Call for proposals � ENT/CIP/09/E/N08S03: European Network of Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors

This project sets out to encourage entrepreneurship among women by creating a European Network of Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors, and is addressed to organisations active in the field of fostering, promoting and/or supporting entrepreneurship. It is a follow-up to call ENT/CIP/09/E/N08S00, extending the coverage of the Network to other countries. The Network aims to have successful entrepreneurs campaigning on the ground to encourage women — including women in active professional life and students — to set up their own businesses and become entrepreneurs.
The maximum budget is some €545,000, which should support 10 national projects, with an average of 10 female entrepreneurship ambassadors per Network. EU funding will be a maximum of 50% of the total eligible costs of the project.
Applicants must be established in one of the following countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland, UK; Liechtenstein; Albania, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey.
The deadline for applications is 12 March 2010. Further details are available from the DG Enterprise and Industry website.

Reference: 2009/C 311/08

(Added 2009-12-19)