EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS

The specific objectives of this call are to:
— Promote trans-national cooperation and mutual learning among public authorities at the highest institutional level of the eligible countries in order to foster systemic improvement and innovation in the education and training fields,
— Enhance the collection and analysis of substantive evidence to ensure the successful implementation of innovative measures,
— Facilitate the transferability and scalability of innovative measures.

The priority themes for this call are:
LOT 1
— Digital education and competences
— Teaching and teachers
LOT 2
— Funding mechanisms for upskilling and reskilling, including schemes similar to Individual Learning Accounts
— Policy and processes to support the validation of non-formal and informal learning, including through effective guidance

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 Article II.17 of the grant agreement.

Measure Civil Society Projects
This measure aims at supporting projects promoted by transnational partnerships and networks directly involving citizens. Those projects gather citizens from different horizons, in activities directly linked to Union policies, with a view to give them an opportunity to actively participate in the Union policy making process in areas related to the objectives of the Programme.

A Civil Society Project must include at least two of the following types of activities:
- Promotion of societal engagement and solidarity: activities promoting debate/campaigns/actions on themes of common interest in the framework of the rights and responsibilities of the Union citizens and making the link to the European political agenda and policy making process.
- Gathering of opinions: activities aiming at gathering the individual opinions of the citizens favouring a bottom up approach (including the use of social networks, webinars, etc.) and media
literacy.
- Volunteering: activities promoting solidarity among Union citizens and beyond.

Maximum grant
Maximum eligible grant for a Civil Society Project is: EUR 150 000.