August 2012

Deadlines up to 15 December 2012

Documentation

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Deadline Reminder: http://www.eurodesk.eu/edesk/SearchDb.do?go=1

Reference

number Deadline Programme Title

EU0010000468 1 September 2012 Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships

EU0010000357 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 5.1 - Meetings of young people and those responsible for youth policy

EU0010000356 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 4.3. Training and networking of those active in youth work and youth organisations

EU0010000355 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 3.1 Cooperation with the neighbouring countries of the EU

EU0010000210 1 September 2012 Young European of the Year Award - Travel Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes

EU0010000138 1 September 2012 Partnership Programme on European Youth Worker Training

EU0010000088 1 September 2012 Europe for Citizens: Action 1: Active citizenship for Europe - Town Twinning

EU0010000030 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 1: Youth for Europe

EU0010000035 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 2: European Voluntary Service

EU0010000468 1 September 2012 Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships

EU0010000521 1 September 2012 CIPE Global Editorial Cartoon Competition

EU0010000520 3 September 2012 Youth In Action - 4.3. Youth Support Systems - Support to Youth Workers' Mobility

EU0010000367 3 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 4.4 - Projects encouraging creativity and innovation in the youth sector

EU0010000518 9 September 2012 Generation 1992 Creative Competition

EU0010000365 14 September 2012 European Investment Bank (EIB) - Universities Research Action

EU0010000177 16 September 2012 DG Interpretation bursaries

EU0010000474 16 September 2012 Viral Video Award 2012

EU0010000407 17 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 4.6 - Support for partnership projects in the youth sector at European level

EU0010000031 17 September 2012 Lifelong Learning - COMENIUS

EU0010000069 17 September 2012 Lifelong Learning - GRUNDTVIG

EU0010000456 17 September 2012 MEDEA Awards

EU0010000313 18 September 2012 Culture (2007-2013) : Strand 2 - Support for bodies active at European level in the field of culture

EU0010000504 20 September 2012 Preparatory Action -Your first Eures job

EU0010000096 26 September 2012 LIFE + (2007-2013)

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EU0010000435 28 September 2012 Electric December 2012 - Video competition

EU0010000020 30 September 2012 Traineeships at the Committee of the Regions

EU0010000180 30 September 2012 Traineeship at the Court of Justice

EU0010000192 30 September 2012 Traineeships and Fellowships at the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML)

EU0010000227 30 September 2012 Roberto Cimetta Fund

EU0010000480 1 October 2012 International Postgraduate Research Scholarships Australia

EU0010000381 1 October 2012 Culture (2007-2013) : Strand 3 - Support for analysis and dissemination activities

EU0010000361 1 October 2012 Lifelong Learning - Policy Co-operation and Innovation in Lifelong Learning (Key Activity 1)

EU0010000229 1 October 2012 International youth activities held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres

EU0010000205 1 October 2012 EU prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards

EU0010000152 1 October 2012 Traineeships at the Economic and Social Committee

EU0010000085 1 October 2012 European Youth Foundation - Grants for international youth activities

EU0010000004 1 October 2012 Traineeships and Study Visits at the European Parliament

EU0010000165 3 October 2012 Culture (2007-2013) : Strand 1 - Support for Cultural Actions

EU0010000357 1 October 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 5.1 - Meetings of young people and those responsible for youth policy

EU0010000259 12 October 2012 Study visits for education and vocational training specialists

EU0010000329 14 October 2012 BEST courses for students of technology

EU0010000345 15 October 2012 Traineeships at the European Parliament for people with a disability

EU0010000408 17 October 2012 European Research Council (ERC) Starting Independent Researcher Grants

EU0010000263 31 October 2012 Internships at the World Bank

EU0010000234 31 October 2012 Traineeships at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade marks and Designs)

EU0010000150 31 October 2012 Internship programme at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

EU0010000372 1 November 2012 Euro-Med Youth Programme

EU0010000320 15 November 2012 Traineeships at the European Free Trade Association - EFTA

EU0010000522 22 November 2012 European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants

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Apprenticeship supply in the Member States of the European Union – Final

report

The study gives an overview of the supply of apprenticeship-type schemes in the

EU Member States. It discusses the effectiveness of these schemes in raising

employability and facilitating labour market transitions of apprentices in the EU.

