This call aims to contribute to the prevention and combating of violence against children young people and women and to protect victims and groups at risk in supporting project proposals which will focus on the following priorities: Rights of victims of violence ● Violence linked to harmful practices ● Children as victims and perpetrators of violence ● Training programmes ● Empowerment work at grass-roots level.
Overall priority will be given to large-scale projects built on a wide partnership involving organisations from a significant number of Member States and offering a true European scope and relevance.
The European Commission seeks to fund projects in a number of priorities linked to the protection of fundamental rights and the EU citizenship, including:
- Informing on where the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights applies and where to turn to if fundamental rights are violated (CFR): refers to information and training activities to improve the knowledge and understanding of the scope and application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and to project contributing to better inform and direct individuals who believe their fundamental rights have been violated towards the appropriate authorities.
- Participation in the democratic life of the Union (DEMO): refers to information and civic education initiatives on the participation of Union citizens in the democratic life of the Union and, in particular, participation in European Parliament and municipal elections.
- Raise awareness about Union citizenship and the rights attached to it and identify obstacles to their effective exercise (CITI)
• raising awareness about Union citizenship, the rights attached to this status and its concrete benefits for Union citizens; and
• identifying obstacles to the effective exercise of these rights by Union citizens in their daily lives as well as solutions and best practices to tackle these obstacles.
Deadline for submission of proposals: 13 March 2012
The work plan for 2012 for the second programme of Community action in the field of health was adopted on 1 December 2011 and published in the Official Journal on 8 December 2011. The work plan sets out the activities to be co-financed from the work plan.
Below you can find more information on how to apply for EU co-financing for projects, conferences, joint actions with Member States and operating grants for non-governmental organisations.
More about funding for projects - More about funding for conferences - More about operating grants -
More about joint actions - Work Plan 2012
International Award to Honour Seamless Transport Solutions
Call for Applications launched for 2012 Transport Achievement Award
The 2012 Transport Achievement Award will honour a project, initiative or product that demonstrates how the vision of seamless transport can become reality. Seamless transport systems is an aspiration that aims to meet user needs by combining various modes, connections, services and real-time information that result in movement of people and goods with minimal planning, effort and cost.
Applications for the Award are open to all modes of transport: operators, service providers, authorities, and suppliers and/or manufacturers, within International Transport Forum member and observer countries. It will be awarded in the presence of Transport Ministers from around the globe at the International Transport Forum’s Annual Summit to be held 2-4 May 2012 in Leipzig, Germany.
For more details or to apply for the Award, go to www.internationaltransportforum.org/2012/awards
Deadline for submissions: 28 February 2012
2012 EESC Video Challenge fosters intergenerational cooperation
Every year the European Economic and Social Committee Video Challenge organises a video challenge to boost video creativity and the use of social networking among young people across the European Union. The subject is “Be creative and show us what Europe means to you!”. The 2012 edition refers to the European year 2012 for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations and encourages generations to get together to submit projects.
Participation is free and video URLs can be submitted on the dedicated website between 1 January and 15 February 2012. The prizes (from 2000 to 5000 Euros) will be awarded at a ceremony held in Brussels on 15 March 2012.
http://www.eesc.europa.eu/video-challenge/terms-and-conditions.html
Deadline for submissions: 15 February 2012
Pilot Project : All-Inclusive Cooperation between Public Authorities, Commercial Firms and Social Enterprises for Social Inclusion and Integration into the Labour Market
The purpose of the call is to set up pilot projects intended to promote innovative models for cooperation and partnership between public institutions and commercial and social enterprises. This will make the creation of dialogue forums possible and facilitate mutual understanding while promoting and sharing good practices. This should also contribute to the achievement of the following goals:
- foster greater active commitment on the part of the business world in terms of corporate social responsibility, particularly in local communities;
- propose effective solutions to socio-economic problems affecting various specific areas and target groups;
- produce measurable results in terms of the integration of vulnerable groups.
