Organisations active in the fields of education, training and youth receive support from the Erasmus+ Programme to carry out projects promoting the professional development of youth workers, through the implementation of activities such as transnational/international seminars, training courses, contact-making events, study visits, etc. or job shadowing/observation periods abroad in an organisation active in the youth field.

Role and tasks of participating Organisations
- Coordinator of a youth mobility project: applying for the whole project on behalf of all the partner organisations.
- Sending organisation: in charge of sending young people and youth workers abroad (organising practical arrangements; preparing participants before departure; providing support to participants during all the phases of the project).
- Receiving organisation: in charge of hosting the activity, developing a programme of activities for participants in cooperation with participants and partner organisations, providing support to participants during all the phases of the project.

Eligible participating organisations
- Non-profit organisation, association, NGO;
- European Youth NGO;
- Social enterprise;
- Public body at local level;
- Group of young people active in youth work but not necessarily in the context of
a youth organisation (i.e. informal group of young people);
- Public body at regional or national level;
- Association of regions;
- European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation;
- Profit-making body active in Corporate Social Responsibility.

Who can apply
- Any participating organisation or group established in a Programme Country can be the applicant. This organisation applies on behalf of all participating organisations involved in the project.
A mobility activity is transnational and involves at least two participating organisations (sending and receiving organisation) from different countries.
- Activities within Programme Countries: all participating organisations must be from a Programme Country.
- Activities with Partner Countries neighbouring the EU: the activity must involve at least one participating organisation from a Programme Country and one participating organisation from a Partner Country neighbouring the EU.
Either the sending organisation(s) or the receiving organisation(s) in each activity must be from the country of the National Agency receiving the application.

Eligible countries:
- 28 Member States of the European Union,
- Non EU Programme Countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Partner countries neighbouring the EU: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognised by international law, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Territory of Russia as recognised by international law.

Eligible activities
- Mobility of youth workers.

Duration of project
- 3 to 24 months7

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

Deadlines:
- 15 February 2018 at 12:00 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1 May and 30 September of the same year;
- 26 April 2018 at 12:00 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1 August  and 31 December of the same year;
- 4 October 2018 at 12:00 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1 January and 31 May of the following year.

Interested organisations should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide .
For further support they should contact the National Agency in their country.

Individuals seeking to apply should contact their organisation, institution, or educational establishment.

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

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.

What
"Youth Exchanges" is an opportunity allowing groups of young people between 13 and 30 years old, from at least two different countries to meet and live together for up to 21 days.
During a Youth Exchange participants, supported by group leaders, jointly carry out a work programme (a mix of workshops, exercises, debates, role-plays, simulations, outdoor activities) designed and prepared by them before the Exchange.
The aim is to make young people develop competences, become aware of socially relevant topics/thematic areas, discover new cultures, habits and life-styles, mainly through peer-learning, strengthen values like solidarity, democracy, friendship.
The learning process in Youth Exchanges is triggered by methods of non-formal education. A Youth Exchange can also be a good setting for discussing and learning about inclusion and diversity issues.
Youth Exchanges are based on a transnational cooperation between two or more participating organisations from different countries within and outside the European Union.

Eligible participating organisations:
- non-profit organisation, association, NGO;
- European Youth NGO;
- social enterprise;
- public body at local level;
- group of young people active in youth work but not necessarily in the context of a youth organisation (i.e. informal group of young people);
- public body at regional or national level;
- association of regions;
- European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation;
- profit-making body active in Corporate Social Responsibility.

Who can apply
- Public body at regional or national level;
- Association of regions;
- European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation;
- Profit-making body active in Corporate Social Responsibility.
- Any participating organisation or group established in a Programme Country can be the applicant. This organisation applies on behalf of all participating organisations involved in the project.
A mobility activity is transnational and involves at least two participating organisations (sending and receiving organisation) from different countries.
If a Youth mobility project foresees only one activity, the coordinator must also act either as sending or receiving organisation.
If a youth mobility project foresees more than one activity, the project coordinator can, but not necessarily has to, act as sending organisation or receiving organisation.
In all cases, the coordinator cannot be an organisation from a Partner Country neighbouring the EU.
- Activities within Programme Countries: all participating organisations must be from a Programme Country.
- Activities with Partner Countries neighbouring the EU: the activity must involve at least one participating organisation from a Programme Country and one participating organisation from a Partner Country neighbouring the EU.

Eligible countries:
- 28 Member States of the European Union,
- Non EU Programme Countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Partner countries neighbouring the EU: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognised by international law, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Territory of Russia as recognised by international law.

Eligible activities:
- Youth Exchanges.

Duration of project
- 3 to 24 months.

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

Deadlines:
- 15 February 2018 at 12 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1 May and 30 September of the same year;
- 26 April 2018 at 12 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1 August and 31 December of the same year;
- 4 October 2018 at 12 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1 January and 31 May of the following year.

Interested organisations should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.
For further support they should contact the National Agency in their country.

Individuals seeking to apply should contact their organisation, institution, or educational establishment.

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

Launched by the European Commission, the call aims to support a Europe-wide network of relevant organisations to promote co-operation and policy development with regards to teachers and school leaders. 

The network will be expected to strengthen cross-European co-operation between public authorities and associations of stakeholders and practitioners, higher education institutions, research bodies, foundations and other organisations on policies in pursuit of quality and professionalism in the teaching professions, including teachers and school leaders.
The network will be expected to represent a broad geographic scope and a balance of different education systems, and a variety of backgrounds of participating institutions and associations, from policy, practice and research.
Focus is on the general education of children and young people (0-18 years).

The Commission intends to support the network through a four-year framework partnership agreement, for a period of 48 months starting with the date of signature, subject to the funds being made available by the budgetary authority, on an annual basis.
 
Budget
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of a network in 2018 is estimated at 300,000.00 EUR which will also be the maximum amount granted. 
The EU grant is limited to a maximum co-funding rate of 75% of eligible costs. This amount will cover the work plan for 2018-2019.
The Commission expects to fund only one proposal (network).

Eligible applicants
The call is open to entities or consortia of entities fulfilling the following conditions:
- the network should have partners from at least 15 countries. Eligible countries are the Erasmus+ programme countries (EU Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey).
- only applications from legal entities established in one of the Erasmus+ programme countries are eligible. Also, the coordinating applicant has to be registered as a legal entity in one of the Erasmus+ programme countries. 
- eligible applicants are associations, foundations and other similar national or international bodies; national education centres; ministries of education and/or training; social partner organisations (unions and employer organisations); higher education institutions and research centres.
- The applicant(s) must have had a legal personality for at least 2 years on the date of the deadline for submission of applications and must be able to demonstrate their existence as a legal person.
- In case the application is submitted by several entities working together (consortium), the above criteria apply to all entities.

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 on the basis of Article II.17.2 of the agreement.

Deadline: 11 May 2018.
 
Find out more: http://bit.ly/2GGDGpC

Launched by the European Commission, the call for proposals (EACEA/10/2018) supports projects in the fields of education, training and youth, which aim at

1. Disseminating and/or scaling up good practices on inclusive education/youth environments and/or on promoting common values, initiated in particular at local level. In the context of the present call, scaling up means replicating good practice on a wider scale/transferring it to a different context or implementing it at a higher/systemic level;
2. Developing and implementing innovative methods and practices to foster inclusive education and/or youth environments and promote common values in specific contexts.

