The preparation of a proposal is no simple matter: a winning project idea must be identified, the right partners must be contacted and involved, the application form and all supporting documents must be duly filled out. Above all, outstanding coordination capacities and large experiences of proposal writing are essential for a successful submission. Applicants’ organisations often lack these competences, which makes the process much longer and complex.
This is where Up2Europe Experts come into play!
Up2Europe Experts provide support/fully undertake selected or the complete package of preparation tasks - from providing advice in the development of the project idea and goals, to partner search and consortium building, recurrent review and proof-reading, preparation of administrative documents, up to the actual submission to the financing agency. Up2Europe Experts bring added value to your proposal, by making sure it is clear and consistent, understandable and appealing for non-technical people, and that it meets the requirements of the selected call for proposals.
Thanks to their solid experience in proposal writing and project implementation, in the evaluation and review of project proposals, as wells as their deep knowledge of the priorities and the selection criteria of EU programmes and instruments, Up2Europe Experts ensure a smooth and effective preparation of your proposal, resulting in the submission of a high-quality proposal.
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Project Management is much more than drafting gantt charts and filling out budget sheets. It entails several tasks that requires time and specific skills, which are not always available in the beneficiaries’ organisations. But, good news: management tasks can be easily outsourced! An Expert can assist you throughout all phases of project implementation.
Up2Europe experts provide support/fully undertake selected or the complete package of project management tasks - ranging from resources and work planning, to coordination of the consortium, maintenance of a project repository, organisation of meetings, reporting, budget monitoring, etc. - allowing you to focus on the scientific and technical activities.
Thanks to their deep knowledge of project implementation and their solid experience in the management of projects in the framework of different EU funding programmes and instruments, they can ensure an effective and efficient achievement of set objective and results.
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Is your project idea eligible for EU funding? Which calls for proposals or tenders can you apply for? And how much could you obtain? The Funding Opportunity Report can answer these questions! UP2EUROPE experts will scan through the most interesting and appropriate EU funding opportunities in European programmes and instruments, in order to identify those that are more relevant for your project proposal.
Funding opportunities are plentiful: calls for proposals are issued every week by the numerous EU bodies. Keeping track of each one these opportunities and recognising those that better match your project idea is not easy, but it is crucial to increase your chances of receiving the grant. Furthermore, the different programmes and instruments apply different rules in terms of partnership requirements, financing and co-financing amounts, activities that can be implemented and costs that may be included.
Thanks to their sound experience working with EU funding and their thorough knowledge of the eligibility criteria and requirements of EU programmes and instruments, and taking into account your current projects and future ambitions and your network of collaborators and partners, UP2EUROPE experts can support you in identifying the most relevant sources for funding your project ideas.
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The submission deadline is approaching and you still have doubts on the necessary support documents and their correct format or on the submission process itself? While preparing a project proposal you need a timely reply to questions regarding partnership requirements, the content of specific sections, or the eligibility of activities and costs?
An Up2Europe expert can resolve your doubts and answer your question in real time at any stage of the preparation and submission process.
By means of the service Live Support & Assistance on European Projects an UP2EUROPE expert provides real time support by email, chat or phone, easing the preparation and submission of your proposal and making sure you avoid the most common errors, increasing the chance of receiving the funds.
Training in courses and masters on European Project Management, project design, advisoring on direct and indirect European funds, presentation of various funding programmes, Project Cycle management techniques, implementation and financial reporting
We focus on a very practical approach with exercises thought for the individual needs and client case.
Priorities and activities to be co-financed
1. Priorities
To tackle at least one of the following grounds for discrimination listed in Art. 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. Actions should aim to, in particular:
Priority 1. Promoting diversity management and inclusion at the workplace, both in the public and private sector.
This entails the increasing number of Diversity Charters by EU Member States, their signatories, and concrete actions that promote diversity and inclusion at the workplace with regard to the six grounds of discrimination or their intersectionality.
Indicative budget of € 500 000
Priority 2. Fighting against discrimination based on sexual orientation in society and promoting the equality of LGBTI people through the implementation of the LGBTI List of Actions.
