CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES
1. Introduction
2. Criteria
3. Levels of support
4. Payment of grants
5. Deadlines and applications
6. Reporting
7. Procedure for applications, assessment and decision-making on the projects
8. Further information:
APPLICATION FORM
CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES
1. Introduction
Financial assistance in support of local pilot projects is important to the
Youth Programme on Human Rights Education because it will allow for new
initiatives to be set up and will motivate supporting local NGOs and groups to
undertake action related to human rights education with young people. By funding
pilot projects on human rights education through the European Youth Foundation1,
the Directorate of Youth and Sport seeks to actively contribute to the inclusion
of human rights education in youth work practice and to encourage innovative
practices and partnerships, both in formal and in non-formal education contexts.
The pilot projects will allow for a more visible and direct impact of the
programme at local level. They are a necessary complement to the rest of the
youth programme on human rights education and to the other activities of the
Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe.
Similarly, the inclusion of pilot projects in the European programme may serve
to give them greater visibility and recognition, as well as facilitating the
development of networks and of opportunities to share expertise and experiences.
This will be done by means of the Directorate of Youth and Sport publications
and web sites. This may be completed by an evaluation meeting and a publication
with examples of good practice in 2003
This financial support to pilot projects should be seen as exceptional and
limited to the duration of the programme. The European funding can not replace
the necessary local and/or national co-funding (in money or in kind). In this
context, the assessment of applications will consider also the feasibility of
the projects.
Priority for funding will be given to projects which would otherwise be
difficult to start up. Funding will not be given to projects that have already
taken place.
The funding of pilot projects is also made possible thanks to voluntary
contributions of Member States of the European Youth Foundation.
2. Criteria
In order to qualify for support, projects must:
be directly related to young people and to human rights education or to a
specific theme addressed by the programme;
be prepared, run and managed by a local association, institution or youth group
acting directly with children, young people or a specific target group of the
programme;
have a clear educational or awareness-raising function;
concern primarily participants under 30 years of age;
have a participatory approach, from the conception to the evaluation;
integrate intercultural learning in its educational approach;
have an innovative character (in terms of methodology, target groups addressed,
etc.) be open to other partners of the youth programme on human rights education
and foresee using the resources generated through the programme (e.g. the Manual
on Human Rights Education);
have a clear potential local impact while being open to European networks;
have a European dimension, either by involving more than one country, and/or by
taking into consideration the European context;
follow the basic educational principles of the Council of Europe's youth sector;
be realised between March 2003 and March 2004.
3. Levels of support
Selected projects can be funded up to a maximum of 7 600 €.
4. Payment of grants
The administration of grants will be made through the European Youth Foundation
and according to its standard practice: a maximum of 80% of the grant will be
paid following the confirmation of acceptance of the grant; the remaining
balance will be paid according to the rules of the European Youth Foundation
upon reception and approval of the report and final accounts of the project.
5. Deadlines and applications
All projects must be implemented between March 2003 and March 2004. The
application forms must be submitted to the European Youth Foundation by one of
the following deadlines:
1 February 2003
1 May 2003
1 October 2003
The decision shall be taken within two to three months of each deadline.
6. Reporting
Projects being allocated financial support are to present a report within 2
months of the completion of the project. This report shall include:
a complete financial report with proofs of expenditure,
a project report about the outcomes and dynamics of the project according to the
criteria listed above;
An indication of which members of the public will be reached through the project
and, where appropriate, a list of participants in the project, including name,
country of residence, nationality, age and sex;
Press cuttings, photographs and other examples of the achievements or results of
the project, preferably in electronic version.
7. Procedure for applications, assessment and decision-making on the projects
The applications for funding will be assessed by the European Youth Foundation (EFY)
in consultation with the Steering Group of the Youth Programme on Human Rights
Education. The secretariat of the EYF will give a recommendation to the
Programming Committee of the European Youth Centres and European Youth
Foundation, responsible for the decisions on the grants.
All applications must be submitted according to the application form enclosed,
typed in English or in French.
8. Further information:
Further information is available on the Youth Programme on Human Rights
Education web site:
http://www.coe.int/hre and on the European Youth Centre Budapest web site:
http://eycb.coe.int.
Information about other funding possibilities through the European Youth
Foundation and through the Solidarity Fund for Youth Mobility is available on
the Internet at:
http://www.coe.int/youth
For specific enquiries about the pilot projects on human rights education,
please contact:
European Youth Centre Budapest
Zivatar utca 1-3
H-1024 BUDAPEST, Hungary
Tel: + 36 1 212 40 78
Fax. + 36 1 212 40 76
Email : eycb.secretariat@coe.int
APPLICATION FORM
Please type in English or in French. Please answer all questions clearly and
concisely. Add extra lines or pages as needed, but keep to the order of
questions.
1. Name of the applicant organisation(s) 2
2. Address(es) of the organisation(s) (including, fax, e-mail and web site, if
available)
3. Title of the project
4. Duration of the project (please give start and end dates of the project)
5. Main venue/s (where will the project take place?):
6. Description of the project - Please provide clear and concise information
about:
the nature of the project
its aims and objectives
the principal elements of the programme
calendar and methodology
what the innovative nature of the project will be
7. Target group
To whom is the project addressed?
What will be the role of young people in the project?
8. Participants
Please provide details about:
The total number of participants involved or public to be reached
Their countries of residence and relationship to the organisation(s)
Their average age
9. Results
What do you expect to achieve with your project in relation to:
Human Rights Education
Young people's participation and autonomy
Local impact
Intercultural learning
Networking at European level
10. Follow-up - What follow-up do you envisage for your project?
11. Preparation - How, by whom and when will the project be prepared?
12. Contacts
Name, function, address, telephone, fax and e-mail of the person in the
organisation responsible for this project; names and function of other people
involved in the management of the project:
13. Budget
Please present, using the table below, an estimated detailed and balanced budget
of the total expenses and income of your project, indicating the amount of the
grant requested from the Youth Programme on Human Rights Education. The budget
must be submitted in Euro (€).
Budget of the project. Please add extra rows to the table as needed.
Expenses € (Euro)
1. Preparation (please provide details)
2. Activities (please provide details of each project activity)
3. Educational materials
4. Travel expenses (please provide details)
5. Accommodation (if applicable, e.g. for meetings)
6. Production of documents
7. Communication and co-ordination expenses
8. Experts (please indicate the role and number of the experts)
9. Other costs (please provide details)
TOTAL EXPENSES
Income € (Euro)
1. Contributions from participants and volunteers
2. Contributions from local authorities
3. Contribution from partner organisations
4. Contributions from other public or private foundations (please specify)
5. Amount requested from the European Youth Foundation within the HRE Youth
Programme
6. Contribution from the applicant organisation(s)
TOTAL INCOME
Please submit applications to:
European Youth Foundation
Directorate of Youth and Sport
Council of Europe
30, rue Pierre de Coubertin
F-67000 Strasbourg
Fax: +33 (0)3 90 21 49 64 eyf@coe.int
