European Commission: Seeking Applications for Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme 2017! Deadline: 7 June 2017

The European Commission is currently seeking applications for its Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme with an aim at continuing the action “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs” in order to foster entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture across the EU.

Objectives

By awarding grants to promote the mobility of new entrepreneurs, the Commission’s specific objectives are:

• to provide on-the-job-training for new entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized enterprises elsewhere in the COSME Participating Countries in order to facilitate a successful start-up, and development of their business ideas;
• to foster sharing of experience and information between entrepreneurs on the obstacles and challenges of starting up and developing their businesses;
• to enhance market access and identification of potential partners for new and established businesses in other EU and COSME Participating Countries;
• to support networking between entrepreneurs from different Participating Countries by building on knowledge and experience from other Participating Countries.
• the Intermediary Organisations will deliver high quality standards so as to deliver the following expected output for this call for proposals:
  • further developing a network of new entrepreneurs (NEs), host entrepreneurs (HEs) and Intermediary Organisations (IOs)
  • enabling around 1300 new entrepreneurs to work alongside and learn from a host entrepreneur in another Participating Country under this action by early 2020.
  • creating new businesses, joint ventures and spin-off companies and foster cross-border business cooperation
  • enhancing the international activities and innovation potential of host entrepreneurs.

Funding Information

The maximum grant amount per project will be EUR 500,000.00 (five hundred thousand).

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be legal entities forming a consortium.
• Applying entities may for instance include:
• Public entities responsible for or active in the fields of economic affairs, enterprise, business support or related issues,
• Chambers of commerce and industry, chambers of (handi)crafts or similar bodies,
• Business support organisations, start-up centres, incubators, technology parks etc.,
• Business associations and business support networks,
• Public and private entities offering business support services,
• Institutes of (higher) education such as universities or institutes for vocational education and training.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply via given website.

Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland

For more information, please visit European Commission.