Deadline for the submission of applications: 15 November 2011
Call for Proposals for Social Experimentation
The objective of the Call is to select projects that contribute to developing and testing socially innovative approaches to policy priorities in the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Open Method of Coordination on social protection and social inclusion.
To be selected under this call, projects should focus on either
- Social inclusion of vulnerable groups, such as Roma people, migrants and their descendants, homeless and young people
- Quality of childcare services tackling child well-being, but also gender equality, poverty in jobless households, employment rates, birth rates and on long term sustainable development by supporting the development of human potential
- Active and healthy ageing targeting life habits, working conditions or urban policies with the aim to extend working lives and to reduce social protection expenditures
- Transition from education to work for the youth as a multidimensional policy approach combining actions on the education framework, the labour market and families
The application has to be handed in by a public authority (national, regional or local). The public authority has to involve at least one other category of partners including civil society organizations (NGOs, social enterprises, social partners etc), private or academic partners.
Click here to access the Call for Proposals
Deadline for the submission of applications: 15 December 2011
EU Journalist Award ‘Together against discrimination’ 2011
The EU Journalist Award ‘Together against discrimination’ 2011 is open to online and print journalists in EU countries who, through their work, contribute to a better public understanding of the value and benefits of diversity and the fight against discrimination in Europe.
The winner of the European competition, plus two runners-up, will receive prizes with a value of 5,000, 3,500 and 2,500 euros respectively. The winners of the 27 national competitions will receive a prize with a value of 1,000 euro.
More information here and on the contest website
Deadline to send applications: 10 November 2011
Vodaphone Smart Accessibility Awards
Vodafone Foundation is launching the Smart Accessibility Awards, a new competition to promote the development of IT applications designed to improve the lives of people with disabilities and older people to help them become more actively involved in society.
The programme is supported and co-organized by AGE Platform Europe and the European Disability Forum (EDF), the NGO that represents the interests of 80 million Europeans with disabilities.
This competition will award the best smartphone application across four different categories: social participation, independent living, mobility, wellbeing.
For more information on the contest and submit your entry: http://developer.vodafone.com/smartaccess2011/
Click here to read the press release
Deadline for submitting entries: 15 October 2011
Past calls for proposals
2010 Skills for Employability Awards
For the second year in a row and for the first time in partnership with Adecco, the European Alliance on Skills for Employability (EASE) is organizing the Skills for Employability Awards, which will be awarded at the “European Employment Forum” in Brussels on 22 November. The Awards will provide the opportunity to celebrate outstanding and effective uses of ICT training and skills development adapted by NGOs to raise employment prospects and improve digital and social inclusion of the young, the disabled, older workers and other unemployed or under-employed people throughout the European Union.
Project applications for the Awards are opened in the following three categories (including two categories directly related to AGE activities):
- Youth Empowerment through Skills
- Active Aging through IT learning
This category refers to project focusing on the acquisition of e-skills and better access to information technology (ICT) for elderly people through teaching, mentoring and/or tutoring.
Submissions should demonstrate tangible results in creating better job opportunities and working conditions for older people, helping them take an active role in family life and society, combating isolation and promoting learning exchange.
- Empowering Women through Technology
For more information, please visit the website of the Awards
The deadline to send applications is 19 September
Innovative policies to support healthy, active and dignified ageing and raise the effectiveness and efficiency of spending on social, health and long-term care services and benefits
This call for proposals seeks to promote the sustainability and quality of health and long-term care provision for the elderly through healthy and active ageing through providing financial support to projects aimed at designing better policies for healthy, active and dignified ageing in the countries participating in PROGRESS.
Projects may focus on different stages of policy development ranging from the identification of potential benefits of healthy and active ageing for sustainable social protection and social cohesion in ageing societies to the design of new policies, their implementation and evaluation. Particular attention should be paid to specifically vulnerable social groups and to parts of the EU where poor health is most prevalent (as assessed by measures such as healthy life expectancy) and where many people are at risk of not receiving appropriate care for a life in dignity.