The study also provides a number of recommendations for improving the

functioning and performance of this type of Vocational Education and Training

schemes. The report is available in electronic format in English only, and includes

French and German summaries.

http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=7754&langId=en

Financial Information Kit on practical guidance to all EACEA grant

beneficiaries

The kit is meant for grant beneficiaries under the different funding programmes

managed by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).It

provides practical and easy to read financial guidance and helps beneficiaries to

avoid making mistakes that could result in a reduced grant contribution due to

ineligible or unsubstantiated expenditure. It focuses on errors frequently identified

during audits of projects.

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/about/documents/fik_1202.pdf

Eurofound Youth Guarantee: Experiences from Finland and Sweden

In light of the impact of the recent negative developments in the labour market on

young people, EU Member States have in recent years been actively engaged in

designing and implementing policy measures targeted at young people. In the

context of its 2011 work programme, Eurofound carried out an evaluation of the

effectiveness of selected policy measures introduced by Member States to improve

the employability of young people. This short document summarises the strengths

and weaknesses of youth guarantee schemes identified in the research. Given that

Scandinavian countries are pioneers of this type of policy, this paper focuses in

particular on youth guarantee initiatives, which have been introduced in Finland and

Sweden.

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/42/en/1/EF1242EN.pdf

Travelling in Europe 2012-13

This useful booklet will tell readers everything they should know about travelling in

Europe. It is available in several languages.

http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/travelling-in-europe-2012-13-pbNA3011314/

Do The Right Mix Campaign

Website of the European Commission’s campaign to supports individuals and

organisations that promote a new, sustainable urban mobility culture. The central

objective of this new campaign is to promote the advantages of combining different

modes of transportation.

http://dotherightmix.eu

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The European Parliament Newshub

A unique application allowing users to keep track of the voices of the European

Parliament in real-time. It gathers web articles, blog posts and social media

contributions of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), political groups in

the Parliament and the European Parliament press releases.

http://www.epnewshub.eu

OECD Skills Strategy

Global online project designed to foster a cross-government, peer-learning

approach towards improving the development, supply and use of skills to promote

economic growth and social inclusion along with policy recommendations for

countries, companies and individuals to maximise the use of their skills. The

website also provides interactive data visualisations on how skills impact different

countries, through country-specific indicators, comparisons and local case studies.

http://skills.oecd.org

Video of the 40thanniversary of the European youth centre & the European

youth foundation

Young people are at the centre of the Council of Europe’s work. They hold the

future of Europe in their hands.For decades, young activists have been involved in

protests – from the 1968 student demonstrations to today, showing their desire to

have a voice in the political process. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of

Europe responded by calling for the creation of a youth centre where young people

could meet, develop ideas and solutions to the problems facing them. The

Strasbourg European Youth Centre was eventually created in 1972 and celebrates

its 40thanniversary this year.

http://webtv.coe.int/index.php?VODID=252&CategoryID=&SubCategoryID=&arrows=1

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Tvebiomovies 2012

Anyone from any age and from any country is invited to create a one-minute film

about the environment. Films should address the issues outlined in one of the

following categories: Recycling the Earth's Valuable Resources, Seas and Oceans,

Fresh Water in Focus, Women and Climate Change and Sustainable Lifestyle.

Films should be made in the following languages: English, Arabic, Spanish, Russian

or German. Entrants can compete individually or in-group. The selected filmmakers

will receive cash prizes. The ten best films may be shown at the UN COP18

Conference in Qatar in November 2012; they may be also screened on TV, used for

publicity purposes or used for events.

Deadline to submit films: 5th September 2012 23.00 GMT.

Find out more: http://tve.org/biomovies

Europe in My Region Photo Competition

The competition aims to highlight the excellent work that projects across Europe

are doing with the help of EU funding, and explore the meaning of these projects to

local communities. To take part, participants have to upload up to three photos of a

project receiving support from the European regional development fund (ERDF) or

the cohesion fund. The images must show the project sign, a board displaying the

EU flag and funding information.

Participants can enter the competition in the following categories:

-Eyewitness, open to everyone, can include any projects made in local areas or

elsewhere and

-My project, open to representatives of projects which have received support from

the European Regional Development Fund or the EU Cohesion Fund.

Two winners will be selected in each category, one by popular vote and one by jury.

Each winner will receive cash prizes to spend on digital camera equipment and a

trip for two to Brussels during the European Week of Regions and Cities taking

place next 8th-11thOctober 2012.

Popular voting will be open from 27thAugust to7thSeptember 2012.

