From idea to action. Project lab.

About the project: You already have a concrete project idea and plan to apply for a grant within Erasmus+:Youth but still need some input or advice to raise the quality of your project and fit the application criteria? Do you need to find suitable and reliable partners? This is the right activity for you!

“From idea to action. Project Lab” aims at enabling potential applicants to hand in high quality applications in the frame of Erasmus+: Youth. It will give participants the chance to develop their project ideas in exchange with trainers, experienced beneficiaries and NGOs and get to know more about specific aims and objectives of the programme and how to write the application form, focusing on the ability of the projects as a vehicle to transmit the common fundamental values to our society (priority of the program in 2017)

Objectives:

• Enable potential applicants to apply for an application within Erasmus +: Youth KA1
• Raise quality of project
• Contribute to the participants’ understanding of aims and objectives of Erasmus +: Youth and see if their project ideas match these aims and objectives, focusing on the ability of KA1 projects as a vehicle to transmit the common fundamental values to our society.
• Facilitate an exchange between newcomers and experienced beneficiaries in order to inspire applicants and receive information based on practices from the field
• Provide the chance to meet potential international and reliable partners to develop future projects

Target group: The activity is open for youth leaders, project managers and voluntary and professional youth workers, working directly with project management and capable of making decisions about partnership. They must have basic knowledge about Erasmus + and how to write and develop KA1 projects. Participants should be preferably between 20 and 35 years old, but we can host people over 18 y.o. and no upper age limit. Be aware that this activity will be in English. Participants are expected to be part of the full duration of the Training Course. One -Two-three participants per organization. Gender balance.