Introduc*on to EU Funding and Grant Schemes

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1 Introduc*on to EU Funding and Grant Schemes EU Grants and Project Management Jean Monnet Module Assist.Prof.Dr.Ayselin YILDIZ The European Commission support for the of all course and training materials does not endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsi-ble for any use which may be made of the contained therein.

2 EU Financial Assistance, Grants/ Funding Programmes: General Overview

3 Why the EU provides financial assistance? To achieve European integration project; Ø Financial assistance to member states (MS) in order to close the development gap between MS, Ø Financial assistance to candidate countries in order to prepare them for membership. These grants aim to improve and strengthen the existing institutional capacities, provide the required resources to support the harmonization process and adaptation of EU standards Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance AB Katılım Öncesi Mali Yardımı (IPA) 3

4 What is grant? Grant; Non-refundable financial resource given to an institution or individual to realize a project, address a problem or need under a specific policy area. The main difference between a grant and charity/ donation? You have to realize what you have proposed in your project application, all the activities and outputs. Grants are not free loans! 4

5 What is an EU Grant Programme? Financial resources allocated by the EU for member states and candidate states to be used for specific policy areas. Grants are given to national governments or to different segments of the society (Universities, high schools, municipalities, NGOs etc) 5

6 EU Policy New technologies in EU agricultural policy Grant Prog. To increase the human resource capacity To support scienafic research and innovaaon project project Municipali*es Agricultural agencies Civil Society Universi*es In order to benefit from the grants, you have to develop PROJECTS. Grants are allocated through projects 6

7 I HAVE A WONDERFUL IDEA! To develop an online platform where teachers will share their best practic, creative project home-work materials Support to women employment 7

8 There must be a relevant, open call for proposal! Call for proposal Preparing project Applica*on National Agency European Commission EACEA Development Agency Ministry of Education Plan and prepare a relevant project addressing the call. Logical Framework Approach 8

9 1. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CALL FOR PROPOSAL The call is published by the grant agency. Example: European Commission, National Agency, Ministry of Education Whether my institution is eligible to apply/ prepare a project? 9

10 2. PREPARING THE PROJECT Projects are planned in line with the priorities and objectives laid down in the call. Projects are prepared in line with the application form and its annexes (logical framework matrix, budget etc.) 10

11 Before planning the project... Carefully examine the Grant Programme: Carefully examine the guide for proposal. Check whether the priorities address your project idea. Check the calendar for planned activities, your institutional calendar. Check the amount of financial contribution. Carefully read the general EU policies and policy objectives concerning specific policy area of the call. Carefully examine the application form and annexes 11

12 3.SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION After you prepared the application in line with the guide, the project has to be submitted to the grant authority/agency no later than the deadline announced in the guide. Without an open call for proposal, you can not submit a project. Therefore, you might need to wait until a relevant, open call for proposal is announced for your project. 12

13 WATCH OUT! My project is relevant for the call. It addresses the objectives of the call I examined the specific policy area of the call. I studied the relevant EU policies in the same field. My institution is eligible to submit a project for the call. I carefully examined the guide, application form, annexes and any other additional documents requested. The amount of financial contribution/grant meets the project budget. Deadlines! Deadlines meet my calendar, I am available to prpeare and implement the project. My institution is aware and willing to provide its own financial contribution, own resources. 13

14 Calls are published at... Central Finance and Contracts Unit (Merkezi Finans ve İhale Birimi) European Commission-EACEA- eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en Europeaid funding/index_en.htm Delegation of the EU to Turkey (Avrupa Birliği Türkiye Delegasyonu) Ministry of the EU Turkish National Agency (Ulusal Ajans) 14

15 Calls are published at... Development Agencies-Cukurova Development Agency Ministry of Labour and Social Security (İnsan Kaynaklarının Geliştirilmesi Program Otoritesi-IKGPRO) Grants Programmes by Embassies Embassy of Australia Doğrudan Yardım Programı (DAP) Development_cooperat.html Embassy of Japan Yerel Projelere Hibe Programı (GGP) Embassy of Netherlands Matra Programı Küçük Ölçekli Elçilik Projeleri Programı (KAP) 15

16 Call for proposals hvp://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/calls/index_en.htm

17 European Youth Portal hvp://europa.eu/youth/country/76/theme/46_en

18 Thank you...