European Youth Foundation

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) provides financial and educational support to a wide range of youth projects, focusing on a range of different topics. Whether projects take place at local or international level, EYF-supported projects all share some common characteristics. Learn more about these characteristics and check examples of projects supported at the dedicated page. 

The EYF provides grants to non-governmental youth organisations. For the EYF, eligible youth organisations have the following characteristics:

• Being a non-profit-making and non-governmental organisation.
• Having a statute and legal personality as an organisation.
• Running activities for young people (15-30 years old).
• Young people take the decisions on the programme of activities of the NGO.
• Members of the organisation are aged between 15 and 30 years old.
• The work of the organisation is in line with the values and priorities of the Council of Europe.
• The NGO has to be based in one of the signatories to the European Cultural Convention (all CoE member states and Belarus, Holy Sea, Russian Federation and Kazakhstan).

The following types of organisations and/or networks are eligible:

• International youth NGOs
• International network of youth NGOs
• Regional network of youth NGOs
• National youth NGOs
• Local youth NGOs

There are two deadlines each year: 15 January  2024 for international activities and annual work plans and 15 May 2024 for international activities, annual work plans and one-off structural grants. Local youth NGOs, national youth NGOs and regional networks of NGOs can apply for pilot activities throughout the year.

Applications are submitted online.

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