Call for proposals � EACEA/26/11: The Jean Monnet programme, key activity 3 � Support to European Associations active at European level in the field of European Integration and Education and Training: Annual operating grants 2012

This Call aims to select organisations for the conclusion of annual operating grant agreements covering the budget year 2012. It does not concern organisations having concluded a Framework Partnership Agreement with the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for 2011-2013.

Support is available for European Associations in the fields of education and training active in European integration subjects and/or pursuing the objectives of the European Education and Training policy.

In the implementation of Key Activity 3 of the Jean Monnet programme, the specific objectives of this call for proposals are:
— to support high-quality European Associations contributing to increasing knowledge and awareness on the European integration process through education and training,
— to support high-quality European Associations contributing to the implementation of at least one of the strategic objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020).

A European Association is eligible if it satisfies the following conditions:
— is a non-profit and non-public organisation,
— is located and has legal personality and seat for more than two years uninterrupted (on date of call deadline) in one or several LLP eligible countries (the 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, Croatia, Switzerland),
— undertakes the majority of its activities in the Member States of the EU and/or in other LLP eligible countries,
— exists as a body pursuing an aim of general European interest
— operates in the field of education and training at European level as principal activity.

In addition, the membership structure must conform to one of the following:
— the European Association is composed exclusively of member-based associations (i.e. the members are themselves ‘umbrella’ associations at the transnational, national, regional or local level), with members in at least six different EU Member States,
— the European Association is composed of members that do not all have a member-based structure, thus allowing the European Association to be composed (either partly or entirely) of institutions and organisations active in education and training that are not member-based (such as primary and secondary schools and higher education institutions). Such Associations must have members in at least nine different EU Member States.

EU financing under this call takes the form of operating grants to support part of the costs incurred by the selected beneficiaries in carrying out European activities according to an agreed work programme.

The activities of the proposed work programme must contribute to:
— increasing knowledge and awareness on the European integration process through education and training, and/or
— the implementation of at least one of the following strategic objectives of ‘ET 2020’:
1. Making lifelong learning and mobility a reality.
2. Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training.
3. Promoting equity, social cohesion and active citizenship.
4. Enhancing creativity and innovation, including entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training.

The total indicative EU budget for co-financing under this call is €700,000. The maximum operating grant per association for 12 months will be €100,000 and will not exceed 75% of the Association's estimated annual eligible budget.

The deadline for applications is 30 November 2011.

and other information are available on the EACEA website

Reference: 2011/C 285/14

(Added 2011-09-29)