for adults without an upper secondary qualification or equivalent;
6. Policies and incentives to support innovative teaching and pedagogical training in higher education, including through open and digital education;
7. Creation of a European-wide hub for online learning, blended/virtual mobility, virtual campuses and collaborative exchange of best practices

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;

Eligible countries
— 28 Member States of the European Union,
— EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,
— EU candidate countries: Turkey, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Minimum partnership composition
The minimum partnership composition requirement for this call is: 4 entities representing 3 eligible countries.

Eligible activities
Projets must start between 1 January 2019 and 28 February 2019.

Budget
The total budget available for the co-financing of projects under the present call is EUR 10 000 000.
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: 10 April 2018, 12.00 noon CET,
- full proposals: 25 September 2018, 12.00 noon CET.
 

An information meeting for high-level public authorities interested in this Call will be held on 29 January 2018. Interested participants need to register here by 19 January 2018.
The event will be webcast live here from 08:30 to 17:00  CET.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/2nE4Uro

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: 11 September 2019, 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: 26 September 2019, 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: 28 April 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

Acţiunile Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) fac parte din pilonul "Excelenţă în ştiinţă" al Horizon 2020, programul cadru al UE pentru cercetare şi inovare şi care sprijină dezvoltarea carierelor şi formarea cercetătorilor, concentrându-se pe abilitățile de inovare, în cadrul tuturor disciplinelor ştiinţifice, prin mobilităţi globale şi cros-sectoriale.

Acţiunile Marie Sklodowska-Curie oferă sprijin financiar pentru toate etapele carierei unui cercetător, de la candidaţi cu doctorat până la cercetători experimentaţi şi încurajează mobilitatea transnaţională, intersectorială şi multidisciplinară.

Obiectivul este de a consolida, cantitativ și calitativ potențialul uman în cercetare și tehnologie în Europa, având drept scop:

- sprijinirea cercetătorilor pentru a dezvolta noi abilități şi o gamă mai largă de competenţe;

- oferirea de condiții de muncă atractive pentru cercetători;

- anularea barierelor reale sau de percepţie între domeniul academic şi alte sectoare, precum afacerile;

- promovarea implicării industriei etc. în cercetarea doctorală şi post-doctorală.

Grup ţintă:

Sunt vizate persoane fizice şi organizaţii din domeniul cercetării.

Activităţi:

Rețele de formare inovatoare (ITN): sprijin pentru programe comune de formare de cercetare şi/sau programe de doctorat, implementate de parteneriate europene ale universităţilor, institutelor de cercetare şi organizaţiilor nonuniversitare.

Termen limită: 14 ianuarie 2020, 17:00 CET.

Burse individuale (IF): sprijin pentru cercetătorii cu experienţă care desfășoară mobilitatea între țări, opţional în sectorul non-academic, pentru a sprijini mobilitatea cercetătorilor din Europa și din afara Europei - precum şi pentru a contribui la atragerea celor mai buni cercetători străini pentru a lucra în UE.

Termen limită: 11 septembrie 2019, 17: 00 CET

Cofinanțare programe regionale, naționale și internaționale (COFUND): finanţează burse care implică mobilitatea către sau din altă țară: pentru a încuraja circulația transfrontalieră a cercetătorilor şi pentru a oferi condiţii bune de lucru.

Termen limită: 26 septembrie 2019, ora 17:00 CET

Schimburi de personal pentru cercetare și inovare (RISE): cooperare internațională și intersectorială prin sprijin pentru mobilitatea pe termen scurt a personalului de cercetare și inovare indiferent de nivelul de carieră, de la cei mai tineri la cei mai în vârstă, inclusiv personalul administrativ și tehnic.

Termen limită: 28 aprilie 2020, 17:00 CET

Noaptea europeană a cercetătorilor (NIGHT): pentru a stimula interesul pentru o carieră în cercetare, în special în rândul tinerilor.

Termen limită: 9 ianuarie 2020, 17:00 CET

Pentru detalii suplimentare consultați programul Marie Skłodowska-Curie.

Pentru alte informaţii practice şi consultanţă, luaţi legătura cu punctul de contact naţional: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/support/national_contact_points.html

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 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.

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, Sweden, and United Kingdom) 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.
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 a single PI with the support, and on behalf of, the host institution. It can be submitted only in response to an open call for proposals via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission Service (EPSS).

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

 

Deadlines
- Physical Sciences and Engineering: 29 August 2019, 17:00:00 (CET).
- Social Sciences and Humanities: 29 August 2019, 17:00:00 (CET).
- Life Sciences: 29 August 2019, 29:00:00 (CET).

The new call for Advanced Grants should open on 14/05/2020.

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);
- 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”.

Scadenze: 29 agosto 2019.
Il nuovo Invito dovrebbe essere lanciato nel maggio 2020.

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

Granturile oferite de Consiliul European pentru Cercetare (ERC) sunt disponibile pentru a sprijini cercetătorii în derularea proiectelor de cercetare de frontieră. Consiliul European pentru Cercetare (ERC) este o inițiativă de finanțare europeană, menită să sprijine cei mai buni oameni de știință, ingineri și savanți din Europa. Mandatul său este de a încuraja cercetarea de înaltă calitate în Europa prin finanțare competitivă și pentru a sprijini proiectele transfrontaliere de cercetare în toate domeniile de cercetare, pe baza excelenței științifice.

Granturile ERC – Advanced Grants permit liderilor de excepție din domeniul cercetării, indiferent de naționalitate și vârstă, să continue proiecte inovatoare, cu risc ridicat, care deschid noi direcții în domeniile lor de cercetare sau în alte domenii.

Granturile ERC - Advanced Grants sunt destinate cercetătorilor care s-au consacrat deja ca cercetători lideri independenți.

Pe scurt:

Propuneri de proiecte de cercetare: cercetare de tip pionierat, în orice domeniu al științei, ingineriei și burse

Cercetători: candidații, indiferent de naționalitate și vârstă, trebuie să fie independenți din punct de vedere științific și să dețină o înregistrare recentă a activităților de cercetare și a profilului de cercetare care îi identifică drept lideri în domeniile lor de cercetare.

Organizația gazdă: organizație de cercetare publică sau privată recunoscută legal și situată într-un stat membru al UE (Austria, Belgia, Bulgaria, Croația, Cipru, Republica Cehă, Danemarca, Estonia, Finlanda, Franța, Germania, Grecia, Ungaria, Irlanda, Italia, Letonia, Lituania, Luxemburg, Malta, Olanda, Polonia, Portugalia, România, Slovacia, Slovenia, Spania, Suedia și Marea Britanie) sau într-o țară asociată. Țările asociate sunt Albania, Armenia, Bosnia și Herțegovina, Islanda, Israel, Georgia, Republica Macedonia de Nord, Norvegia, Republica Moldova, Muntenegru, Serbia, Elveția, Insulele Feroe, Turcia, Ucraina și Tunisia.

Finanțare: până la 2,5 milioane de euro per grant.

Durata: până la 5 ani.

Apelurile pentru propuneri de proiecte: publicate anual.

În propunere poate fi solicitată o sumă suplimentară de 1 milion de euro:

- costuri de pornire eligibile pentru cercetători lideri care se mută în UE sau într-o țară asociată, ca urmare a primirii grantului ERC;

- și/sau achiziționarea de echipamente importante și/sau

- acces la facilități mari.

Cum se poate candida

O cerere de finanțare ERC trebuie depusă de un singur cercetător lider (PI) cu sprijinul și în numele instituției gazdă. Aceasta poate fi depusă numai în urma unui apel deschis de propuneri și se trimite prin intermediul Serviciului de trimitere electronica a propunerilor (EPSS).

Pentru informații suplimentare luați legătura cu punctul național de contact: https://erc.europa.eu/national-contact-points

Termene limită:

- Științe fizice și inginerie: 29 August 2019, 17:00:00 (CET).

- Științe sociale și umaniste: 29 August 2019, 17:00:00 (CET).

- Științele vieții: 29 August 2019.

Mai multe informații: https://erc.europa.eu/funding/advanced-grants

Felderítő kutatási projektet folytató kutatók támogatására indult az Európai Kutatási Tanács (ERC) támogatási programja. Az Európai Kutatási Tanács (European Research Council) egy európai finanszírozási kezdeményezés, amely támogatja Európa legkiválóbb kutatóit, mérnökeit és tudósait. Célja, hogy versenyképes finanszírozással elősegítse Európa minőségi kutatómunkáját, valamint hogy támogassa kutatók által irányított, a kutatás minden területén végzett felderítő jellegű kutatásokat.

Az ERC Kiemelt Támogatások

különleges, megalapozott kutatási lehetőséget kínálnak bármely nemzetiségű és korú kutatási vezetők számára, akik így áttörést jelentő, nagy kockázatú projekteket valósíthatnak meg. A kutatási programok eredményeképp az adott kutatási vagy egyéb területeken új lehetőségeket nyílhatnak meg.

AZ ERC Kiemelt Támogatása azokat a kutatókat célozza, akik saját jogukon már független kutatási vezetőként tevékenykednek.

A támogatásokról röviden:

Kutatási indítvány: Úttörő, felderítő jellegű kutatás a természettudomány, a műszaki tudományok, valamint a társadalmi, gazdasági és humán tudományok területén.

A kutatók: Bármely nemzetiségű és korú, tudományosan független kutató jelentkezhet, aki rendelkezik igazolással és a tevékenységét tanúsító profillal, amely bizonyítja kutatási területén betöltött vezető szerepét.

Fogadó szervezet: Jogilag elismert közigazgatási vagy magán kutatási szervezet, amely bármely EU tagállamban vagy a társult államok valamelyikében székel. A társult államok körébe tartozik Albánia, Bosznia és Hercegovina, Izland, Izrael, a Feröer-szigetek, Észak Macedónia, Norvégia, Moldova, Montenegró, Szerbia, Svájc (részben társult), Ukrajna, Tunézia és Törökország.

Támogatás: Pályázatonként legfeljebb 2,5 millió euró (egyes esetekben az összeg elérheti a 3,5 millió eurót).

Időtartam: Legfeljebb 5 év

Pályázati felhívások: évente kerülnek meghirdetésre

Jelentkezés menete:

Az ERC támogatására irányuló jelentkezés a fogadó szervezet támogatásával és annak nevében adható le egyetlen PI formájában. Kizárólag nyílt ajánlatkérés keretein belül, az online Electonic Proposal Submission Service (EPSS) felületén nyújtható be.

További információért, kérjük, keresse fel nemzeti kapcsolattartó pontját: http://erc.europa.eu/national-contact-points

Határidők:

• Fizikai és műszaki tudományok: 2019. augusztus 29. 17:00:00 (CET)
• Társadalom- és bölcsészettudományok: 2019. augusztus 29. 17:00:00 (CET)
• Élettudományok: 2019. augusztus 29. 17:00:00 (CET)

További információk: http://erc.europa.eu/advanced-grants

Zuschüsse des Europäischen Forschungsrats (European Research Council, ERC) unterstützen Forscher bei der Durchführung von Pionierforschungsprojekten. Der European Research Council (ERC) ist eine europäische Förderinitiative zur Unterstützung der besten Wissenschaftler, Ingenieure und Wissenschaftler in Europa. Sein Auftrag besteht darin, die Spitzenforschung in Europa durch wettbewerbsfähige Finanzmittel zu fördern und von Forschern initiierte Grenzforschung in allen Forschungsbereichen auf der Grundlage wissenschaftlicher Spitzenleistungen zu unterstützen.

ERC Advanced Grants
Mit ERC Advanced Grants können außergewöhnlich etablierte Forschungsleiter jeder Nationalität und jeden Alters bahnbrechende Projekte mit hohem Risiko durchführen, die neue Wege in ihren jeweiligen Forschungsbereichen oder anderen Bereichen eröffnen.
Der ERC Advanced Grant richtet sich an Forscher, die sich bereits als unabhängige Forschungsleiter etabliert haben.

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, Sweden, and United Kingdom) 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.
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 a single PI with the support, and on behalf of, the host institution. It can be submitted only in response to an open call for proposals via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission Service (EPSS).

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

Deadlines:
- Physical Sciences and Engineering: 29 August 2019, 17:00:00 (CET).
- Social Sciences and Humanities: 29 August 2019, 17:00:00 (CET).
- Life Sciences: 29 August 2019, 29:00:00 (CET).

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

The ERSTE Stiftung Foundation and Open Society Foundations in cooperation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, are inviting journalists from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Greece and Serbia to take part in their Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence 2019.

They will have to submit research proposals on the theme “Freedom”.
 Do you want to take your skills as a journalist to another level, receiving close editorial support and a generous allowance in order to research a subject in depth?

Ten journalists will be selected to receive funding and professional support to research and report on a topic of regional and European importance. 

Participating fellows will receive: a bursary of €2,000, a travel allowance of up to €2,000, close editorial supervision and mentoring, and the chance to attend international career development seminars and be published in the most influential regional and international media.
In addition, the top three articles chosen by an international jury will receive awards of €4,000, €3,000 and €1,000. 
Applicants should be proficient in English (speaking, reading and comprehension), although reports may be written in local languages.
Fellowship reports will be disseminated widely in all local languages as well as in English.

The fellowship will run from April until December 2019 and three winners shall be selected during the final seminar held at the end of the year.

Deadline: 6^th March 2019, 24h.

All details are available here: http://fellowship.birn.eu.com/en/page/home 

Fundația ERSTE Stiftung și Fundațiile pentru o Societate Deschisă, în cooperare cu Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, invită jurnaliști din Albania, Bosnia-Herțegovina, Bulgaria, Croația, Kosovo, Republica Macedonia, Muntenegru, România, Grecia și Serbia să candideze pentru o bursă în cadrul programului Bursă pentru Excelență în jurnalism 2019.

Ei trebuie să prezinte propuneri de investigații jurnalistice pe tema "Libertate".

Vrei să îți îmbunătățești abilitățile de jurnalist, să beneficiezi de sprijin editorial și o alocație generoasă pentru a aprofunda un subiect?

Zece jurnaliști vor fi selectați pentru a primi finanțare și sprijin profesional pentru cercetare și pentru redactarea unui material pe un subiect de importanță regională și europeană.

Participanții selectați vor primi o bursă de 2.000 de euro și o alocație de călătorie de până la 2.000 de euro. Aceștia vor beneficia de supervizare editorială și consiliere din partea unui mentor și vor avea șansa de a participa la seminare internaționale de dezvoltare a carierei și de a le fi publicate articolele în media la nivel regional și internațional.

În plus, primele trei articole alese de un juriu internațional vor primi premii de 4.000 de euro, 3.000 de euro și 1.000 de euro.

Candidații trebuie să cunoască foarte bine limba engleză, chiar dacă materialele pot fi scrise în limbile locale.

Materialele bursierilor vor fi difuzate pe scară largă în toate limbile locale, precum și în limba engleză.

Bursele se acordă pentru perioada aprilie - decembrie 2019 și trei câștigători vor fi selectați în cadrul seminarului final de la sfârșitul anului.

Termen limită: 6 martie 2019

Toate detaliile sunt disponibile la: http://fellowship.birn.eu.com/ro/page/home

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 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: 
- 1^st February 2019, before 12:00 noon CET, for projects starting between 1^st July of the same year of the deadline and 31^st March of the year after the deadline.
- 1^st September 2019, before 12:00 noon CET, for projects starting between 1^st February and 31^st October 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.

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.  

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:
- 1 febbraio 2019: per progetti che hanno inizio tra il 1 luglio dello stesso anno e il 31 marzo della successivo.
- 1 settembre 2019 - 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.

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.

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. 
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;
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
- 1^st March 2019, 12:00 noon CET, for projects starting between 1^st September and 28^th February of the same year as the 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.
 

Această măsură, “Rețele de orașe”, urmărește să ofere finanțare municipalităților și asociațiilor care lucrează împreună, având o temă comună și cu o perspectivă pe termen lung și care doresc să dezvolte rețele de orașe pentru a face cooperarea lor mai durabilă. Măsura “Reţele de oraşe” reprezintă a doua măsură a Componentei 2 numită Implicarea democratică și participarea civică în cadrul programului Europa pentru cetățeni 2014-2020. Această componentă urmărește să promoveze cetățenia europeană și să îmbunătățească condițiile de participare civică și democratică la nivelul UE, să încurajeze participarea democratică a cetățenilor la nivelul UE și să sprijine participarea concretă la procesul de elaborare a politicilor UE. Voluntariatul este un element esențial al cetățeniei active: prin acordarea de timp în beneficiul altora, prin voluntariat în serviciul comunității și printr-un rol activ jucat în societate. Acesta dezvoltă sentimentul de apartenență la o comunitate, prin urmare, și dobândirea dreptului de proprietate. Voluntariatul este, prin urmare, un mijloc deosebit de puternic de a dezvolta angajamentul cetățenilor față de societate și de viața politică. Organizațiile societății civile, asociațiile de interes general european, asociațiile orașelor înfrățite și alte organizații participante se bazează adesea pe munca voluntară pentru desfășurarea și dezvoltarea activităților lor. Prin urmare, o atenție deosebită este acordată promovării voluntariatului, în special prin intermediul Corpului European de Solidaritate. În prima fază, Corpul European de Solidaritate, noua inițiativă a UE care urmărește să ofere tinerilor din UE oportunitatea de face voluntariat pentru a ajuta acolo unde este nevoie și pentru a răspunde situațiilor de criză. Aceasta se va baza pe programele UE existente, inclusiv pe programul "Europa pentru cetățeni". În acest context, promotorii de proiecte sunt încurajați să folosească baza de date a Corpului European de Solidaritate. Promotorii care decid să aleagă persoane din cadrul Corpului European de Solidaritate trebuie să respecte cerințele stabilite de Carta Corpului European de Solidaritate, inclusiv cerința referitoare la asigurarea acestora. Într-adevăr, în cadrul programului "Europa pentru cetățeni", agenția nu oferă direct sau indirect o asigurare pentru voluntarii aleși de promotori pentru proiectele lor. Prin urmare, fiecare promotor trebuie să se asigure că voluntarii/persoanele cu care lucrează sunt asigurate corespunzător pentru activitățile lor. Laaceastă inițiativă pot participa doar următoarle țări: statele membre UE și Fosta Republică Iugoslavă a Macedoniei. Rețelele tematice între municipalități pe probleme de interes comun permit discuții în cunoștință de cauză și schimburi de bune practici. Potențialul rețelelor create de înfrățirile dintre orașe ar trebui folosit pentru dezvoltarea cooperării tematice și de lungă durată între orașe. Comisia Europeană sprijină dezvoltarea unor astfel de rețele, care sunt importante pentru asigurarea unei cooperări structurate, intense și cu multiple fațete. 2.2 Reţelele de oraşe trebuie: - să integreze o serie de activități în jurul subiectelor de interes comun care trebuie abordate în contextul obiectivelor programului sau al priorităților multianuale; - să aibă definite grupuri țintă pentru care temele selectate sunt deosebit de relevante și implică membri ai comunității activi în domeniul discutat (adică experți, asociații locale, cetățeni și grupuri de cetățeni direct afectați de temă, etc.); - să mobilizeze cetățeni din întreaga Europă: un proiect trebuie să implice un minimum de 30% din participanții invitați. "Participanții invitați" sunt participanți internaționali trimiși de partenerii eligibili; - să servească drept bază pentru viitoarele inițiative și acțiuni între orașele implicate, privind aspectele abordate sau, eventual, alte aspecte de interes comun. Proiectele trebuie: - să prevadă cel puțin patru evenimente; - să implice municipalități din cel puțin patru țări participante, din care cel puțin două sunt din state membre UE; - să aibă un minimum de 30% de participanți internaționali provenind din municipalitățile invitate; - durata maximă a proiectului este de 24 luni; - proiectul trebuie să înceapă în perioada de eligibilitate, care depinde de termenul la care se depune cererea. Grantul maxim care va fi acordat este de 150000 de euro pentru un proiect. Candidaţi eligibili: - orașe/municipii și comitete sau rețele de înfrățire; - autorități locale și regionale; - federaţii/asociații de autorități locale; - organizații nonprofit care reprezintă autorități locale. Parteneri: organizațiile nonprofit ale societății civile. Candidații și partenerii trebuie să fie organisme publice sau organizații nonprofit cu personalitate juridică. Un proiect trebuie să implice municipalități din cel puțin 4 țări eligibile dintre care cel puțin două trebuie să fie din state membre ale UE. Ţări participante 28 de state membre ale UE: Austria, Belgia, Bulgaria, Croația, Cipru, Republica Cehă, Danemarca, Estonia, Finlanda, Franța, Germania, Grecia, Ungaria, Irlanda, Italia, Letonia, Lituania, Luxemburg, Malta, Olanda, Polonia, Portugalia, România, Slovacia, Slovenia, Spania, Suedia, Marea Britanie. - Albania, Bosnia și Herțegovina, Fosta Republică Iugoslavă a Macedoniei, Muntenegru, Serbia și Kosovo. Pentru candidații britanici: vă rugăm să luați în considerare că trebuie respectate criteriile de eligibilitate pe întreaga durată a proiectului. Dacă Marea Britanie se retrage din UE în timpul perioadei de acordare a grantului fără a încheia un acord cu UE, care să asigure candidaților britanici eligibilitate în continuare, candidații britanici vor înceta să primească fonduri UE (continuând, dacă este posibil, să participe) și vor trebui să părăsească proiectul. Programul este deschis pentru următoarele categorii de țări, cu condiția ca acestea să fi semnat un memorandum cu Comisia: a) țările în curs de aderare, țările candidate și potențial candidate, în conformitate cu principiile generale și cu termenii și condițiile generale pentru participarea țărilor respective la programele Uniunii stabilite prin Acorduri cadru, deciziile ale Consiliului de asociere sau acorduri similare; b) țările AELS care sunt părți la Acordul privind SEE, în conformitate cu dispozițiile respectivului acord. Termene limită: - 1 martie 2019, 12:00 ora prânzului CET, pentru proiecte care încep în perioada 1 septembrie-28 februarie a aceluiaşi an - 1 septembrie 2019, 12:00 ora prânzului CET, pentru proiecte care încep în perioada 1 martie-31 august a anului următor Mai multe detalii la: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens_en Pentru mai multe informaţii, contactaţi Punctul Europa pentru Cetățeni din ţara dumneavoastră.

