Submit Proposals for Promotion of More Equitable Quality Education in Kyrgyzstan

Deadline: 10-Jul-23

The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce a call for proposals that contribute to more inclusive and equitable quality education and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 4.

Objectives 

The specific objectives of this call for proposals are:

• To assist in introduction of inclusive and equitable quality education with special focus on science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics (STEAM) and green skills;
• To assist in improvement of education facilities, connectivity and education environment.

Priorities 

The priorities of this call for proposals are:

• Support to update STEAM-linked teaching/learning programmes and mainstream greening education as well as build on the experience and resourcing approaches of transparent, inclusive, and participatory partnerships with the public, private and other education stakeholders.
• Support to upgrade education facilities and connectivity (for example digital connectivity), as well as provide safe, non-violent, gender-inclusive, non-discriminatory and effective learning environments for all.

Funding Information

• The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 1 750 000. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.
• Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
  • minimum amount: EUR 550 000
  • maximum amount: EUR 1 200 000
• Duration: The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 24 months nor exceed 36 months.

Location: Actions must take place in the following country: the Kyrgyz Republic.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
  • be a legal person and
  • be non-profit-making and
  • be a non-governmental organisation
  • be established in  a Member State of the European Union or the Kyrgyz Republic
  • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary and
  • have been registered for at least two years at the submission deadline for concept notes
• Co-applicant(s)
  • In case of involving co-applicants in the action, three co-applicants is the maximum recommended number.
  • Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
  • Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the lead applicant himself.
  • Co-applicants must sign the mandate.
  • If awarded the grant contract, the co-applicant(s) (if any) will become beneficiary(ies) in the action (together with the coordinator)
• Affiliated entities
  • The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies).
  • Only the following entities may be considered as affiliated entities to the lead applicant and/or to co-applicant(s):
    • Only entities having a structural link with the applicants (i.e. the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in particular a legal or capital link.
  • This structural link encompasses mainly two notions:
    • Control, as defined in Directive 2013/34/EU on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings:
      • Entities affiliated to an applicant may hence be:
        • Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the applicant (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the applicant (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
        • Entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the applicant;
        • Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies).
  • Membership, i.e. the applicant is legally defined as a e.g. network, federation, association in which the proposed affiliated entities also participate or the applicant participates in the same entity (e.g. network, federation, association,…) as the proposed affiliated entities.

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