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The Programme ERASMUS + Sport : Overview and Perspective for 2017

Mathieu FONTENEAU

FUNCHAL – 14 October 2016


Summary

1. EU and Sport before the Lisbon Treaty (2009)

2. EU funding opportunities for sport after the Lisbon Treaty

3. What is ERASMUS+ Sport ? General conditions

4. The submission process of a project within ERASMUS+ Sport

5. ERASMUS+ Sport in 2017 : Perspective


1. EU and Sport before the Lisbon Treaty (2009)

• No competence of the EU in the field of sport

• Importance of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice (BOSMAN in 1995)

• No legal ground for EU funding towards sport


2. EU funding opportunities for sport after the Lisbon Treaty

• Lisbon Treaty brings a competence of the EU in the field of sport (article 6 and 165 of the TFEU)

• The political framework set up by the Lisbon Treaty : European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the EU

• New legal ground for EU funding :• ERASMUS + 2014/2020 (EDUCATION, YOUTH and SPORT)

• REGIONAL POLICY 2014/2020


3. What is ERASMUS+ Sport ? General conditions

3. What is ERASMUS + Sport ? Analysis of the first 3 years of implementation

3. What is ERASMUS + Sport ? General conditions

1. European Week of Sport (EWOS)

2. Small collaborative partnerships (New in 2016)

3. European events

4. European collaborative partnerships

Erasmus + Sport Main Actions

1 call for proposals, 4 different type of actions


Pillar 1 : Implementation of EU guidelines (HEPA, Dual career)

Pillar 2 : Integrity (Fight versus doping and match fixing)

Pillar 3 : Volunteering, fight against violence, racism, discrimination, intolerance and good governance

Pillar 4 : Enhance social inclusion, equal opportunities and participation in sports

Erasmus + Sport Main Priorities (European Projects) :

4 pillars, 9 priorities

Networking

Collection of data

Aware-raising

activitiesEducation and training

modules and tools

Good practices

Seminars,Conferences,

Meetings, Events


Type of projects’ activities supported

General eligibility conditions

Public body or non-profit organisation established in a Programme or Partner Country

Applicant established in a Programme Country

At least 5 organisations from 5 different Programme Countries


Duration From 12 to 36 months (12, 18, 24, 30, 36 months)


Maximum Grant 400 000 EUR (80 % of the overall budget)


Best practices

Compendia 2014, 2015 and soon 2016

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Sport 2014 Collaborative partnerships in the sport f ield

Description of the projects selected for funding

Erasmus+


4. The submission process of a project within

the ERASMUS+ Programme

4. The submission process of a project within the ERASMUS+ Programme

Chronology : from the call for proposals to the signature of the contract

- October Year N : Call for Proposals- November Year N : Publication of the Erasmus + Programme Guide

(and its annexes) - April-May Year N+1 : Deadline for submission of the project- June-July Year N+1 : Evaluation from the Experts - September-October Year N+1 : Publication of the selection by the EU - December Year N+1 : Signature of the contract (if project selected)- January Year N+2 : start of the project (if selected)


Compulsory documents to submit

Declarationof honour

Budget table

Project Description

eForm

(+ PIC number)

Award Criteria Partnerships Events Thresholds

Relevance of the project 30 p 30 p 15 p

Quality of the project design & implementation

20 p 40 p 10 p / 20 p

Quality of the project team & cooperation arrangements

20 p - 10 p

Impact & dissemination 30 p 30 p 15 p

Total 100 p 100 p 60 p

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Double threshold:

• 50% of each criterion

• at least 60 points in total


Award Criteria

Funding thresholds 2014 and 2015

Action June 2014 call May 2015 call

Collaborative partnerships(EU Guidelines)

81,50 points 78 points

Collaborative partnerships(other topics)

87,50 points 87,50 points

Not-for-profit sport events

92,50 points 84 points


Applicants' common failures

• Unclear objectives (mixing up priorities of the EU)

• Limited innovation (in the field covered), limited EU added value

• Lack of coherence between project objectives, methodology, design, activities and budget

• Weak partnership + Absence of expertise in the field covered

• Non realistic budget (no coherence with project activities)

• Fake impact and dissemination


Advice for applicants

Understanding of the process

• Take time to understand how the application process is structured –Documents provided by the EU

• Allow time for drafting and reviewing and redrafting (retro-planning with deadlines)

• Test your draft application outside the partnership

• Time required - a few weeks to more than a year from the concept to finalisation

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Clear and consistent objectives – Simple design – Coherent budget

• Clear, consistent objectives

• For the innovation aspects, check the previous projects financed by the EU in the field covered

• Establish realistic objectives to ensure an appropriate implementation (over 1, 2 or 3 years) :

• Set up a simple design, in line with your objectives and your budget

• Be familiar with the budget constraints

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A strong and diverse partnership

• Find the right balance and diversity of partners

• Share well the repartition of tasks between ALL the partners

• Discuss number & dates of meetings before applying

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Impact and dissemination

• It is where the difference is made !

• Don’t mix up your objectives with your ambition

• Be factual, as concrete as possible (describing for example your communication working plan : website, social medias, TVs, etc)

• Don’t forget to show the sustainability of your project

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Conclusive remarks

• Ask questions to the EU before the submission of the project (not after)

• And as quickly as possible, all potential partners shall get a PIC (identification) number ! No PIC number, no project

• Be concise ! (the expert doing the evaluation will appreciate… and therefore start your evaluation with a positive approach !)




5. Erasmus + Sport in 2017 : Perspective


Erasmus + Sport 2017 : General information

• Overall Erasmus + Sport Budget : 40 million EUR

• Small collaborative partnerships : 5 million EUR

• European collaborative partnerships : 25 million EUR

• Sport events 2017 : 2.5 million EUR

Budget

• Similar priorities

• Focus on the same pillarsPriorities


Erasmus + Sport 2017 : General information

• Same (number of countries, partner vs. programme countries, entity)Eligibility criteria

• Same (400 000 EUR per project, 80% co-financingmaximum, project duration)

• Impact of the increased overall budget Funding conditions

• One deadline for all E+ actions

• Similar conditions (PIC number, compulsory files to submit, simplification on staff costs)

Submission process

• SameEvaluation process

Roadmap October 2017- January 2018

10/2016

Publica-tion of the call Erasmus

+

11/2016

Publica-tion. of

the Program Guide E+ and its

annexes

01/2017

Info Sport Day

04/2017

Deadline for

submission of all projects

06-07/

2017

Evaluation fron

the experts

10/2017

Publica-tion of

the selectedprojects

12/2017

Signa-ture of

contract(if

selected)



Useful information (Websites, Publications, Event)

WebsitesEuropean Commission - DG EAC - Sport Unit websiteExecutive Agency EAC

PublicationsCall for Proposals Erasmus + 2016Programme Guide Erasmus + 2016Guidelines for applicants Erasmus + Sport 2016 EventPresentations Info Day Sport 2016

Soon to come Call for proposals Erasmus + 2017, Programme Guide 2017 and annexes

http://ec.europa.eu/sport/

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php


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