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Table of contents 0

Introduction 0

Part A - General information about Youth in Action Programme 3

1. What are the objectives, the priorities and the important features of the Youth in Action Programme? 4

2. What is the budget? 11

3. What is the structure of the Youth in Action Programme? 12

4. Who implements the Youth in Action Programme? 14

5. Who can participate in the Youth in Action Programme? 17

6. What support is available? 21

Part B - Information about the Actions 24

Action 1.1 - Youth Exchanges 25

Action 1.2 - Youth Initiatives 36

Action 1.3 - Youth Democracy Projects 46

Action 1 - Multi-Measure projects 54

Action 2 - European Voluntary Service 55

Action 3.1 - Cooperation with the Neighbouring Partner Countries of the European Union 78

Action 4.3 - Training and Networking of those active in youth work and youth organisations 98

Action 4.3 - Multi-Measure projects 109

Action 5.1 - Meetings of young people and those responsible for youth policy 110

Part C - Information for applicants 118

1. What do you have to do in order to submit a Youth in Action project? 118

2. What happens once the application is submitted? 125

3. What happens if your application is approved? 126

Annex I - List of contact details 131

Annex II - Glossary of key-terms 139

Annex III - Useful references 145

Introduction

Youth in Action is the Programme the European Union has set up for young people. It aims to inspire a sense of active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union's future. It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU's borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background: Youth in Action is a Programme for all!
Every year, thousands of projects are submitted by promoters in order to get financial support from the Programme; a selection process aims at granting the best projects.
Depending on the Programme Action, this selection process is initiated in one of the following ways:

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  for most Actions, this Guide specifies the details of a general call for proposals
  

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  for some Actions, specific calls for proposals are published; these Actions are simply mentioned in this Programme Guide.
  

This Guide is a tool for anybody who would like to participate in the Youth in Action Programme, be they 'participants' - the young people and youth workers - or 'promoters' - those who represent the participants and submit the applications (grant requests).

While we have endeavoured to ensure that this Programme Guide is as complete as possible, please note that you can also receive help from various other sources; these are also mentioned in the Guide itself.

How to read the Programme Guide

The Programme Guide has three parts:

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  Part A is an introduction to the Programme and its general objectives. It also indicates which countries participate in the Programme and specifies the priorities and the main features which are relevant to all supported activities. This section is addressed to those who wish to have an overview of the Programme in its entirety.
  

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  Part B gives information on the different Actions and sub-Actions of the Programme that are covered by this Guide. This section is mainly addressed to those who are interested to knowing in detail which are the concrete typologies of projects supported by the Programme.
  

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  Part C gives detailed information on application procedures and deadlines, selection modalities, financial and legal provisions. This section is addressed to all those who intend to submit a project proposal under the framework of the Youth in Action Programme.
  

Furthermore, this Guide includes the following Annexes:

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  Annex 1: Glossary of key-terms. These key-terms will be displayed in italic character throughout this Guide
  
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  Annex 2: Contact details of the structures and partners of the Youth in Action Programme
  
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  Annex 3: Useful references