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.  

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:
- 1 Marzo 2019, per progetti che hanno inizio tra il 1 Luglio e il 31 Dicembre delo stesso anno della scadenza;
- 1 Settembre 2019, per progetti che inizio il 1 Gennaio e il 30 Giugno dell'anno successivo alla scadenza.

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

The European Commission has launched a new pilot initiative aiming at enabling vocational education and training (VET) colleges in the EU to set up student and staff exchange programmes with colleges in the Western Balkans, Turkey and Africa.
Besides student and staff mobility between colleges, these mobility partnerships will also share good practice in their countries and regions, and create networks and partnerships for exchange.

 

Objectives
The general objective is to contribute to the improvement and modernisation of VET systems in the Enlargement countries and Africa, as well as reinforcing the links between VET and the labour market.
More specifically, the aim of this call (EAC/S34/2018) is to enhance the capacity of VET providers in the Enlargement countries (Lot n°1) and Africa (Lot n°2) by promoting mobility activities aimed at improving the skills and competences of VET teachers, learners and managers and the occupational prospects of young students.
 

Expected results

Lot n° 1 Enlargement countries: Western Balkans and Turkey
- exchange programmes between Enlargement countries and European VET providers implemented;
- the knowledge, technical and pedagogical skills of VET teachers is improved;
- the knowledge of VET managerial staff is improved;
- the transversal, generic and subject-specific skills of learners are enhanced.

Indicative activities 
Mobility arrangements (identification of target groups, development of individual programmes and action plans for schools and teaching staff, implementation of mobility in the EU), document best practices, dissemination at national and regional level, creation and institution of networks and partnerships for exchanges.

 

Lot n° 2 Africa
- Exchange programmes between African and European VET providers implemented;
- The knowledge, technical and pedagogical skills of VET teachers is improved;
- The knowledge of VET managerial staff is improved;
- The transversal, generic and subject-specific skills of learners are enhanced;
- Best practices, teachers' and students' inputs are integrated into curriculum and training reform in the participating schools;
- Improved quality of training offered by African VET providers.

Indicative activities
Mobility arrangements (identification of target groups, development of individual programmes and action plans for schools and teaching staff, implementation of mobility in the EU), capacity support for curriculum development and consultancy support for management, development of new/revised trainer offer and contents, document best practices, dissemination and national, regional and continental level, creation and institution of networks and partnerships for exchanges.

Who can take part
Lot n° 1 Enlargement countries: Western Balkans and Turkey
Any public or private organisation in the field of vocational education and training (VET), any consortium or a company involved in VET, any public or private organisation active in the labour market, organisations active in the labour market or in the fields of education, NGOs, local authorities, Small and Medium Enterprises, etc.
They must be legally registered in a European Union Member State or in one of the Enlargement countries (Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey)

Lot n° 2: Africa
Any public or private organisation (or subsidiary/branch) in the field of vocational education and training, consortium of public or private VET providers, any public or private organisation active in the labour market.
They must be legally registered in a European Union Member State or in an African Union Member State.

Who can apply
Public or private VET organisation (or subsidiary/branch) active in the field of vocational education and training and legally registered in a European Union Member State, a consortium of public or private VET organisations.
The applicant (or lead applicant in the case of a consortium) must be established in an EU Member State.
 

Lot n° 1: the proposal must include in total at least 6 organisations of which at least 3 organisations from 3 different EU Member States and 3 organisations from 3 different Enlargement countries targeted by this action 
Lot n° 2: the proposal must include in total at least 13 organisations of which at least 3 organisations from 3 different EU Member States and 10 organisations from 10 different African countries targeted by this action and covering the 5 regions of Africa (North: Mauritania, Tunisia; West: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone; Central: Cameroon, Chad, Gabon; East: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan; South: Angola, Malawi, Namibia and South Africa.)

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 European Union during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the European Union 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
Mobility arrangements including the identification of the target groups of staff, managers and students, preparation of training programme and learning outcomes and selection of participants;
Mobility activities consisting of:
- Learners' mobility in VET providers and/or companies abroad, from 2 weeks to less than 3 months;
- Learners' longer-term mobility in VET/providers and/or companies abroad (ErasmusPro-type mobility13) from 3 to 12 months;
- Staff mobility (maximum duration of 3 months).
Lot n° 1: Mobility activities will focus on learners and staff incoming to the EU rather than outgoing from the EU (which will be limited to staff only).  
Mobility for training and retraining purposes is only eligible for staff from non EU countries. Furthermore, individual learners from Serbia, Turkey and North Macedonia who have benefited already from mobility under the Erasmus+ programme are not eligible for mobility under this pilot scheme. The same applies for training and retraining of staff.
Lot n° 2: Mobility activities will focus on learners and staff incoming to the EU rather than outgoing from the EU (which will be limited to staff only). Mobility activities (in VET schools and/or industry) will focus on learners and staff incoming to the EU rather than outgoing from the EU (which will be limited to staff only).
 

Thematic areas
Proposals must focus on three priority fields of study:
- Engineering, manufacturing and construction (with particular emphasis on 0712 environmental protection and technology, 0713 electricity and energy and/or 0721 food processing);
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary (with particular emphasis on 0811 Crop and livestock production);
- Services (with particular emphasis on 1013 Hotel, restaurants and catering and/or 1015 Travel, tourism and leisure).

Implementation period
The maximum duration of each project under Lot 1 and Lot 2 is 42 months;

Deadline to apply: 28^th May 2019, 12.00 noon CET.

Read more here.

The European Commission has launched a new pilot initiative aiming at enabling vocational education and training (VET) colleges in the EU to set up student and staff exchange programmes with colleges in the Western Balkans, Turkey and Africa.
Besides student and staff mobility between colleges, these mobility partnerships will also share good practice in their countries and regions, and create networks and partnerships for exchange.

 

Objectives
The general objective is to contribute to the improvement and modernisation of VET systems in the Enlargement countries and Africa, as well as reinforcing the links between VET and the labour market.
More specifically, the aim of this call (EAC/S34/2018) is to enhance the capacity of VET providers in the Enlargement countries (Lot n°1) and Africa (Lot n°2) by promoting mobility activities aimed at improving the skills and competences of VET teachers, learners and managers and the occupational prospects of young students.
 

Expected results

Lot n° 1 Enlargement countries: Western Balkans and Turkey
- exchange programmes between Enlargement countries and European VET providers implemented;
- the knowledge, technical and pedagogical skills of VET teachers is improved;
- the knowledge of VET managerial staff is improved;
- the transversal, generic and subject-specific skills of learners are enhanced.

Indicative activities 
Mobility arrangements (identification of target groups, development of individual programmes and action plans for schools and teaching staff, implementation of mobility in the EU), document best practices, dissemination at national and regional level, creation and institution of networks and partnerships for exchanges.

 

Lot n° 2 Africa
- Exchange programmes between African and European VET providers implemented;
- The knowledge, technical and pedagogical skills of VET teachers is improved;
- The knowledge of VET managerial staff is improved;
- The transversal, generic and subject-specific skills of learners are enhanced;
- Best practices, teachers' and students' inputs are integrated into curriculum and training reform in the participating schools;
- Improved quality of training offered by African VET providers.