Specific objectives
LOT 1 - Education and Training
- enhancing the acquisition of social and civic competences, fostering knowledge, understanding and ownership of common values and fundamental rights,
- promoting inclusive education and training and fostering the education of disadvantaged learners, including through supporting teachers, educators and leaders of educational institutions in dealing with diversity and reinforcing socioeconomic diversity in the learning environment,
- enhancing critical thinking and media literacy among learners, parents and educational staff,
- supporting the inclusion of newly arrived migrants in good quality education, including by assessing knowledge and validating prior learning,
- fostering digital skills and competences of digitally excluded groups (including older people, migrants and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds) though partnerships between schools, business and the non-formal sector, including public libraries,
- promoting European values, cultural heritage and heritage-related skills, common history, intercultural dialogue and social inclusion through education, non-formal and lifelong learning, in line with the objectives of the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage.

LOT 2 - Youth
- promoting civic participation of young people by developing the role of volunteering for social inclusion,
- preventing marginalisation and radicalisation leading to violent extremism of young people.

Projects should aim at:
1. Disseminating and/or scaling up good practices on inclusive education /youth environments and/or on promoting common values, initiated in particular at local level. In the context of the present call, scaling up means replicating good practice on a wider scale/transferring it to a different context or implementing it at a higher/systemic level;
2. Developing and implementing innovative methods and practices to foster inclusive education and/or youth environments in specific contexts.

Projects under Lot 1 Education and training expected results:
- increased use of state-of-the-art innovative approaches in policy or practice,
- increased awareness, motivation and competence of educational leaders and educators with regard to inclusive educational approaches and the promotion of common values,
- active engagement of families and local communities in supporting inclusive educational approaches and the promotion of common values,
- more widespread and effective tools to support education and training institutions and learning providers in implementing inclusive education approaches and in promoting common values.

Projects under Lot 2 Youth expected results:
- improved social, civic and inter-cultural competences and skills of young people, including active citizenship, media and digital literacy, critical judgement and intercultural understanding; greater youth participation in social and civic life;
- improved and innovative ways of cooperation or partnerships between non-formal education sector and schools (e.g. use of non-formal methodologies and informal learning within formal education settings for civic education),
- enhanced awareness among young people of their fundamental rights and sense of belonging to society, stronger endorsement of democratic values and engagement in practices of anti-racism, intercultural and inter-faith dialogue and mutual understanding;
- improved outreach to young people from disadvantaged groups (e.g. young people in a ‘NEET’ situation or young people with a migrant background) by building synergies with the local community and making best use of existing networks at the local level;
- enhanced capacity of youth work, youth organisations and/or youth networks to act as forces of inclusion by empowering young people to engage, volunteer and drive positive change in communities;
- improved expertise in providing basic assistance or equipping of newly arrived migrants and refugees with the skills they need to integrate in a different society or which could be useful for reintegration in the country of origin when the conflict is over, as well as the appreciation of cultural diversity in the community;
- better integration of newly arrived migrants and refugees and enhanced inclusive climate in the hosting societies, in particular through the planning and organisation of cultural or social activities at local level involving locals and volunteers where appropriate;
- better information on social media, websites, public meetings, to support the volunteering efforts of the organisation.

Eligible applicants are public and private organisations active in the field of education, training and youth or other socio-economic sectors or organisations carrying out cross-sector activities (e.g. cultural organisations, civil society, sport organisations, recognition centres, chambers of commerce, trade organisations, etc.).

Only applications from legal entities established in the following programme countries are eligible:
- 28 Member States of the European Union,
- EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,
- EU candidate countries: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey.

Minimum partnership composition requirements
4 organisations from 4 different programme countries. If networks are involved in the project, the consortium must include at least 2 organisations which are not members of the network(s) and the consortium has to represent at least 4 eligible countries.

​Project Duration
Activities must start either on 31 December 2018; 15 or 31 January 2019. The project duration must be between 24 and 36 month. 

Budget
The total budget available for the co-financing of projects under the present call is EUR 14 000 000, allocated as follows:
Lot 1 - Education and training EUR 12 000 000
Lot 2 - Youth EUR 2 000 000
The financial contribution from the EU cannot exceed 90 % of the total eligible project costs. The maximum grant per project will be EUR 500 000.

Deadline: 22 May 2018, 13.00  CET.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/2Gl8Q8E
 

16 April 2018 Online information day
On 16 April 2018 the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) will organise an online information day to explain the Call for Proposals EACEA/10/2018 to potential applicants.
The event will be web streamed live from 14:00 to 17:00 CET.  
Prior registration is required to follow the web stream, please register here.
Participants can ask questions using the following email address: EACEA-POLICY-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu 

Find out more: https://bit.ly/2I0hcjn

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 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 (including the organisation  of events as a lead-up to the 2019 elections to the European Parliament);
- 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 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.

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: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey.

Eligible activities
- Mobility activities including large scale youth exchanges;
- Activities facilitating access and participation of youth in the EU policy agenda;
- 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.

Mobility activities/youth exchanges should:
- last between 5 to 21 days, excluding travel time;
- take place in the countries of the applicant/partners;
- have young people participants aged between 13 and 30 who are residents in the countries of the receiving and/or sending organisations;
- have a minimum of 16 and maximum of 180 participants (group leader(s) not included). Minimum 4 participants per group (group leader(s) not included). Each national group must have at least one group leader. A group leader is an adult who accompanies the young people participating in a mobility activity/youth exchange in order to ensure their effective learning, protection and safety.

The minimum partnership composition requirement for this call is at least 5 partners from 5 different countries eligible for participation in the Erasmus+ programme.

Project results
Granted projects should demonstrate their expected contribution to the overall EU youth policy agenda by:
- building on the outcomes of the New Narrative for Europe (or other similar debate projects) and linking them to policy development at local/regional/national/European level;
- improving the involvement of young people in democratic life and their engagement with decision makers (empowerment, new skills, involvement of young people in project design, etc.);
- helping to improve the capacity of the youth sector 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: 25 May 2018, 12.00 (midday, Brussels time).

Find out more: https://bit.ly/2Heb0V0

Határidő: 2018. május 25., 12.00 (Brüsszeli idő szerint)

További lényeges információk: https://bit.ly/2Heb0V0

The EU Aid Volunteers initiative brings volunteers and organisations from different countries together to work on humanitarian projects worldwide. The objective of this call is to strengthen the capacities of sending and hosting organisations intending to participate in the EU Aid Volunteers initiative and to ensure compliance with the standards and procedures regarding candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers.

With this call the European Commission expects to strengthen the capacities of up to 115 sending and hosting organisations in the fields of:

- Disaster risk management, preparedness and response;
- Linking relief, rehabilitation and development (LRRD);
- Strengthening local volunteering in third countries;
- Capacities to undergo certification including administrative capacity;
- Capacity to provide early warning to local communities.

​Eligible bodies
The organisation applying on behalf of all applicants (the coordinator) will be legally responsible for the Consortium in its contractual relationship with the Agency.
Proposals for both, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building activities, must be submitted by:
- non-governmental not-for-profit organisations formed in accordance with the law of a Member State and whose headquarters are located within the Union; or
- public law bodies of a civilian character governed by the law of a Member State; or
- the International Federation of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

​Only legal entities established in the the 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) are eligible to apply.

For both Technical Assistance and Capacity Building activities, the coordinator in each project is active in the field of humanitarian aid for at least 3 years.

​Technical assistance projects are designed and implemented by transnational partnerships involving entities from at least three different countries participating in the programme from which:
- at least one coordinator or one applicant in each project must have been active in the field of volunteer management for at least 3 years.

​Capacity building projects are designed and implemented by transnational partnerships involving entities from at least two countries participating in the programme and at least two third countries in which humanitarian aid activities and operations take place.
- in each project, the coordinator and at least one applicant from a country participating in the programme must have been active in the field of humanitarian aid; 
- in each project, at least one applicant from third countries in which humanitarian aid activities and operations take place is active in the field of humanitarian aid; 
- at least the coordinator or one applicant from a country participating in the programme in each project must have been active in the field of volunteer management for at least 3 years.

Eligible activities
Activities supported for both Technical assistance and Capacity building projects may include the following: study/scoping visits to refine and finalise needs assessment of the action, activities to build/strengthen capacities, training courses for third country trainers/coaches/mentors/multipliers, seminars and workshops, job shadowing, twinning arrangements and exchange of staff, exchange of good practices, study visits, activities to foster partnership building, activities to assist organisations in meeting the Core Humanitarian Standards, activities to strengthen regional cooperation, administrative costs for the development of, and managing EU Aid Volunteers online volunteering opportunities published on the EU Aid Volunteers Platform in support of the project activities, coaching/mentoring of key sending organisation paid staff, training courses for third country trainers/coaches/mentors/multipliers, study visits of up to 3 months for key paid staff or volunteers from third countries to be based in European applicant/partner organisations, needs assessment methodologies/information management, disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction/disaster preparedness, crisis response (and related sectors), linking relief, rehabilitation and development, resilience and climate change adaptation.

​Budget
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 7 770 000.
The maximum grant will be EUR 700 000. Each grant will amount to between EUR 100 000 and EUR 700 000.
The Agency expects to fund 22 proposals.
The Agency reserves the right not to distribute all the funds available.

​Deadline: 1 June 2018, 12 pm Brussels time.

Find out more:  https://bit.ly/2pWyu9A

For further support organisations should contact the Education Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency.

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 March 2019, following the approval of the project by the Intergovernmental Committee in December 2018.

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: 16 April 2018, midnight CET.

Applications from public authorities/institutions and local NGOs will undergo a pre-selection process conducted by National Commissions for UNESCO by 15 May 2018, midnight CET.

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

Az Európai Ifjúsági Fórum elindítja az Európa Ifjúsági Fővárosa (EYC) 2021 programot. Ezt a címet egy évre ítélik oda valamelyik európai településnek, ahol ezek után 12 hónapon keresztül ifjúsággal kapcsolatos programok, kulturális, társadalmi, politikai és gazdasági fejlesztések mennek végbe.

Az Európa Ifjúsági Fővárosa minden olyan innovatív kezdeményezést szívesen fogad, amely a fiatalok aktív szerepvállalását támogatja és szerepmodellt kínál az ifjúsági fejlesztések terén az európai önkormányzatoknak.

Azoknak a városoknak a pályázatát várják, akik kiemelten fontosnak tartják a fiatalok bevonását és egy pozitív, ambiciózus programmal készülnek a megvalósítási szakaszra. A díj odaítéléséről közösen döntenek a szervezeti partnerek és európai ifjúsági szervezetek. A teljes pályázati felhívás itt olvasható.

Alkalmasság:

Az Európai Tanács összes államának önkormányzatai pályázhatnak.

Határidők:

2018. január 21. – Koncepciók, ötletek vázlatos benyújtása. A pályázat benyújtása előtt 300€-t be kell fizetni az Európai Ifjúsági Fórumnak.

2018. június 3. – A részletes pályázati anyag benyújtása. A pályázat részét képezi egy 700€-s díj, melyet be kell fizetni az Európai Ifjúsági Fórumnak.

2018. szeptember 30. – A végleges pályázati anyagok benyújtása.

További információ: http://bit.ly/2j3ZAcv

The European Youth Forum is launching the ‘European Youth Capital’ (EYC) 2021. This title is assigned to a European city for a period of one year during which this city will be given the chance to showcase its youth-related cultural, social, political and economic life and development.
The European Youth Capital initiative encourages the development of new ideas and innovative projects with regards to the active participation of young people in society and seeks to present a role model for the further development of other European municipalities. 

A city can become a European Youth Capital if it distinguishes itself in a positive way and has an ambitious programme for empowering youth. The title is bestowed by a joint selection jury of European youth organisations and institutional partners.
Please read the application criteria here.

Eligibility:
all municipalities in Member States of the Council of Europe are eligible for the title ‘European Youth Capital’.

Deadlines: 
- 21 January 2018 (23:59 CET), for submission of concept notes.
The application includes a fee of 300 Euros, to be paid before the deadline at the European Youth Forum.

- 3rd June 2018 (23:59 CET), for submission of detailed application forms.
The application includes a fee of 700 Euros, to be paid before the deadline at the European Youth Forum.

- 30 September 2018 (23:59 CET), for final application forms.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/2j3ZAcv

Il Forum Europeo della Gioventù ha lanciato la "Capitale Europea della Gioventù (EYC) 2021. Questo titolo viene assegnato alla città europea per un periodo di un anno, durante il quale a questa città viene data l'opportunità di mostrare la sua vita e il suo sviluppo culturale, sociale ed economico a favore dei giovani. La Capitale Europea dei Giovani è un'iniziativa che incoraggia lo sviluppo di nuove idee e progetti innovativi legati alla partecipazione attiva dei giovani nella società e cerca di presentare un ruolo modello per l'ulteriore sviluppo di altre città europee. Una città può diventare Capitale Europea della Gioventù se è in grado di distinguersi in maniera positiva e prevede un ambizioso programma per il rafforzamento dei giovani. Il titolo viene assegnato da una giuria di selezione composta da organizzazioni giovanili europee e partner istituzionali.

Ammissibilità: tutte i Comuni negli Stati membri del Consiglio d'Europa sono eleggibili per il titolo "Capitale Europea della Gioventù".

Scadenze:
- 21 gennaio 2018 (23:59), per la presentazione delle bozze di concetto. La domanda comprende una quota di 300 euro, da pagare prima della scadenza.
- 3 giugno 2018 (23:59), per i moduli di domanda completi. La domanda comprende una quota di 700 euro, da pagare prima della scadenza al Forum Europeo dei Giovani.
- 30 settembre 2018 (23:59), per i moduli di domanda finali.

Per ulteriori informazioni: https://goo.gl/ztHwFw

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Partners
non-profit civil society organisations.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Taining Networks (ITN): support for joint research training and/or doctoral programmes, implemented by European partnerships of universities, research institutions, and non-academic organisations.
Deadline: 15 January 2019, 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: 12 September 2018, 17:00 CET.

Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes that finance fellowships involving mobility to or from another country: to encourage the movement of researchers across borders and provide good working conditions.
Deadline: 27 September 2018, 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: 21 March 2018, 17:00 CET.

European Researchers' Night (NIGHT): to stimulate interest in research careers, especially among young people.
Deadline: 14 February 2018, 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

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 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 priorities of the Youth Sector for 2018-2019

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. The EYF will cover up two-thirds of the total cost. Maximum grant: € 20,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cut-off dates for pilot activities
There are no fixed deadlines to send an application, but it must be submitted at least 3 months before the start date of the project. 
Following the suspension of the pilot activity programme in September 2017 and its re-opening in January 2018, the first cut-off date for pilot activity applications in 2018 is 28 February.
 

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

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

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

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

In order to obtain the EYF's support, it is essential that projects fall within the Council of Europe's values and work, and the priorities of the Youth Sector for 2018-2019

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. The EYF will cover up two-thirds of the total cost. Maximum grant: € 20,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cut-off dates for pilot activities
There are no fixed deadlines to send an application, but it must be submitted at least 3 months before the start date of the project. 
Following the suspension of the pilot activity programme in September 2017 and its re-opening in January 2018, the first cut-off date for pilot activity applications in 2018 is 28 February.
 

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

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 2018.

They will have to submit research proposals on the theme “Trust”.
 Do you have a lie to expose, a myth to shatter or a deception to deconstruct?
Can you bring clarity and insight to a complex or confusing story?

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. 
Fellowship reports will be disseminated widely in all local languages as well as in English and German, and published in e-book which assembles the ten works that have been produced in the course of the fellowship year.

The fellowship will run from April until December 2018 and three winners shall be selected during the final seminar held at the end of the year.

Deadline: 12 March 2018, 24h.

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

The strand 1. European remembrance within the Europe for Citizens' 2014-2020 programme supports activities reflecting on European cultural diversity and on common values. It also aims to finance projects reflecting on causes of totalitarian regimes in Europe's modern history (especially, but not exclusively, Nazism that led to the Holocaust, Fascism, Stalinism and totalitarian communist regimes) and to commemorate the victims of their crimes.

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. 

In 2018, specific priorities for European Remembrance are:
- 1918 The end of WWI – the rise of nation states and the failure to create a European cooperation and peaceful coexistence;
- 1938/1939 Beginning of WWII;
- 1948 Beginning of the Cold War;
- 1948 The Hague Congress and the integration of Europe;
- 1968 Protest and civil rights movements, invasion to Czechoslovakia, student protests and anti-Semitic campaign in Poland.

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.

Particpating countries:
- 28 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom;
- Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
For British applicants: please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, British applicants will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project.

The Programme is potentially open to the following categories of countries provided that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commission:
a) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar Agreements;
b) the EFTA countries party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement. 

Deadline: 1 March 2018, 12:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 August of the same year as the deadline and 31 January of the year after the deadline.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/2qCKdOb

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

Each year YouthActionNet is giving support to exceptional young social entrepreneurs who, through their emerging projects promote social change and connect youth with local communities, or who lead a team of dedicated young people to protect and promote the rights of children in your country.
YouthActionNet supports youth leadership development through its global and national Fellowship programs throughout the world.
The YouthActionNet’s Global Fellowship Programme targets exceptional young social entrepreneurs anywhere in the world who have developed innovative approaches to addressing issues of international relevance.

The yearlong Global Fellowship programme includes:

• Skill-building:
  A seven-day leadership retreat for twenty selected fellows which offers dynamic peer-to-peer learning, collaboration, and sharing among young visionaries. This learning is focused on six dimensions of leadership: personal, visionary, political, collaborative, organizational, and societal.
   
• Networking:
  - Networking with international and national aid agencies, NGOs, and corporate partners.
  - Peer-to-peer networking throughout the year
  - Access to potential resources to support Fellows and their projects, including volunteers, mentors, and grant opportunities
   
• Advocacy:
  - Training in communications and media outreach; public relations technical assistance.
  - Access to global advocacy platforms and media coverage. Global Fellows also have access to potential funding opportunities.
  
  Eligibility:
• open to all young people aged 18-29 as of 31st December 2018;
• applicants should be founders or co-founders of existing ventures with at least one year of impact;
• proficiency in English is required; applications must be submitted in English.
  
  Deadline: 6 March 2018,  23:59 pm EDT.

Applicants needed to register and apply online.

Find out more: http://www.youthactionnet.org/apply

           
View a list of previous winners here .

The EU Aid Volunteers initiative brings volunteers and organisations from different countries together to work on humanitarian projects worldwide.
This call aims to fund projects involving the selection, preparation and deployment deployment of EU Aid  junior and senior​ volunteers.
These projects will contribute to strengthening the Union’s capacity to provide needs-based humanitarian aid aimed at strengthening the capacity and resilience of vulnerable and disaster-affected communities in third countries.
It also supports actions aimed at strengthening the capacities of implementing sending and hosting organisations participating/intending to participate in the initiative.

Objectives
With this call the European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Cultural Executive Agency expect to achieve the following results:
- prepare the selection, training and deployment of 250 EU Aid Volunteers in vulnerable and disaster-affected communities in third countries,
- strengthen the capacities of implementing sending and hosting organisations participating / intending to participate in the initiative,
- achieve synergies and complementarity with EU-funded operations in humanitarian aid, civil protection, resilience-building and linking relief, rehabilitation and development in the respective countries / region where EU Aid Volunteers are deployed,
- provide junior EU Aid Volunteers with the possibility to take part in apprenticeship placements of up to 6 months in the EU before deployment;
- communicate the Union’s humanitarian aid principles and the EU Aid Volunteers initiative in line with the Communication Plan of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative;
- provide opportunities for online volunteering to support or complement project activities.

Eligible bodies
All organisations involved in the project will be referred to hereafter as the ‘consortium’.
All applicants involved in applying, and acting as either sending or hosting organisations, must be certified under the EU Aid Volunteers initiative.
The organisation applying on behalf of all applicants (coordinator) must be a certified EU sending organisation under the EU Aid Volunteers initiative.
The remaining applicants are either certified sending or certified hosting organisations under the EU Aid Volunteers initiative.
Project proposals involving sending and hosting organisations that have applied for certification before the deadline for submitting applications it is highly recommended to apply for certification by 9 March 2018.
A project consortium must involve at least two certified sending organisations from two different countries and two certified hosting organisations.
Non-certified organisations specialised in any areas relevant to the objectives or the actions of the project may be involved as partner in the consortium in order to contribute with their specific expertise

Organisations
- non-governmental not-for-profit organisations formed in accordance with the law of a Member State and whose headquarters are located within the Union; or
- public law bodies of a civilian character governed by the law of a Member State; or
- the International Federation of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Only legal entities established in the the 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) are eligible to apply.

