Description Maximum grant amount: 500 000 EUR
Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects are co-operation projects proposed and managed by a partnership of key stakeholders in view of identifying, testing, developing, assessing new innovative approaches in the fields of education, training and youth, that have the potential of becoming mainstreamed and giving input for improving educational and youth policies. The projects should focus on innovation in practices and policies across educational and youth fields. The specific aim of these activities is to provide in - depth knowledge on target group(s), learning, teaching, training or youth work situations and effective methodologies and tools that help policies to develop, as well as conclusions relevant for policy makers in education, training and youth at all levels
Objectives
The objectives of this call are to:
- Propose and field-test innovative solutions to current or future challenges in the education, training or youth field which have the potential
to improve and/or transform policies and practices and which can have a sustainable and systemic impact on Europe’s education ,
training and youth systems;
- Identify , test, develop, and assess new innovative approaches in the fields of education, training and youth, that have the potential of\
becoming mainstreamed;
- Support trans-national cooperation and mutual learning on forward -looking issues between key stakeholders to provide solutions to
current challenges in the education, training and youth sectors and impact on the design of new policies in those fields;
- Facilitate the collection and analysis of substantive evidence allowing the responsible authorities to develop new, innovative and effective
policies and practices in the education and training field or in the youth field and elaborating concrete methodologies for a practical
implementation of these in the future;
- Provide in-depth knowledge on target group (s) , learning, teaching, training or youth work situations and effective methodologies and
tools that help policies to develop, as well as conclusions relevant for policy makers in education, training and youth at all levels;
- Reinforce increased attention to policy innovation in education, training or youth field.
The present Call for Proposals supports projects in two strands:
- Strand 1-Education and Training field
- Strand 2–Youth field
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are public and private organisations active in the fields of education, training and youth or other socio-economic sectors, or organisations carrying out cross-sectoral activities. Only applications from legal entities established in the EU Member States, EEA/EFTA, EU Candidate Countries are eligible.
Budget
The total budget available for the co-financing of projects under the present call is EUR 17.000.000,and is divided in the following way:
- Strand 1 - Education and Training: EUR 15.000.000
- Strand 2 - Youth: EUR 2.000.000
Size of grants
The maximum grant per project will be EUR 500.000
Deadline: 24 February 2015
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