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EU4Youth: apply for grants to develop youth employment and entrepreneurship in the Eastern Partnership

The EU-funded EU4Youth programme has launched a call for proposals for grants for actions aiming to foster young people’s digital skills, develop skills for the green transition, and improve entrepreneurial and career management skills, with a focus on disadvantaged youth.

​​The call is divided into two lots:

  1. Upskilling the digital competences of disadvantaged youth, promotion of entrepreneurship and support of related networking and partnerships. Any grant should fall between €250,000 and €300,000.
  2. Development of youth social entrepreneurship and career management skills with focus on green and digital economies and support to related networking and partnerships. Any grant should fall between €800,000 and €1,000,000.

Projects should be submitted by a grouping of minimum three and maximum six entities: one lead applicant + minimum two co-applicants from minimum two Eastern Partnership countries (for example, a Georgian lead applicant + an Armenian co-applicant + an EU co-applicant; or a Ukrainian lead applicant + an Azerbaijani co-applicant + an Ukrainian co-applicant).

Any proposed action should take place in at least two Eastern Partnership countries.

The deadline for applications is 14 June.

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Press release and Guidelines for Applicants

Please be advised on the following events and deadlines:

  • Online Information Session about the Call will be organized on 10 May 2022 11:00-14:00 EET (UTC+2). Your advance registration is appreciated.
  • Deadline for requesting any clarifications from the contracting authority is no later than 21 days before the deadline for the submission of concept notes.
  • Last date on which clarifications are issued by the contracting authority is no later than 11 days before the deadline for submission of concept notes.
  • Deadline for submission of concept notes is 14 June 2022 23:59 EET (UTC+2).