Indicative activities
Mobility arrangements (identification of target groups, development of individual programmes and action plans for schools and teaching staff, implementation of mobility in the EU), capacity support for curriculum development and consultancy support for management, development of new/revised trainer offer and contents, document best practices, dissemination and national, regional and continental level, creation and institution of networks and partnerships for exchanges.

Who can take part
Lot n° 1 Enlargement countries: Western Balkans and Turkey
Any public or private organisation in the field of vocational education and training (VET), any consortium or a company involved in VET, any public or private organisation active in the labour market, organisations active in the labour market or in the fields of education, NGOs, local authorities, Small and Medium Enterprises, etc.
They must be legally registered in a European Union Member State or in one of the Enlargement countries (Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey)

Lot n° 2: Africa
Any public or private organisation (or subsidiary/branch) in the field of vocational education and training, consortium of public or private VET providers, any public or private organisation active in the labour market.
They must be legally registered in a European Union Member State or in an African Union Member State.

Who can apply
Public or private VET organisation (or subsidiary/branch) active in the field of vocational education and training and legally registered in a European Union Member State, a consortium of public or private VET organisations.
The applicant (or lead applicant in the case of a consortium) must be established in an EU Member State.
 

Lot n° 1: the proposal must include in total at least 6 organisations of which at least 3 organisations from 3 different EU Member States and 3 organisations from 3 different Enlargement countries targeted by this action 
Lot n° 2: the proposal must include in total at least 13 organisations of which at least 3 organisations from 3 different EU Member States and 10 organisations from 10 different African countries targeted by this action and covering the 5 regions of Africa (North: Mauritania, Tunisia; West: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone; Central: Cameroon, Chad, Gabon; East: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan; South: Angola, Malawi, Namibia and South Africa.)

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 European Union during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the European Union 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
Mobility arrangements including the identification of the target groups of staff, managers and students, preparation of training programme and learning outcomes and selection of participants;
Mobility activities consisting of:
- Learners' mobility in VET providers and/or companies abroad, from 2 weeks to less than 3 months;
- Learners' longer-term mobility in VET/providers and/or companies abroad (ErasmusPro-type mobility13) from 3 to 12 months;
- Staff mobility (maximum duration of 3 months).
Lot n° 1: Mobility activities will focus on learners and staff incoming to the EU rather than outgoing from the EU (which will be limited to staff only).  
Mobility for training and retraining purposes is only eligible for staff from non EU countries. Furthermore, individual learners from Serbia, Turkey and North Macedonia who have benefited already from mobility under the Erasmus+ programme are not eligible for mobility under this pilot scheme. The same applies for training and retraining of staff.
Lot n° 2: Mobility activities will focus on learners and staff incoming to the EU rather than outgoing from the EU (which will be limited to staff only). Mobility activities (in VET schools and/or industry) will focus on learners and staff incoming to the EU rather than outgoing from the EU (which will be limited to staff only).
 

Thematic areas
Proposals must focus on three priority fields of study:
- Engineering, manufacturing and construction (with particular emphasis on 0712 environmental protection and technology, 0713 electricity and energy and/or 0721 food processing);
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary (with particular emphasis on 0811 Crop and livestock production);
- Services (with particular emphasis on 1013 Hotel, restaurants and catering and/or 1015 Travel, tourism and leisure).

Implementation period
The maximum duration of each project under Lot 1 and Lot 2 is 42 months;

Deadline to apply: 28^th May 2019, 12.00 noon CET.

Read 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: which meet the definition of civil society as mentioned in the operational guidelines relating to the role and participation of civil society, and which present projects with impact at the sub-regional, regional or inter-regional level.

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 2020, following the approval of the project by the Intergovernmental Committee in February 2020.

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.
Expenditures for project-related overhead costs are limited to a maximum of 30% of the total project budget.

Application should be completed in either English or French.

 

Deadline: 13 June 2019, midnight CET.

Applications from public authorities/institutions and local NGOs will undergo a pre-selection process conducted by National Commissions for UNESCO by 22^nd July 2019, 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 2020, in seguito all'approvazione del progetto del comitato intergovernativo nel febbraio 2020. L'importo massimo che può essere richiesto è di 100.000 USD.

Scadenza: 13 giugno 2019.

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

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 training (for instance for youth leaders), and allow young people themselves to set up joint projects.
European Youth Together will 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.
The thematic priorities are active citizenship, network-building, European values and European citizenship, democratic participation, democratic resilience and social inclusion related to youth.

The initiative will specifically support:
- promotion and development of more structured cooperation between different youth organisations to build or strengthen partnerships;
- 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;
- 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, 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) to support the objectives of this call. 

Eligible applicants
- non-profit organisations, associations and NGOs including European Youth NGOs;
- social enterprises;
- public bodies at local, regional or national level;
- associations of regions;
- European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation;
- profit-making bodies active in Corporate Social Responsibility;
established in an Erasmus+ Programme Country.

 

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 United Kingdom;
- 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.

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.
 

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 and promoting transnational learning and cooperation between young people and decision makers;
- upscaling existing best practices and outreach beyond the regular network(s);
- 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.

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: 18 July 2019, 12.00 (midday, Brussels time).

Find out more here. 

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.

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.

Tandem Europe is a cross-border collaboration programme that aims at social change through cultural innovation activities. Tandem is a learning-by-doing programme: during their Tandem year, cultural-social initiators from all over Europe kick-start a  long-term collaboration with a partner from another European country. 
Together, they design and test new ideas by realising a  pilot project for their own local environments. 
Tandem offers the space to develop real and meaningful visions by prototyping project ideas and building on new cross-border working relations.
It establishes peer-to-peer contacts that are based on mutual societal concerns or interests.

The programme is addressed to people from diverse local contexts, urban or rural areas, representing smaller or bigger cultural organisations, active local administrations and socially orientated enterprises. 
They share their enthusiasm for creative discovery across European borders,  cultures, sectors and artistic disciplines and embrace the joy of making new things happen together by unusual transnational encounters. 
They join a growing community of cultural and social change makers who are deeply engaged in shaping a common  European future. 
 

How does it work?
Up to 32 applicants and their colleagues are invited to the Tandem Europe Partner Forum in 2019, where they find new networking opportunities and their potential Tandem partner.
Together with their new partner, they apply for the full programme with a collaboration idea and a first sketch of the Tandem partnership they envisage. For the main programme phase, up to 12 Tandems will be selected.
Each new collaboration pair benefits from a placement opportunity at their Tandem-partner organisation abroad, three peer-to-peer innovation, learning and networking meetings as well as financial and mentoring support to prototype their collaboration ideas.

The  programme  includes: 
- A 4-day  Tandem Partner  Forum including workshops in the Balkans  28 February - 5 March 2019  (dates include travel days). The main aim of the Partner Forum is for the selected participants to find a partner suitable to their organisation and strategy.
- A 3-day  Kick-Off  Meeting including  workshops  at  the  end  of  June  2019  (plus  arrival  and  departure  day);
- A vocational  placement of  12  days  at  individual  Tandem  partner  locations  across  Europe  (self-organised  by  individual  Tandems)  between  June  2019  and  February  2020;
- A 3-day  Interim  Meeting including peer-to-peer  learning sessions  and  workshops in October  2019  (plus  arrival and departure  day);
- A 3-day final learning and evaluation  Meeting in February  2020  (plus arrival and departure day).

Who can apply
Non-profit organisations, public institutions, civil society initiatives, innovative local administrations as well as creative or social enterprises that are engaged with cultural activities in their societies;
based in one of the Council of Europe member states (plus Belarus & Kosovo).

Deadline to apply: 15 November 2018 (23:59 CET).

Applicants will be informed on the selection latest by early January 2019.

Find out more here.

Tandem Europe is a cross-border collaboration programme that aims at social change through cultural innovation activities. Tandem is a learning-by-doing programme: during their Tandem year, cultural-social initiators from all over Europe kick-start a  long-term collaboration with a partner from another European country. 
Together, they design and test new ideas by realising a  pilot project for their own local environments. 
Tandem offers the space to develop real and meaningful visions by prototyping project ideas and building on new cross-border working relations.
It establishes peer-to-peer contacts that are based on mutual societal concerns or interests.

The programme is addressed to people from diverse local contexts, urban or rural areas, representing smaller or bigger cultural organisations, active local administrations and socially orientated enterprises. 
They share their enthusiasm for creative discovery across European borders,  cultures, sectors and artistic disciplines and embrace the joy of making new things happen together by unusual transnational encounters. 
They join a growing community of cultural and social change makers who are deeply engaged in shaping a common  European future. 
 

How does it work?
Up to 32 applicants and their colleagues are invited to the Tandem Europe Partner Forum in 2019, where they find new networking opportunities and their potential Tandem partner.
Together with their new partner, they apply for the full programme with a collaboration idea and a first sketch of the Tandem partnership they envisage. For the main programme phase, up to 12 Tandems will be selected.
Each new collaboration pair benefits from a placement opportunity at their Tandem-partner organisation abroad, three peer-to-peer innovation, learning and networking meetings as well as financial and mentoring support to prototype their collaboration ideas.

The  programme  includes: 
- A 4-day  Tandem Partner  Forum including workshops in the Balkans  28 February - 5 March 2019  (dates include travel days). The main aim of the Partner Forum is for the selected participants to find a partner suitable to their organisation and strategy.
- A 3-day  Kick-Off  Meeting including  workshops  at  the  end  of  June  2019  (plus  arrival  and  departure  day);
- A vocational  placement of  12  days  at  individual  Tandem  partner  locations  across  Europe  (self-organised  by  individual  Tandems)  between  June  2019  and  February  2020;
- A 3-day  Interim  Meeting including peer-to-peer  learning sessions  and  workshops in October  2019  (plus  arrival and departure  day);
- A 3-day final learning and evaluation  Meeting in February  2020  (plus arrival and departure day).

Who can apply
Non-profit organisations, public institutions, civil society initiatives, innovative local administrations as well as creative or social enterprises that are engaged with cultural activities in their societies;
based in one of the Council of Europe member states (plus Belarus & Kosovo).

Deadline to apply: 15 November 2018 (23:59 CET).