Find out more:

https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanCommission/app_386310531430573

UNFCCC/CDM International Photo, Video and Podcast Contest 2012

The UNFCCC contest aims to highlights the benefits of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean

Development Mechanism (CDM). Any individual or groups, professional or amateur,

is invited to join this competition on the following categories: photo, video and

podcast. Images, videos and podcasts will have to be original and showcase CDM

projects and their related benefits and help promote sustainable development and

greenhouse gas emission reductions.

Photos should tell the story of the CDM on the theme “Changing Lives”;Videos

should complete the phrase “People should know about this CDM project because?;

Podcasts should answer the following question: “How has my

community/city/country benefited from the CDM?”.

Videos should be up to 2 minutes in length, podcasts should be no more than 5

minutes in length. The winning works will be displayed at the UNFCCC Climate

Change Conference in Doha in December 2012, while short-listed entries could

feature in important print and promotional material.

Deadline: 20th September 2012.

Find out more: http://cdm.unfccc.int/contest/12

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International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) Short Film Festival

The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations

Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) is organising an

International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) Short Film Festival taking place on

19thNovember 2012 at the United Nations Headquarters during the closing

ceremony of the International Year, under the theme: Cooperative Enterprises Build

a Better World".

The films should raise awareness about cooperatives: what they are, and what they

do, and encourage support and development of cooperative enterprises by

individuals and their communities.

The films should be maximum 15 minutes in length, be in all languages with English

subtitles and should highlight at least one of the 10 key messages of the

International Year of Cooperatives which are:

- Cooperative enterprises build a better world;

- Cooperative enterprises are member owned, member serving and member

driven;

- Cooperatives empower people;

- Cooperatives improve livelihoods and strengthen the economy;

- Cooperatives enable sustainable development;

- Cooperatives promote rural development;

- Cooperatives balance both social and economic demands;

- Cooperatives promote democratic principles;

- Cooperatives and gender: a pathway out of poverty;

- Cooperatives: a sustainable business model for youth.

Deadline: 30thSeptember 2012 at midnight.

Find out more: http://social.un.org/coopsyear/film-festival.html

International World Food Day Poster Contest

Children and young people from 5 to 17 years old from around the world are invited

to enter the first International World Food Day poster contest launched by FAO, the

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. They will have to upload a scanned or

photographed image of the posterunder the theme “Agricultural cooperatives – key

to feeding the world”. Winners will be selected in three categories: ages 5 to 8,

ages 9 to 12 and ages 13 to 17. Multiple designs may be submitted using the same

contact email address, but the artist’s name should not be duplicated. Poster

entries may be drawn, painted or sketched using pens, pencils, crayons or charcoal,

or using oil, acrylic or watercolor paint. Digitally created artwork is also permitted.

The poster can also have text in any language text.All artworks must be original

and should not include photographic images of the contestant or other personal

information. Winners will be announced on World Food Day 16thOctober 2012. The

top three poster designs in all three categories will be published on World Food Day

website, and shared through the Facebook accounts of FAO and the EndingHunger

movement.

Deadline: 30thSeptember 2012.

Find out more: http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/wfd-poster-contest/en

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European Road Safety Charter (ERSC) Contest 2012

The ERSC is inviting every young EU citizen, between 18 and 29 years old, to post a

blog on the theme: Active Involvement of Youth in Road Safety, on the ERSC

portal. Entries should motivate young people to become active stakeholders in road

safety and pay more attention to the different issues that make them vulnerable

road users. The title of the blog should contain the phrase “ERSC Contest 2012”.

The blog can include up to 3 photos or a link to a video.

Participants can win a one month internship in Barcelona, a multicultural

environment, and contribute to a road safety project for youth.

Deadline: 1 October 2012 by 12:00 PM CET.

Find out more: http://erscharter.eu/inaction/award/21443

Europen Design Contest2012

Voiture&Co is inviting EU young people between 14 and 29 to participate to this

contest by designing their dream motorcycle or scooter jacket. The aim is to make

road safety prevention more fun and invite young people to wear safety equipments

when driving a motorcycle or a scooter.Because wearing the helmet is a good thing,

but having complete protections is better! Entrants have to download the graphic of

the jacket and let their imagination create the jacket of their dreams. Mangas and

cartoons are not allowed.

Each contestant can submit up to two entries by 30thNovember 2012.

