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Guide to Funding and Participation in European Union Programs

for
Non-Governmental Organizations
in Central and Eastern Europe
and the Newly Independent States

 

Prepared by the Open Society Institute-Brussels

Updated Version, April 2000

Preface

Like any large bureaucracy, the European Commission can often appear daunting and inaccessible. It has been known to inspire fear and loathing among some, awe and admiration among others. Having said this, it is an institution that is playing an increasingly significant role in many of the countries of the Soros foundations network, especially in the ten candidate countries for accession to the European Union (EU). But the Commission's policies and activities are also significant in the Western Balkans, the Newly Independent States (NIS) and Mongolia.

With this guide we have tried to give an overview of the relevant programs of the EU that are open to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Although applying for EU funding may not be recommended for the faint-hearted, efforts are underway within the European Commission to make the process less painful.

A copy of this guide is available on the OSI-Budapest website: http://www.osi.hu/ in the “What’s new” section.

We plan to update this guide regularly. Any comments, enquiries or suggestions should be sent to:

Open Society Institute-Brussels
Rue des Minimes, 26
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 505 46 46
Fax: + 32 2 502 46 46
E-mail: osi@osi-brussels.be

Table of contents

Section 1: General Information for Applicants Abbreviations
Introduction
Application Check List
Deadlines for the Submission of Project Proposals

Section 2: EU Programs

Introduction
Access
Bistro (Tacis)
Consensus II (PHARE)
Culture 2000
Daphne Program (Measures for combating violence against children, young persons and women)
Ecos-Ouverture (Phare and Tacis)
European Training Foundation
European Voluntary Service
Falcone
Fifth Framework Program
Grotius
Leonardo da Vinci Program
LIEN - Tacis
Measures to Achieve Equality Between Men and Women
Odysseus
OISIN
Program of Community Action on the Prevention of AIDS and Certain Other Communicable Diseases
Socrates
STOP
Subsidies for Certain Activities of Organizations Pursuing Human Rights Objectives
Support for Democracy for Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Including the Republics Formerly Part of Yugoslavia
Support for Democracy in the New Independent States and Mongolia
Support of European Integration Activities Organized by Academic Institutions and Other Organizations
Tempus III
Youth

Section 3 : Glossary

By Alphabetical Order

Resources