For more information:
www.ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=316&furtherCalls=yes
Deadline for submitting proposals: 26 September 2011
Call for multidisciplinary research on "Active and Healthy Ageing Across the Life Course"
The European Research Area in Ageing (ERA-AGE 2) launches a call for multidisciplinary research applications on "Active and Healthy Ageing Across the Life Course". The objective of this call is to promote healthy ageing and reach the main target established by the Active and Healthy Ageing Innovation Partnership of a 2 year increase in healthy life expectancy in the European Union by 2020.
Twelve funders in nine countries have committed €4.2 million to fund research projects of up to three years.
Click here for more information
Deadline for pre-proposals is 3 October 2011
PARtnerships between Employment Services - PARES
The initiative is aimed at supporting projects which involve at least two different types of partners from public, private or third sector employment services, and can involve education and training providers, NGOs, welfare institutions, etc. The services to be developed are those which support labour market transitions of the most vulnerable groups of people (long term unemployed people and their transition into work; low skilled workers and their transition from one occupation to another; or single mothers, immigrant and ethnic groups and their transitions into the labour market). Duration of projects: maximum 18 months.
The project should encourage public, private and third sector employment services, education and training providers, NGOs, welfare institutions, etc. to work together. To be eligible the action must include active partners from PROGRESS participating countries and from at least two different types: public, private or third sector. Applicant and partners can be from the same country.
Projects should start within 6 months of the date of submission.
Here is the link to more information, applicant’s guide etc: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=307&furtherCalls=yes
Deadline for sending proposals: 17 August 2011
EU Awards: "Living well with Dementia in the Community"
The European Foundations' Initiative on Dementia (EFID) launches the European Awards: "Living well with Dementia in the Community". A group of foundations, composed of The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Fondation Médéric Alzheimer, the King Baudouin Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, join forces to launch the 'Living well with Dementia in the Community - European Foundations' Initiative on Dementia-Awards' in order to improve perceptions of dementia and to stimulate solidarity at the local level. The overarching aim of the Initiative is to contribute to a better quality of life for people with dementia and their carers.
Up to 10 projects will be funded with up to € 10.000. The application is to be filled in English as the Awards are pan-European and partners are required to communicate and exchange their achievements at the European level and amongst their peers.
The full call for proposals and application form are available on the NEF website:
http://www.nef-europe.org/content/12/nef-glad-announce-launch-efid-awards
Deadline for sending applications: 31 August 2011
First AAL Forum Award
This award is intended to recognize the most promising project of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AAL JP) in terms of innovation, human-centric approaches to development and market potential. It seeks create and raise levels of awareness of the AAL JP progress and results from the projects, whilst at the same time highlighting the core ideas behind the AAL Joint programme.
The AAL JP programme has invested significantly in almost 60 projects of which several are now beginning to show results.
This call is open to the AAL projects (call 1, 2 and 3) that have already started as of 1 September 2011.
Click here for more information
Deadline to submit entries: 30 July 2011
PARES: Partnerships between employment services
In order to support the Europe 2020 - the EU's growth strategy - and its ambitious targets on employment, innovation, education, social
inclusion and climate/energy to be reached by 2020, the Commission is exploring ways of boosting employment and improving employment services within the EU.
The main objective of this call for proposals is to encourage new forms of collaboration between employment services at EU level for the delivery of complementary services with a high standard of quality and efficiency. This call for proposals will support projects which involve at least two different types of partners from public, private or third sector employment services, and can involve education and training providers, NGOs, welfare institutions, etc. to work together by relying on the specific strengths and expertise of each employment service. Partners can be of the same country.
