EC-Growth: Entrepreneurial Capacity Building for Young Migrants Grant Programme 2016

Deadline: 30 November 2016

The European Commission-Growth is currently accepting proposals for its Entrepreneurial capacity building for young migrants grant programme 2016 with an aim to support the creation, the improvement and the wider dissemination of support schemes for migrant entrepreneurs.

This initiative focuses on giving information, training and support to migrants, especially the young ones, in order to help them establishing their own business.

Categories

Identification of potential migrant entrepreneurs
Education and Training
Mentoring schemes for migrant entrepreneurs
Horizontal dimension: cross-border cooperation and best practice exchange

Funding Information

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at €2.150.000.
The maximum duration of projects is 24 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications from legal entities established in one of the following countries are eligible from EU Member States. (Proposals including an entity from a non EU Member State in the consortium will not be eligible).
Several applicants, submitting a joint proposal should choose within their midst a lead organisation, referred to as the coordinator. The coordinator and its partners must satisfy the same eligibility criteria.
Applications must be submitted by a legal persons.
The consortium (i.e. the coordinator plus its partners) must be composed of a minimum of three (3) different legal entities located in at least three (3) Member States.
Eligible applicants (coordinator and partners in the consortium) are organisations that are active in supporting the economic and social integration of migrants and/or in supporting entrepreneurs. Such entities may include:
Public authorities and public administrations (at the national, regional or city level);
Chamber of commerce and industry and similar bodies;
Business associations and business support networks;
Business support organisations and incubators;
NGOs, non-profit organisations, associations and foundations working with migrants;
Education and training providers (public and private).
The participation of the same partner in more than one proposal is not permitted; proposals with a member that participates in more than one consortium submitting a project proposal are not eligible and will be excluded from the call. Therefore applicants are encouraged to take the necessary measures to ensure that their partners will not participate in more than one proposal.
Activities foreseen under the project need to demonstrate a clear European added value by supporting European integration and transnational cooperation.
Proposals should contain a description of the management structure and processes of the project and the role of the lead applicant in the project management and implementation, what measures will be taken to ensure that high quality standards are applied by all consortium partners, how the achievement of objectives will be monitored, and appropriate corrective measures (such as redistribution of tasks and budget) will be taken, if needed. The main risks that might be encountered and the corresponding mitigating measures should also be described.