Request for Proposals: Improving Digital Skills Among Migrants Program

Deadline: 16-Sep-25

The European Commission is requesting proposals for its Improving Digital Skills Among Migrants Program.

Objectives

• The objective of this topic is therefore to finance projects who will complement and draw on existing EU initiatives for the development of digital skills, including in the area of education such as the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-202724 and the resources available in the European Digital Education Hub , and of employment (as detailed above), by focusing on the situation of migrants and the specific challenges they face, both as regard their level of digital skills literacy as well as their access to education and trainings.
• Projects should also dedicate specific attention to Complementing the already existing programmes regarding ICT skills that do not specifically target migrants. Project proposals should also pay particular attention to certain categories of migrants, such as women, the elderly, migrants with disabilities or illiterate migrants who face additional difficulties in accessing digital services.

Funding Information

• Grant amount: EUR 5 000 000

Expected Outcomes

• Proposals should focus on contributing to the achievement of one or several of the following outcomes:
  • More tools, training offers and materials are available to improve the digital skills of migrants based on their specific needs, including the development of digital skills for the purpose of employment.
  • More migrants have better digital skills which allows them to make full use of the digital services offered by Member States, including the capacity to find information on public website and platforms and the capacity to access and use integration and public services available online.
  • Digital skills providers have an increased understanding of and are able to cater to the specific needs of migrants. In addition, digital skills providers already addressing the needs of migrants are able to scale their impact.
  • More migrants acquire digital skills which can help them find employment opportunities, including specialised skills.
  • Adapted information is provided to migrants who face specific challenges in acquiring digital skills such as elderly, women, illiterate migrants and migrants with disabilities.

Eligible Activities

• Proposals should include one or more of the following activities (non-exhaustive list):
  • Activities to increase the digital skills of migrants, in particular for the purpose of employment and including trainings and learning tools for migrants, as well as the development of training material, tools and good practices for professionals working on improving migrants’ digital skills.
  • Activities specifically addressed to increase migrants’ development of skills specific to IT professionals, as well as the development of training material, tools and good practices for professionals working on improving migrants’ digital skills.
  • Activities specifically addressed to increase the digital skills of specific categories of migrants such as women, the elderly, migrants with disabilities and illiterate migrants given their specific needs.
  • Innovative approaches to digital skills learning, specifically as regard reaching and teaching categories of migrants with low digital skills such as elderly, women, illiterate migrants and migrants with disabilities.
  • Conferences, workshops and mutual learning activities aimed at exchanging experience and disseminating good practices in relation to improving the digital skills of migrants in general, and particularly for those categories of migrants who face bigger difficulties such as women, the elderly, migrants with disabilities and illiterate migrants.

Target Groups

• The target groups of this topic are as follows:
  • Migrants as defined for this call;
  • Particular attention should be paid to migrant women, the elderly, migrants with disabilities, or illiterate migrants who face additional difficulties in accessing digital services;
  • Teachers, trainers, and other providers of courses to improve digital skills who are engaging with migrants.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
  • be legal entities
  • be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)), excluding Denmark
  • non-EU countries:
    • countries associated to the AMIF (associated countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.

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