Youth in Action
EU-Programme Youth in Action Objectives Active European citizenship Solidarity among young people Mutual understanding Quality of support systems for youth activities Cooperation in youth policies
EU-Programme Youth in Action 4 Priorities European Citizenship Participation of young people Cultural Diversity Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities
EU-Programme-countries 27 EU-Member states EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein Candidate countries: Turkey
EU-Programme Youth in Action Overview Action 1 - Youth for Europe Action 2 - European Voluntary Service Action 3 – Youth in the World Action 4 - Youth support systems Action 5 – Support for policy cooperation
EU-Programme Youth in Action Overview Action Youth Exchanges Action 1.2 – Youth Initiatives Action 1.3 – Youth democracy Projects
EU-Programme Youth in Action Action Youth exchanges General criteria Groupsize: Persons Age of the participants: yrs. Duration: 6-21 days (including travel)
EU-Programme Youth in Action Aktion Youth exchanges Criteria of Content Thematic Concept Pedagogical Context Intercultural Learning European Context Participation of young people
EU-Programme Youth in Action Action 1 - funding Preparation Preparation Meeting: 70% of travel, € 48/day for one (two) persons Preparation Activities: € 480 every partner- organisation Exchange Intl. travel: 70% of actual travel costs Programme-costs: € 960 (up 3 countries), € 1920 ( 4 countries and more) Participants-costs: € 20/part/day Exceptional costs: up to 100%
EU-Programme Youth in Action Deadlines Project start dateDeadline for Application 1 May to 30 September1 February 1 July to 30 November1 April 1 September to 31 Jan.1 June 1 December to 30 April1 September 1 February to 30 June1 November
Project +Activity Dates
EU-Programme Youth in Action Action 1 – Funding example of bilateral project
EU-Programme Youth in Action Action 1.1 – Funding example of multilateral project
EU-Programme Youth in Action Action Youth initiatives General criteria Groupsize: minimum 4 Persons Age of the participants: yrs. Duration: 3-18 months Funding: Up to Euro
EU-Programme Youth in Action Action Youth initiatives Criteria of Content Theme Informal learning Programme and timetable “Innovative”