The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established by the Council of Europe to provide financial support for European youth activities. It aims to encourage co-operation amongst young people in Europe by providing financial support to youth activities. It concerns activities, which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity.
There are four kinds of grants open to different types of organisations:
- international activities (open to international, national, regional, NGOs/networks)
- annual work plans (open to international NGOs/networks)
- pilot activities (open to local, national, regional NGOs/networks)
- structural grants (open to international and regional NGOs/networks).
Projects must fall under the Council of Europe’s Youth Sector Priorities for 2024/2027.
- Revitalising pluralistic democracy
- Young people’s access to rights
- Living together in peaceful and inclusive societies
- Youth work
- Developing and strengthening youth policy based on Council of Europe standards.
The EYF may support the following operations:
A. International activity – including meetings of young people or youth leaders in Europe to promote participation and intercultural learning. Participants must represent at least 7 Council of Europe member states. It has to be run by an international team (4 nationalities represented in the project team). The EYF will cover up to two-thirds of the total cost. Maximum grant: € 25,000.
B. Annual work plan – including a series of activities over one year, interconnected and which contribute to the same broader aim. Each activity/element should contribute to the aim of the work plan and the accomplishments of the work plan as a whole should contribute to the global purpose of the organisation. These activities would be part of and support your NGO’s strategy or action plan for the coming years. Maximum grant: € 60,000.
C. Structural grant for 2 consecutive years – The European Youth Foundation may, every 2 years, grant international non-governmental youth organisations or networks a contribution to cover part of the general administrative costs involved in running their activities at European level. Maximum annual grant: € 30,000 per year for 2 years (i.e. a maximum of €60,000 for 2 years).
D. Pilot activities – including youth meetings, capacity building sessions, awareness raising actions, meetings with experts, local workshops, local actions, visits, campaigns, workshops in schools, festivals etc. The maximum duration of a pilot activity project can be up to one year. The project must start at least 3 months after the deadline. The maximum grant is €15 000.
Who can apply
International non-governmental youth organisations, international networks of youth NGOs, regional networks of youth NGOs, national non-governmental youth organisations , from the European Cultural Convention (the 46 member states of the Council of Europe plus Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Holy See and the Russian Federation).
Deadlines:
1 April (midnight CET) for:
- International activities taking place between 1 January and 30 June (1st half of the following year)
- Annual Work plan for following year
1 October (midnight CET) for:
- International activities taking place between 1 April and 31 December (2nd half of the following year)
- Annual Work plan for following year
- One-off structural grants for following year (regional network)
1 October 2023 (midnight CET) for:
- 2-year structural grant for 2024-2025 (international NGOs/networks)
Cut-off dates for pilot activities
The next deadline date for pilot activities applications: 15 January 2024, 15 May 2024.
The EYF will not process any new NGO registrations 2 weeks before the deadlines of April and October.
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