Apply for a grant

The EYF provides grants to non-governmental youth organisations in line with Council of Europe values and work and the specific priorities of the Council of Europe’s youth sector. Activities or projects must be designed to:

strengthen peace and co-operation in Europe;
promote closer co-operation and understanding among young people;
encourage information exchange;
stimulate mutual aid.

The EYF provides two types of grants to non-governmental youth organisations:

Project grants
Structural grants to cover part of operational costs of the youth organisations.

Project grants could be:

International co-operation activities (one-off youth co-operation activities focusing primarily on the organisation of an international meeting of young people, for example youth camps, seminars, conferences, training courses or study visits; or long-term youth co-operation projects that include a combination of international meetings and other activities, such as campaigns, advocacy projects, production of educational and other resources, research, support for local activities or regional initiatives).
Ad hoc initiatives to address emerging needs, priorities and societal phenomena (one-time initiatives – or immediate responses – of young people to specific emerging needs or priorities that relate to young people’s living conditions or broader societal phenomena).
Other type of grants.

Structural grants provide support for the operations of a youth organisation or network that has carried out activities in co-operation with the EYF or the European Youth Centres of the Council of Europe. These are lump sum grants for covering the general administrative costs of international youth organisations and networks. Operations could include costs of offices, staff, preparations of statutory meetings, equipment, etc.

Structural grants may be awarded for two years or one year.

The EYF functions with calls for proposals in order to award grants to youth organisations. Only applicants registered in the EYF online grant management system can submit applications. Applications are only accepted when calls for proposals are open.

The full list of the calls for proposals (open and coming soon) are published on this webpage.

More information about the functioning of the calls for proposals can be found in the Guide to the grants of the European Youth Foundation.

The EYF commits to support youth organisations in building their capacities and ensuring information for them to apply for EYF grants. The EYF regularly organises training courses, information sessions and onboarding sessions for youth organisations. Check out the support measures on the dedicated page or in the Guide to the grants of the European Youth Foundation.

In the framework of project grants, the EYF does not provide support for the following types of activities: operations of a commercial nature, the purchase of land or buildings, the construction or renovation of buildings, the purchase of fixed equipment for buildings, tourism activities, scholarships, sports events and competitions, school exchanges, activities that are part of a school or university programme or that have a strictly vocational character, statutory meetings of youth organisations.