Službeni jezik kojim se pišu predlozi projekata za EU programe engleski, sva literatura na ovoj stranici biće na engleskom jeziku. U ovo predstavljenje fondova nisu ušli Customs 2020 i Fiscalis fondovi koji su namenjeni samo državnoj upravi. Svi navedeni fondovi i budžeti predstavljaju programski period od 2015 do 2020 godine.

HORIZON 2020

Overview;

Total Budget: €77,03 billion

Thematic Categories: Research, Innovation, Technologies, Social affairs / Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Information and Communication Technologies, Justice, Security, Social Affairs, and Human Rights, Space, Telecommunications, Transport, Youth, Economic growth and competitiveness

Beneficiaries: Research Institution, Education and Training Centres, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association, National Government

Link: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en

The next Framework Programme:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/horizon-europe-next-research-and-innovation-framework-programme_en

Standard Eligibility Conditions;

• Research & innovation actions (RIA); At least three legal entities. Each of the three must be established in a different EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country. All three legal entities must be independent of each other. Funding rate: 100% – Consortia of partners from different countries, industry and academia.
• Innovation actions (IA); At least three legal entities. Each of the three must be established in a different EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country. All three legal entities must be independent of each other. Funding rate: 70% (except for non-profit legal entities, where a rate of 100% applies) Consortia of partners from different countries, industry and academia.
• Coordination & support actions (CSA); At least one legal entity established in an EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country. Funding rate: 100% – Single entities or consortia of partners from different countries, industry and academia
• ERA-NET Co-fund actions; At least three legal entities. Each of the three must be established in a different EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country. All three legal entities must be independent of each other. Participants in ERA-NET Co-fund actions must be legal entities owning or managing public research and innovation programmes Funding rate: 33%
• Stand-alone researchers in the fields of European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Marie-Curie Programme
• Stand-alone enterprises in the field of Innovation in SMEs, SME Instrument. Only SMEs can participate. Either a single SME or a consortium of SMEs established in an EU or Associated Country

Additional Information; Depends on the length of the project One pre-financing, One or several interim payments or One payment of the balance options are available. Pre-Financing option is valid depending on the duration of the project (Please refer “Financial Guidelines for Applicants” Subject to the successful conclusion of negotiations, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) will play an important role in implementing each financial instrument facility in partnership with the European Commission.

Programme co-fund is to supplement individual calls or programmes. For example:

• Calls for proposals between national research programmes (ERA-NET co-fund);
• Calls for tenders for Pre-Commercial Public Procurements Or Public Procurement of Innovative solutions (PCP-PPI co-fund);
• Mobility programmes (Marie Skłodowska-Curie co-fund)

Priorities of the year can be found in annual work programme.

Tips for Applicants; Compared to FP7 simplification has lowered the administrative burden for participants and led to large reductions in the time to grant nevertheless new program will aim for further simplification and reduction of administrative burden for participants. Horizon 2020 has large-scale oversubscription and low success rate however the proposal evaluation process is generally highly regarded.

ERASMUS +

Overview

Total Budget: €14,8 billion

Thematic Categories: Education and Training, Youth, Sport

Beneficiaries: Education and Training Centres, University, Association, State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, NGO / NPO, National Government, Association / Trade Union, Research Institution, Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Start Up Company, Public Services, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined)

Links:

• https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en
• https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus_en

Serbia Unit:

• https://erasmusplus.rs/erasmusplus/what-is-erasmus/
• https://tempus.ac.rs/

Foundation Tempus Info Centre – Terazije 39, (I floor) 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Foundation Tempus office – Ruža Jovanović 27a (entry from Žabljačka street), Belgrade, office@tempus.ac.rs, phone: +381(0)11/3342 430, +381(0)11/3342 432

Standard Eligibility Conditions; Erasmus+ is open to many individuals and organisations, although eligibility varies from one action to another and from one country to another. Individuals can take part in many of the opportunities funded by Erasmus+, although most will have to do so through an organisation taking part in the programme. The eligibility of individuals and organisations depends on the country in which they are based. Eligible countries are divided into two groups, Programme countries and Partners countries. Although Programme countries are eligible for all actions of Erasmus+, Partner countries can only take part in some, and are subject to specific conditions.

