The European Youth Together action will support transnational partnerships for youth organisations from grassroots level to large-scale partnerships, aiming to reinforce the European dimension of their activities, including on how to live better together and helping to design sustainable future ways of living, in line with the European Green Deal and the New European Bauhaus initiative.

Important thematic priorities are working with and promoting the EU Youth Goals and, in general, the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027. Project proposals may also treat the themes of the ‘Conference for the Future of Europe’ and the European Parliament elections in 2024.

Specific Objectives

• The promotion and development of more transnational structured cooperation, online and offline, between different youth organisations to build or strengthen partnerships focusing on solidarity and inclusive democratic participation
• The implementation of EU Frameworks and initiatives
• To encourage young people to participate in the democratic process and in society by organising trainings, showcasing commonalities among young Europeans and encouraging discussion and debate on their connection to the EU, its values and democratic foundations, including by organising events as a lead-up to the 2024 elections to the European Parliament.
• Promote participation of under-represented groups of young people in politics, youth organisations and other civil society organisations by engaging vulnerable and socioeconomic disadvantaged youth.
• New ways to empower youth organisations in dealing with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
• The reinforcement of the European dimension of the activities of youth organisations, including activities on how to live better together after the pandemic and helping to design sustainable future ways of living transnationally.

Who can apply
– NGOs (including European Youth NGOs) working in the field of Youth;
– Public authorities at national, regional or local level;
– legally established and located in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme.

Eligible participating organisations
Any organisation, public or private, with its affiliated entities (if any), working with or for young people outside formal settings established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme.
Public or private companies (small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises) may be included.

For sub-action 1: Minimum of 4 partners from at least 4 EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme. At least half of the organisations in the consortia should not have been recipients of EU funds from the Erasmus+ Programme in Key Actions 3 – European Youth Together projects in the previous 2 years.
For sub-action 2: It targets organisations, which would propose projects involving at least 5 partners from 5 EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme, which have the capacity to mobilise young people in partnerships covering different countries and regions within the EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme.

Eligible activities

– Mobility activities for young people should form a key component of European Youth Together projects. This mobility should offer cross-border exchanges and non-formal or informal training opportunities for young people from across Europe (East, West, North and South) that can be prepared and supported through online fora to contribute to the objectives of this action;
– All the activities should contribute to broadening the outreach towards youth, reaching young people both within and beyond youth organisations including youth with fewer opportunities, to ensure a diversity of voices is heard.

Consortium composition: Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of minimum of 5 applicants (coordinator and full partners) from at least 5 EU Member States and/or third countries associated to the Programme.

Project duration: 24 months. The activities must take place in the EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme.

Budget: This action follows a lump sum funding model. The minimum grant per project is EUR 150,000 and the maximum cannot exceed EUR 500,000.

Where to apply
To the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

Deadline: 9 March 2023, 17.00 (Brussels time).

Find out more here.