Applicants will be informed on the selection latest by early January 2019.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/2CXnUYV 

Tandem Europe è un programma di collaborazione transfrontaliera che mira al cambiamento sociale attraverso attività di innovazione culturale. Tandem è un programma di learning-by-doing: durante il loro anno Tandem, gli iniziatori culturali e sociali di tutta Europa avviano una collaborazione a lungo termine con un partner di un altro paese europeo. Insieme, progettano e testano nuove idee realizzando un progetto pilota per i propri contesti locali.

Tandem offre lo spazio per sviluppare visioni reali e significative attraverso la prototipazione di idee di progetto e la costruzione di nuove relazioni di lavoro transfrontaliere. Stabilisce contatti peer-to-peer basati su interessi sociali comuni.

Il programma è rivolto a persone di diversi contesti locali, aree urbane o rurali, che rappresentano organizzazioni culturali di varia entità, amministrazioni locali attive e imprese sociali. Condividono il loro entusiasmo per la scoperta creativa attraverso i confini, le culture, i settori e le discipline artistiche europee e abbracciano la gioia di far accadere cose nuove da insoliti incontri transnazionali. Si uniscono a una crescente comunità di produttori di cambiamenti culturali e sociali che sono profondamente impegnati a plasmare un futuro europeo comune.

Come funziona?
Fino a 32 candidati e i loro colleghi saranno invitati al forum dei partner di Tandem Europe nel 2019, dove troveranno nuove opportunità di networking e il loro potenziale partner Tandem.
Insieme al loro nuovo partner, faranno domanda per il programma completo con un'idea di collaborazione e una prima bozza della partnership Tandem che prevedono. Per la fase principale del programma, saranno selezionati fino a 12 Tandem.
Ogni nuova coppia di collaborazione beneficia di un'opportunità di collocamento presso la propria organizzazione partner Tandem all'estero, tre incontri peer-to-peer, incontri di apprendimento e networking nonché supporto finanziario e di mentoring per prototipare le proprie idee di collaborazione.

Il programma comprende:
- Un forum di quattro giorni per i partner in tandem che include workshop nei Balcani dal 28 febbraio al 5 marzo 2019 (le date includono i giorni di viaggio). L'obiettivo principale del Forum è che i partecipanti selezionati trovino un partner adatto alla loro organizzazione e strategia.
- una riunione iniziale di 3 giorni con workshop alla fine di giugno 2019 (più giorno di arrivo e partenza);
- un tirocinio professionale di 12 giorni presso singole sedi partner Tandem in tutta Europa (auto-organizzato da singoli Tandem) tra giugno 2019 e febbraio 2020;
- una riunione ad interim di 3 giorni con sessioni di apprendimento peer-to-peer e workshop nell'ottobre 2019 (più giorno di arrivo e partenza);
- una riunione finale di apprendimento e valutazione di 3 giorni a febbraio 2020 (più giorno di arrivo e partenza).

Chi può presentare la candidatura
Organizzazioni senza scopo di lucro, istituzioni pubbliche, iniziative della società civile, amministrazioni locali innovative nonché imprese creative o sociali impegnate in attività culturali nelle loro società; con sede in uno degli stati membri del Consiglio d'Europa (oltre a Bielorussia e Kosovo).

Scadenza: 15 novembre 2018 (23:59 CET).

I candidati saranno informati sulla selezione più recenti entro l'inizio di gennaio 2019.

Scopri di più: https://bit.ly/2CXnUYV

A Tandem Europe határokon átívelő együttműködés a társadalmi változást szeretné elősegíteni kulturális innovációs tevékenységekkel. A learning-by-doing típusú program keretein belül a kulturális és szociális kezdeményezők Európa szerte hosszútávú együttműködést körvonalaznak másik Európai országból származó partnerükkel. 

Pilot projektek keretében saját környezetükben együtt kell kialakítaniuk és letesztelniük az új ötleteket.

A Tandem ezeknek az ötleteknek szeretne teret biztosítani. A program különböző hátterű személyeket vár városi és vidéki környezetből egyaránt, akik kisebb és nagyobb kulturális szervezeteket, aktív helyi közösségeket és társadalmilag elhivatott vállalkozásokat képviselnek.

Hogyan működik?

Maximum 32 fő jelentkezőt és kollégáik meghívást kapnak a Tandem Europe Partneri Fórumra 2019-ben, ahol alkalmuk nyílik új lehetőségekkel, valamint a jövőbeli Tandem partnerükkel megismerkedni. Az új partnerükkel közösen ezután pályázhatnak a teljes programra az együttműködési ötletükkel, valamint az általuk elképzelt partneri együttműködés vázlataival. A fő program fázisra ezek után 12 Tandem kerül kiválasztásra.

A program magában foglal:

• Egy 4 napos Tandem Partner Forumot workshopokkal együtt a balkánon február 28. és március 5. között (beleértve az utazási napokat is) mely arra irányul, hogy a kiválasztott résztvevők a szervezetüknek és stratégiájuknak megfelelő partnert találhassanak.
• Egy 3 napos Kick-Off találkozót workshopokkal együtt, 2019 június végén
• Egy 12 napos szakmai csere látogatás a Tandem partnereknél Európa szerte (Tandem együttműködésenként változóan, önálló szervezésben 2019. június és 2020. február között.)
• Egy 3 napos átmeneti találkozó, amikor egymástól tanulhatnak a programban részt vevők (2019. október)
• Egy 3 napos végső tanulási és értékelői találkozó 2020. februárjában ((beleértve a megérkezési dátumokat is)

Jelentkezési határidő: 2018. november 15.

A jelentkezéssel kapcsolatos további információk itt érhetőek el.

A jelentkezőket legkésőbb 2019. januárjában értesítik az eredményekről

The strand1. European remembrance projects within the Europe for Citizens' 2014-2020 programme supports activities fostering a common culture of remembrance and mutual understanding between citizens from different EU Member States, notably by supporting projects that reflect on historical turning points and changes in regimes in Europe's 20th century and on their continuous importance for the Europe of today.

The strand also concerns other defining moments and reference points in recent European history. Preference will be given to projects encouraging tolerance, mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation as a means of moving beyond the past and building the future, in particular with a view to reaching the younger generation. It will also support projects promoting the role of Europe's cultural heritage as a pivotal element of cultural diversity, and intercultural dialogue and local heritage linked to European memory.

In 2019, specific priorities for European Remembrance are:
- 1919 Peace treaties bringing World War I to an end (including the Treaty of Versailles);
- 1939 End of Spanish civil war in a European perspective;
- 1979 European Parliament elections (first directly elected European Parliament);
- 1989 Democratic revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the fall of the Berlin wall;
- 2004 15 years of EU enlargement into central and Eastern Europe.

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.

Projects under this strand should
- Include different types of organisations (local authorities, NGOs, research institutes etc.)
- Develop different types of activities (research, exhibitions, public debates, non-formal education etc.)
- Involve citizens from different target groups
- Be implemented on a transnational level, or with a clear European dimension

Eligible applicants must be:
-  public local/regional authorities or non-profit organisations, including civil society organisations, survivors' associations, and cultural, youth, educational and research
organisations, associations of twinned towns.
Number of Partners:
A project must involve organisations from at least one Member State. Preference is given to transnational projects.

Maximum eligible grant for a project: 100 000 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.

 

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. 

Deadline: 1^st February 2019, 12:00 (noon), Brussels time, for projects starting between 1^st September of the same year as the deadline and 28^th February 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 strand1. European remembrance projects within the Europe for Citizens' 2014-2020 programme supports activities fostering a common culture of remembrance and mutual understanding between citizens from different EU Member States, notably by supporting projects that reflect on historical turning points and changes in regimes in Europe's 20th century and on their continuous importance for the Europe of today.

The strand also concerns other defining moments and reference points in recent European history. Preference will be given to projects encouraging tolerance, mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation as a means of moving beyond the past and building the future, in particular with a view to reaching the younger generation. It will also support projects promoting the role of Europe's cultural heritage as a pivotal element of cultural diversity, and intercultural dialogue and local heritage linked to European memory.

In 2019, specific priorities for European Remembrance are:
- 1919 Peace treaties bringing World War I to an end (including the Treaty of Versailles);
- 1939 End of Spanish civil war in a European perspective;
- 1979 European Parliament elections (first directly elected European Parliament);
- 1989 Democratic revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the fall of the Berlin wall;
- 2004 15 years of EU enlargement into central and Eastern Europe.

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.

Projects under this strand should
- Include different types of organisations (local authorities, NGOs, research institutes etc.)
- Develop different types of activities (research, exhibitions, public debates, non-formal education etc.)
- Involve citizens from different target groups
- Be implemented on a transnational level, or with a clear European dimension

Eligible applicants must be:
-  public local/regional authorities or non-profit organisations, including civil society organisations, survivors' associations, and cultural, youth, educational and research
organisations, associations of twinned towns.
Number of Partners:
A project must involve organisations from at least one Member State. Preference is given to transnational projects.

Maximum eligible grant for a project: 100 000 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.

 

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. 

Deadline: 1^st February 2019, 12:00 (noon), Brussels time, for projects starting between 1^st September of the same year as the deadline and 28^th February 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.

Tandem Ukraine is looking for cultural workers, managers, representatives of initiatives and organisations to explore and develop cross-border collaborations between Ukraine and its neighbouring regions.

The programme is addressed to newly developed or a more established cultural initiatives, public institutions, (civil society) organisations or socially engaged companies based in Ukraine or its neighbouring regions: e.g. Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Baltics or Balkans.

How it works
A balanced mix of up to 32 applicants will be invited to the Partner Forum, taking place from 4 to 8 June 2019.
The Partner Forum provides the space and a framework for invited applicants to form cross-border collaborations (Tandems). Each Tandem will consist of between two and four partners which represent different levels of experience.
One or two of the partners will be based in Ukraine and the others in a country from the neighbouring regions. 