The Erasmus+ programme differentiates between programme and partner countries, as regards possible modalities of participation of their institutions. Programme countries are European Union countries, Macedonia, Island, Lichtenstein, Norway and Turkey. Republic of Serbia has become a full member of the Erasmus + programme, i.e. a programme country from 2019 call.  Partner countries can be those countries neighbouring the EU, as well as all the other countries in the world.

For the list of countries please refer: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/who-can-take-part_en

In general terms:

• For projects relevant for the field of higher education, the main targets are higher education students (short cycle, first, second or third cycle), higher education teachers and professors, staff of higher education institutions, trainers and professionals in enterprises;
• For projects relevant for the field of vocational education and training, the main targets are apprentices and students in vocational education, professionals and trainers in vocational training, staff of initial vocational education organisations, trainers and professionals in enterprises;
• For projects relevant for the field of school education, the main targets are: school leaders, school teachers and school staff, pupils in pre pre-primary, primary and secondary education;
• For projects re levant for the field of adult education, the main targets are members of non-vocational adult education organizations, trainers, staff and learners in non-vocational adult education;
• For projects relevant for the youth field the main targets are young people from 13 to 30 youth workers, staff and members of organisations active in the youth field;
• For projects relevant to the field of sport, the main targets are professionals and volunteers in the field of sport, athletes and coaches.

In General:

• Mobility projects for higher education students. Eu grant for each trainee ranging from 300 to 700 € per month and travel costs of up to 1.100 €.
• Mobility projects for vocational education and training learners. Eu support for each trainee ranging from 18 to 112€ per day and travel costs of up 1.100€.
• Joint master degrees. Grants of 2€ to 3 million, covering 4 to 5-year projects.
• Strategic partnership. Grants of maximum €300.000 for Partnerships lasting 2 years and €450.000 for Partnerships lasting 3 years.
• Knowledge alliances. Grants of € 700.000 for a 2-year alliance; 1 million for 3-year alliance.
• Knowledge alliances. Grants of € 700.000 for a 2-year alliance; 1 million for 3-year alliance.

Additional Information: Pre-Financing option is valid depending on the duration of the project (Please refer “Financial Guidelines for Applicants” Priorities of the year can be found in annual work programme.

*As coordinator – institutions and organizations from Serbia are submitting applications to Foundation Tempus. As a partner – institutions and organizations from Serbia can participate in projects that are submitted to the national agency in some other programme country.

Please note that Key Action 1, Key Action 2 and Key action 3 are decentralised programs managed with Foundation Tempus as Jean Monnet Modules and Sport programs are centralised.

Tips for Applicants; Management and implementation structures is well established and overall the relationships are clear. The demand for Erasmus+ funding exceeds the funding available so the barriers for those who wish to enter the programme with no or little experience could be high. Nevertheless, application and implementation procedure are not complicated.

COSME

Overview

Total Budget: €2,3 billion

Thematic Categories: Trade and Commerce, Economic growth and Competitiveness, Information and Communication Technologies / Education, Finances, Industry, SME, Technologies, Tourism, Environment & biodiversity, Administration, Competitiveness

Beneficiaries: Education and Training Centres,  State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), National Government, Association

Level of Financing (Eu Co-Financing Rate): 40%-90%

Link: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/cosme_en

Enquiries to: EASME-COSME-COMMUNICATIONS@ec.europa.eu

Standard Eligibility Conditions; Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), as the main target of COSME, in some calls can apply directly as beneficiary Intermediary organisations, that support SMEs can be beneficiaries and participate in calls. There are two types of grants;

• Mono-beneficiary grants: The grant agreement is signed between the EASME and one beneficiary which is entirely responsible for the implementation of the action.
• Multi-beneficiary grants: The grant agreement is signed between the EASME and a consortium of beneficiaries led by a coordinator. The consortium is responsible for the implementation of the action.

Additional Information: No time constrains and no determined project budget. Pre-Financing option is valid depending on the duration of the project (Please refer “Financial Guidelines for Applicants” Priorities of the year can be found in annual work programme.