Find out more: http://www.concourseuropeendudesign.com

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Working with young people - the

value of youth work in the EU

The European Commission is

interested in gaining new knowledge

on the value of youth work in the EU

and has just launched a major study

"Working with young people - the

value of youth work in the EU" under

the Youth in Action Programme. The

study aims to examine the value of

different forms of youth work across

the EU for young people.It will identify

how youth work contributes to the

EU's objectives in the youth field,

focusing on the 8 fields of action

under the EU youth strategy and on

youth work's role in non-formal

learning as addressed in 'Youth on the

move'.The study will present a

classification of different youth work

activities around the EU and which

groups of young people they target

and reach.

It will illustrate its findings with

success stories, describing the specific

contributions of youth workers, and

point to supportive policies or

programmes, which have led to a

significant change in the prospects for

young people.Finally, it will identify

which are the critical factors showing

where youth work and youth work

policy can successfully contribute to

youth work practices, policies and

support programmes.

The outcomes of the study should be

available around September 2013.

http://ec.europa.eu/youth/news/2012

0716_youthwork_en.htm

Holiday season: useful tips for a

worry-free summer

With the holiday season already

starting and millions of Europeans

intending to travel within and outside

the European Union, there are certain

travel considerations that every

European should be aware of.

Whether these concern having a

health insurance, resolving travel

disputes with an operator or travelling

with a pet, these tips provide a useful

insight into the ways in which the EU

is working to help and assist EU

travellers. Have a look for a worry-

free summer!

http://bit.ly/NlhQ6W

Entrepreneurship: Consultation on

future action at EU level

In these difficult times of increasing

unemployment, Europe needs more

entrepreneurs. Whilst actually only

11% of European citizens are

entrepreneurs, 45% would like to be

their own boss if they could. To unlock

this enormous potential for jobs and

growth, the European Commission

intends to launch in autumn 2012 a

European Entrepreneurship Action

Plan to boost entrepreneurship at all

levels. To this end, the Commission

has launched a public consultation

with the aim to gather inputs from

stakeholders and citizens on the scope

of possible future actions at EU,

national and regional level in

promoting entrepreneurship.Public

administrations and private sector

organisations and individuals

supporting entrepreneurs in starting

up businesses particularly during the

first years of life of the business,

individual entrepreneurs and

businesses are invited to contribute to

this consultation open until 1st

October 2012.

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policie

s/sme/public-

consultation/index_en.htm

EC consultation on how to help

victims of road accidents abroad

Around 130 million Europeans have

planned a holiday in another

European Union country this year.

Some holidaymakers will get caught

up in road traffic accidents, either on

the way or during their break.After

they recover from the accident a new

problem often arises: how can they

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claim compensation if they are a

victim of an accident in a country

other than their own, where they can

file their claim and what is the

deadline for a compensation claim.

For this reason the European

Commission is inviting citizens,

organisations and public authorities to

give their opinion on possible

measures to help the victims of road

accidents abroad to claim

compensation. This action is a part of

the multidimensional policy of the EU

towards victims that the Commission

is developing following the

Communication "Strengthening

victims' rights in the EU. The survey is

open until 19thNovember 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/c59dwqx

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5th-6th September 2012: Cyprus Presidency Conference on Literacy, Nicosia,

Cyprus

The Presidency Conference on Literacy will introduce the work of the independent

High Level Group of Experts of the European Commission for Education, Culture,

Multilingualism and Youth to identify ways of raising literacy levels. The aim of the

conference is to share and discuss the final report of the Group with policy makers

and researchers in every EU country. The results and the conclusions of the

Conference will give the opportunity to draw on the follow-up actions needed by the

EU Member states in order to have a strong political and societal attention to

Literacy.

Find out more:

http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/political-calendar/areas/education-youth-

culture-and-sport/presidency-conference-on-literacy

5th-6thSeptember 2012: Cyprus Presidency Conference “Healthy Ageing

across the Lifecycle”, Nicosia, Cyprus

A special focus of the Conference will be on the prevention of non-communicable

diseases, as well as on health promotion from early childhood, as a prerequisite and

integral part of a healthy ageing process across the lifecycle, having in mind that

2012 is the European Year of Active and Healthy Ageing.

