Important documents
Objective
The global objective of this call for proposals is to foster a resilient, networked and innovative education ecosystem that expands learning opportunities, enhances employability and promotes active citizenship among Belarusians, regardless of their place of residence.
The specific objective of this call for proposals is to strengthen the capacities of independent non state Belarusian education service providers, increase their professionalism and sustainability, promote their networking, cooperation and coordination, and support the development, implementation and dissemination of their high-quality and open access education services, for contributing to a common and sustainable digital ecosystem for education of Belarusians in Belarus and in exile.
The aim of this call for proposals is to support projects of the development of educational initiatives and educational services that would help increase employability, active citizenship, and the lifelong learning opportunities for training and retraining, meeting the educational, civic and professional needs of the Belarusians in Belarus and in exile.
Applicants
Eligibility of lead applicants:
- be a legal entity, and
- be non-profit, and
- be a type of organisations such as non-governmental organisation, civil society organisation, public organisation, operating or having proven experience in the field of education and/or support of Belarusians. Experience in the field education for Belarussians is an advantage, and
- be effectively established in the EU, and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s), not acting as an intermediary, and
- include in the core project team at least one present or former citizen of Belarus[1], who has proven professional experience in the field of education in Belarus and in exile. The proposed individual may reside in the EU, EEA, UK, EaP countries and must play a meaningful role in the action by creating educational content, conducting trainings, or carrying out other activities of the action.
The lead applicant may act individually or with co-applicant(s). Involving a co-applicant(s) is an advantage that provides additional evaluation points.
[1] Applicants, who lost or renounced their Belarusian citizenship after August 2020, or do not have valid Belarusian passport at the time of Application submission, must present documental evidence of valid Belarusian citizenship at the time of August 2020.
Project grant rate
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 30 000
- maximum amount: EUR 96 500
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum percentages of total eligible costs of the action:
- Minimum percentage: 80% of the total eligible costs of the action.
- Maximum percentage: 95% of the total eligible costs of the action.
Type of activities
Action shall be composed of a set of at least 3 types of activities:
- Educational outputs development activities: development of education and training outputs, including needs assessment, designing, programming, refining and editing phases (curriculum, syllabus, training programmes, e-learning courses, training material, methodologies, etc.). It’s a mandatory activity.
- Training activities: implementation of the education and training initiatives (piloting new education outputs, training for trainers’ courses, workshops, etc.).
- Dissemination activities: dissemination of the education and training outputs produced under the action (publications, promotion in media, social networks, etc.).
- Capacity building activities: strengthening institutional and human resource capacities of the applicants in the field of education, including the management and delivery of education services (trainings, consultations, mentoring, strategic planning, etc.).
- Networking activities: networking of the independent Belarusian education service providers in exchanging experience, practices, knowledge and resources and strengthening ties with the EU counter partners (workshops, seminars, meetings, etc.).
Expected outputs
- Educational outputs: new curricula, training programme, training material, tools and methodologies that are innovative, adaptable, and transferable for use by other education or training providers in online, offline or blended mode. Production of educational output(s) is mandatory.
- Training outputs: training for trainers’ courses, workshops and other training initiatives implemented for training target groups of Belarusians in online, offline or blended mode.
- Dissemination outputs: dissemination of project results to the Belarusian educators, teachers, other relevant stakeholders and Belarusian society at conferences, workshops, seminars, meetings, media sources, etc.
- Capacity building outputs: strengthened institutional capacities, trained staff and specialists, institutional strategic documents prepared, etc.
- Networking outputs: conferences, seminars, meetings organised, common strategic documents prepared, etc.
Recommended education and training themes
The action activities and outputs shall relate to at least one of the recommended themes:
- Employability and professional competencies: training and retraining opportunities; training of trainers for professionals from all sectors of economy; training for managers and change agents; specialized skills such as communications; marketing; service design; etc.
- Active citizenship: political systems; laws; human rights, democratic processes; global development; sustainability; economic concepts; critical thinking; communication; participation; cooperation; values and attitudes; etc.
- Teaching competencies: materials, tools and competences of teachers and professors of secondary, vocational and higher education; digital teaching; innovative teaching; collaborative learning tools; media and information literacy; STEAM and interdisciplinary learning; teacher and lecture support and networking: toolkits and guidelines for teacher and lecturer collaboration, mentoring and continuous professional development; etc.
- Literacy and Functional Competencies: legal and civic literacy; language and symbolic literacy; academic literacy; financial and economic literacy; digital literacy; environmental literacy; interdisciplinary skills; etc.
- Institutional and educational capacities of NGOs operating in the education and training sector: organizational and strategic development; education and training programme design, consulting, and educational quality; financial management and reporting; partnerships, resource mobilization, and networking; etc.
Language
The action outputs must be produced in Belarusian and/or English. Other languages may be used only as auxiliary languages.
Eligible direct costs
- gross salaries including social security charges and other remuneration-related costs (excluding bonuses) of the project team members or service contracts with project team members assigned for Action outputs development (e.g., education content developer, implementation of education initiatives, IT designer, etc.);
- gross salaries including social security charges and other remuneration-related costs (excluding bonuses) of the project management and administration staff in charge for the implementation of the Action, (e.g. administrator, financial manager, technical specialist, etc.). Should not exceed 10 % of the total eligible costs.
- fee for experts for development of the Action outputs: education and training experts, IT and other technical specialists, peer-review, mentoring and etc. costs;
- costs related to training activities (e.g., piloting of the education outputs, training for trainers, etc.): costs of training events (rent of premises, equipment, catering and food services) organised by the applicant(s) and directly related to the awarded grant;
- costs related to project team members’ participation in dissemination and networking events (should not exceed 15 % of the total eligible costs):
- conferences, seminars, workshops and other fees;
- travel and subsistence costs for staff and other persons taking part in the Action not exceeding those normally borne by the beneficiary(ies) according to its rules and regulations. In addition, the rates published by the European Commission at the time of contract signature may never be exceeded;
- costs of events (rent of premises, equipment, catering and food services, translation, etc.) organised by the applicant and directly related to the awarded grant.
- cost related to outputs and services marketing: marketing services, product design costs, etc. Should not exceed 15 % of the total eligible costs.
- costs of equipment, supplies, consumables and services needed for the implementation of the action (e.g. rent of equipment, acquiring of materials, supplies, etc.). Should not exceed 20 % of the total eligible costs.
- publishing, translation, editing, visibility fees;
- software essential for project implementation;
- cost of training and capacity building activities for applicants’ staff (online/offline/blended mode). Should not exceed 10 % of the total eligible costs;
- audit verification costs;
- duties, taxes and charges, including VAT related to the purposes of the action, paid and not recoverable by the beneficiary(ies), unless otherwise provided in the special conditions;
- financial services (bank guarantee costs, etc.).
Duration of the projects: from 6 to 12 months.
Submission of project applications
Applications must be submitted online via the electronic system “Submittable”.
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Useful links
- PRAG https://wikis.ec.europa.eu/display/ExactExternalWiki/ePRAG
- Project Cycle Management Guidelines https://ec.europa.eu/international-partnerships/funding/managing-project_en
- The implementation of grant contracts, A Users’ Guide https://wikis.ec.europa.eu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=48169235
- Financial Toolkit https://ec.europa.eu/international-partnerships/financial-management-toolkit_en
- Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES) https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/how-it-works/annual-lifecycle/implementation/anti-fraud-measures/edes_en#data-protection
