Deadline: 5 February 2020

The European Commission is seeking applications for its Erasmus+ Programme entitled “Capacity Building in the Field of Youth” to enhance the work, learning, education system and the labour markets.

Capacity-building projects in the field of youth cover a range of activities that encourage cooperation between organisations active in youth, education, training and other socio-economic sectors in Programme and Partner Countries from different regions of the world.

These projects aim to recognize and improve youth work, non-formal learning and volunteering and link them to education systems and the labour market. They also support regional and transnational non-formal learning mobility schemes to encourage the participation of youth in society.

Funding Information

• The total budget earmarked for this call for proposals is estimated at EUR 3 207,4 million:
  • Education and Training: EUR 2 943,3 million;
  • Youth: EUR 191,9 million;
  • Jean Monnet: EUR 14,6 million;
  • Sport: EUR 57,6 million.

Capacity Building Projects

• • Capacity-building projects between Programme Countries and Other Partner Countries;
    • The applicant must be established in a Programme Country and applies on behalf of all organisations involved in the project. Other types of organisations can be involved as partners, not as applicants.
  • Capacity-building projects between Programme Countries and Partner Countries from the Western Balkans
    • The applicant must be established in the Western Balkans.

• Capacity-building projects between Programme Countries and the South-Mediterranean Partner Countries
  • The applicant must be established in Tunisia.

Capacity-building activities

• Conferences, workshops and meetings;
• Large-scale youth events;
• Information and awareness campaigns;
• Communication and media tools;
• Development of methods, curricula, training and documentation such as Youth pass;
• Open and flexible learning materials, virtual cooperation, open educational resources (OER);

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 as well as for Strategic partnerships in the field of youth;
• The following Programme Countries can fully take part in all Erasmus+ Programme actions:
  • The Member States of the European Union;
  • The EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;
  • EU candidate countries: Turkey, North Macedonia and Serbia.
• In addition, certain Erasmus+ Programme actions are open to organisations from partner countries;
• For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project on the basis of the relevant provisions of the grant agreement on termination.

How to Apply

Applications must be submited electronically via given website.

Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, North Macedonia and Serbia.

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