2019 EaP Civil Society Fellowships: Supporting Young Civil Society Leaders in Eastern Partnership Countries

Deadline: 31 January 2019

The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility is accepting applications for its 2019 EaP Civil Society Fellowships that are aimed at identifying young ambitious/ high-potential/ forward-thinking civil society (including trade unions) activists from the EaP region and supporting the development of their leadership skills.

The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowships are an integral part of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility.

The fellowship programme is designed to allow the selected fellows to implement their ideas that result in positive changes in community life and increase their leadership capacity.

Funding Information

The maximum amount of financial support available within the Fellowship Programme is EUR 5,000 per person.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for a fellowship the applicant must:

be a natural person;
be a national and/or a resident of one of the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine);
be between 18 and 36 years old;
not previously have benefited from the fellowship within this programme;
have a proven track record of:
- working in a civil society organisation, including Trade Unions or professional association
- taking a leading role in his/her community by advancing issues related to health, environment, social development, transparency, etc. in one form or another;
have appropriate language skills for the chosen location of proposed action;
assume responsibility for the action proposed and show commitment for the action proposed.