Mor information at: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=307&furtherCalls=yes
Deadline for submitting proposals: 17 August 2011
RegioStars 2012
The objective of the RegioStars Awards, intended for projects supported by EU regional policy, is to identify good practices in regional development and to highlight original and innovative projects which could be attractive and inspiring to other regions. Are eligible projects that have been co-financed under the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund or the Cohesion Fund or Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) after 1 January 2000. This year's award includes a category for INCLUSIVE GROWTH - Strategies, initiatives or projects addressing the challenge of demographic change and supporting active ageing (2012 is the "European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity").
For more information: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperation/interregional/ecochange/regiostars_12_en.cfm?nmenu=4#c
Deadline for submitting applications: 15 July 2011
Support to national activities aiming at combating discrimination and promoting equality
The objectives of this call are to support national authorities in charge of equality and non-discrimination of PROGRESS participating countries with regard to activities which tackle at least one of the following 5 grounds of discrimination: race and ethnic origin, disability, age, religion or belief and sexual orientation.
This call is only addressed to the national authorities in charge of equality and nondiscrimination in the 27 EU Member States, the EFTA-EEA countries (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway), and the candidate and potential candidate countries participating in PROGRESS
(Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey).
The national authority may give a mandate to a national organisation to apply under this call for proposal.
For more info: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/funding/progress/call_20110418/call_20110418_en.htm
Deadline for submission: 15 June 2011
Fondation de France : lancement de l’appel à projets 2011 du programme Personnes âgées
Deux appels projets:
- Droit au choix et droit au risque des personnes âgées. Former et agir
Cet appel vise à soutenir les formations et actions qui favorisent le droit à la décision de la personne et le respect de ses libertés, quel que soit son âge ou son état de santé. - Vieillir dans son quartier, dans son village, des aménagements à inventer ensemble
L’objectif de cet appel est de soutenir les démarches et projets qui apportent des réponses nouvelles et adaptées au territoire concerné pour améliorer la vie quotidienne des habitants vieillissants, en particulier les plus isolés et les plus vulnérables.
For more info: http://www.fondationdefrance.org/Nos-Aides/Vous-etes-un-organisme/Solidarite-avec-les-personnes-vulnerables/En-France/Personnes-agees
Dates limites de dépôts des candidatures: 3 mars et 30 août 2011
Information and training measures for workers' organisations
Objectives of this call include measures and initiatives related to the adaptation of social dialogue to changes in employment and work and related challenges, such as addressing modernisation of the labour market, quality of work, anticipation, preparation and management of change and restructuring, flexicurity, skills, mobility and migration, youth employment, contributions to the health and safety strategy, reconciliation of work and family life, gender equality, action in the field of anti-discrimination, active ageing, active inclusion and decent work.
Measures which will contribute to addressing the employment and social dimensions of EU priorities relating to the exit from the economic crisis and reaching the objectives and targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy and its flagship initiatives, will be particularly welcome.
Measures to support workers' organisations' initiatives related to the European Year for Active Ageing (2012; COM(2010)462) can also be supported.
More info: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=293&furtherCalls=yes
Deadline for submission of applications: 18 April 2011
Call for tender: Secondary analyses of the 5th European Working Conditions Survey
Every five years, the Foundation conducts a survey to study the working conditions in Europe. Five main editions of the survey have been carried out in 1990/1991, 1995/1996, 2000, 2001/2002, 2005 as well as in 2010. The surveys provide an overview of the state of working conditions throughout Europe and indicate the nature and content of changes affecting the workforce and the quality of work. The European Foundation intends to contract secondary analyses from the Fifth European Working Conditions Survey on the topic indicated for each lot. Secondary analyses are analyses of the 5th European Working Conditions Survey complemented and positioned in the corpus of the relevant literature on the topic. They address (European) policy relevant issues. They consider the perspectives of the actors, Members of the European Foundation’s Governing Board (employers‘ organisations, trade unions, and governments). NGOs are eligible to apply.
