Deadline: 14 October 2016
The European Commission is seeking proposals for its program entitled “Media Literacy For All” with an aim to develop actions aimed at increasing the critical thinking towards the media among citizens of all ages and to test the feasibility and usefulness of such actions.
The projects target citizens of all age groups and some of the actions would tackle minorities, low-skilled people and people at risk of being socially marginalized.
Budget Available
- The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated EUR 250 000 (two hundred fifty thousand euro).
- The maximum budget per project will be EUR 125 000 (one hundred twenty five thousand euros).
Activities to be Funded
- Creation of multilingual on-line material and interactive tools to improve the capacities of citizens to acquire a critical understanding of the media and to interact with it.
- Awareness-raising and efficient dissemination of the material created by the project or other similar material/activities that can be adapted to the same purpose, in particular through networks that can act as multipliers.
- Efficient dissemination of best practices, for instance through conferences, workshops, on-line platforms and/or training programmes.
- Social media campaigns aimed at helping citizens to interact with new media in a mindful way.
- Any other relevant innovative activities that can develop citizens’ ability to distinguish information from propaganda, to deconstruct media communication or any other capacity related to critical thinking towards the media.
- Activities with local communities or networks to tailor and make accessible some of the above tools to minorities, low-skilled people or people at risk of being socially marginalized.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only applications from legal entities established in the EU Member States are eligible.
- Application may be submitted by one applicant, whether established specifically or not for the action, provided that:
- it is formed of one or several legal entities, all of which complying with the eligibility, non-exclusion and selection criteria set out in this call for proposals, and implementing together the proposed action.
- the application identifies the said entities.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their applications in writing, using the application form available on the given website.
Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK
For more information, please visit Media Literacy For All.