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Call for proposals

Key Action 3 – Support for policy reform - Prospective initiatives.

European policy experimentations in the fields of Education andTraining, and Youth: trans-national cooperation for the implementation of innovative policies under the leadership of high-level public authorities

EACEA/10/2014

Pre-proposal

Application Form

PROGRAMME / Erasmus +
Key Action / Key Action 3: Support for policy reform
Action / Prospective Initiatives:
European policy experimentations
Policy Area / □Education and Training
□Youth
Call for Proposals / EACEA N° 10/2014
Deadline for submission / 20/05/2014
as per postmark
Project title / Alphanumeric max 200 Characters
Project Acronym / Alphanumeric max 7 Characters
Language used for the Application / See annex B for the list of EU official languages

DECLARATION

I, the undersigned, …...... , authorised to represent the consortium, hereby request from theAgency a grant of EUR ….... with a view to implementing the [action – insert project title] on the terms laid down in this application.

I certify that the information contained in this application is correct and complete and that none of the applicants has received any other Union funding to carry out the action/work programme which is the subject of this grant application.

I declare that the applicants are fully eligible in accordance with the criteria set out in thespecific call for proposals.

I certify that the applicants have the financial and operational capacity to carry out theproposed action/work programme.

If selected to be awarded a grant, the applicants accept the standard conditions as laid down in the grant agreement.

By signing this application form, I accept all the conditions set out in the Call for proposals EACEA/10/2014 of the Erasmus+ Programme (2014-2020), including the general conditions published on the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency's website. I also declare that all the partners participating in this project have agreed with the content of the application and have confirmed their intention to carry out the tasks described accordingly

Name / first name:

Title or position in the consortium:

Signature [and official stamp] of the applicant:

Date:

Your reply to the grant application will involve the recording and processing of personal data (such as your name, address and CV), which will be processed pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. Unless indicated otherwise, your replies to the questions in this form and any personal data requested are required to assess your grant application in accordance with thespecifications of the call for proposals and will be processed solely for that purpose by the responsible Controller. For the purpose of this provision, the "Controller" is the person who has represented the Agency for the purpose of the signature of this contract. Details concerning the processing of your personal data are available on the privacy statement at the page:
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PART A. Identification of the applicant and other organisations participating in the project
This part must be completed after registration in the Beneficiary Portal (Unique Registration Facility - URF)
A.1 ORGANISATION
Partner Number / P1
Role in the application / Coordinator
PIC from the Participant Portal / …
Full name of the organisation:
NUTS code: / See:
Country: / See Annex A / Town:
Internet address: /
A.2. Person responsible for the management of the application (Manager)
Title: / Family Name : / First Name:
E-mail: / Role in the organisation
Department:
Street / Number:
Postcode: / Town:
Country: / See Annex A
Telephone 1: / Telephone 2: / Fax:
Please fill in the below part only if the legal representative is different from the manager
A.3. Person authorised to represent the organisation in legally binding agreements (Legal representative)
Title: / Family Name : / First Name:
E-mail: / Role in the organisation
Department
Street / Number:
Postcode: / Town:
Country: / See Annex A
This part must be completed separately for each other beneficiary participating in the project, after they have registered in the Beneficiary Portal (Unique Registration Facility - URF). Please copy and paste this section as many times as needed to input information on all other beneficiaries participating in the proposal.
A. 1 ORGANISATION
Partner Number / P2… P3… P4…
PIC from the Participant Portal / ….
Full name of the organisation:
NUTS code: / See:
A.2. Person authorised to represent the organisation in legally binding agreements (Legal representative)
Title: / Family Name : / First Name:
E-mail: / Role in the organisation
Department
Street / Number:
Postcode: / Town:
Country: / See Annex A
A.3Overview of partnership (add lines and roles as necessary)
Role* / Organisation name / City / Country / Coordinator**
X

* Please insert the following roles, as relevant: Public Authority, Association/Network of public authorities, Delegated body of Public authority, Evaluation Body, Stakeholder, etc.

