Guide to Funding and Paticipation in European Union Programs

Support for Democracy in the New Independent States and Mongolia

Important Remark

There will be no call for proposals to allocate the 2000 funding. A call for proposals concerning the 2001 budget is expected at the end of 2000.

Budget Line Number
B7-701

Budget Amount

7 million Euro

Objectives

This program, formerly known as the Tacis Democracy program, is now part of the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights. The program aims to help further the democratisation in countries of the former-USSR and Mongolia through micro- and large-scale projects.

In 1999, the program supported:

democracy, the rule of law, the transposition of internationally recognised human rights, rights concerning the protection of minorities and indigenous people, and the development of civil society in the countries concerned;
the rebuilding of the infrastructure necessary for public and democratic life, with the widest participation of NGOs;
public awareness and public education for a civil society, including voter education and support for independent media.

Eligibility

In 1999 regional or international organizations, NGOs, national, regional and local authorities and official agencies, community-based organizations and public or private sector institutes and operators acting either individually or in consortium with other eligible entities were eligible for funding. The 2000 guidelines have yet to be drawn up.

Although the program is open to smaller NGOs, there has been a tendency within the Commission to fund mainly large-scale projects by Western European NGOs with a significant track record. It is still unclear what the minimum size grant will be in 2000, but previously the minimum size of most grants was 500,000 Euro. We would hope it would be significantly lower than this in 2000.

For micro-projects (up to 50,000 Euro), NGOs should address the delegation of the European Commission in their country for deadlines and information.

Geographical Area

NIS countries

Deadline for Funding

Not known at present

Contact Name

Ernst Piehl

Contact Address

Human Rights and Democratisation Unit
Directorate-General External Relations
European Commission
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: (32 2) 296.78.66
Fax: (32 2) 299.53.96
E-mail: ernst.piehl@cec.eu.int
Website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg1a/human_rights/intro/index.htm

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Support of European Integration Activities Organized by Academic Institutions and Other Organizations

Budget Line Number
A-3022

Budget Amount
1.5 million Euro

Objectives

The main objective of this initiative is to reinforce European citizenship and the active participation of citizens in the process of European integration through reflection and discussion on the various aspects of this process.

For the year 2000 priority will be given to projects which:

are focusing on such issues as enlargement, the euro, the reform of the European institutions (IGC), EU and world trade;

have the potential to mobilise, publicise and disseminate results and information, e.g. symposia, debates, meetings, joint projects for studies, reflection of research, projects designed to circulate information, publications, multimedia dissemination, Internet dissemination.

Eligibility

Academic circles including institutes, study and research centres, organizations and associations of teachers, researchers, students. To be eligible they have to meet the following four requirements:

possess their own legal status at the time of submission of the application;
be constituted and operate as centres, organizations, associations and networks run on a non profit-making basis;
have experience in organising the activities proposed;
substantiate a capacity for mobilisation and communication which will guarantee a multiplier effect.

Geographical Area

EU and non-member countries

Deadline for Funding

15 April 2000

Contact Name

Pedro Martinez

Contact Address

European Commission
Directorate-General for Education and Culture
Unit A2 Higher Education - Budget Line A-3022
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Tel : (32 2) 299 61 86
Fax : (32 2) 296 31 06
e-mail: eac-a3022@cec.eu.int
Website: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/education/integration/home.html

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Tempus III

Important Remark

Under Tempus III the CEE countries which have signed an Association Agreement with the European Union, i.e. the candidate countries, are no longer eligible for Tempus funding. These countries instead have access to the Community programs for higher education and training, Socrates and Leonardo. However, Tempus III will seek to maintain links with this group of countries by associating them in the program by the transfer of their experience and know-how to the partner countries within Tempus.

Budget Line Number
B7-520

Budget Amount
Unallocated at present for 2000

Objectives

The Tempus program is the European Union’s cooperation scheme for higher education which facilitates the adaptation of higher education to the new socio-economic and cultural needs of the eligible countries.

Under the new phase of the program Tempus seeks to contribute to:

the reform of higher education structures and institutions and their management;
issues of curriculum development and overhaul in priority areas;
the development of administrative and institutional structures by providing the framework and resources for the training of staff;
the development of skill-related training to address specific higher and advanced level skill shortages during economic reform, in particular through improved and extended links with industry;
strengthening regional cooperation particularly in South East Europe but also between different partner countries from NIS and Mongolia, by encouraging the participation of several partner countries in the same project.