Eligible activities
Deployment of senior and junior EU Aid Volunteers to humanitarian aid projects in the area of disaster risk reduction, preparedness and LRRD in third countries based on identified needs, including selection, recruitment and preparation of EU Aid Volunteers;
Communication activities in compliance with the Communication Plan of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative;
Activities may include:
- apprenticeship placements of up to 6 months in one of the participating EU Member States for junior volunteers in EU sending organisations;
- the provision of online volunteering opportunities, via the EU Aid Volunteers Platform provided by the Commission, to support the actions of the project
- capacity building of vulnerable, disaster affected communities and local organisations;
- capacity building of hosting organisations; 
- technical assistance for sending organisations. 

Capacity building activities should be undertaken by senior volunteers or junior volunteers with significant experience in capacity building and supervised by a senior professional.

Project activities may include:
- information, communication and public awareness;
- hazard, risk analysis and early warning;
- contingency planning and preparedness for response;
- protection of livelihoods, assets and small scale mitigation works. 

Activities within capacity building and technical assistance may include: activities to build/strengthen capacities, study/scoping visits to refine and finalise needs assessment of the action, seminars and workshops, job-shadowing, twinning arrangements and exchange of staff, exchange of knowledge, organisational learning and good practice, study visits, activities to foster partnership building, activities to assist organisations in meeting the Core Humanitarian Standards, activities to strengthen regional cooperation,
- (only for technical assistance) Coaching and mentoring of key sending organisation paid staff and volunteers,
- (only for capacity building) Training courses for third country trainers/coaches/mentors/multipliers,
- (only for capacity building) Study visits of up to 3 months for key paid staff or volunteers from third countries to be based in EU applicant/partner organisations.

Capacity building activities should be undertaken by senior volunteers or junior volunteers with significant experience in capacity building and supervised by a senior professional.
Online volunteering activities should be related to the project and shall be implemented via the EU Aid Volunteers Platform managed by the Commission.

Eligible candidate volunteers should be:
- minimum age of 18 years;
- citizens of the European Union; and
- third country nationals who are long-term residents in a Member State.
- junior professionals, in particular recent graduates with less than five years’ professional experience and less than five years’ experience in humanitarian action;
- senior professionals with five years’ professional experience in positions of responsibility or expert positions.

Candidate volunteers who have successfully passed the standard training for EU Aid Volunteers initiative and its assessment can be considered to be EU Aid Volunteers and will be eligible for deployment. In addition, junior candidate EU Aid Volunteers who will be required by sending and hosting organisations to undertake an apprenticeship placement must also successfully pass this training and assessment. Training courses for EU Aid Volunteers selected under this call for proposals will take place between April and July 2018. When planning activities, applicants to this call for proposals must take these dates into account when planning their workflow and timetable (i.e. advertising of deployment vacancies; shortlisting candidate volunteers for potential deployment; online training of candidates for at least 2 weeks; on-site training of candidate volunteers over 10-12 days; start of apprenticeship/deployment placements). Organisations should therefore be ready to publish their vacancies at least 3 months ahead of the start of the training course.

Eligible activity venue and timeframe
- Apprenticeship placements prior to deployment (only for junior professionals) must take place in one of the sending organisation participating in the project for a maximum duration of 6 months, where possible in a country other than their country of origin. The deployment can range between 1 month as a minimum and 18 months as a maximum. Where capacity building or technical assistance is directly undertaken by EU Aid Volunteers these shall be senior professionals or/and have a significant track record in capacity building.
An indicative list of third countries for 2017 for deployments and capacity building in third countries has been defined prior to the call according to a needs assessment methodology similar to that for humanitarian aid actions but excluding areas with ongoing armed conflict. 
This list can be found here, it can be modified due to the events that could endanger the security and safety of volunteers.
The project activities can take place beyond the partner countries as long as the countries concerned are also on the list of countries mentioned above.
- Projects must start between 15 September 2018 with a maximum duration of 24 months.

Budget
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at EUR 8 400 000.
The maximum grant allocated to a project will be EUR 1 400 000. Grant requests below EUR 100 000 will not be considered for funding.
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) expects to fund 8 proposals.
The EACEA reserves the right not to distribute all the funds available.

Deadline: 6 April 2018, 12:00 midday CET.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/2EPzSC7

For further support organisations should contact the Education Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deadline: 1 March 2018, 12:00 CET, for projects starting between 1 August of the same year as the deadline and 31 January of the year after the deadline.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/2FcpbJo

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

This is an EU grant for a short teaching programme or course in the field of European Union studies at a higher education institution. Each Module has a minimum duration of 40 teaching hours per academic year. Modules may concentrate on one particular discipline in European studies or be multidisciplinary in approach and therefore call upon the academic input of several professors and experts.

Jean Monnet Modules must take one of the following forms:
- general or introductory courses on European Union issues (in particular at institutions and faculties that do not yet have a highly developed course offering in the field);
- specialised teaching on European Union developments (in particular at institutions and faculties that do already have a highly developed course offering in the field);
- summer and intensive courses that are fully recognised.

Higher education institutions have the role of supporting and promoting the Module coordinators in their teaching, research and reflection activities: they recognise the teaching activities developed; they monitor the activities, give visibility and valorise the results obtained by their staff involved in the Module.

Professors and researchers of European Union studies and higher education institutions worldwide can take part in the project.
The project should last three years.
The maximum grant that can be awarded is 30 000 EUR. This represents the maximum of 75% of the total cost of the Jean Monnet Module.

Applications must be submitted by a Higher Education Institution established in any Programme Country:
- 28 Member States of the European Union;
- EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;
- EU candidate countries: Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
 or
in any Country in the world.

Applicants should submit applications to the Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) by 22 February 2018, 12:00 (midday) CET, for projects starting as of 1 September of the same year.

HEIs established in Programme Countries must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).

Higher Education Institutions should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

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

Individuals seeking to apply should contact their educational establishment.

Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jean-monnet-modules_en

This is an EU grant for the creation of a focal point of competence and knowledge on European Union subjects. A Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence gathers the expertise and competences of high-level experts and aims at developing synergies between the various disciplines and resources in European studies, as well as at creating joint transnational activities and structural links with academic institutions in other countries. It also ensures openness to civil society.

Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence have a major role in reaching out to students from faculties not normally dealing with European Union issues as well as to policy makers, civil servants, organised civil society and the general public at large. A Jean Monnet Chair holder must assume the academic responsibility of a Centre.

A Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence can carry out one or more of the following activities:
- organising and coordinating human and documentary resources related to European Union studies;
- leading research activities in specific European Union subjects (research function);
- developing content and tools on EU subjects to update and complement the current courses and curricula (teaching function);
- enhancing the debate and exchange of experiences about the EU, where possible in partnership with local stakeholders and/or EU Representations Offices in Member States and EU Delegations in third countries (think-tank function);
- systematic publication of the results of research activities.

The project should last three years.
Maximum grant award: EUR 100,000.

Applications must be submitted by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) established in any Programme Country:
- 28 Member States of the European Union;
- EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;
- EU candidate countries: Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
or 
- any Country in the world.

Applicants should submit applications to the Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) by 22 February 2018, 12:00 (midday) CET, for projects starting as of 1 September of the same year.

Higher Education Institutions established in Programme Countries must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).
Only one Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence can be supported in any given higher education institution.

Higher Education Institutions should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

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

Individuals seeking to apply should contact their educational establishment.

Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jean-monnet-centres-excellence_en

This is an EU grant for a teaching post with a specialisation in European Union studies for university professors for a duration of three years. Only one professor may hold the Chair and must provide a minimum of 90 teaching hours per academic year.
Teaching hours are taken to include direct contact hours in the context of group lectures, seminars, tutorials and may include any of them in a distance learning format but do not include individual instruction and/or supervision.
Jean Monnet Chairs are mentors and advisors to the next generation of teachers and researchers. They also provide in-depth guidance to future professionals about the European aspect of particular subjects.
 
Jean Monnet Chairs must take one of the following activities:
- deepen teaching in European Union studies embodied in an official curriculum of a higher education institution;
- conduct, monitor and supervise research on EU subjects, also for other educational levels such as teacher training and compulsory education;
- provide in-depth teaching on European Union matters for future professionals in fields which are in increasing demand on the labour market;
- encourage, advise and mentor the young generation of teachers and researchers in European Union studies subject areas;
- organise activities (conferences, seminars/webinars, workshops, etc.) targeting to policy makers at local, regional and national level as well as to civil society;
- provide teaching/lectures to students from other departments (e.g. architecture, medicine, etc) to better prepare them for their future professional life.

Higher education institutions (HEI) have the role of supporting  Jean Monnet Chair holders in their teaching, research and reflection activities, allowing the widest possible range of curricula to benefit from the courses and recognise the teaching activities.

The project should last three years.
The maximum grant that can be awarded is 50 000 EUR. This represents the maximum of 75% of the total cost of the Jean Monnet Chair.

Jean Monnet Chair holders must be permanent staff members at the applicant institution and have the rank of professor/senior lecturer. They may not be a "visiting professor" at the HEI applying for the grant.

Applications must be submitted by a HEIs established in any Programme Country:
- 28 Member States of the European Union;
- EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;
- EU candidate countries: Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
 or
in any Country in the world.

Applicants should submit applications to the Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) by 22 February 2018, 12:00 (midday) CET, for projects starting as of 1 September of the same year.

HEIs established in Programme Countries must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).

Higher Education Institutions should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

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

Individuals seeking to apply should contact their educational establishment.

Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jean-monnet-chairs_en

This is an EU grant supporting any worldwide associations of professors and researchers specialising in European Union Studies. The explicit purpose of the associations must be to contribute to the study of the European integration process.
Such associations should be interdisciplinary and open to all interested professors, teachers and researchers specialising in European Union issues in the relevant country or region.
They should be representative of the academic community in European Union studies at national, regional or supranational level. Support will be given only to associations that are officially registered and have independent legal status.

Associations can carry out one or more of the following activities:
- organising statutory activities of associations dealing with European Union studies and European Union issues (e.g. the publication of a newsletter, the setting up of a dedicated website, the organisation of the annual board meeting, the organisation of specific promotional events aimed at providing greater visibility to European Union subjects etc.)
- perform research in the field of specific European issues in order to advise local, regional, national and European policy makers and disseminate the outcomes among the institutions involved in these issues, including the EU Institutions as well as a wider public thus enhancing active citizenship.

The project should last three years.
Maximum grant award: EUR 100,000.

Applications must be submitted by Associations active in the European Union subject area, established in a Programme country:
- 28 Member States of the European Union;
- EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;
- EU candidate countries: Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; 
or any Country in the world.

Applicants should submit applications to the Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) by 22 February 2018, 12:00 (midday) CET, for projects starting as of 1 September of the same year.
Associations should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.
For further support they should contact the National Agency in their country.

Individuals seeking to apply should contact their educational establishment.

Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jean-monnet-support-institutions-and-associations_en

This is an EU grant supporting the creation and development of consortia of international players (HEIs, Centres of Excellence, departments, teams, individual experts, etc.) in the area of European Union studies and the enhancement of existing networks supporting specific activities and fostering the participation of young researchers in EU-related themes.
Jean Monnet Networks contribute to gathering information, exchanging practices, building knowledge and promoting the European Integration process across the world. It also support the enhancement of existing networks supporting specific activities, notably fostering the participation of young researchers in EU-related themes.

These projects will be based on unilateral proposals, focused on activities that cannot be achieved successfully at a national level and require the involvement of a minimum of three partner institutions (including the applicant institution) from three different countries.
Their aim is to undertake projects that have a multinational rather than a national dimension.

Networks can carry out one or more of the following activities:
- gathering and promoting information and results on methodologies applied to high-level research and teaching on EU studies;
- enhancing cooperation between different higher education institutions and other relevant bodies throughout Europe and around the world;
- exchanging knowledge and expertise with a view to mutually enhancing good practices;
- fostering cooperation and creating a high knowledge exchange platform with public actors and the European Commission services on highly relevant EU subjects.

The project should last three years.
Maximum grant award: EUR 300,000.

Applications must be submitted by higher education institutions or other organisations active in the European Integration area, established in a Programme country:
- 28 Member States of the European Union;
- EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;
- EU candidate countries: Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; 
or any Country in the world.

The applicant must be the coordinator of the network that comprises a minimum of three participating institutions from three different countries.
 
Applicants should have submitted applications to the Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) by 22 February 2018, 12:00 (midday) CET, for projects starting as of 1 September of the same year.

Higher Education Institutions established in Programme Countries must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).
Higher Education Institutions should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

For further support they should contact the National Agency in their country.
Individuals seeking to apply should contact their educational establishment.

Find out more: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jean-monnet-networks_en

The Creative Europe - Culture Sub-programme supports cultural and creative organisations to operate transnationally and internationally and to promote cross-border circulation of works of culture and mobility of cultural players. 

In particular the Culture Sub programme supports:
- transnational cooperation projects bringing together cultural and creative organisations from different countries to undertake sectoral or cross-sectoral activities;
- activities by European networks of cultural and creative organisations from different countries;
- activities by organisations with a European vocation fostering the development of emerging talent and stimulating the transnational mobility of cultural and creative players and circulation of works, with the potential to exert a broad influence on cultural and creative sectors and to
provide for lasting effects; 
-  literary translation and the further promotion of translated works;

The Creative Europe Culture Sub-programme includes
- European cooperation projects - support transnational cooperation projects bringing together cultural and creative organisations from different countries to undertake sectoral or cross-sectoral activities (up to 48 months).
Category 1 - Small scale cooperation projects: at least three partners from at least three countries taking part in the sub-programme over a maximum period of four years;
Category 2 - Large scale cooperation projects: at least six partners from at least six countries taking part in the sub-programme over a maximum period of four years;
Category 3 - Cooperation projects related to the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage.

- European networks - action grants to European networks active in the field of the cultural and creative sectors, with at least 15 member organisations from at least 10 different countries taking part in the Programme.

- European platforms - support cultural and creative organisations for the development of emerging talents and transnational mobility of cultural and creative players and circulation of works. The platform shall be comprised of a coordination entity and at least 10 European cultural operators situated in at least 10 different countries participating in the Programme.

- Literary translation projects - support literary translation projects, cultural and linguistic diversity in the Union and in other countries participating, and to promote the transnational circulation of high quality literary works.
Category 1 – Two-year projects:  translation and promotion of a package of 3 to 10 eligible works of fiction from and into eligible languages  (up to 2 years).
Category 2 – Framework partnership agreement: action plan covering the entire duration of the agreemet shall be based on a long term strategy for the translation, distribution and promotion of the translated package of works of fiction.