** Please insert the Coordinating organisation first

PART B. DESCRIPTION of the project

B.1 Summaryof the project in English
For successful applications, this section will be published, as presented below, in compendia,dissemination materials, etc. You should therefore ensure that it gives a concrete overview of the work your consortium plans to undertake including:
The objectives of your project
Concise description of the experimental measure, its goals, target groups, and evaluation methodology
The systemic impact envisaged
Limit 3000characters (please note that the database cannot manage any surplus characters. If your text is longer, all characters beyond 3000 will be deleted)
B.2 Call priorities themes addressed
Please identify in the box below, which priority theme this application addresses (Proposals addressing prioritythemes other than the ones below or not addressing any priority theme will not be considered for funding). Please tick only one box.
□Assessment of transversal skills in basic and secondary education
□ Practical entrepreneurial experience at school
□ Cooperation on innovative methods for fast and smooth academic recognition across borders in higher education
□ Reducing the number of low skilled adults
□ Encouraging the development and internationalisation of young people’s volunteering
B.3 Topics addressed (please select a maximum of three topics below)
□Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
□EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy
□ICT - new technologies - digital competences
□Creativity and culture
□Disabilities - special needs
□Access for disadvantaged
□Early School Leaving / combating failure in education
□Economic and financial affairs (incl. funding issues)
□Social dialogue
□Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment
□Energy and resources
□Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl.entrepreneurship)
□Environment and climate change
□Ethics, religion and philosophy (incl. Inter-religious dialogue)
□Gender equality / equal opportunities
□Health and wellbeing
□Home and justice affairs (human rights & rule of law)
□Inclusion - equity
□Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning
□International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation
□Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) - basic skills
□Natural sciences / □New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses
□Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal)
□Pedagogy and didactics
□Quality and Relevance of Higher Education in Partner Countries
□Quality Assurance
□Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development)
□Reaching the policy level/dialogue with decision makers
□Recognition (non-formal and informal learning/credits)
□Regional dimension and cooperation
□Research and innovation
□Roma and/or other minorities
□Rural development and urbanisation
□Teaching and learning of foreign languages
□Recognition, transparency, certification
□Transport and mobility
□Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)
□Open and distance learning
□Post-conflict/post-disaster rehabilitation
□Entrepreneurial learning - entrepreneurship education
□Fighting discrimination and intolerance, usage of drugs/doping, match fixing, violence in sports
□Healthy lifestyle, active ageing
□Sustainable financing in sports, dual careers involving sports, good governance
□Grassroots sports
□Enhance social inclusion, equal opportunities and participation in sports
B.4 Programme Priorities addressed (please select a maximum of two priorities below)
□Developing basic and transversal skills (including entrepreneurship, digital skills and multilingualism)
□Enhancing ICT uptake in teaching and learning
□Promoting stronger coherence between different EU and national transparency and recognition tools
□Enhancing work-based learning opportunities
□Developing improved funding approaches for skills development
□Supporting dialogue amongst policy makers and with stakeholders, and to dissemination activities
□Improving the attainment of young people, particularly those at risk of early school leaving and with low basic skills
□Developing high quality and accessible ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care) services
□Strengthening the professional profile of the teaching professions
□Developing high quality VET systems with a strong work-based learning component
□Increasing attainment levels in higher education
□Improving the quality and relevance of higher education
□Making the knowledge triangle work in higher education
□Contributing to a reduction in the number of low-skilled adults
□Promoting young people's social inclusion and well-being
□Stimulating the active participation of young people in democratic life
B.5Dates and duration of the project
Start date: / / End date: / / / Duration (in months):
B.6Budget
Total costs / €
Grant requested from the European Union / €
Percentage of co-funding requested / %

PART C. Relevance

Rationale of the proposal (max 500 words)

Please identify and describe the specific need you intend to address through the policy measure that you are proposing to be tested, linking it to:

  • The policies of the EU in the specific area addressed by the proposal and the work under the Open Methods Coordination in education and training and in youth
  • The policies in the countries participating in the proposal
  • The objectives of this call
  • The priority selected under B.2

Policy measure to be tested (max 1000 words)

Please describe the policy measure that you are proposing to be tested, its objectives, its consistency with European andcountry-specific policy objectives, its appropriateness for the target groups and stakeholders involved, and its innovative character.