Funding is available for different types of programs: Joint European Projects (JEP), Networking Projects (NP) and Individual Mobility Grants (IMG).

The overall aim of the Joint European and Networking Projects is to restructure and modernise higher education systems and their role in society by providing a framework for partnerships between universities. The Individual Mobility Grants support visits which can take place either from partner countries to the EU member states or vice-versa, from partner countries to other partner countries or to the candidate countries from Central and Eastern Europe.

Eligibility

Universities, industries, companies, public authorities, business organizations, professional associations, social partners.

Geographical Area

EU, NIS and the non associated countries of CEE namely Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and FYR Macedonia.

The candidate countries of CEE, countries belonging to the G24 Group, Cyprus, Malta and Turkey may participate without funding from Tempus.

Deadline for Funding

Projects : 1 March 2000 and 1 March 2001
Individual Mobility Grants : 3 April 2000 and 3 April 2001

Contact Address

Since the criteria differ from country to country, we suggest that you contact the Tempus support organizations in your country for application forms and more detailed information. Application forms and information can also be obtained on the following website: http://www.etf.eu.int.

Albania Albania Tempus Office Ministry of Education and Science Prefektura Rr. Duresi ALB - Tirana Tel : (355) 42 40 435 Fax : (355) 42 40 435 e-mail : tempus@medu.tirana.al	Armenia Tempus Information Point Nalbandyan Street, Apart. 34 ARM 375010 Yerevan Tel.: (374) 2 56 51 82 Fax: (374) 2 151 916 e-mail: root@dakor.arminco.com
Azerbaijan Tempus Information Point Tacis Co-ordinating Unit Government House, 8th Floor, Room 844 AZB 370016 Baku Tel.: (99) 412 939 514 Fax: (99) 412 937 638 e-mail: kkuliyev@eccu.baku.az	Belarus Tempus Information Point Republican Institute of Higher Education Maskouskaya str.15 BR 220001 Minsk Tel.: (375) 172 228 310 Fax: (375) 172 228 315 e-mail: gancher@study.minsk.by
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Tempus Office Merhemica Trg. 15/II BIH 71000 Sarajevo Tel : (387) 71 214 826 Fax : (387) 71 262 190 e-mail : tempus@bih.net.ba	Georgia Tempus Information Point c/o Ministry of Economy Chanturia str. 12 GEO 380004 Tbilisi Tel.: (995) 32 988 529 or 32 995 504 Fax: (995) 32 988 437 e-mail: tamuna.cu.tacis@caucasus.net
Kazakhstan Tempus Information Point No address is available at present. Please refer to the European Training Foundation, Tempus Department	Kyrgyzstan Tempus Information Point Tacis Co-ordinating Unit Sovietskaya Street, 170 KYR 720040 Bishkek Tel.: (996 3312) 225789/002, or (996 3312) 224569 Fax: (996 3312) 620121 e-mail: tempus@imfico.bishkek.su
Moldova Tempus Information Point Technical University of Moldova Stefan cel Mare bd. 168 MOL 2004 Chisinau Tel.: (373 2) 23 72 82 Fax: (373 2) 23 71 14 e-mail: valarion@sni.md	Mongolia Tempus Information Point Ministry of Science, Technology, Education & Culture Government House 3 P.O. Box 24-692 MGN - 210644 Ulaanbaatar Tel.: (976) 1 327495 Fax: (976) 1 327495 e-mail: erdene_tip@magicnet.mn
Russian Federation No address is available at present. Please refer to the European Training Foundation, Tempus Department	Tajikistan No address is available at present. Please refer to the European Training Foundation, Tempus Department
Turkmenistan Tempus Information Point Tacis Co-ordinating Unit Kemine Street 92 TME 744005 Ashgabat Tel.: (993) 12 512 117 Fax: (993) 12 511 721 e-mail: aina@taciscu.cat.glasnet.ru	Ukraine Tempus Information Point European Commission Delegation Ulitsa Kruglouniversitetska 10 UKR 252024 Kiev Tel.: (380) 44 462 00 10 Fax: (380) 44 230 23 90 e-mail: sidorenko@ukr.eudel.com
Uzbekistan Tempus Information Point Tacis Co-ordinating Unit Taras Shevchenko Street 4 UZB 700029 Tashkent Tel.: (998) 71 139 40 18, 139 15 33 Fax: (998) 71 256 34 79, 120 65 88 e-mail: mirzahid@tacis.uznet.net e-mail: aziza@tacis.uznet.net

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Youth

Important Remark

The Youth program for 2000-2006 outlining the more detailed objectives of this initiative will only be published in May 2000. The information contained in this section might therefore be subject to change.