The tender is divided into 8 lots:
Lot 1 : Quality of work and employment: measurement, results and challenges
Lot 2 : Working time and work life balance in a life course perspective
Lot 3 : Health and well being at work
Lot 4 : Employability and security
Lot 5 : Working conditions and quality of work and employment in Belgium
Lot 6 : Work organisation in Europe
Lot 7 : Work and gender
Lot 8 : Sustainable work and the ageing workforce
Please find more information and the tender pack at: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/about/procurement/current/2011/ewcsanalysis.htm
Deadline for submission of tenders: 3 March 2011
PILOT PROJECT – All-Inclusive Cooperation between Public Authorities, Companies and Social Enterprises in Favour of Social Inclusion and Integration into the Labour Market
This call for proposals concerns projects relating to social economy enterprises – especially their partnerships with mainstream business and public local authorities – and corporate social responsibility. The main aims are to reach a better understanding of the issues facing both SEE and CSR (legal framework, tax facilities, other tools, other obstacles), strengthen the cooperation between actors (mainstream business, the social economy sector, public authorities), raise visibility of SEE and CSR, improve transfer of knowledge and best practices, as well as foster social and business innovation.
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=296&furtherCalls=yes
Deadline for submitting applications: 2nd March 2011
ICT call 7
This is one of the biggest calls ever launched for information and communications technology (ICT) research proposals under the EU's research framework programmes. It will result in project funding of € 780 million in 2011. This funding will advance research on the future internet, robotics, smart and embedded systems, photonics, ICT for energy efficiency, health and well-being in an ageing society, and more.
Deadline for application: 18 January 2011
Lifelong Learning Programme – 2011
Each year, the European Commission sets out the priorities for the EU’s Lifelong Learning Programme in a call for proposals. The general call for proposals for 2011 for the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme has been launched; so citizens and organisations in the field adult learning can now apply again for the different activities supported by the programme, including the Grundtvig sub-programme.
More information at: http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc848_en.htm
Deadline for application: various (2011)
Comenius, Grundtvig: In-service Training: First deadline: 14 January 2011 - Further deadlines: 29 April 2011 and 16 September 2011
Grundtvig: Assistantships, Senior Volunteering Projects: 31 March 2011
Grundtvig Workshop ACTION LABORATORY – empowerment workshop for adults
In January 2011 the Villa Decius Association in Krakow (Poland) organizes a Grundtvig Workshop ACTION LABORATORY – empowerment workshop for adults. The target group are senior adults who wish to develop themselves in new areas: voice and body expression.
This workshop combines unique methods developed by Polish artists and educators with international reputation and are adjusted as a method of self-development and appropriate for non-professionals, beginners, and amateurs. Besides the training there will be the opportunity of an intercultural exchange between people of different european countries and get to know the wonderful old polish city Krakow by the river Vistula.
All costs will be covered for participants.
For more information see the programme description attached and vist http://www.villa.org.pl/action_laboratory.php
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Deadline for submitting applications: 15 November 2010
Programme FLARE 2 "Future Leaders of Ageing Research in Europe"
Le programme FLARE 2 est financé par 8 pays participant au projet ERA-AGE 2. Il poursuit l’action engagée en 2007 de soutien à des projets multidisciplinaires de recherche sur le vieillissement, dans un cadre international, sous la forme d’un nouvel appel à projets.
Le programme apporte un soutien financier pour une durée maximale de trois années à des projets de recherche post-doctoraux dans le domaine du vieillissement.
Deadline for application: 15 November 2010
Call for proposals for flagship projects in the framework of the European Year of Volunteering 2011
The European Commission has launched its call for proposals for flagship projects in the framework of the European Year of Volunteering 2011. This Call is to support one or two flagship projects per Member State which will receive a grant from the European Commission to test and develop new and innovative schemes and approaches with a view to build long-term partnerships between civil society organisations operating in the area of volunteering.
Information about how to apply can be found at the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/news/news1092_en.htm.