Eligibility:
- Non audiovisual cultural and creative operators, legally established in one of the countries participating in the sub-programme.

Eligible countries:
- EU Member States, Norway, Iceland, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Serbia.
 
Eligible projects: in particular not-for-profit projects.

Deadlines:
- European cooperation projects: 18 January 2018, 12:00 noon (CET/CEST, Brussels time).
- European cooperation projects related to the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage: 22 November 2017, 12:00 noon (CET/CEST, Brussels time).
- European networks
- European platforms
- Literary translation projects

All details about the culture sub programme can be found here.

For further support please contact the Creative Europe Desks in your country:
http://ec.europa.eu/culture/tools/creative-desks_en.htm

The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) provides the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities a higher education institution (HEI) may carry out within the Erasmus+ Programme.

The award of an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is a pre-requisite for all higher education institutions (HEIs) located in one of the countries listed below and wanting to apply and participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under the Erasmus+ programme.
For HEIs located in other countries, the ECHE is not required, and the quality framework will be established through inter-institutional agreements between HEIs. The Charter is awarded for the full duration of the Programme.

HEIs established in one of the following countries are eligible to apply for an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education:
- the 28 Member States of the European Union,
- the EFTA-EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway),
- THE EU candidate countries (Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey).

The Charter is awarded for the full duration of the Programme.
The National Authorities will designate, among the applicants, the Higher Education Institutions to be considered eligible to participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under the Programme, in their respective territories.

Deadline: 22 March 2018, 12:00 (noon) CET.

All details can be found here.

For further support please contact the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

The European Commission co-finances information measures relating to the common agricultural policy (CAP) that aim, in particular, at:

 Boosting jobs, growth and investment in rural areas and the maintenance of viable rural communities throughout the EU;
 Fostering knowledge, innovation and digitisation in the agricultural sector;
 Enhancing environmental sustainability and climate resilience;
 Strengthening generational renewal and the socioeconomic fabric of rural areas;
 Ensuring a fair return to farmers from the agri-food chain to maintain the viability of European agricultural production and the future of the family farm model;
 Encouraging healthy eating habits for children and adults with the consumption of safe and sustainably-produced quality food and the distribution of agricultural products in the EU school scheme, as an important contribution to the Commission's healthy living initiative.

Support will go to actions which should include several of the following types of measures:
production and distribution of multimedia or audiovisual material,
production and distribution of printed material (pub­ lications, posters, etc.),
setting up online and social network tools,
media events,
conferences, seminars, workshops (preferably web streamed) and studies on CAP related issues,
events type "city farm" nature which help to explain the importance of agriculture to the urban population,
events type "open farm" nature aiming at showing to the citizens the role of agriculture (eg best practices, innovation projects),
static or mobile exhibitions or information points.
The measures have to be implemented from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2019.
The maximum duration of information measures is 12 months.

The priority theme for this call is the reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)and the challenges ahead.
For citizens, the priority themes will deal with general topics about the CAP and should focus on its three core elements: food safety, sustainable management of the natural resources and the development of the rural areas. The objective of these actions is to inform a large number of people about the basic issues of the reformed CAP.
For rural actors, actions should focus on the implementation of new measures introduced by the CAP reform and on specific issues related to policy initiatives initiated after the reform of the CAP, such as ‘organic farming’.

Target groups:

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:
- 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 new EU School Scheme for Milk, Fruit and Vegetables which entered into force as from 1 August 2017.
- general public: the focus of information on the CAP would put greater emphasis on addressing the (mis-) perceptions of European agriculture and the role of farming in society instead of the policy content. There needs to be also greater understanding of the enormous contribution the EU agri-food sector provides to the wider EU economy.
- stakeholders: it should be ensured that there is greater awareness of the contribution that the CAP makes to the support of economic growth of rural areas, especially SMEs. The contribution that is made through the Rural Development programmes should be promoted, through which the EU is investing almost EUR 100 billion in the period 2014-2020 for the development of European rural areas. It will also be emphasised the support provided for sustainable production practices and other measures that will help to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Budget: total budget earmarked for the co-financing of activities is estimated at EUR 4 000 000. The maximum grant will be EUR 500 000.

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

Deadline to submit applications: 5 January 2018.

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.

Tema 
La proposta di misure di informazione deve illustrare in che modo la PAC continua a contribuire alla realizzazione delle priorità politiche della Commissione europea. La proposta deve inoltre rispecchiare il fatto che la PAC è una politica per tutti i cittadini dell’Unione europea, contribuisce alla loro vita in molti modi e crea una relazione di fiducia nei confronti dell’Unione e tra cittadini, siano essi agricoltori o no.

Le proposte devono contemplare specificamente il contributo dato dalla PAC per:
- promuovere l’occupazione, la crescita e gli investimenti nelle zone rurali e per mantenere comunità rurali vitali in tutta l’UE;
- promuovere le conoscenze, l’innovazione e la digitalizzazione nel settore agricolo;
- migliorare la sostenibilità ambientale e la resilienza climatica;
- rafforzare il ricambio generazionale e il tessuto socioeconomico delle zone rurali;
- garantire un giusto compenso agli agricoltori della catena agroalimentare al fine di mantenere la redditività della produzione agricola europea e il futuro delle aziende familiari;
- incoraggiare sane abitudini alimentari per bambini e adulti attraverso il consumo di alimenti di qualità prodotti in modo sostenibile e sicuro e il programma di distribuzione di prodotti agricoli nelle scuole dell’UE, in quanto importante contributo all’iniziativa per una vita sana della Commissione.

Destinatari 
I destinatari per il tema di cui al punto 2.2. sono il pubblico in generale (in particolare i giovani nelle aree urbane) e/o gli agricoltori e altri soggetti attivi nel mondo rurale.
In particolare:
- allievi delle scuole, insegnanti e studenti universitari: è necessario adottare nuovi approcci per dialogare con i giovani e aumentare in essi la consapevolezza della PAC e del contributo che essa apporta in molti settori, quali la sfida dei cambiamenti climatici, i prodotti alimentari, un’alimentazione sana e di elevata qualità come scelta di vita, in relazione anche al nuovo programma dell’UE per la distribuzione di latte, frutta e verdura nelle scuole, in vigore dal 1° agosto 2017;
- pubblico in generale: nel fornire informazioni sulla PAC verrà posto maggiormente l’accento sulla percezione (talvolta scorretta) dell’agricoltura europea e sul ruolo dell’agricoltura nella società, anziché sul contenuto politico di quest’ultima. È necessaria anche una migliore comprensione dell’enorme contributo fornito dal settore agroalimentare dell’UE all’economia dell’UE in generale;
- portatori di interesse: occorre garantire che vi sia una maggiore consapevolezza del contributo della PAC al sostegno della crescita economica delle zone rurali, in particolare delle PMI. Deve essere promosso il contributo realizzato attraverso i programmi di sviluppo rurale, con i quali l’UE investe circa 100 miliardi di euro nel periodo 2014-2020 per lo sviluppo delle zone rurali. Sarà inoltre sottolineato il sostegno fornito per le pratiche di produzione sostenibili e per le altre misure che contribuiscono a mitigare i cambiamenti climatici e il loro adattamento.

