Deadline: 13-Sep-23
Do you represent a nonprofit organization and want to organize a coding or digital event for children or young adults in your community? Do you already have a great idea? Then register your organisation and submit your event!
Goal
- The goal of Meet and Code is to introduce children and young people to technology and coding. The events are designed to show young people how much fun coding can be, and how it can help bring innovation to life. Participants learn how technology works and how IT affects the daily lives. By exploring a broad range of tech, digital topics, and creative coding, they will be encouraged to develop the skills they need for tomorrow’s competitive digital economy.
Funding Information
- Every approved event receives funding of up to 500 euro as start-up support. Haus des Stiftens reserves the right to increase or reduce the amount of funding in individual cases.
Period for Performing the Funded Events
- The funded event must take place from 1 September to 31 October 2023.
Funding Criteria for Selecting Submitted Project Ideas
- The following basic criteria apply for the event idea:
- The submitted event idea seeks to inspire and introduce young people to the world of technology and coding. Events must revolve around the theme of digital skills (coding, robotics, IoT, AI etc.).
- The target audiences are children and youth.
- Every event must address at least 20 children and young people.
- Participation must be free of charge.
- The event has to be designed for a minimum of 240 minutes in length. This timeframe can be met in one session or can be divided into several sessions.
- Eligible applicants: Only charitable organizations can submit their ideas via their country Meet and Code Website.
- The events are initiated, managed and run by the submitting non-profit organization itself. The submitting non-profit organization is responsible and liable for everything that occurs during the planning, organization, running and follow-up of the project.
- The funds are only paid out to charitable organizations able to evidence their non-profit status. Evidence must be provided during the validation process performed by the TechSoup Europe network partner in the applicant organization’s country.
- In addition to the basic requirements, the following rules apply for 2023:
- Events can be held virtually, partly virtual or on-site.
- Funding criteria for on-site events:
- Events must align with local Covid restrictions and regulations. The submitting non-profit organization is responsible and liable for ensuring compliance with those local regulations.
- Funding must only be used for the submitted project and charitable purposes.
- Funding criteria for online events:
- Events can be executed virtually or partly virtual.
- The format of the events can be
- A live event, e.g. a webinar or a virtual coding workshop
- A non-live event with mandatory participant interaction, e.g. a Massive Open Online Course with live FAQ sessions.
- Please note that funding can only be used for event related expenditure, that is:
- Trainer/s for the workshop
- A license for online teaching tools or costs for premises
- Learning materials for participants including curation and shipping, e.g. workings books or hardware
- Communication to reach potential participants, e.g. flyers, posters, and/or online marketing
- Professional external support to enable an online event, e.g. technical support.
- Rent for space needed because of e.g. technical infrastructure
- Haus des Stiftens or, as necessary, its partner in the TechSoup Europe network rule at their own discretion about the funding once the selection criteria have been met by the organization.
- There is no automatic entitlement to reasons for rejection and also no legal entitlement of the applicant to a grant. Neither is there an obligation to perform when the funding guidelines have been met.
Target Group
- The target group for the events are children and young people, who are to be introduced to the world of technology and coding.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only charitable non-profit organizations from the following countries are eligible to apply for the Meet and Code grant: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine.
- The events should address children and youth, and must be free of charge for participants.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The following event ideas are excluded from funding:
- Events not developed and implemented in one of the participating countries
- Political or religious initiatives
- Projects benefiting only individuals
- Projects not related to Meet and Code.
For more information, visit Meet and Code.