The deadline for applications is 12 November 2010
Pilot Project to encourage conversion of precarious work into work with rights
The foreseen results of this call for proposals are:
• Improved knowledge of measures recently adopted in Member States to extend the rights of precarious workers;
• Improved understanding of the spread of precarious work and its role in the overall functioning of the economy;
• Promotion of exchange of information and experience among stakeholders;
• Promotion of transnational cooperation among stakeholders and dissemination of best
practice.
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=289&furtherCalls=yes
Deadline for submission: 30th September
Philips Liveable Cities Awards
The electronics corporation, Philips, is orgniasing the “Philips Liveable Cities Awards” to grant ideas of ‘simple solutions’ that will improve the health and well-being of people living in a city.
There are three Award categories as follows:
- Well-being outdoors: Initiatives that will help citizens feel safe in public spaces, as well as those that help create identity and a sense of belonging;
- Independent Living: Initiatives that will help the growing number of elderly people living alone to feel secure and comfortable in a city and/or enable longer living at home with appropriate access to healthcare;
- Healthy Lifestyle at Home and Work: Initiatives that will support a healthy body and mind, whether through a person's surroundings or via other essentials such as exercise, sleep and diet.
All entries must be submitted online at www.philips.com/because
More information at: http://www.because.philips.com/livable-cities-award
Deadline for application: 28th October
Fundamental Rights Agency launches calls on inequalities and multiple-discrimination, violence against women, and study on discrimination cases
The Fundamental Rights Agency have issued a number of calls, including the following three ones, which might be of interest.
- Call for tender - Project "Inequalities and multiple discrimination in access to health", deadline: 27.09.2010
- Pilot/Pre-testing for a FRA survey on violence against women, deadline: 20.09.2010
- Call for tender - Access to Justice - a sociological study on cases of discrimination in the EU, deadline: 17.09.2010
FRA calls can be viewed at: http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/about_fra/procurement/procurement_en.htm
Deadline: various (September 2010)
FP7-Science in Society 2011
In the terms of the Seventh Framework Programme, activities in the field of Science in Society aim to "stimulate, with a view to building an open, effective and democratic European knowledge-based society, the harmonious integration of scientific and technological endeavour, and associated research policies in the European social web, by encouraging pan-European reflection and debate on science and technology and their relationship with the
whole spectrum of society and culture".
More info at: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CapacitiesDetailsCallPage&call_id=360#prereg
Deadline: 20 January 2011 at 17:00
CARDI Data Mining Grant Programme
The Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) is a not for profit organisation developed by leaders from the ageing field across Ireland (North and South) including age focused researchers, academics, statutory, voluntary and community sector representatives with support from The Atlantic Philanthropies.
CARDI announces a new data mining grant programme for new research projects aimed at improving the lives of older people and informing future policy for an ageing population in Ireland, North and South. More specifically, it will seek to support greater use of existing research on ageing issues.
This call is open to individuals, or groups from academic, non-profit, voluntary and community sectors.
http://www.cardi.ie/grantprogramme
Deadline for application: 1 October 2010, 12:00
Semaine Bleue 2010, France
Chaque année, un appel à concours est lancé pour récompenser les actions et projets en rapport avec le thème retenu pour la Semaine Bleue 2010 (qui se déroulera du 18 au 24 octobre 2010): À tout âge : acteurs, proches et solidaires.
Cet évènement vise à informer et sensibiliser l’opinion publique sur la contribution des retraités à la vie économique, sociale et culturelle, sur les préoccupations et difficultés rencontrées par les personnes âgées, sur les réalisations et projets des associations.
Quel sont les projets éligibles ?
