Call for proposals for international one-off youth co-operation activities in 2027 (2027.C1.A)

Template 1: narrative application

APPLICANT


NGO name

NGO acronym

NGO ID in the current EYF grant online system

CONTACT PERSON FOR THE PROJECT

First name and surname

Email

Telephone (including the country code)

PROJECT TITLE

Title of the project

WHERE

Venues and countries. Where does the project take place? You can indicate more than one venue if applicable, and add the GPS coordinates for each venue. Add as many lines as needed.

Country

Venue

GPS coordinates

WHEN

Include here the whole project duration, from the very beginning until it officially ends. Project duration means the total duration your project is active - from the start until all project costs are made. In the number of days, include the number of working days of the international meeting.

Project start day

Project end day

Number of working days of the international meeting (please, count the working days only, exclude the arrival and departure days)

WHAT

Proposal overview

(limit: 600 words)

When you answer, please make sure you include answers to the following guiding questions:

Explain the format of the international meeting (seminar, camp, conference, training course, strategic meeting, advocacy meeting, etc.).

Explain the youth and European dimensions of your project. What needs / issues / aspirations of young people do you want to address with this project?

Why is your organisation proposing this activity? If relevant, how is this project different from what your organisation has done before?

How will this project contribute to the priorities of the Council of Europe’s youth sector?

WHAT FOR

To achieve what?

(limit 500 words)

Present here the aim and the main objectives.

Present the results the project will lead to - for the participants, their communities, their organisations, and other people.

If relevant, explain what outputs the project will have and how they will be used. An output is, for example, a publication, a website, an e-learning platform, videos, a podcast.

HOW

Phases

(limit 300 words)

Present the main phases of the proposal, from the beginning to closing and what will happen in each phase, in brief.

If relevant, include information about how you will evaluate your project.

Draft programme

(limit 300 words)

Please provide a general outline of the daily programme you foresee.

Methodological approaches

(limit 300 words)

Explain how you will carry out the activity and the methods you will use.

Present how the project includes youth participation, is open and inclusive, supports gender equality, and any other human rights and value-based considerations.

WHO

Project team

Project team

(limit 300 words)

Please describe your multicultural project team (names if known, country of residence, gender and age, role in the organisation). Include what experiences each team member has in organising and implementing international youth activities. The project team can include coordinators, facilitators, trainers, experts etc. Explain who will be responsible for managing the grant financially if your project is funded and how they will make sure it is handled properly.

Project partners

If the main applicant is a national organisation, you need to have at least 3 NGO partners from 3 other countries or one international youth organisation / network as partner.

You can also add partners such as universities, public authorities, research institutions, etc., from other sectors or other NGO partners.

Please provide the following information for each partner. You can duplicate the table as needed for additional partners.

Name of partner

Contact person

Contact email

What will this partner do for the project? Explain their role and actions.

(limit 100 words)

Participants

Make an estimate of how many participants from each country will be directly involved in the activity. Do not include the project team (see the Project team section above). For an international activity, you must include participants from at least 7 member States of the Council of Europe, and at least 75% needs to be up to 30 years of age.

Country

Number

Total number of participants

Age range of participants

Less than 15 years

Between 15 and 30 years

Over 30 years

Total

Participants’ profile and recruitment

Describe the profile of the participants that will join this project. Explain the criteria you will use to recruit and select the participants.

(limit 300 words)

Declaration

By signing this form, I confirm that I am authorised to represent the applicant organisation. I certify that the information in this application is true and correct. I also confirm that our organisation has not received or applied for any other Council of Europe funding for this same project.

I also certify on my honour that the applicant organisation or its senior management (including board members and executive officers) is not in one of the situations which would exclude it from taking part in a Council of Europe grant award procedure, and accordingly declare that the applicant:

a. has not been sentenced by final judgment on one or more of the following charges: participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, child labour or trafficking in human beings;

b. is not in a situation of bankruptcy, liquidation, termination of activity, insolvency or arrangement with creditors or any like situation arising from a procedure of the same kind, or is not subject to a procedure of the same kind;

c. has not received a judgment with res judicata force, finding an offence that affects its professional integrity or constitutes a serious professional misconduct;

d. does comply with its obligations as regards payment of social security contributions, taxes and dues, according to the statutory provisions of the country where it is established;

e. are not an entity created to circumvent tax, social or other legal obligations (empty shell company), and have not ever created or are not in the process of creation of such an entity;

f. have not been involved in mismanagement of the Council of Europe funds or public funds;

g. is not in a situation of an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest; a conflict of interests arises where any person has a personal interest which is such as to influence, or appear to influence, the impartial and objective exercise of their responsibilities under this procedure. A personal interest includes any advantage to themselves, their relatives or personal relationships (including based on political or national affinity), business or financial interests or any other interest shared with another party;

h. is not, or its senior management (including board members and executive officers) are not, included in the lists of persons or entities subject to restrictive measures applied by the United Nations Security Council or the European Union.

Publication of the award decision and project information

The European Youth Foundation publishes regularly information about awarded grants on its website and in other social media or printed publications. Please indicate below whether the applicant organisation has any objections to the publication of information on the award decision, should its application be successful and, if so, the reasons for such objection.

Name and signature of the legal representative of the applicant organisation: