Deadline: 14-Mar-22
The EU-funded EU4Youth programme has launched a call for proposals with the aimi to foster young people’s digital skills, develop skills for the green transition, and improve entrepreneurial and career management skills, with a focus on disadvantaged youth.
Objectives
The global objective of this call is to foster active participation of youth in both democratic life and in the labor markets of the Eastern Partnership (hereinafter – EaP) countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine), with a focus on disadvantaged youth, thus contributing to sustainable and smart growth, social cohesion and reduction of inequalities in societies.
The specific objectives of this call are to foster young people’s digital skills, develop skills needed for green transition, and alongside improve entrepreneurial and career management skills.
Funding Information & Funded Activities
The Call is divided into two Lots:
- Lot 1: Up skilling of disadvantaged youth in terms of digital competences as well as the promotion of entrepreneurial competences and support towards related networking and partnerships: indicative allocation is €3,000,000.
- Lot 1: minimum amount €250,000; maximum amount €300,000.
- Lot 2: Development of social entrepreneurship and career management skills, linked to the promotion of youth entrepreneurship in the areas of green and digital economies and support to related networking and partnerships: indicative allocation is €5,000,000.
- Lot 2: minimum amount €800,000; maximum amount: €1,000,000
Applicants
Any proposed action must be submitted by a grouping of minimum 3 and maximum 6 entities: one lead applicant + minimum two co-applicants.
Any proposed action must be submitted by a grouping made of entities from minimum two Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine).
Examples:
- A Georgian lead applicant + an Armenian co-applicant + an EU co-applicant;
- An Ukrainian lead applicant + an Azerbaijani co-applicant + an Ukrainian co-applicant;
- An EU lead applicant + an Ukrainian co-applicant + a Moldovan co-applicant.
Any proposed action must take place in at least three Eastern Partnership countries.
Examples:
- A Georgian lead applicant + an Armenian co-applicant + an EU co-applicant implement activities of the grant project (i.e. activities take place) in Armenia, Georgia and Moldova/other EaP countries.
- An Ukrainian lead applicant + an Azerbaijani co-applicant + an Ukrainian co-applicant implement activities of the grant project (i.e. activities take place) in Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia/other EaP countries.
- An EU lead applicant + an Ukrainian co-applicant + a Moldovan co-applicant implement activities of the grant project (i.e. activities take place) in Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus/other EaP countries
Additional Information
- Under Lot 1:
- Capacity building, training and mentorship activities with focus on digital competences, crucial for enhanced youth employability and media literacy, provided in formal and non-formal education and training contexts;
- Awareness raising amongst young people on the potential and risks of digitalisation for personal and career development;
- Promotion of transnational exchange of experience and best practices and networking between EaP countries as well as between EaP and EU countries with regards to digital upskilling and reskilling of disadvantaged youth, where relevant also building on existing initiatives.
- Under Lot 2:
- Support to develop youth social entrepreneurship that has potential for realising innovative solutions in the areas of digital and green economy, including through training, mentoring and coaching as well as through targeted awareness raising to strengthen connections with existing business support schemes;
- Strengthening of networks and partnerships for youth social entrepreneurship with regard to the digital and green transformations, through studies, workshops and other activities, involving private and public actors such as business membership organisations, specialised civil society organisations, relevant national, regional and local administrations, education and training providers and National Youth Councils and other representative youth organisations;
- Developing synergies with and opportunities to access other more advanced entrepreneurship support and/or access to finance initiatives;
- Awareness raising amongst young people on the social entrepreneurial potential of digital and green development;
- Promotion of transnational exchange of experience and best practices between EaP countries with regards to as to youth social entrepreneurship in the areas of green and digital economy.
For more information, visit https://euprojects.by/news/eu4youth-apply-for-grants-in-the-eastern-partnership/