Target groups (max 500 words)

Please describe the target groups that would benefit from the policy measure to be tested

European added value(max 500 words)

Please describe the results expected of the transnational cooperation that could not be achieved at national level only, and the potential of transferring the results to other countries / sectors.

Experimentation method (max 500 words)

Please describe briefly the experimentation method proposed and its relevance to the measure to be tested and the target groups.

Involvement of public authorities and relevant expertise (max 1000 words)

Please explain how public authorities are involved in the proposal, their relevance to the call requirements in terms of responsibility in the specific education, training or youth area addressed by the proposal, and indicate all relevant expertiseavailable in the partnership to allow achieving the stated objectives.

Outcomes of the proposal (max 700 words)

Please describe the outcomes of the proposal and their relevance to the objectives. In addition, please clarify how such outcomes can lead to systemic change.

Title of the project/Acronym

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Annex A – List of eligible countries

Member States / Overseas territories
AT / ÖSTERREICH / AI / Anguilla
BE / BELGIQUE-BELGIË / AW / Aruba
BG / БЪЛГАРИЯ (BULGARIA) / BQ / Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
CY / ΚΥΠΡΟΣ (KÝPROS) / IO / British Indian Ocean Territory
CZ / ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA / KY / Cayman Islands
DE / DEUTSCHLAND / CW / Curaçao
DK / DANMARK / FK / Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and British Antarctic Territories
EE / EESTI / GF / French Guiana
ES / ESPAÑA / PF / French Polynesia
FI / SUOMI / FINLAND / TF / French Southern Territories
FR / FRANCE / GL / Greenland
EL / ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (ELLADA) / YT / Mayotte
HR / HRVATSKA / MS / Montserrat
HU / MAGYARORSZÁG / AN / Netherlands Antilles
IE / IRELAND / NC / New Caledonia
IT / ITALIA / PN / Pitcairn
LT / LIETUVA / SH / Saint Helena, Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha
LU / LUXEMBOURG / PM / Saint Pierre And Miquelon
LV / LATVIJA / SX / Sint Maarten
MT / MALTA / GS / South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands
NL / NEDERLAND / TC / Turks And Caicos Islands
PL / POLSKA / VG / Virgin Islands, British
PT / PORTUGAL / WF / Wallis And Futuna
RO / ROMÂNIA
SE / SVERIGE
SI / SLOVENIJA
SK / SLOVENSKO
UK / UNITED KINGDOM
EEA/EFTA countries / Candidate countries
IS / ÍSLAND / MK / ПОРАНЕШНА ЈУГОСЛОВЕНСКА РЕПУБЛИКА МАКЕДОНИЈА (PORANEŠNA JUGOSLOVENSKA REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA)
LI / LIECHTENSTEIN / TR / TÜRKİYE
NO / NORGE
Other countries
CH / SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA

Annex B – Official Languages of the EU

BG / Bulgarian
CS / Czech
DA / Danish
DE / German
EL / Greek
EN / English
ES / Spanish
ET / Estonian
FI / Finnish
FR / French
GA / Irish
HR / Croatian
HU / Hungarian
IT / Italian
LT / Lithuanian
LV / Latvian
MT / Maltese
NL / Dutch
PL / Polish
PT / Portuguese
RO / Romanian
SK / Slovak
SL / Slovenian
SV / Swedish

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