European Union: Empowerment of Young Women and Men in the Neighbourhood South through Media

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
  • be a legal person
  • be non-profit-making
  • be a civil society organisation as defined by COM(2012) 0492 , public sector operator,  international (inter-governmental) organisation the Rules of application of the EU Financial Regulation
  • be established in a Member State of the European Union, an ENI South, an IPA, or an EFTA country. This obligation does not apply to international organisations
  • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary
  • be an organization or be in a consortium of organization (s) with a proven experience in awarding, managing and monitoring the implementation of grants, including coaching of grantees and on-the-job aiming at strengthening their project management capacities.
• Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants ifthey are in any of the situations
• The lead applicant must declare that the lead applicant himself, the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies)are not in any of these situations.
• The lead applicant must act with co-applicant(s) as specified hereafter.
• If awarded the grant contract, the lead applicant will become the beneficiary identified as the Coordinator. The Coordinator is the main interlocutor of the Contracting Authority. It represents and acts on behalf of any other co-beneficiary (if any) and coordinate the design and implementation of the action.

How to Apply

• The application procedure consists of two phases:
  • Concept notes
  • Full applications
• In the first instance, only concept notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application.