Apply for youth dialogue funding
Key Action 3 Structured Dialogue projects give young people
the opportunity to interact and debate with decision-makers on the issues that
affect them most and to influence policy.
A Youth Dialogue project has three phases:
1. planning and preparation;
2. implementation of the activities;
3. evaluation (including reflection on a possible follow-up)
What activities are possible?
Projects can last between three and 24 months and do not
need a partner from another country unless transnational meetings are
organised. Young people should lead the activities in all stages of the project
from preparation to follow-up.
Typical activities include:
meetings and seminars linked to official EU Presidency Youth
Conferences;
events and debates linked to the European Youth Week;
consultation, including online opinions polls and surveys;
and
events that mirror the workings of democratic institutions
at local and national levels, and encourage young people's direct
participation.
Young people should be involved at all stages of these youth
democracy projects, from preparation to follow-up. Projects can last between
three and 24 months, and involve a minimum of 30 participants.
Funding information
Please note, a formal financial capacity check does not
apply to public bodies or international
organisations, or where the grant request is less than
60,000 EUR
The maximum sum available for Exceptional Costs is €50,000
per project.
Youth organisations can apply to run a project on their own,
or they could choose to partner with counterparts across Europe or can partner
exclusively with UK organisations. Informal groups of young people are not
eligible to apply for funding under this Key Action. For more information on
whether your organisation is eligible, please refer to the who can take part?
page of our website.
Statutory meetings between organisations or politically
influenced events are not eligible for grants under this Action.
Eligible Lead Organisations
One organisation must lead the project and make the
application for funding. UK organisations leading
a project must apply to the UK National Agency. In cases of
projects with 2 or more partners, one of
• Non-profit organisation, association or NGO;
• European Youth NGO;
• Or a public body at local or regional level
Participating organisations must be based and registered in
a Programme Country. A participating
organisation could also be from a Partner Country
neighbouring the EU
The accepted unincorporated structures for Youth
applications include:
Registered charities on the Charity Commission website for
England and Wales, Scotland or Northern
Ireland including:
·
Trusts
·
Associations
Organisations that cannot provide proof of registration with
their country’s Charity Commission will be
unable to apply. Please note that the UK National Agency may
also undertake Financial Capacity
Checks for organisations with unincorporated statuses.
Sole traders and Partnerships (other than Scottish
Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships),
and Informal Groups of Young People are not eligible to
apply for Key Action 3 Erasmus funding.
Any participating organisation established in a Programme
Country can be the applicant. In case of
projects realised by two or more participating
organisations, one of the organisations applies on behalf
of all participating organisations involved in the project.
All participating organisations must be identified at the
time of applying for the grant.
Eligible partner organisations
For transnational/international activities- the activity
must involve at least 2 participating organisations,
of which at least two different countries, of which one is a
Programme Country.
National activities- the activity involves at least 1
organisation from a Programme Country.
Important Note - Charities with an unincorporated status,
such as registered trusts and associations that
are registered with the Charity Commission are eligible to
apply from 2017 Round 3 onwards for youth
applications.
the project.
Decision-makers: if the project foresees the participation
of decision-makers or experts in the youth
policy field, these participants can be involved regardless
of their age and geographical provenance.
Minimum 30 young participants must be involved in the
project. Participants from the country of the
receiving organisation must be involved in each activity.
·
Schools and colleges
·
Youth groups
·
Higher education
institutions
·
Vocational education and
training organisations
·
Adult education
organisations
·
Sports organisations
The following countries, including the
Overseas Countries and Territories of EU Member State countries, can fully take
part in all Erasmus+ actions:
Belgium Greece Lithuania Portugal
Bulgaria Spain Luxembourg Romania
Czech Republic France Hungary Slovenia
Denmark Croatia Malta Slovakia
Germany Italy Netherlands Finland
Estonia Cyprus Austria Sweden
Ireland Latvia Poland United
Kingdom
Republic of North Macedonia Iceland Norway
Liechtenstein Turkey Serbia
The following countries can take part in
certain Actions under Erasmus+, subject to specific criteria or conditions.
Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro
Eastern Partnership Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognized by international law
South-Mediterranean countries: Algeria,
Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia
Russian Federation: Territory of Russia as recognized
by international law
Switzerland is participating as a Partner
Country under Erasmus+.