Cooperation partnerships in the field of Youth

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Erasmus+ Programme

Programme Description

Erasmus+ is the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
Programme Details

Call

Cooperation partnerships in the field of Youth

Summary

The present call falls under KA2 of the Erasmus+ Programme and specifically under Partnerships for Cooperation. Cooperation Partnerships aim to increase quality in the work, activities and practices of organisations and institutions involved, opening up to new actors, as well as to build capacity of organisations to work transnationally and across sectors. Additionally, this Call aims to address common needs and priorities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport and to enable transformation and change (at individual, organisational or sectoral level), leading to improvements and new approaches, in proportion to the context of each organisation.

Detailed Call Description

The primary goal of Cooperation Partnerships is to allow organisations to increase the quality and relevance of their activities, to develop and reinforce their networks of partners, to increase their capacity to operate jointly at transnational level, boosting internationalisation of their activities and through exchanging or developing new practices and methods as well as sharing and confronting ideas. They aim to support the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practices as well as the implementation of joint initiatives promoting cooperation, peer learning and exchanges of experience at European level.

Selected projects will be expected to share the results of their activities at local, regional, national level and transnational level.

While writing proposals, the horizontal priorities of the Erasmus+ programme must also be taken into consideration and these are:

  • Inclusion and Diversity.
  • Environmental sustainability and action against climate change.
  • Digitisation.
  • Common values, civic engagement and participation.

Τhe proposal will be considered as highly relevant if it addresses the priority “inclusion and diversity”.

In the context of this call, there are also specific priorities that need to be taken into account when writing proposals.

In the field of sport priorities include:

  • Encouraging the participation in sport and physical activity
  • Promoting integrity and values in sport
  • Promoting education in and through sport
  • Combating violence and tackling racism, discrimination and intolerance in sport and tackling violent radicalisation.

In order to be considered for funding, proposals under this call must address at least one horizontal priority and / or at least one specific priority related to education, training, youth and sport.

To be considered for funding, Cooperation Partnerships must address either at least one horizontal priority and/or at least one specific priority relevant to the field of education, training, youth and sport that is mostly impacted. Regarding the proposed funding model Applicants will choose between the 3 pre-defined amounts according to the activities they want to undertake and the results they want to achieve.

Call Total Budget

€30,663,231  

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

The proposed funding model consists of a menu of 3 single lump sums, corresponding to the total grant amount for the project: €120,000, €250,000 and €400,000.

Thematic Categories

  • Education and training
  • Health
  • Natural and Cultural Heritage
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation
  • Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Youth

Eligibility for Participation

  • Educational Institutions
  • International Organisations
  • Large Enterprises
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Services Providers
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises
  • Training Centres
  • Youth

Call Opening Date

08/09/2021

Call Closing Date

03/11/2021

National Contact Point(s)

Cyprus Youth Board www.erasmusplus.cy erasmusplus@onek.org.cy Tel: +357 22 402 644

EU Contact Point

European Education and Culture Executive Agency:  https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/contacts_en