After the Partner Forum, Tandems go on a working placement, to explore and gain an insight into the local context of the partner(s) in Ukraine.
With this inside knowledge, the collaboration partners will develop a joint pilot project, which will serve as a space for learning, innovation and engagement.

Tandems get the opportunity to receive funding to implement the pilot project in the framework of the programme. Throughout the year, participants meet for networking, workshops and peer-to-peer exchange.

At the end of the programme, there is a final presentation, time for reflection and the opportunity to connect with the growing Tandem network.

Who can apply
Tandem Ukraine 2019-2020 is open only for cultural workers based in Ukraine or Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey.

Deadline to apply: 17^th April 2019 (23:59 CET).

Applicants will be informed on the selection in the second week of May 2019.

Find out more here.

Organisations active in the fields of education, training and youth receive support from the Erasmus+ Programme to carry out projects promoting different types of mobility.
The Mobility project for higher education students includes the following activities:

1. Student mobility for studies: a study period abroad at a partner higher education institution (HEI).
The study period should respond to student degree-related learning and personal development needs.
It must be part of the student's study programme to complete a degree at a short cycle, first cycle (Bachelor or equivalent), second cycle (Master or equivalent) and third or doctoral cycle.
A study period abroad may also include a traineeship period.
Student mobility can be in any subject area or academic discipline.

2. Student mobility for traineeships (work placement): a work placement abroad in an enterprise or any other relevant workplace.
The traineeships abroad at a workplace should be an integrated part of the student's study programme and supported during short cycle, first, second, third cycle studies and in the case of mobility within Programme Countries, within a maximum of one year after the student’s graduation.
This also includes the 'assistantships' for student teachers.

Wherever possible, the traineeships should be an integrated part of the student's study programme. 

In order to better support students to acquire the skills necessary for their future, a partnership between the Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 programmes has been established.
This partnership will provide and promote further traineeship opportunities for students and recent graduates who wish to acquire digital skills and competences required to perform jobs and thrive in an economy and society which is being continuously digitally transformed. Students and recent graduates from all disciplines are invited to apply for a traineeship in these domains. These traineeships are expected to take place in the EU Member States as well as in Horizon 2020 associated countries. 

Who can apply
- For an application as individual Higher Education Institution: higher education institutions established in a Programme Country and awarded with an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
- For an application as national Mobility Consortium: coordinating organisations established in a Programme Country and coordinating a consortium awarded with a higher education Mobility Consortium Accreditation.
The number of organisations in the application form is one (the applicant). It is either a single higher education institution or a Mobility Consortium coordinator established in a Programme Country.
During the implementation of the mobility project, a minimum of two organisations (at least one sending and one receiving organisation) from different Programme Countries must be involved.

 

Eligible participating organisations
1. Student mobility for studies:
- both sending and receiving organisations must be higher education institutions awarded with an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
2. Student mobility for traineeships:
- In the case of mobility between Programme Countries, the sending organisation must be a HEI awarded with an ECHE.
- In the case of mobility between Programme and Partner Countries, the sending organisation must be a Programme Country HEI awarded with an ECHE or a Partner Country HEI recognised by competent authorities that has signed inter-institutional agreements with their Programme Country partners before the mobility takes place.
- the receiving organisation can be: any public or private organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth (a public or private, a small, medium or large enterprise, a public body at local, regional or national level, a social partner or other representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, craft/professional associations and trade unions; research institute, foundation, school, institute, educational centre, non-profit organisation, association, NGO, body providing career guidance, professional counselling and information services).
 

Eligible countries
Mobility between Programme Countries:
- any Programme Country

Mobility between Programme and Partner Countries:
- any Programme Country; and
- any Partner Country of the world, except regions 5 and 12 (see section "eligible countries" in Part A of the Erasmus Guide)

Eligible activities:
- student mobility for studies;
- student mobility for traineeships;

Duration of the project
- Mobility between Programme Countries: 16 or 24 months.
- Mobility between Programme and Partner Countries: 24 or 36 months.

Funding:
The grant is based on the number of students taking part in the mobility activities, the average duration per participant of the planned mobility activities, the number and average duration of mobility activities (students) realized in the previous two years.

Where to apply:
- National Agency of the country in which the applicant organisation is established.

Deadline:
- 12 February 2019, 12.00 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting on
- 1 June of the same year, for mobility projects between Programme Countries;
- 1 August of the same year, for mobility projects between Programme and Partner Countries.
 

Interested organisations should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

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

Higher education students cannot apply directly for a grant. Individuals seeking to apply should contact their organisation, institution, or educational establishment.


Find out more here.

Organizațiile active în domeniile educației, formării și tineretului pot primi sprijin prin Programul Erasmus+ pentru a realiza proiecte de promovare a diferitelor tipuri de mobilitate.

Proiectul de mobilitate pentru studenți cuprinde următoarele activități:

1. Mobilitatea studenților pentru studiu: o perioadă de studiu în străinătate la o instituție de învățământ superior parteneră (IIS).

Perioada de studiu trebuie să răspundă nevoii studentului de învățare și de dezvoltare personală. Aceasta trebuie să fie parte a programului de studiu al studentului pentru a finaliza un ciclu de învățământ scurt, primul ciclu (licență sau echivalent), al doilea ciclu (master sau echivalent) și al treilea, ciclul doctoral. O perioadă de studiu în străinătate poate include, de asemenea, o perioadă de stagiu.

Mobilitatea studenților poate avea loc în orice domeniu sau disciplină academică.

2. Mobilitatea studenților pentru stagii (periodă de practică): o perioadă de practică în străinătate într-o întreprindere sau orice alt loc de muncă relevant. Stagiile de practică în străinătate la un loc de muncă ar trebui să fie o parte integrantă a programului de studii al studentului și să fie sprijinite în cadrul ciclului scurt, primul, al doilea, al treilea ciclu de studii și în cazul mobilității în cadrul țărilor participante la program în termen de maximum un an de la absolvire. Această mobilitate poate include, de asemenea, ore de asistență pentru viitoarele cadre didactice. De asemenea, acestea includ “stagiile de asistență pentru viitoarele cadre didactice”.

Ori de câte ori este posibil, stagiile ar trebui să fie o parte integrantă a programului de studiu.

Pentru a-i sprijini mai bine pe studenți în dobândirea competențelor necesare pentru viitorul lor, s-a creat un parteneriat între programele Erasmus+ și Orizont 2020.

Acest parteneriat va furniza și promova viitoare oportunități de stagiu pentru studenți și proaspeți absolvenți care doresc să dobândească competențe digitale și competențele necesare pentru a desfășura o activitate profesională și a avea succes într-o economie și o societate care sunt supuse în permanență transformărilor digitale. Studenții și proaspeții absolvenți, indiferent de disciplina academică, sunt invitați să candideze pentru un stagiu în aceste domenii. Aceste stagii de practică trebuie să se desfășoare în state membre ale UE și în țări asociate la programul Orizont 2020. Ori de câte ori este posibil, stagiile ar trebui să fie o parte integrantă a programului de studiu al studenților.

Cine poate candida
- Pentru o cerere de participare în calitate de instituție de învățământ superior individuală: instituțiile de învățământ superior stabilite într-o țară participantă la program cărora le-a fost acordată o Cartă Universitară Erasmus (ECHE).
- Pentru o cerere de participare în calitate de consorțiu național de mobilitate: organizațiile coordonatoare stabilite într-o țară participantă la program care coordonează un consorțiu căruia i-a fost acordată o acreditare de consorțiu în învățământul superior.
Numărul de organizații din formularul de cerere este unu (solicitantul). Aceasta este fie o singură instituție de învățământ superior, fie un coordonator al unui consorțiu național de mobilitate dintr-o țară participantă la program. În timpul punerii în aplicare a proiectului de mobilitate, trebuie să fie implicate minimum două organizații (cel puțin o organizație de trimitere și cel puțin o organizație gazdă) din țări diferite participante la program.

Organizații participante eligibile
1. Mobilitatea studenților pentru studiu:

- atât organizațiile de trimitere, cât și cele gazdă trebuie să fie instituții de învățământ superior care să dețină o ECHE.

2. Mobilitatea studenților pentru stagii:

- În cazul mobilității între țări participante la program, organizația de trimitere trebuie să fie o instituție de învățământ superior care deține o ECHE.

- În cazul mobilității între țări participante la program și țări partenere, organizația de trimitere trebuie să fie o instituție de învățământ superior dintr-o țară participantă la program care deține o ECHE sau o instituție de învățământ superior dintr-o țară parteneră recunoscută de autoritățile competente și care a semnat un acord interinstituțional cu partenerul gazdă din țara participantă la program înainte de a se desfășura activitatea de mobilitate.

- Organizația gazdă poate fi: orice organizație publică sau privată, activă pe piața muncii sau în domeniile educației, formării și tineretului (o întreprindere mică, mijlocie sau mare, publică sau privată, un organism public la nivel local, regional sau național, un partener social sau alt reprezentant al vieții active, inclusiv camerele de comerț, asociații profesionale și sindicate; un institut de cercetare, o fundație, o școală, un institut, un centru educațional, o organizație, o asociație, un ONG nonprofit, un organism care oferă servicii de orientare, consiliere și informare profesională).

Țări eligibile

Mobilitate între țări participante la program:

-orice țară participantă la program

Mobilitate între țări participante la program și țări partenere:

-orice țară participantă la program;  și

-orice țară parteneră din lume, cu excepția regiunilor 5 și 12 (a se vedea secțiunea „țări eligibile” din partea A a Ghidului Erasmus).

Activități eligibile:
- Mobilitatea studenților pentru studiu;
- Mobilitatea studenților pentru stagii;

Durata proiectului:

- Mobilitate între țări participante la program: 16 sau 24 de luni.

- Mobilitate între țări participante la program și țări partenere: 24 sau 36 de luni.

Finanțare:

Grantul se acordă în funcție de numărul de studenți care participă la activitățile de mobilitate, durata medie pe participant a activităților de mobilitate planificate, numărul și durata medie a activităților de mobilitate (studenți), realizate în ultimii doi ani.

