Deadline: 23-Mar-22
The European Commission is calling for proposals for Small-Scale Cooperation Partnerships.
Scope
Small-scale Partnerships are designed to widen access to the programme to small-scale actors and individuals who are hard to reach in the fields of school education, adult education, vocational education and training, youth and sport. With lower grant amounts awarded to organisations, shorter duration and simpler administrative requirements compared to the Cooperation Partnerships, this action aims at reaching out to grassroots organisations, less experienced organisations and newcomers to the Programme, reducing entry barriers to the programme for organisations with smaller organisational capacity. This action will also support flexible formats – mixing activities with transnational and national character although with a European dimension – allowing organisations to have more means to reach out to people with fewer opportunities. Small-scale Partnerships can also contribute to the creation and development of transnational networks and to fostering synergies with, and between, local, regional, national and international policies.
Objectives
- Attract and widen access for newcomers, less experienced organisations and small-scale actors to the programme. These partnerships should act as a first step for organisations into cooperation at European level.
- Support the inclusion of target groups with fewer opportunities
- Support active European citizenship and bring the European dimension to the local level
Funding Information
- The total budget earmarked for this call for proposals is estimated at EUR 3 179 million:
- Education and Training: EUR 2 813,11 million
- Youth: EUR 288,13 million
- Sport: EUR 51,89 million
- Jean Monnet: EUR 25,8 million
Eligibility Criteria
- Any public or private body active in the fields of education, training, youth and sport may apply for funding within the Erasmus+ Programme. In addition, groups of young people who are active in youth work, but not necessarily in the context of a youth organisation, may apply for funding for learning mobility of young people and youth workers, youth participation activities and DiscoverEU inclusion action.
- The following countries can fully take part in all Erasmus+ Programme actions ( 2 ):
- the 27 Member States of the European Union and overseas countries and territories,
- third countries associated to the Programme:
- the EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway,
- EU candidate countries: the Republic of Turkey, the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Serbia.
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