12 September 2013
2014-2015 priorities
of the Council of Europe’s Youth Sector
Guidelines for submitting grant applications
to the European Youth Foundation
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is part of the Youth Department in the Council of Europe’s Directorate General of Democracy – DG II.
DG II has three programme sectors (Democratic innovation, Diversity and Participation) and each sector is composed of different programmes.
For the youth activities, you will find below as guidelines the expected results (priorities) attached to each programme. We advise you to refer to these expected results in your applications.
Projects fitting into these expected results will be given more priority for funding.
Sector |
Programme |
Expected result |
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION |
Good governance |
Member states have developed and applied youth policies based on Council of Europe standards, with a view to supporting young people’s access to rights |
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Promoting democratic competences |
Youth NGOs have increased their competences in human rights education and education forĀ democratic citizenship to act as multipliers in member states |
DIVERSITY
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Building capacities for dialogue |
Youth NGOs are better prepared to contribute in peace building, conflict transformation and intercultural dialogue with neighbouring regions |
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Member states and non-governmental partners have actively committed themselves in the youth campaign “no hate speech movement” |
PARTICIPATION
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Strengthening participation |
Developing policy and practice to further quality education at all levels in formal and non-formal settings |
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Roma, migrants and other vulnerable groups are empowered and their participation is enhanced through education and youth work |
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Strengthening social cohesion |
Education and training have contributed to young people’s autonomy and a better transition from education to working life/labour market |
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The access of young people to social rights is improved by developing youth policy responses to exclusion, discrimination and xenophobia, in particular in disadvantaged areas and for vulnerable groups |