This ARTICLE will take you through how to Apply for EUROPEAN UNION FUNDING FOR YOUR NGO.
The European Union and Global Youth Mobilization (GYM) invites young people to apply for the EU Youth Empowerment Fund.
The European Union Youth Empowerment Fund offers grants of €5000 for community projects by individuals or youth groups, especially those from under-represented backgrounds.
The European Union Youth Empowerment Fund supports innovative local projects that help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Also, the fund offers small grants for community projects by individuals or youth groups, especially those from under-represented backgrounds, including disadvantaged, gender equality issues, or disabled young people.
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ELIGIBILITY
Projects should also be addressing global challenges aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Focus Areas: Projects by or for underrepresented young people and groups, including young people in challenging circumstances, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and individuals facing barriers related to gender or disability
Projects addressing climate change and environmental sustainability
HOW TO APPLY.
To apply for the EU Youth Empowerment Fund, interested and qualified applicants should;
Applications are open from June 27 until July 21, and young people from eligible countries are encouraged to apply.
The application process is straightforward and accessible, with forms available online and in multiple languages.
Applicants will be notified within 2 months if their project is selected and will be asked to sign a grant agreement and submit their banking information.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive recommendations on areas for improvement by email to help strengthen their future submissions
CLICK LINK TO BEGIN YOUR APPLICATIONS.
Aims Of the EUROPEAN UNION FUNDING
The aims of the European Union within its borders are:
- promote peace, its values and the well-being of its citizens
- offer freedom, security and justice without internal borders, while also taking appropriate measures at its external borders to regulate asylum and immigration and prevent and combat crime
- establish an internal market
- achieve sustainable development based on balanced economic growth and price stability and a highly competitive market economy with full employment and social progress
- protect and improve the quality of the environment
- promote scientific and technological progress
- combat social exclusion and discrimination
- promote social justice and protection, equality between women and men, and protection of the rights of the child
- enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among EU countries
- respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity
- establish an economic and monetary union whose currency is the euro
The aims of the EUROPEAN UNION FUNDING within the wider world are:
- uphold and promote its values and interests
- contribute to peace and security and the sustainable development of the Earth
- contribute to solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, free and fair trade, eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights
- strict observance of international law
The EU’s aims are laid out in article 3 of the Lisbon Treaty.
