European funding opportunities

Aurélien Favre - SkillsActive - 2/7/09

The 2009 Preparatory Action in the Field of Sport

The EU White Paper on Sport set out a number of priorities one of which focuses on Preparatory Action in the Field of Sport. The sport unit at the EU Commission is looking for proposals to support transnational projects to identify and test suitable networks and good practices in the field of sport, covering promoting health-enhancing physical activity, promoting education and training in sport, promoting EU fundamental values by encouraging sport for persons with disabilities and promoting gender equality in sport.

 The deadline for proposals is 31 August 2009, for more information visit the EU Commission website.

Developing the European Qualifications Framework

The Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) – part of the European Commission – is calling for proposals to implement the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

The EACEA will fund successful proposals that focus on supporting the development, promotion and application of learning outcomes for all qualifications at all levels, supporting the development and implementation of overarching National Qualifications Frameworks based on learning outcomes at all levels, and supporting the referencing of national qualifications levels to the EQF in a transparent and credible way supporting mutual trust between countries and sectors.

The deadline for proposals is 14 August 2009, for more information visit the EACEA website.

Supporting European cooperation in education and training

As a result of the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme, EACEA is calling for proposals to support European cooperation in education and training with a view to implementing national lifelong learning strategies. The coordinated approach is vital, as part of the Education & Training Open Method of Coordination – the framework for European cooperation supporting national reforms in education and training.

The EACEA is looking for proposals that will raise national awareness of lifelong learning strategies and European cooperation in education and training, as well as support transnational cooperation in the development and implementation of national and regional lifelong learning strategies

The deadline for proposals is 14 August 2009, for more information visit the EACEA website.