Budget Line Number

Budget Amount
520 million Euro (2000-2006)

Objectives

The program Youth aims at allowing young people to acquire knowledge and skills and to exercise responsible citizenship. It pursues three specific objectives :

inducing a greater sense of solidarity;
involving young people in the European ideal;
encouraging a spirit of initiative, enterprise and creativity.

The following actions are covered under this program:

A. Youth for Europe (exchanges between groups)
B. Youth initiatives (youth initiatives to encourage self-reliance)
C. Joint actions
D. European Voluntary Service (individual mobility)
E. Support measures (cooperation between organizations and local and national authorities, exchanges of youth workers, etc)

Eligibility

NGOs and youth organizations may apply. The transnational activities must include at least one organization based in one EU member state.

Geographical Area

EU, EEA, accession countries.

In addition, it will be possible to carry out activities in the youth field involving cooperation with third countries.

How to Submit an Application

There are two procedures that may be followed when submitting an application:

decentralised actions – these should be addressed to the national agencies;
centralised actions – these should be addressed directly to the Commission, with a copy sent to the Youth for Europe National Agency for their information.
In order to ascertain which area your project falls under please contact the National Agency (see address below) or the European Commission in Brussels.

Deadline for Funding

Deadlines vary greatly depending on which form of action you are submitting. Please contact the relevant National Agency for specific information.

Contact Name

Ms Camilla Wikstedt

Contact Address

European Commission
Education B7 02 61
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: (32 2) 296 91 84
Fax:(32 2) 299 40 38
Website: http://europa.eu.int./comm/education/youth.html

Bulgaria
Committee for Youth, Physical Education & Sports – Youth for Europe National Agency
75 Vassil Levski Blvd
BG-1040 Sofia
Tel: (359 2) 87 25 26
Fax: (359 2) 818 816
e-mail: yfe@mbox.cit.bg

Czech Republic
Mladez pro Evropu
Na porici 12
CZ-1115 30 Praha 2
Tel: (420 2) 24 87 22 81
Fax: (420 2) 23 87 22 80
e-mail: agency@mbox.vol.cz

Hungary
Mobilitas Ifjusagi Szolgalat
Amerikai ut 96
H-1145 Budapest
Tel: (36 1) 251 33 37
Fax: (36 1) 251 36 77
e-mail: mobility@mail.mgx.hu

Latvia
Youth for Europe, Latvia
Ranka Dambis 1
LV-1048 Riga
Tel: (371 7) 60 12 94
Fax: (371 7) 60 12 99
e-mail: yfe@latnet.lv

Lithuania
State Council for Youth Affairs – Agency of International Youth Cooperation
Gediminino pr 27
LI-2001 Vilnius
Tel: (370 2) 312 003
Fax: (370 2) 220 409
e-mail: lilija.gerasimiene@vjrt.lt

Poland
Foundation for the development of the Educational system
Youth for Europe National Agency
Al. Szucha 25
PL -00-918 Warsaw
Tel:(48 22) 622 37 06/62
Fax: (48 33) 622 37 08/62
e-mail: yfe@kaliope.men.waw.pl

Romania
EUROTIN – Romanian Youth for Europe National Agency
16 Vasile Conta St
RO-Sector 2 Bucharest 1
Tel: (40 1) 210 89 04
Fax: (40 1) 211 90 78
e-mail: eurot@kappa.ro

Slovak Republic
National Agency for Youth Mobility
IUVENTA
Karloveska 64
SK-842 58 Bratislava
Tel: (421 7) 654 22 240/20
F ax:(421 7) 654 22 203
Email: nafym@iiuven.sk

Slovenia
MOVIT
Gregorciceva 3
SL-1000 Ljubjana
Tel: (386 61) 126 52 68
Fax: (386 61) 126 52 73
e-mail: simo@simo.si

Estonia
Estonian Youth for Europe Agency
Kohttu 6
EE-0100 Tallinn
Tel : (372 6) 96 24 20
Fax : (372 6) 96 24 26
e-mail: reet@euedu.ee

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