Unde se poate candida:

- La Agenția Națională a țării din care face parte instituția care depune candidatura.

Termen limită:

- 12 februarie 2019, ora 12.00 (ora prânzului Bruxelles) pentru proiecte care încep la

- 1 iunie în același an, pentru proiectele de mobilitate derulate între țările participante la program;

- 1 august în același an, pentru proiectele de mobilitate derulate între țările participante la program și țările partenere.

Organizațiile interesate sunt încurajate să parcurgă Ghidul programului Erasmus+.
 

Pentru asistență, vă invităm să contactați agenția națională din țara dumneavoastră. 

Studenții nu pot să candideze direct pentru un grant. Persoanele care doresc să candideze sunt invitate să contacteze organizația sau instituția de educație de care aparțin. 

Mai multe detalii la: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/documents/erasmus-programme-guide-2019_ro

Organisationen, die in den Bereichen allgemeine und berufliche Bildung sowie Jugend tätig sind, werden vom Erasmus + -Programm bei der Durchführung von Projekten zur Förderung verschiedener Arten von Mobilität unterstützt. Das Mobilitätsprojekt für Studierende umfasst folgende Aktivitäten:

1. Mobilität für das Studium: ein Auslandsstudium an einer Partnerhochschule.
Die Studiendauer sollte auf die Bedürfnisse der Studierenden in Bezug auf den Studienabschluss und die persönliche Entwicklung abgestimmt sein. Es muss Teil des Studienprogramms des Studenten sein, um einen Abschluss in einem ersten Zyklus (Bachelor oder Äquivalent), einem zweiten Zyklus (Master oder Äquivalent) und einem dritten Zyklus oder einem Promotionszyklus zu erreichen. Ein Auslandsaufenthalt kann auch ein Praktikum beinhalten. Die Mobilität der Studierenden kann in jedem Fachbereich oder akademischen Fach erfolgen.

2. Mobiliät für Praktika oder Jobplatzierung: ein Auslandspraktikum in einem Unternehmen oder einem anderen relevanten Arbeitsplatz.
Die Auslandspraktika an einem Arbeitsplatz sollten ein Bestandteil des Studiums sein und während des ersten, zweiten und dritten Studienzyklus sowie im Falle der Mobilität innerhalb eines Programmlandes innerhalb von höchstens einem Jahr nach Abschluss des Studiums gefördert werden. Dies schließt auch die Assistenzzeiten für studentische Lehrkräfte ein.

Nach Möglichkeit sollten die Praktika ein Bestandteil des Studiums sein.

Um die Studierenden beim Erwerb der für ihre Zukunft erforderlichen Fähigkeiten besser zu unterstützen, wurde eine Partnerschaft zwischen den Programmen Erasmus + und Horizont 2020 gegründet. Diese Partnerschaft bietet und fördert weitere Praktikumsmöglichkeiten für Studenten und Absolventen, die digitale Fähigkeiten und Kompetenzen erwerben möchten, die für die Erbringung von Arbeitsplätzen erforderlich sind und in einer Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft gedeihen, die sich ständig im digitalen Wandel befindet. Studenten und Absolventen aller Fachrichtungen sind eingeladen, sich für ein Praktikum in diesen Bereichen zu bewerben. Diese Praktika werden voraussichtlich in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten sowie in den mit Horizont 2020 assoziierten Ländern stattfinden.

Wer kann sich bewerben:
- Für eine Bewerbung als einzelne Hochschuleinrichtung: Hochschuleinrichtungen mit Sitz in einem Programmland, die mit einer Erasmus-Charta für die Hochschulbildung ausgezeichnet wurden.
- Für eine Bewerbung als nationales Mobilitätskonsortium: Koordinierungsorganisationen mit Sitz in einem Programmland, die ein Konsortium koordinieren und eine Akkreditierung als Mobilitätskonsortium für die Hochschulbildung besitzen.
Die Anzahl der Organisationen im Antragsformular ist eins (der Antragsteller). Es handelt sich entweder um eine einzelne Hochschule oder um einen Koordinator des Mobilitätskonsortiums in einem Programmland.
An der Durchführung des Mobilitätsprojekts müssen mindestens zwei Organisationen (mindestens eine Entsende- und eine Empfangsorganisation) aus verschiedenen Programmländern beteiligt sein.

Förderfähige teilnehmende Organisationen
1. Mobilität fürs Studium
- Entsende- und Aufnahmeorganisationen müssen Hochschuleinrichtungen sein, denen eine Erasmus-Charta für die Hochschulbildung verliehen wurde.
2. Mobilität für Praktika:
- Bei Mobilität zwischen Programmländern muss die Entsendeorganisation eine mit einer ECHE ausgezeichnete Hochschule sein.
- Im Falle der Mobilität zwischen Programm- und Partnerländern muss die Entsendeorganisation eine Programmland-Hochschule sein, die mit einer ECHE ausgezeichnet wurde oder eine von zuständigen Behörden anerkannte Partnerland-Hochschule , die vor Beginn der Mobilität interinstitutionelle Vereinbarungen mit ihren Programmland-Partnern geschlossen haben.
- Die aufnehmende Organisation kann sein: jede öffentliche oder private Organisation, die auf dem Arbeitsmarkt oder in den Bereichen allgemeine und berufliche Bildung und Jugend tätig ist (eine öffentliche oder private Einrichtung, ein kleines, mittleres oder großes Unternehmen, eine öffentliche Einrichtung auf lokaler, regionaler oder nationaler Ebene, ein Sozialpartner oder ein anderer Vertreter des Arbeitslebens, einschließlich Handelskammern, Handwerks- / Berufsverbänden und Gewerkschaften; Forschungsinstitut, Stiftung, Schule, Institut, Bildungszentrum, gemeinnützige Organisation, Verein, NRO, Berufsberatungsstelle , professionelle Beratungs- und Informationsdienste).

Förderfähige Länder
Mobilität zwischen Programmländern:
- jedes Programmland

Mobilität zwischen Programm- und Partnerländern:
- jedes Programmland und
- jedes Partnerland der Welt, außer die Regionen 5 und 12 (siehe Abschnitt "eligible countries" in Teil A des Erasmus Guide)

Förderfähige Aktivitäten:
- Mobilität im Studium;
- Mobilität für Praktika;

Dauer des Projekts:
- Mobilität zwischen Programmländern: 16 oder 24 Monate.
- Mobilität zwischen Programm-und Partnerländern: 24 oder 36 monate.

Förderung:
Der Zuschuss basiert auf der Anzahl der Studierenden, die an den Mobilitätsaktivitäten teilnehmen, der durchschnittlichen Dauer der geplanten Mobilitätsaktivitäten pro Teilnehmer, der Anzahl und der durchschnittlichen Dauer der in den letzten zwei Jahren durchgeführten Mobilitätsaktivitäten (Studierende).

Wo man sich bewirbt:
- Nationale Agentur des Landes, in dem die antragstellende Organisation niedergelassen ist.

Deadline:
- 12 Februar 2019, 12.00 (midday Brussels time) für Projekte, die starten am:
- 1 Juni des selben Jahres, für Mobilitätsprojekte zwischen Programmländern;
- 1 August des selben Jahres, für Mobilitätsprojekte zwischen Programmländern und Partnerländern.

Interessierte Organisationen sollten den Erasmus+ Programme Guide lesen.

Für weitere Unterstützung sollten sie sich an die National Agentur in ihrem Land wenden.

Hochschulstudenten können sich nicht direkt um ein Stipendium bewerben. Personen, die sich bewerben möchten, sollten sich an ihre Organisation, Institution oder Bildungseinrichtung wenden.
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The programme's objective is to enhance human capital development in Africa, while strengthening intra-African collaboration as called for by Agenda 2063.

More specifically, the programme aims to:
- increase the employability of students;
- improve the quality of higher education in Africa and its relevance to Africa's development vision;
- strengthen the modernisation and internationalisation of African higher education institutions, and promote the development of an African higher education and research space.

Mobility of students and staff between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is expected to help them acquire stronger knowledge and skills and contribute to improve the quality and relevance of teaching and learning through exchanges of practices. In addition, the scheme will contribute to strengthen the modernisation and internationalisation strategies of HEIs through the establishment of mechanisms to manage the mobility flows.

Eligible applicants and partnership composition
Higher education institutions (HEIs) registered in Africa that provide courses at postgraduate level (master level and/or doctorate degree) of higher education leading to a qualification recognised by the competent authorities in their own country. Only HEIs accredited by relevant national authorities in Africa are eligible. Branches of HEIs from outside Africa are not eligible.

The technical partner has to be a HEI from one of the EU Member States having been awarded an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
The partnership will be constituted of minimum four and maximum six African HEIs as partners (including the applicant) and one technical partner from the EU.

 

Eligible activities and duration
The project will entail the organisation and implementation of student and staff mobility in high quality master and doctoral programmes and academic/administrative staff mobility, as well as the provision of education/training and other services to foreign students and teaching/training and research assignments and other services to staff from the countryies covered by the project.
Mobility must take place in one of the eligible countries covered by this call for proposals.
The duration of the project must be between 60 months.

 

Budget
The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is EUR 9 800 000 allowing around 350 mobility flows. 
Each grant will amount to between EUR 1 000 000 (minimum grant size) and EUR 1 400 000 (maximum grant size).
 

Deadline: 12 June 2019, at 12.00 noon CET.

Read more: https://bit.ly/2CheZQ9

The programme's objective is to enhance human capital development in Africa, while strengthening intra-African collaboration as called for by Agenda 2063.

More specifically, the programme aims to:
- increase the employability of students;
- improve the quality of higher education in Africa and its relevance to Africa's development vision;
- strengthen the modernisation and internationalisation of African higher education institutions, and promote the development of an African higher education and research space.

Mobility of students and staff between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is expected to help them acquire stronger knowledge and skills and contribute to improve the quality and relevance of teaching and learning through exchanges of practices. In addition, the scheme will contribute to strengthen the modernisation and internationalisation strategies of HEIs through the establishment of mechanisms to manage the mobility flows.