Tips for Applicants; COSME Programme has the clarity of its work programme descriptions, leading to a relatively small share of ineligible proposals responding to the calls for grants. No major administrative bottlenecks is identified. Competition in some COSME calls can be quite high, especially for the smaller actions.

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL INNOVATION PROGRAMME (EASI)

Overview

Total Budget: €919,47 million

Thematic Categories: Social Affairs and Human Rights, Labor Market, Entrepreneurship

Beneficiaries: Education and Training Centres, State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Association / Trade Union, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Public Services, Other

Link: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1081

Standard Eligibility Conditions;

The EURES axis of EaSI is open to: national, regional and local authorities; employment services; social partner organisations and other interested parties. To apply for funding, eligible organisations must respond to a call for tender or/and to a call for proposals.

Microfinance axis of the EASI programme does not directly finance entrepreneurs, but enables selected microcredit providers in the EU to increase lending, by issuing guarantees, thereby sharing the providers’ potential risk of loss. To apply find out if there are already microcredit providers in your country. To be able to use the micro loan if applicant ;

• want to become self-employed or set up/develop a microenterprise (fewer than ten employees), particularly a social enterprise
• are unemployed
• have taken time out of the labour market
• have difficulty getting conventional credit (because you’re: female, considered too young or too old, a member of a minority group, or you have a disability, etc.).

The PROGRESS axis of EaSI is open to all public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions, and in particular:

• national, regional and local authorities;
• employment services;
• specialist bodies provided for under Union law;
• the social partners;
• non-governmental organisations;
• higher education institutions and research institutes;
• experts in evaluation and in impact assessment;
• national statistical offices;
• the media.

To apply for funding, eligible organisations must respond to a call for tender or/and to a call for proposals.

Additional Information: No time constrains and no determined project budget. Pre-Financing option is valid depending on the duration of the project unless otherwise it is stated in project proposal (Please refer “Financial Guidelines for Applicants) Priority fields of the year can be found in annual work programme

Tips for Applicants; Actions co-financed under the EaSI programme can also constitute a solid baseline to activities developed under the Horizon 2020 programme. EaSI complemented actions of other EU-level programmes especially the ESF and Erasmus +. There is a good chance of upscaling the project previously funded under EaSI. EaSI Financial Instrument is complementary to other existing initiatives rather than overlapping such as COSME Programme.

CREATIVE EUROPE

Overview

Total Budget: €1,46 billion

Thematic Categories: Art and Culture, Media, Competitiveness, Education

Beneficiaries: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), Other, Education and Training Centres, Research Institution, Association / Trade Union, International Organization, NGO / NPO, Public Services, Start Up Company, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association, University, State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority

Links:

• https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/node_en
• https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe

Enquiries to: eacea-helpdesk@ec.europa.eu

Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2018/628229/EPRS_BRI(2018)628229_EN.pdf

Commission’s proposal for Creative Europe 2021-2027 – internal note: https://research4committees.blog/2018/07/16/commissions-proposal-for-creative-europe-2021-2027-internal-note/

Serbia Desk:

Dimitrije Tadic; +381 11 3398 026-+381 11 3398 880, dimitrije.tadic@kultura.gov.rs

Nevena Negojevic; + 381 63 670 378, + 381 11 263 42 53, nevena@media.kreativnaevropa.rs

Standard Eligibility Conditions

Applications have to be submitted on behalf of organisations as private or public legal persons (e.g. associations, ltd. companies, Universities etc.). Applicants (project leaders and partners) must be active in the cultural and creative sectors and must provide evidence of their existence for at least two years. Project leader and partners have to show evidence of their activities in the cultural and creative sectors. Creative Europe is not open to applications from individuals. It does not support cultural investment projects.

There are four different funding schemes available, these are:

Cooperation projects: this funding scheme promotes the circulation of cultural and creative works and the mobility of cultural and creative players. It aims to improve access to European cultural and creative works and extend their reach to new and larger audiences. This scheme is further divided into two: For Smaller scale cooperation projects, there must be at least three cultural organisations involved (one project leader and at least two partners), from at least three different countries participating in the programme. The maximum EU grant available is EUR 200,000 representing a maximum of 60% of the total eligible budget. For larger scale cooperation projects, there must be at least six cultural organisations involved (one project leader and at least five partners) from at the least six different countries participating in the programme. The EU grant available amounts to a maximum of EUR 2 million representing a maximum of 50% of the total eligible budget. The maximum duration of a project is 48 months.