Concrete and practical actions raising awareness for LGBTI equality in education, health and employment and/or to train professionals in relevant areas important for advancing equality of LGBTI people, in particular proposals focusing on transgender equality and on intersex equality.
Indicative budget € 1 000 000
Priority 3. Fighting against discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin and/or multiple discrimination.
The focus is to contribute to the enforcement and effective implementation of Union non-discrimination legislation (Racial Equality Directive 2000/43/EC), such as victims' interest representation, independent monitoring, early warning and reporting.
Applicants are encouraged to involve equality bodies in their projects and address the issues reflected in the Commission Recommendation on Standards for Equality bodies[1].
Indicative budget € 1 000 000
Priority 4. Strengthening the fight against anti-gypsyism and various forms of discrimination of Roma.
Focus shall be on discrimination in (access to) education, employment, health and housing, such as spatial and schooling segregation, forced evictions, as well as multiple discrimination (of Roma youth, women, children, etc.); supporting transnational cooperation on fighting discrimination and promoting inclusion of EU-mobile Roma; fighting antigypsyism by combatting stereotypes, mistrust and raising the general public’s awareness about Roma history (including recognition of the Roma Holocaust as part of truth and reconciliation processes and promoting the inclusion of Roma history into pedagogical materials for pupils in cooperation with relevant national authorities); promoting inclusive public services and cooperation with the private sector for creating ethnically diverse work environments and encouraging public institutions and compagnies to include Roma in their diversity workplans. Supporting capacity building of Roma and pro-Roma civil society active in the above mentioned areas.
Indicative budget € 1 000 000
Priority 5. Restricted to public authorities: promoting non-discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation
This entails actions to prevent and combat discrimination on the ground, as well as initiatives aimed at empowering, supporting and protecting groups and individuals affected by forms of discrimination. It also aims at addressing underreporting and building trust between communities and public authorities. Actions may include capacity building of national, regional or local authorities, including equality bodies, enhancing coordination and cooperation to promote equal treatment, improve responses to discrimination, as well as ensuring better application and enforcement on the ground of EU policies and legislation in this field, in particular the Commission Recommendation C(2018) 3850 on standards for equality bodies and the 2013 Council Recommendation on Effective Roma Integretation Measures.
Indicative budget € 1 000 000
Priority 6. Restricted to public authorities: collecting equality data
To address common gaps and challenges in equality data across the EU, the European Commission Subgroup on Equality Data developed the guidelines on improving the collection and use of equality data (https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/combatting-discrimination/tackling-discrimination/network-experts-field-anti-discrimination_en) and the compendium of practices on equality data (https://fra.europa.eu/en/theme/racism-related-intolerances/racism-compendium-practices).
The guidelines describe a number of concrete institutional and operational steps that EU Member States can take to enhance the collection and use of equality data. They suggest how to improve the availability and quality of the data and how to promote their effective use in developing evidence-based equality and non-discrimination policies and monitoring their effective implementation.
Furthermore, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has also published an online compendium of nearly 40 practices from 15 countries on the collection and use of equality data (https://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2019/better-data-better-equality).
The actions aim to develop a coordinated approach for collecting and using equality data, including consultation with relevant stakeholders and affected communities when designing and implementing data collection; to identify who is at risk of discrimination; to enhance awareness of the importance of such data.
Indicative budget € 500 000
Proposals on hate speech and hate crime are not funded under this call for proposals, since these topics are addressed in the call for proposals to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance.
2. Description of the activities
The call will fund projects focused on one or more among the following activities:
N.B.: activities supporting political parties regardless of their grounds or objectives shall not be funded.
Activities must take place in countries participating to the REC Programme to be eligible for funding.
3. Expected results
Priority 1. Promoting diversity management and inclusion
Priority 2. Fighting against discrimination based on sexual orientation
Priority 3. Fighting against discrimination based on racial and/or ethnic origin
Priority 4. Strengthening the fight against discrimination of Roma
Priority 5. Restricted to public authorities: promoting non-discrimination
Priority 6. Restricted to public authorities: collecting equality data
[1]C (2018) 3850
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