Deadline: 4 October 2018
The European Commission is seeking applications for its program “ERASMUS+ Youth Partnership Funding”.
Priority Areas
- establishment of new networks of social enterprises, associations, clubs, NGOs;
- development and delivery of courses and training on entrepreneurship education (in particular entrepreneurship for social benefit and the use of ICT);
- activities that spread information, raise understanding and critical engagement with the media or other activities that encourage engagement with civic life;
- projects that deliver activities for direct community benefit, e.g. for disabled people, elderly, minorities, migrants, etc; and
- Artistic and cultural initiatives, e.g. theatre plays, exhibitions, music performances, discussion fora, etc.
Funding Information
Strategic Partnerships can receive a maximum of 450,000 euro in funding for the maximum project duration of 36 months (12,500 euro per month).
Program Activities
- Activities must contribute to overall project objectives, and create, develop, test and embed innovative approaches in youth work, including:
- new methods, tools or materials to build young people’s key competences, basic skills or language and IT skills;
- new methods, tools or materials to build capacity and professionalise or modernise youth work, including through the use of ICT, virtual mobility or online learning, sharing of best practise, reform of youth work curricula, etc.;
- new youth work approaches, including strategies to tackle social exclusion and early school leaving;
- through cross-sector networking and activities, i.e., non-formal youth work with formal education and training sector and relevant diverse partners in private and youth sector, to develop innovative approaches to youth work; and
- strategic collaboration with local or regional authorities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations across all sectors actively involved in delivering formal and non-formal education, training and youth work are able to apply for funding.
- As a general rule, it is not possible to apply for funding as an individual. Individuals wishing to get involved in the programme should speak to their organization, school, college etc.
- Applicant organizations must be legally registered in the United Kingdom and have a separate legal personality (legal distinction between the owner and the business). Therefore unincorporated organizations e.g. Sole traders, Partnerships (other than Scottish Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships), Trust and Unincorporated Associations are not eligible to apply for Erasmus+ funding.
- The only exception to this ruling is informal groups of young people involved in youth work.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries
Programme Countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Turkey.
Partner Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognised by international law, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Territory of Russia as recognised by international law and Switzerland.
For more information, please visit Youth Partnership Funding Programme.