Erasmus+ – EU Programme Funding Youth Participation Projects

Programme Objectives

• Give young people opportunities to engage and learn to participate in civic life, including democratic life, with a focus on young people with fewer opportunities
• Raise youth awareness of European values and fundamental rights, promote European integration and achievement of EU Youth Goals
• Develop young people's digital competencies and media literacy, including critical thinking and resilience to misinformation
• Bring together young people and decision-makers at local, regional, national and transnational levels, and promote EU Youth Dialogue

Activity Formats

In-person or online workshops, meetings, seminars, debates, consultations, information campaigns, virtual and in-person events, role-playing simulations.

Projects can be transnational (in one or several participating countries with partners from different countries) or national (at local, regional or national level with local youth groups).

Conditions for Organisations Participating

Eligible organisations include non-profit organisations, associations, NGOs, European youth NGOs, public bodies, social enterprises, profit-making organisations engaged in corporate social responsibility, and informal youth groups.

The organiser must be based in: EU member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) or third countries associated with the programme (North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia, Turkey) or third countries not associated with the programme but neighbouring the EU (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Russia).

National projects: at least one organisation; transnational: at least two organisations from different countries.

Project duration: 3 to 24 months.

Venue: in the country of one or more participating organisations. Activities can also be held at the seat of EU Institutions.

Working Language and Application

Projects can be implemented in English or any other official language of one of the participating countries. For details on application, contact Eurodesk.