Bilancio
Il bilancio totale riservato al cofinanziamento delle misure di informazione è stimato a 4 000 000 di EUR.
La sovvenzione massima ammonta a 500 000 EUR. Tale importo è subordinato alla disponibilità degli stanziamenti previsti nel progetto di bilancio 2018 in seguito all’adozione del bilancio 2018 da parte dell’autorità di bilancio o degli stanziamenti previsti nei dodicesimi provvisori.
La Commissione si riserva il diritto di non assegnare tutti i fondi disponibili.

Scadenza: 5 gennaio 2018. 

Per ulteriori informazioni: https://goo.gl/QhXNfJ

Launched by the European Commission the overall objectives of this call EACEA 27/2017 are:
- to increase the employability of young people and to contribute to the development of a highly skilled, qualified and mobile workforce from which companies should also benefit and,
- to support joint developments in VET in Europe and strengthen overall its quality, relevance and attractiveness.

The specific objective of the call is to support the preparation or setting up of joint VET qualifications including at higher level or the improvement of such existing qualifications.
The transnational qualifications should comprise strong work-based learning and a mobility component, address learning outcomes, quality assurance and proper recognition while making use of relevant European tools and instruments.
Against the background of high youth unemployment, skills mismatch and shortages as well as the need for higher level skills at sectoral level, joint VET qualifications have the potential to address these challenges and ensure that VET response better to labour market needs.

Eligible partnerships
The partnership must be composed of partners from at least two different Erasmus+ programme countries (at least one of which must be a Member State of the European Union):
- 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 (1),
- the non-EU programme countries: former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey.

The partnership should include at least three partners, including the two following organisations:
- a VET provider (at upper secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary or tertiary level),
- an enterprise (public or private) or a chamber of industry, trade and crafts or a sectoral/professional organisation.

One of those partners will be the coordinating organisation, applying for the Erasmus+ grant on behalf of the consortium of partner organisations.

Other eligible participating organisations include:
- relevant qualification authorities or equivalent (at national, regional, or sectoral levels). The involvement of such an organisation from each of the countries participating in the project will represent an asset in the evaluation of the quality of the project consortium and cooperation arrangements,
- public local, regional or national authorities,
- social partners (employers' and workers' organisations),
- research institutes,
- European umbrella organisations,
- sector skills councils, or equivalent,
- public employment services,
- youth organisations,
- parents' associations,
- other relevant bodies.

Activities
Beneficiaries should undertake the two main following activities:

1. Design or improve a joint qualification in VET, aimed at responding to concrete skill needs in the countries with mandatory partners, with a view to its recognition as qualification in each of these countries.
The joint qualification should be composed of clearly identified units:
- defined through a detailed qualification profile, that is a comprehensive outline of the expected learning outcomes,
- complemented by the design of a joint curriculum, with a strong work-based learning component, and supporting cross-border, transnational and interregional learner mobility,
- complemented by assessment standards.

2. Set up new sustainable cooperation structures to ensure transparency, comparability, appropriate quality assurance systems and mutual recognition of qualifications, whilst making existing engagement more systematic and targeted.
Concrete results must be achieved within the project's duration:
- Design or improve a joint qualification in VET
1. deliver tangible and sustainable outcomes in establishing a joint VET qualification including better transparency, comparability and recognition of those qualifications,
2. provide evidence on how specific skills' needs will be matched with labour market needs in the countries/regions participating in the partnership.

- Set up new sustainable cooperation structures
1. show concrete efforts to increase employability of VET learners through enhanced work-based learning and inbuilt mobility opportunities,
2. implement long-term synergies to ultimately improve VET attractiveness.

Activities must start between 1 September 2018 and 1 November 2018.
The duration of the projects is 24 months.

Budget
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at a maximum of 6 million EUR. The maximum EU co-financing rate will be 80 %.
Each grant will amount between 200 000 EUR and 500 000 EUR. It is expected to fund around 20 proposals.

The Agency reserves the right not to distribute all funds available.

Deadline: 31 January 2018, 12.00 noon (Brussels time).

Read more:  http://bit.ly/2hRmpyz

Gli obiettivi generali dell’invito sono, da un lato, rafforzare l’occupabilità giovanile e contribuire allo sviluppo di una forza lavoro altamente competente, qualificata e mobile da cui anche le imprese dovrebbero trarre vantaggio e, dall’altro, sostenere sviluppi comuni nel campo dell’IFP in Europa e rafforzarne in generale la qualità, la pertinenza e l’attrattiva.

L’obiettivo specifico dell’invito è sostenere la preparazione o la definizione di qualifiche comuni nel campo dell’IFP, anche a un livello più elevato, o il miglioramento delle qualifiche esistenti. Le qualifiche transnazionali dovrebbero includere una forte componente di apprendimento basato sul lavoro e di mobilità, prendendo in considerazione i risultati dell’apprendimento, la garanzia della qualità e l’adeguato riconoscimento, avvalendosi nel contempo degli strumenti europei pertinenti.

Partenariati ammissibili
Il partenariato deve essere composto da partner provenienti da almeno due diversi paesi aderenti al programma Erasmus + (almeno un paese del partenariato deve essere uno Stato membro dell’Unione europea):
- 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, Repubblica ceca, Romania, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Ungheria;
- i paesi del programma non appartenenti all’UE: ex Repubblica iugoslava di Macedonia, Islanda, Liechtenstein, Norvegia e Turchia.
Inoltre, il partenariato deve essere costituito da almeno tre partner, comprese le due organizzazioni seguenti:
- un fornitore di IFP (a livello secondario superiore, post-secondario non terziario o terziario);
- un’impresa (pubblica o privata) o una camera di commercio, industria e artigianato o un’organizzazione settoriale/
professionale.

Attività
Le attività devono essere avviate tra il 1o settembre 2018 e il 1o novembre 2018. La durata prevista per i progetti è di 24 mesi.
I beneficiari svolgeranno le due attività principali seguenti:
- Elaborazione o miglioramento di una qualifica comune nel campo dell’IFP per rispondere a concreti bisogni in termini di competenze nei paesi con partner obbligatori, ai fini del suo riconoscimento come qualifica in ciascuno di questi paesi.
- Creazione di nuove strutture di cooperazione sostenibili per garantire trasparenza, comparabilità, adeguatezza dei
sistemi di garanzia della qualità e riconoscimento reciproco delle qualifiche, rendendo l’impegno esistente più sistematico
e mirato.

Bilancio
La disponibilità di bilancio complessiva destinata al cofinanziamento dei progetti è stimata ad un massimo di
6 milioni di EUR. Il tasso massimo di cofinanziamento dell’UE è pari all’80 %. L’importo di ogni sovvenzione è compreso tra 200 000 EUR e 500 000 EUR. Si prevede il finanziamento di circa 20 proposte.
L’Agenzia si riserva il diritto di non distribuire tutti i fondi disponibili.

Scadenza: 31 Gennaio 2018, 12.00 (Brussels time).

Per ulteriori informazioni: http://bit.ly/2hRmpyz