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The
Europe Region WAGGGS regularly provides advice on fundraising
and information on the latest funding possibilities to its Member
Organisations.
Funding Advice gives an overview on programmes available in the
area of youth activities and advice on how to make a grant application.
Funding Alert gives information on current calls for proposals.
Make sure you do not miss the deadline for your grant application
by downloading the latest edition.
Click here to download the
latest edition and/or archived editions of these documents.
Details of the main European Funding programms
follow :
The Youth Programme
There are various sources of funding available at European level,
for which Associations can apply to enable their members to take
part in exchanges, a European voluntary service programme or organise
projects or workshops with an European dimension.
The
YOUTH Programme, which is organised by the Directorate of
Education and Culture of the European Commission began in 2000,
and is based on the experiences of the former Youth for Europe
and European Voluntary Service programmes.
It is open to young people from 30 European countries and gives
young people from the age of 15 upwards the chance to broaden
their horizons and develop their sense of initiative through projects
at home or abroad. It provides structured European co-operation
between youth organisations, youth workers, project organisers
and all other actors involved in the youth field.
Your Association can find out more information about the YOUTH
Programme by contacting the National Agency in your country. The
Agencies assist with the promotion and implementation of the Programme
at national level. For more information about the YOUTH Programme
or how to contact your National Agency, please
click here.
A special programme exists for countries from the Mediterranean.
The
Euro-Med Youth Programme gives 12 Mediterranean partner countries
a privileged position in third-country co-operation in the youth
field. Its aim is to facilitate the integration of young people
into social and working life as well as to stimulate the democratisation
of society in the Mediterranean partner countries.
National Co-ordinators based in the 12 partner countries facilitate
implementation of this Programme.
The YOUTH programme also supports co-operation activities with
youth organisations in South East Europe and the CIS countries.
Click
here for more information.
The European Youth Foundation
The Council of Europe also supports work by youth organisations
in the youth field through the European
Youth Foundation (EYF) The EYF was set up in 1972, to encourage
co-operation among young people in Europe by providing financial
support to European youth activities which promote peace, understanding
and co-operation in a spirit of respect for the Council of Europe's
fundamental values such as human rights, democracy, tolerance
and solidarity.
The EYF provides financial support to the following types of activities
undertaken by non-governmental youth organisations or networks
or by other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth
work and which are relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policies
and work:
- educational, social, cultural and humanitarian activities
of a European character;
- activities aiming at strengthening peace and co-operation
in Europe;
- activities designed to promote closer co-operation and better
understanding among young people in Europe, particularly by
developing the exchange of information;
- activities intended to stimulate mutual aid in Europe and
in the developing countries for cultural, educational and social
purposes;
- studies, research and documentation on youth matters.
The European Youth Foundation may support:
- the organisation of international youth meetings (such as
seminars, conferences, workshops, camps, festivals, etc);
- carrying out studies or research projects on youth-related
issues and the production of information and documentation on
youth issues or other support materials such as exhibitions,
audio-visual material, CD-ROMs, web-sites, the production of
information and documentation on youth issues;
- the administration of international non-governmental youth
organisations and networks;
- pilot projects which contribute to identified priority objectives
of the Council of Europe youth policy.
Click
here for more information about the European Youth Foundation
and how your Association can apply for a grant.
Other sources of funding
There are particular Foundations which may support projects organised
by your Association. The European Foundations Centre provides
advice to organisations on possible sources of funding at European
level – click here
for more information.
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