Pour être éligibles, ces projets doivent illustrer le thème de l’année et être réalisés au moins en partie au cours de la Semaine Bleue. Ils mettront en valeur la participation des retraités et des personnes âgées à la vie en société, la diversité de leurs engagements dans les familles, les quartiers, les associations…
Pour plus d'informations:
Date limite: 17 septembre 2010
First “European Local Authorities Competition on Good Practices on the Support for Migrant Elders’ Initiatives“
The prizes awarded will revolve around
- Local authority initiatives for the mutual integration of elderly persons with a migrant background;
- Initiatives supporting volunteering by and for elderly migrants;
- Initiatives for the improvement of the quality of life of elderly persons with a migrant background in the fields of: housing, leisure and culture, social and intergenerational activities, economic activities related to culturally sensitive products and services.
More info at: http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/news/newsdetail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=14132
Deadline for application is 30 September 2010
Call for tender: Inequalities and multiple discrimination in access to health
The overall objective of the project is to explore the particular vulnerability resutling from the intersection of ethnic origin, age and gender in access to health care and quality of care. The research will focus on: access to health services and qualtiy of health.
Labour Mobility / Public Employment Services - Benchmarking
The present call for proposals will cover the following two different domains:
The overall objective of the project is to explore the particular vulnerability resutling from the intersection of ethnic origin, age and gender in access to health care and quality of care. The research will focus on: access to health services and qualtiy of health.
A - Labour mobility
B - PublicEmployment Services benchmarking
A special priority target group for this Domain A call will be the disadvantaged young people
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=281&furtherCalls=yesDeadline: 14 September 2010
Social experimentations
Selected projects should contribute to developing and testing socially innovative approaches to EU policy priorities in the context of the social OMC such as active inclusion, housing exclusion and homelessness, child poverty and social inclusion of migrants. Particular attention will be paid to projects with a focus on the social inclusion of young
people. The Commission would also welcome innovative projects related to the transition from institutional care to community-based alternatives (deinstitutionalisation) in respect of the elderly, children, persons with disabilities – including persons with mental health problems).
More info at: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=263&furtherCalls=yes
Deadline for submitting proposals: 31 August 2010
Pilot Project on Preventing Elder Abuse
The aim of this call for proposals is to offer grant funding to one applicant which may involve not-for-profit organisations including public authorities, universities and research centres and civil society/stakeholder organisations. The grant will be awarded for a project that will examine how existing recommendations and charters at national and European level on the rights of older people in need of long-term care and assistance can
be implemented and how this process can be supported. Attention should be paid particularly to vulnerable older persons like those with disabilities.
Deadline for submitting proposals: 11 August 2010
Restructuring, well-being at work and financial participation
This call seeks to improve expertise in company restructuring (develop a socially acceptable response when restructuring occurs), better understand health and well-being at work during restructuring processes and promoting the financial participation of workers.
To access the call: VP/2010/013
Deadline for submitting application: 30 July 2010
Appel à projet sur le maintien à l’autonomie des personnes en situation de handicap et de dépendance
Cet appel à projets vise à soutenir les initiatives qui contribuent à l’ouverture générale aux personnes handicapées ou dépendantes dans les domaines sports, loisirs et culture et a pour vocation de faciliter la participation réelle de personnes handicapées aux activités culturelles, sportives, artistiques et de loisirs en tant que vecteur d'intégration sociale. Le mieux être apporté aux personnes en situation de handicap ou de dépendance doit être un facteur déterminant du projet qui se décline en 2 axes principaux : l'accès aux sports et l'accès aux loisirs et/ou à la culture.
Pour plus d'info: http://www.fondation-prevadies.fr/
Date limite de soumission des projets: 15 juillet 2010
Support to PROGRESS participating countries' strategies on health inequalities
The overall objective of the call is to stimulate activities aimed at reducing health inequalities in the EU.
This call for proposals aims at financially supporting/ assisting national and regional authorities of PROGRESS participating countries:- to improve knowledge of health inequalities, including its extent and determinants;
- to develop/ plan strategies to tackle/reduce health inequalities including building capacity (such as developing structures for stakeholders involvement at EU level);
- to monitor the implementation of such strategies;
- and to assess and evaluate such strategies.
