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European Youth Foundation: Structural Grant

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Overview

Structural grant for 2 consecutive years

These grants are available every 2 years and are only accessible to international youth NGOs and international networks of youth NGOs that have received support for at least 3 international activities during the 3 previous years (EYF grant or study session in the annual programme of the European Youth Centres). A structural grant needs to be confirmed after 1 year and is subject to specific eligibility and allocation criteria, which can be consulted in the link below. The grant is based on strategic long-term programme of the organisation.

At the deadline of 1 October 2023, the maximum grant allocated was €30 000 per year for 2 years (i.e. a maximum of €60 000 for 2 years).

Allocation criteria for the 2024-2025 Structural Grants

Eligibility criteria

  • International youth NGOs (branches in at least seven member States of the European Youth Foundation) and international networks (composed of at least seven member organisations from at least seven member states of the European Youth Foundation)
    • with a European structure or a European secretariat;
    • having received support during the 3 previous years (reference period: 2019, 2020 and 2021) for at least 3 international activities (EYF grant or study session in the annual programme of the European Youth Centres);
    • having received EYF grants in at least 2 out of the 3 years of the reference period.
  • The following are considered as support for international activities:
    • an EYF grant for an international one-off activity;
    • an EYF grant for an annual work plan (the number of international activities within a work plan will be taken into account up to a maximum of 2 per work plan)1 ;
    • one study session in the programme of the European Youth Centres (Strasbourg or Budapest) during the three-year reference period.

What costs are covered by the grant? Budget and financial management

Check the page on budget and financial management for specific information on this.

Key dates

Application deadline midnight on 01/10/2023
Application deadline (for years 2026-2027) 01/10/2025