RI-LINKS2UA - Strengthening Research and Innovation Links towards Ukraine

First outlines of proposals (concept notes) may be submitted online by 11 July 2017 .

New EU4Youth programme:

• 4 year programme launched end 2016/early 2017
• About 20 Million EUR
• 3 components:

1. EU4Y Capacity building – DG EAC / EACEA implemented

                a. Civil Society Fellowships for Youth

                b. Partnerships for Entrepreneurship

2. EU4Y Grant scheme – DG NEAR implemented

                a. Grant scheme for policy development with a focus on youth entrepreneurship and disadvantaged youth

3. EU4Y Coordination – DG NEAR

Objectives:

• Increase the employability and participation of young people in society and economy.
• Support them in becoming active citizens and entrepreneurs and developing skills.
• Enable youth organisations to engage in cross-sectorial youth policies and cooperate with public and private bodies and institutions.
• Bring together relevant authorities with other key stakeholders, like businesses, social partners.
• Attention to disadvantaged youth and women.

Component 1: EU4Y Capacity building

Implemented by EACEA under Erasmus+ - Key Action 2 - Capacity Building in the Field of Youth.

1a Civil Society Fellowships for Youth:

• Capacity building projects supporting youth and youth organisations to become active participants in democratic, social and economic life.
• Selected young leaders (the Fellows) will take part in mobility activities and work in the EU.

1b Partnerships for Entrepreneurship:

• Capacity building projects promoting entrepreneurship education and social entrepreneurship among young people.
• These transnational projects will be based on multilateral partnerships between organisations.
• Involvement of the private sector and educational institutions will be important.

Component 2: EU4Y Grant Scheme
implemented by DG NEAR

• Capacity building projects addressing educational and training opportunities for youth.
• Special attention to vulnerable and disadvantaged young people - dedicated activities, access to finance, employability, access to labor markets.
• Support creative young people in maturing their entrepreneurial ideas.
• Support actions with significant potential for systemic impact.
• Support leaders in the education field who offer quality education to all young people.
• Focus on economic sectors with higher appeal on youth – i.e. innovation & IT, creative industries, green economy, and social entrepreneurship.
• Involvement of private sector is key.

Component 3: EU4Y Coordination

- Expert implementation support to DG NEAR.

Funding and modalities

Component 1:

• 2016: EACEA share = 3.450.000 EUR for Grants
• 2017: EACEA share = 5.550.000 EUR for Grants
• 60% to Civil Society Fellowships for Youth
• 40% to Partnership for Entrepreneurship
• Duration of projects: 9 – 24 months
• Grants size: max 150.000

Components 2 & 3

• 2016: NEAR share = 4.500.000 EUR for Grants
• 2016: NEAR share = 2.500.000 EUR for Technical Support
• 2017: NEAR share = 4.000.000 EUR for Grants
• Duration of projects: to be determined.
• Grants size: to be determined

Target groups:

Public targeted: Youth organisations, youth workers, young people and young leaders

Project promoters: Organisations established in an Eastern Partnership Country (any public or private organisation active in the education, training and youth fields or the labour market)

Partners: Civil society organisations, public bodies, private companies (business)

Participation:

- EACEA: Call published 10/2016, deadline for CN 08/03/2016, pre-selection ongoing

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/capacity-building-in-fiel...

-NEAR: Call published 05/2017, deadline for CN 11/07/2017

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChc...