Deadline: 1 October 2019

The European Youth Foundation is seeking applications for its structural grants to support Non- governmental youth Organisations.

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established in 1972 by the Council of Europe to provide financial and educational support for European youth activities.

These are grants for general administrative costs incurred by youth NGOs. The EYF offers two types of structural grants. Structural grants for 2 consecutive years, which are available every 2 years and one-off structural grants, non-renewable grants.

Grant Categories

• Structural grant for 2 consecutive years
  • These grants are available every 2 years  and are only accessible to international youth NGOs and international networks of youth NGOs that have received support for at least 3 international activities during the 3 previous years (EYF grant or study session in the annual programme of the European Youth Centers). However, the grant needs to be confirmed after 1 year. The grant is based on strategic long-term programme of the organisation.
• One-off structural grant
  • The one-off grant is non-renewable. It can be applied for by regional networks of youth NGOs aiming to establish a European co-ordination body. NGOs must have received support for at least 3 international activities during the 3 previous years (EYF grant or study session in the annual programme of the European Youth Centers). If an NGO receives a structural grant, admin costs cannot be included in the budget of an international activity or work plan.

European Youth Foundation

The European Youth Foundation is an instrument:

• To make the voice of youth heard at a top decision making level;
• Managed by both youth non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government representatives, who decide and monitor the CoE Youth programme;
• To support European non-governmental youth organisations and networks;
• To promote peace, understanding and respect.

Funding Information

• Structural grant for 2 consecutive years
  • The maximum grant allocated is € 25,000 per year for 2 years (i.e. a maximum of €50,000 for 2 years).
• One-off structural grant
  • The maximum grant allocated is € 10,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• International youth NGOs (branches in at least seven member States of the European Youth Foundation) and international networks (composed of at least seven member organisations from at least seven member States of the European Youth Foundation) are eligible to apply:
  • With a European structure or a European secretariat;
  • Having received support during the 3 previous years (reference period: 2017, 2018 and 2019) for at least 3 international activities (EYF grant or study session in the annual programme of the European Youth Centers);
  • Having received EYF grants in at least 2 out of the 3 years of the reference period.
• An international organisation/network is not eligible if:
  • It has been supported only for study sessions during the reference period;
  •  It did not receive any EYF grant during the two most recent years of the reference period (2018 and 2019);
  •  It has received EYF grants for only one year during the reference period.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply online via given website.

For more information please visit https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation/structural-grant