Anna Lindh Foundation: Euro-Med Exchange Programme for Young Talents! Deadline: 15 June 2017

Anna Lindh Foundation: Euro-Med Exchange Programme for Young Talents!

Deadline: 15 June 2017

The Anna Lindh Foundation is seeking applications for its Euro-Med Exchange Programme that will give young talents and key factors, such as members of civil society organisations, exchange/traineeship opportunities across 42 Euro-Mediterranean countries, aiming to support knowledge exchange, strengthen dialogue and intercultural cooperation that are crucial for the stable and sustainable development in the Region.

The programme is designed to support synergies, cross-disciplinary activities and innovative project ideas related to intercultural dialogue (ICD), involving young actors from both shores of the Mediterranean, giving them the spaces to gain new perspectives on how to drive positive change.

The call will be open to ALF members and non-members. Priority will, however, be given to North-South Twinning Exchanges between members and between members &non-members. South-South and West-East patterns will also be supported.

The Anna Lindh Foundation is especially welcoming applications from key actors that will work on projects related to:

• Migration and Intercultural Cities
• Anti-radicalisation and Gender
• Translation and Publishing

The EuroMed Exchange Programme is working on two modalities:

• Twinning Exchange: an organisation can send an ICD Actor and host another ICD Actor. The organisations have to be in different countries. The exchanges don’t need to take place at the same time.
• Sending Exchange: an organisation can send an ICD Actor to be hosted by another organisation. The organisations have to be in different countries.

Objectives

The overall objective of the programme is to support intercultural cooperation through knowledge exchange, in the form of a traineeship, which is considered one of the strongest tools for sustainable human and organisational development, thus fostering pluralistic and inclusive societies in the Region.

Specific Objectives are:

• Supporting youth led activities
• Developing projects
• Acquiring technical knowledge/skills
• Acquiring intercultural knowledge/skills
• Intercultural cooperation and networking
• Knowledge exchange and transfer

Eligibility Criteria

ICD Actor

• Be a national or a legal resident of one of the 42 Euro-Med Partnership countries, incl. Libya or Syria;
• Be at least 18 years old at the start of the exchange/traineeship service;
• Be a professional/member of a registered organisation in the Euro-Med region; Have excellent knowledge of at least one of the following languages (English, French and Arabic);
• Be working on a project related to ICD;
• Be conducting the exchange/traineeship service at the Hosting Organisation;
• Be not a former beneficiary of the DAWRAK Exchange Programme or EuroMed Exchange Programme. The ICD Actor(s) can benefit only once from the exchange.

Sending Organisation (Be also a Hosting Organisation in case of the twinning scheme)

• Be a legal person (not a physical person) – registered in one of the 42 Euro-Med countries, excluded are Syria and Lybia – such as non-governmental organisations, educational, cultural, and academic or research institutions, non-profit media, foundations or local authorities, private entities, etc. working on a project related to ICD. Private for profit entities can apply as well but they will be required to sign a statement declaring that the purpose of the traineeship service is not for profit;
• Be officially registered and established as an NGO, an association, an institution, etc. under the national law of one of the 42 Euro-Mediterranean Partnership countries. Be or not be members of ALF National Networks. In other words, membership in ALF National Networks is NOT mandatory for the applicants;
• Be assuming the role of applicant.

Hosting Organisation (Be also a sending organisation in case of the twinning scheme)

• Be a legal person (not a physical person) – registered in one of the 42 Euro-Med countries, excluded are Syria and Lybia- such as non-governmental organisations – governmental organisations, educational, cultural, and academic or research institutions, non-profit media, foundations or local authorities, private entities, etc. working on a project related to ICD. Private for profit entities can apply as well but they will be required to sign a statement declaring that the purpose of the traineeship service is not for profit;
• Must be officially registered and established as an NGO, an association, an institution, etc. under the national law of one of the 42 Euro-Mediterranean Partnership countries. Be or not be members of ALF National Networks. In other words, membership in ALF National Networks is NOT mandatory for the applicants.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can submit application forms and all requested documents at the address given on the website.

Eligible Countries

• North: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom;
• South: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey.
• West: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom;
• East: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia.

For more information, please visit Anna Lindh Foundation.