Find out more:

http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/political-calendar/areas/employment-social-

policy-health-consumer-affairs/healthy-ageing-across-the-lifecycle

6th-7thSeptember 2012: Jobs for Europe: The Employment Policy

Conference, Brussels, Belgium

This is the European Commission major conference on employment policy focusing

on the following topics: transitions, human capital investment, mobility, impact of

the crisis on employment, sectors with high job-creation potential and employment

policy throughout the life cycle, youth, gender & work-life balance, active ageing,

job guarantee, social economy, welfare to work.

Attendance at the conference is by invitation only, but the event will be web

streamed live.

Find out more:

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=641

11th – 13thSeptember 2012: EU Youth Conference, Location: 'FILOXENIA'

Conference Centre, Lefkosia (Nicosia), Cyprus

The thematic priority of the conference is "Youth Participation and Social Inclusion".

During the conference, representatives from various youth organisations and

government officials from EU member states, candidate countries and others will

discuss how youth participation leads to the social inclusion of young people, with

emphasis on young people with a migrant background. The importance of the

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participation of young people and youth organizations especially in decision making,

as an important factor for the creation of inclusive, democratic and prosperous

societies will be highlighted. A set of Joint Recommendations on the subject will be

adopted at the end of the Conference.

For more information:

http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/political-calendar/areas/education-youth-

culture-and-sport/eu-youth-conference

10th-12th October 2012: European Conference "InterCITY – European peer

learning on local youth policy"Leipzig, Germany

This conference offers a platform for European municipalities to exchange and learn

from each other in the field of local youth policy. The conference is addressed to

youth workers, youth policy makers, local authorities from EU MemberStates,

Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Croatia, Turkey and South East

European countries (Balkan countries).

Interested participants should register by 7th September 2012.

http://www.jugendfuereuropa.de/fortbildung/fortbildungskalender/870/application

Find out more:

http://www.salto-youth.net/downloads/trainingcalendar_training_download-file-

3560/InterCITY_EN.pdf

11th-14th October 2012: IMPACT Interactive Symposium, Essen, Germany

Flexible series of exchange-orientated events aimed at artists, students, academics

and journalists from the fields of dance, theatre and media.

Application should be sent by 5th September 2012 and should include a short CV

and a letter of motivation.

There is a Symposium fee of 100 € including the 3­day­symposium, 1 performance,

1 lecture presentation and 7 meals. There are seven scholarships available for

IMPACT12 covering the symposium fee and hotel costs. Anyone can apply to be

considered for a scholarship.

Find out more: http://www.pact-zollverein.de/en/platforms/impact

24th-27thOctober 2012: 21st Annual European Forum of Technical and

Vocational Education and Training, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

The theme for the 2012 Conference focuses on two key aspects driving the

improvement of Vocational Education and Training throughout Europe – both

aspects have significant implications to practitioner VET institutions. These aspects

are the following: ECVET – the European Credit Transfer within VET and the new

LLP programme 2014 – 2020.

Find out more about the conference and the fees on:

http://www.efvet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=3&Ite

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European Citizenship Training Courses 2012

The courses are meant to support youth workers and youth leaders developing their

critical understanding of European Citizenship and encourage them to integrate the

topic in their practical work.

List of proposed Courses for 2012:

•Training Course 6: ECTC-TR in Turkey (8th-14th April 2013)

Deadline: to be announced;

•Training Course 7: ECTC-PT in Portugal (May/June 2013)

Deadline: to be announced;

•EXTRA: ECTC-FR in France (25th Febraury-3rd March 2013)

Deadline: to be announced.

All details are available here:

http://www.salto-youth.net/rc/training-and-cooperation/tc-rc-

nanetworktcs/europeancitizenship

Salto-Youth: Training Calendar

The European Training Calendar contains current training offers of different

institutions and organisations, such as SALTO, the National Agencies for the YOUTH

IN ACTION Programme, non-governmental youth organisations, the European

Youth Centres of the Council of Europe and the Partnership Programme on

European Youth Worker Training. They are addressed to young people, group

leaders, mentors, trainers and other specialists.

Find out more:

http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/training/find-a-training/?&pagerOffset=90

Coming up: European Festivals

On the European Festival Planner on the Yourope site of the European Festival

Association, you can find information on the biggest pop and rock festivals in

Europe.

http://www.yourope.org

Searching for more background information on festivals, have a look at Wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_festival

More general site with links to cultural events and festivals, not only rock festivals,

in Europe.

http://www.bugbog.com/festivals/european_festivals.html

Summer Music Festivals Europe 2012

http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivalslist.aspx

http://festivalseurope.wordpress.com

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