Networks: network funding aims to support the professionalization of the cultural and creative sectors in order to operate transnationally and internationally. Funding proposals must consist of a minimum of 15-member organisations from at least 10 different countries participating in the programme. At least 5 of which must have their legal seat in 5 different Member States or EFTA countries.

European platforms: this measure offers action grants to organisations showcasing and promoting European creators and artists, especially emerging talent, through genuine Europe-wide programming. Platforms must consist of a coordinating entity from any of the countries participating in the Culture sub-programme and a minimum of 10 member organisations from at least 10 different countries participating in the Culture sub-programme, including at least 5 from EU member States or EFTA countries.

Literary translation: Publishers and publishing houses can apply for the translation and the promotion of a “package” of works of fiction from, and into, eligible languages. The maximum grant is EUR 100,000 which is the equivalent to a maximum of 50% of eligible costs. Translation, PR or distribution costs are eligible. Either the source or the target language must be officially recognized in an EU Member States or an EFTA country.

Additional Information: No time constrains and no determined project budget. Pre-Financing option is valid depending on the duration of the project unless otherwise it is stated in project proposal (Please refer “Financial Guidelines for Applicants) Priority fields of the year can be found in annual work programme

EUROPEAN ADDED VALUE • Support activities that are not financed at national level or that can be more efficiently supported at EU level (leverage effect) • Transnational character of supported activities (i.e. cross border mobility, networks)

Tips for Applicants: Creative Europe Programme application process is relatively simpler than other big programmes. However, schemes could be insufficiently funded time to time compared to the potential interest they generate. So, the applicants should be prepared to be more competitive in their proposal.

JUSTICE ACROSS EUROPE

Overview

Total Budget: EUR 378 million

Thematic Categories: Education, Justice, Capacity Building

Beneficiaries: Public authorities, State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Start Up Company, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Public Services, National Government, Association, University

Level of Financing (Eu Co-Financing Rate): 90% – 80%

Link: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/grants1/programmes-2014-2020/justice/index_en.htm

Standard Eligibility Conditions;

1. the applicants must be public entities or private organisations, duly established in one of the countries participating in the Programme, or international organisation. Organisations which are profit-oriented must submit applications in partnership with public entities or private non-profit-oriented organisations;
2. the applications must be transnational and involve organisations from at least two participating countries;
3. For the year 2019, the EU grant applied for cannot be lower than € 75 000. Maximum Possible Rate of Co-Financing Of The Eligible Costs is 90%. For the duration of the project please refer to the specific Call but in most of the cases, the duration of the projects should not exceed 24 months. Depending on the requirements of each topic, the Applicant may submit an application on its own, or in partnership with other organisations, referred to as Partners.

The Commission will invite Framework Partners in writing to submit their proposal announcing the annual priorities.  These grants will fund operating costs and those activities of the network which have EU added value and contribute to the implementation of the objectives of the Programme among others: analytical activities, training activities, mutual learning, cooperation, awareness-raising and dissemination activities.  Maximum Possible Rate of Co-Financing Of The Eligible Costs is 80%

Additional Information:

EU added value; All actions to be funded by the programme must produce results whose benefits go beyond one single Member State. The following elements should in particular be looked at: Does the project contribute to the effective, comprehensive and consistent implementation of Union law instruments and policies? Will it improve public awareness and knowledge about the rights, values and principles deriving from Union law? Will it improve the understanding of potential issues affecting these rights? Is it likely to develop mutual trust among Member States and to improve cross- border cooperation? What is its transnational impact? Does it contribute to the elaboration and dissemination of best practices? Will it create practical tools and solutions that address cross-border or Union-wide challenges?

