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last
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Title
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Socrates
programme
specific call for proposals for associations
EAC/37/02
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JO/budget
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(2002/C
182/09)
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Directorate
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Culture
and education
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General
objectives
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Socrates is
the European Union's action programme in the field of
education. Its purpose is to help enhance the quality
and strengthen the European dimension of education,by
promoting cooperation and mobility across the 30 countries
participating in the programme. European associations
are a cornerstone of European civil society and contribute
substantially to giving sense and meaning to the idea
of European citizenship.Being often the sole advocates
of the target groups they represent,they constitute a
natural link between citizens and public auth- orities.This
was also one of the key messages of the ‘White Paper on
Governance ’adopted by the Commission in July 2001 . Many
European,national,regional and local associations working
in the field of education have participated very actively
in the different actions of the Socrates programme and
have played an important role throughout the history of
the programme by contributing expertise,investment and
commitment.Some European associations have even been created
and consolidated through their involvement in the Socrates
programme or its predecessors such as Erasmus and Lingua.
The importance of the role of European associations in
the implementation of Socrates is confirmed in the Decision
establishing the second phase of the programme.
Article 5 provides that ‘the Commission (...) shall consult
the social partners and competent associations in the
field of education at European level and shall inform
the programme Committee of their opinions’. The recent
debate on the Memorandum on lifelong learning has also
highlighted the need to invest more in NGOs and to support
their work as intermediaries,bringing Europe into the
centre of their partners'work and liaising with the national
policy level and with the European institutions. European
associations are eligible to participate in various actions
of Socrates.A number of them have been very active,participating
in cooperation projects as coordinators or partners or
undertaking information and dissemination activities to
support the objectives of Socrates.
The purpose of this specific call for proposals is to
help the associations become more European in their work,and
to offer,particularly for those associations with a clear
‘representative ’character,some stability in funding for
their European operations.
This would contribute to the first objective of the Socrates
programme:developing the European dimension of education
at all levels.The call for proposals will formpart of
the measures provided in Socrates action 8 (accompanying
measures).
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Target
group
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Any type of organisation
demonstrating that it has the necessary capacity to present
and carry out a useful workplan in the field of education
may apply for support under this call for proposals.
Without being in any way exhaustive,the following list
provides some examples of the type of European associations
which might be particularly interested in participating:
—learners'or parents'associations,
—associations of education professionals (teachers,educators,
guidance personnel,etc.), —associations representing educational
establishments (schools,higher education institutions,adult
education establishments,etc.),
—thematic associations dealing with transversal aspects
of education (languages,ICT,intercultural education, research,sciences
and technologies,equal opportunities, etc.). |
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Geographical
area
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| In order to be eligible,associations
must have legal status and be located in one of the 15
Member States of the European Union,the three EFTA/EEA
countries (Iceland,Liechtenstein, Norway) or the 12 accession
candidate countries participating in Socrates (Bulgaria,Cyprus,the
Czech Republic,Estonia, Latvia,Lithuania,Hungary,Malta,Poland,Romania,Slovakia,
Slovenia).
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Finance
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The Commission
will check the eligibility of proposals and assess those
considered eligible against the selection criteria.
The Commission may reserve the right to ask applicants
for any additional information,particularly of a budgetary
nature,that may be necessary.
Eligibility criteria
Proposals must be submitted on the official application
form, which can be obtained fromthe address indicated
in point 6 below.The form must be completed in full,in
one of the 11 official languages of the European Community,and
dispatched (postmark) at the latest by the closing date,in
accordance with the procedure specified below. To be eligible
for support under the call for proposals, associations
should fulfill the following minimum criteria: —operate
in the field of education at European level and pursue
clear and well-defined objectives laid down in their official
articles of association,
—have members in at least 12 European countries partici-
pating in the Socrates programme.
In order to be eligible,associations must have legal status
and be located in one of the 15 Member States of the European
Union,the three EFTA/EEA countries (Iceland,Liechtenstein,
Norway)or the 12 accession candidate countries participating
in Socrates (Bulgaria,Cyprus,the Czech Republic,Estonia,
Latvia,Lithuania,Hungary,Malta,Poland,Romania,Slovakia,
Slovenia).
Selection criteria
Proposals will be assessed against the following selection
criteria,which refer to all projects under the ‘centralised
actions ’of the Socrates programme:
—clarity of the workplan's objectives,
—clarity and consistency of the general design of the
workplan,and likelihood of its attaining the desired goals
within the period scheduled (maximum three years),
—quality of the management of the plan (precise workplans
and budget and organised timetable),
—quality of the arrangements proposed by the workplan
to ensure that the activities described are properly monitored
and evaluated,for quality assurance of its outcomes and
for assessment of its impact at local/regional/national/European
level,
—experience of the associations and quality of their human
and,where appropriate,technological resources. Financial
support
The estimated budget available for the activities to be
supported under this call for proposals is EUR 780 000
.The Community grant will not normally cover more than
75 % of the eligible costs.The Commission does not expect
more than five projects to receive grants.
Workplans will be supported for a maximum of three years
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Duration
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Under the
present call for proposals,associations working at European
level in the field of education are invited to present
a workplan covering their basic activities (e.g.membership
and statutory activities,communication,representation
of their membership's interests at European level,etc.)
for up to three years.
Expansion of membership of European associations is encouraged,in
particular vis-à-vis the associated countries. Associations
supported pursuant to this call for proposals will remain
eligible for grants for specific projects under the various
programme actions,provided the Commission can ensure that
duplication of funding is avoided. |
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Deadline
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| 30
September 2002, dispatched
by ordinary or registered post by at the latest (as per
postmark) |
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Contact/Address
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Proposals
should be addressed as follows:
‘Specific call for proposals for associations ’
European Commission
DG Education and Culture
Unit A4
B-1049 Brussels.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates.html
The application
form (available in the 11 official EU languages) may
be obtained on the Internet or by writing to:
European Commission
DG Education and Culture
Unit A4
B-1049 Brussels.
Applicants must comply with the specifications set out
in the application form,notably as regards the number
of copies to be submitted and the additional accompanying
documents to be supplied. and .Applications sent via
Internet,fax or e-mail will not be accepted.
The Commission will acknowledge receipt of all applications
as soon as possible after receiving them,and will notify
applicants of the outcome of their applications when
the selection process has been completed (scheduled
for the end of October 2002).
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