Deadline for submitting applications: 2 July 2010
The European Commission launches an online public consultation today aimed at unlocking the full potential of Europe's cultural and creative industries. The consultation is linked to a new Green Paper which highlights the need to improve access to finance, especially for small businesses, as key to enabling the sector to flourish and to contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth.
More info: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/our-policy-development/doc2577_en.htm
Period of consultation: from 27 April to 30 July 2010
ICT Policy Support Programme: the 4th call for Proposals based on the 2010 Work Programme is now open.
A call for proposals has been launched under the 2010 Work Programme of the Information and Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP) as part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007 to 2013). The Work Programme 2010 focuses on 6 themes: ICT for a low carbon economy and smart mobility; Digital Libraries; ICT for health and inclusion; Open innovation for future Internet-enabled services in smart cities; ICT for improved public services for citizens and businesses; Multilingual Web.
Deadline: 1 June 2010
The overall objective of the CSF, of which this Call for Proposals forms part, is to strengthen civil society within a participative democracy, stimulating a civil society friendly ‘environment’ and culture.
The specific objectives of this Call for Proposals are to encourage the development of sustainable partnerships and networks among organisations in order to contribute to increased involvement and ownership among CSOs as well as citizens.
The programme indeed aims to develop a strong regional partnership dialogue between CSOs from the region itself and with their EU counterparts and public authorities as well as to enhance the transparency and the accountability of CSOs. In particular, the project should favour the following aspects:
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a professionally operating civil society sector,
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new CSO networks, common strategy and initiatives,
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better quality of services and good dissemination of common values in the region,
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increased support of democratic issues, including raising awareness of relevant matters amongst citizens and public authorities by means of intercultural dialogue
Deadline for submitting applications is 1 July 2010
- Developing their national policy to combat discrimination and promote equality beyond legislation;
- Fostering the dissemination of information on EU and national policy and legislation in the anti discrimination field as required by articles respectively 10 and 12 of the above mentioned directives13;
- Identifying best practices which could be transferable to other participating countries;
- Better implementing their legislation on non discrimination adopted following Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC.
Lifelong Learning Programme - 2010 call
http://www.enar-eu.org/Page.asp?docid=22803&langue=EN
Various deadlines for submitting proposals
Improvement of gender mainstreaming in national policies and programmes
This call for proposals aims to support the national actors to improve gender mainstreaming into national policies and programmes of the EU Member States of the European Union. The initiatives financed will support the mainstreaming of European equality objectives in national policies.Given that 2010 is the European Year to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion, the Commission encourages the submission of projects that focus on the development of gender mainstreaming tools in the context of policies targeting disadvantaged groups including ethnic minorities such as the Roma.
For more info: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=250&furtherCalls=yes
New deadline: 31 May 2010
Europe for Citizens Programme - Measure 2.1: Citizens' projects
More info at: http://www.enar-eu.org/Page.asp?docid=23278&langue=EN
Deadline: 1 June 2010
Information and training measures for workers' organisations
Objectives of this call include measures addressing modernisation of the labour market, quality of work, anticipation, preparation and management of change, flexicurity, mobilty and migration, youth employment, contributions to the health and safety strategy, reconciliation of work and family life, gender equality, action in the field of anti-discrimination, active ageing, active inclusion and decent work.
Measures which will contribute to addressing the employment and social dimensions of EU priorities relating to the response to the current economic crisis, tackling climate change and preparing the EU 2020 Strategy to follow up the Lisbon Strategy, will be particularly welcome.
Measures to support workers' organisations' initiatives related to the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010) can also be supported. These could address issues such as the working poor, precarious jobs, segmentation of the labour market, inclusive labour markets, etc..
More info: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=241&furtherCalls=yes
Deadline for the submission of applications is 20 April 2010
Open call for proposals for the establishment of a three-year partnership with EURES members and partners
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=630&langId=en&callId=243&furtherCalls=yes
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