Eligible applicants and partnership composition
Higher education institutions (HEIs) registered in Africa that provide courses at postgraduate level (master level and/or doctorate degree) of higher education leading to a qualification recognised by the competent authorities in their own country. Only HEIs accredited by relevant national authorities in Africa are eligible. Branches of HEIs from outside Africa are not eligible.

The technical partner has to be a HEI from one of the EU Member States having been awarded an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
The partnership will be constituted of minimum four and maximum six African HEIs as partners (including the applicant) and one technical partner from the EU.

 

Eligible activities and duration
The project will entail the organisation and implementation of student and staff mobility in high quality master and doctoral programmes and academic/administrative staff mobility, as well as the provision of education/training and other services to foreign students and teaching/training and research assignments and other services to staff from the countryies covered by the project.
Mobility must take place in one of the eligible countries covered by this call for proposals.
The duration of the project must be between 60 months.

 

Budget
The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is EUR 9 800 000 allowing around 350 mobility flows. 
Each grant will amount to between EUR 1 000 000 (minimum grant size) and EUR 1 400 000 (maximum grant size).
 

Deadline: 12 June 2019, at 12.00 noon CET.

Read more: https://bit.ly/2CheZQ9

This action supports higher education institutions to create international study programmes for students at master level and award scholarships. Higher education institutions from at least three different Programme Countries* are invited to work together in consortia, to create and submit their proposal for Joint Master Degrees under the Erasmus+ programme.

An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) is a prestigious, integrated, international study programme, jointly delivered by an international consortium of higher education institutions (HEIs) and, where relevant, other partners with specific expertise and interest in the study programme.

EMJMDs aim to:

• Foster excellence, innovation, and internationalisation in HEIs
• Boost the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and support the EU's external action in the field of higher education
• Improve the level of competences and skills of Master graduates and their employability

Partnership between Erasmus Mundus and the Inter-University Exchange Project (IUEP) of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
In 2019 for the first time, Erasmus Mundus opens up to a new partnership model in the form of a joint call EU-Japan. The purpose of the joint call will be to select excellent consortia of European and Japanese universities to develop highly integrated joint master programmes and offer scholarships to students. Mobility of students and scholars between the EU and Japanese universities involved in projects will be a key feature of the action.

The partnership will co-fund 3-4 projects which will foster innovation and excellence in provision of Joint Masters in consortia consisting of at least 3 higher education institutions from Erasmus+ Programme Countries and at least 1 higher education institution from Japan. 
In addition, the Japanese Higher education institution must be a master-degree awarding institution and award the joint or multiple diploma degree(s) together with at least one master-degree awarding higher education institution from a Programme Country.

Read more here.
 

Eligible participating organisations
A participating organisation can be any public or private organisation established in a Programme Country or in a Partner Country that contributes directly and actively to the delivery of the EMJMD.

Such an organisation can be:

• a higher education institution (HEI);
• a public or private, a small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises);
• a public body at local, regional or national level;
• a non-profit organisation, association, NGO;
• a research institute.

HEIs established in a Programme Country must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE). An ECHE is not required for participating Partner Country HEIs.

Eligible participating individuals
Students at Master level, staff in the participating organisations, invited scholars /guest lecturers from Programme and Partner Countries.
Students at Master level who have obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices in the degree awarding countries are eligible.

How to apply
Students apply for a scholarship directly to the EMJMD Catalogue and contact the consortium offering the Master Course for more information on courses and application procedures.
The selection, recruitment and monitoring of individual scholarship holders fall under the responsibility of the EMJMD consortium.
Students can apply to a maximum of three different programmes. Students and potential scholars/guest lecturers should contact directly the relevant consortium for more information on courses and application procedures.

For more information please visit the scholarships page.  

Funding 
The maximum grant amount awarded for selected projects will depend on a number of elements:

• the EMJMD length (60, 90 or 120 ECTS credits);
• the EMJMD participation costs defined by the consortia;
• the implementation of the optional preparatory year;
• the number of Programme/Partner country scholarships.

EMJMDs receive funding for four intakes of students (starting from the selection 2018) to allow them to increase their worldwide visibility.

Who can apply
Any higher education institution established in one of the Programme Countries may submit an application on behalf of the consortium that delivers the EMJMD. Branches of Partner Country HEIs established in a Programme Country or branches of Programme Country HEIs established in a Partner Country are not eligible to apply.

HEIs established in a Programme Country must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE). An ECHE is not required for participating HEIs in Partner Countries.

Number and profile of participating organisations
Each consortium must include HEIs from at least three different Programme Countries.
For consortia co-funded by the EU and MEXT, at least one additional, obligatory Japanese partner HEI must be included and designated as the coordinator for MEXT in addition to the obligatory Programme Country coordinator (applicant).
HEIs from Programme Countries (and HEIs for the consortia co-funded by the EU and MEXT) must be in a position to host EMJMD students and deliver at least the minimum number of ECTS credits (or the equivalent Japanese framework) for the study period spent in their institution.

Number of participants
The EMJMD grant will finance a maximum of 60 student scholarships for the four intakes.  In addition, EMJMD consortia can apply for up to 28 additional student scholarships for the four intakes for targeted regions/countries of the world. 
For consortia co-funded by the EU and MEXT, a maximum of 32 scholarships will be funded by the EU and 32 scholarships funded by MEXT.  These consortia are not eligible to apply for additional scholarships for targeted regions/countries of the world
 

Venue(s)
The EMJMD study period must take place in at least two of the Programme Countries represented in the consortium (i.e. at least two mobility periods for all students, different from the country of residence of the student). 
For consortia co-funded by the EU and MEXT, one of the two minimum student mobility periods must take place in Japan and the other in a Programme Country represented in the consortium.

Duration of project
Depending on the duration of the EMJMD (1 to 2 academic years) and whether the consortium chooses to undertake a preparatory year, the consortium will receive a grant agreement for a minimum duration of 4 and a maximum of 6 academic years to finance 4 consecutive student intakes. In exceptional cases, the duration of an EMJMD may be extended of up to 12 months, upon request by the applicant/coordinator and with the agreement of the Executive Agency. In such a case, the total grant will not change.

Duration of activity
Optional preparatory year: 1 academic year.
Implementation of the EMJMD programme: 4 consecutive intakes of 1 to 2 academic years (60/90/120 ECTS credits).

Where to apply
Eligible organisations should submit their proposals to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, located in Brussels.

 

When to apply
Applicants have to submit their grant application by 14 February at 12:00 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1^st August and 31^st October of the same year.

Exception 
For proposals to be co-funded under the EU-MEXT partnership, applicants have to submit their grant application by 1^st April at 12:00 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1^st August and 31^st October of the same year. In parallel, the Japanese coordinator will make available the same proposal to the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

Interested organisations should read the full details in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.


Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/key-action-1-learning-mobility-individuals/erasmus-mundus-joint-master-degrees_en 

Si tratta di un'opportunità per istituti di istruzione superiore per creare programmi di studio internazionali per studenti a livello di master e assegnare borse di studio. 
Un titolo di master congiunto Erasmus Mundus (EMJMD)65 è un programma di studio internazionale integrato di alto livello di 60, 90 o 120 crediti ECTS, offerto da un consorzio internazionale di IIS di paesi diversi e, se del caso, da altri partner, attivi o meno nel settore dell'istruzione, con competenza e interesse specifici nelle aree di studio/ambiti professionali oggetto del programma comune. La loro specificità consiste nel loro elevato livello di integrazione e nella loro natura congiunta66, nonché nel contenuto accademico di prim'ordine e nella metodologia che offrono.

Chi?
Il consorzio dovrà essere formato da:
- candidato/coordinatore: un istituto di istruzione superiore che presenta proposte di progetto per conto di tutti i partner;
- partner a pieno titolo: istituti di istruzione superiore riconosciuti che rilasciano il diploma di laurea magistrale e qualunque organizzazione privata o pubblica che contribuisca attivamente alla preparazione, implementazione e valutazione del programma;
- partner associati (facoltativo);
- entità affiliate (facoltativo).

Un’organizzazione partecipante può essere qualsiasi organizzazione pubblica o privata, con le sue entità affiliate (se presenti), con sede in un Paese aderente al Programma o in un Paese partner, che contribuisce direttamente e attivamente all’erogazione del programma EMJMD. Ad esempio: istituti di istruzione superiore (IIS); un’impresa pubblica o privata, di piccole, medie o grandi dimensioni (incluse le imprese sociali); un ente pubblico a livello locale, regionale o nazionale; un’organizzazione senza scopo di lucro, un’associazione o una ONG; un istituto di ricerca.

Informazioni sulle sovvenzioni
A seconda della durata del programma EMJMD (1 o 2 anni accademici) e del fatto che il consorzio scelga o meno di attivare un anno preparatorio, il consorzio riceverà una convenzione di sovvenzione per un minimo di 4 fino a un massimo di 6 anni per finanziare 4 cicli consecutivi di ammissione di studenti. In casi eccezionali, la durata di un EMJMD può essere estesa, su richiesta del richiedente/coordinatore e con l’accordo dell’Agenzia esecutiva, per un massimo di 12 mesi. In tal caso, la sovvenzione totale non cambierà.

Borse di studio per studenti di Master Congiunti Erasmus Mundus
La sovvenzione EMJMD finanzierà fino a massimo di 60 borse di studio per i quattro cicli di ammissione. I consorzi EMJMD possono inoltre presentare domanda per un massimo di 28 borse di studio aggiuntive per quattro cicli di ammissione per regioni/Paesi destinatari del mondo. Per quanto concerne i consorzi co-finanziati dall’UE e dal MEXT, l’UE finanzierà fino a un massimo di 32 borse di studio e altrettante saranno finanziate dal MEXT. Tali consorzi non possono fare domanda di borse di studio aggiuntive per regioni/Paesi destinatari del mondo.