Pre-Financing option is valid depending on the duration of the project unless otherwise it is stated in project proposal (Please refer “Financial Guidelines for Applicants)

Tips for Applicants:

The activities to be financed in 2019 – mainly recurring activities, and to a smaller extent, also new ones – will have to be carried out by public authorities, universities, NGOs and other organisations. There are three priorities for 2019:

1. Judicial cooperation in civil matters

The aim is to promote judicial cooperation in civil matters and to contribute to the effective and coherent application and enforcement of EU instruments

2. Judicial cooperation in criminal matters

The aim is to promote judicial cooperation in criminal matters and to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU mutual recognition instruments in criminal matters.

3. Support to the members of the European Judicial Network (EJN) in civil and commercial matters and to the national authorities, courts and professional association

The main objective is to contribute to the effective and coherent application of the EU acquis relating to judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters.

Promoting judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters:

• Judicial training covering civil law, criminal law or fundamental rights;
• Enhancing the rights of persons suspected or accused of crime and the rights of victims of crime;
• EU drugs policy.

CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY (CEF)

Overview

Total Budget: € 21,94 billion (€23.6 billion for Transport, €4.6 billion for Energy, and €0.5 billion for Telecom)

Thematic Categories: Transport, Energy, Telecommunications / Building, Industry, Regional development, Traffic, Technologies

Beneficiaries: Public Services, State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), Start Up Company, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), International Organization, Non-Profit Organizations, Academic institutions and research Centers

Link: https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility

Level of Financing (Eu Co-Financing Rate):

CEF financial support primarily takes the forms of:

Grants (non-reimbursable investments from the EU budget) which are implemented through the competitive process of ‘calls for proposals’.

Programme Support Actions, which are dedicated supporting measures to the administrations of the Member States, or bodies under their authority, to help them achieve overall TEN-T and CEF objectives, as well as studies and IT support to the CEF programme.

The use of financial instruments under the CEF encompasses the CEF debt instrument and the CEF equity instrument. The objective of these instruments is to facilitate access to project and corporate financing of infrastructure projects in the transport, energy and broadband sectors, to overcome market failures and to create leverage effects with European Union funding. EU contributions to the innovative financial instruments. These instruments are developed together with entrusted financial institutions such as with the European Investment Bank (EIB) as an implementing partner of the Commission. They take the form of risk sharing arrangements and include guarantees, loans and project bonds.

The CEF Debt Instrument, which has been put in place for three CEF sectors with the EIB, merges the predecessor instruments also aiming at supporting transport infrastructure projects, such as:

• the Loan Guarantee for TEN Transport
• the Marguerite Fund
• and the pilot phase of the Project Bond Initiative

Transport

• Grants for studies, 50% of the eligible costs.
• Grants for works:
  • for railway networks, and road networks in the case of Member States with no railway network established in their territory or in the case of a Member State, or part thereof, with an isolated network without long-distance rail freight transport: 20% of the eligible costs; the funding rate may be increased to a maximum of 30 % for actions addressing bottlenecks and to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections and actions enhancing rail interoperability;
  • for inland waterways: 20% of the eligible costs; the funding rate may be increased to a maximum of 40% for actions addressing bottlenecks and to a maximum of 40% for actions concerning cross- border sections;
  • for inland transport, connections to and the development of multimodal logistics platforms including connections to inland and maritime ports and airports, as well as the development of ports: 20% of the eligible costs;
  • for actions to reduce rail freight noise including by retrofitting existing rolling stock: 20% of the eligible costs up to a combined ceiling of 1% of the budgetary resources referred to in point (a) of Article 5(1);
  • for better accessibility to transport infrastructure for disabled persons: 30% of the eligible cost of adaptation works, not exceeding in any case 10% of the total eligible cost of works;
  • for actions supporting new technologies and innovation for all modes of transport: 20% of the eligible costs;
  • for actions to support cross-border road sections: 10% of the eligible costs;
  • Grants for telematic applications systems and services (20%-50%).

 Energy

• 50% of the eligible cost of studies and/or works. May be increased to 75% for actions with a high degree of regional or Union-wide security of supply, strengthen the solidarity of the Union or comprise highly innovative solutions.

Telecommunications

• Actions in the field of generic services: 75% of the eligible costs.
• Horizontal actions including infrastructure mapping, twinning and technical assistance: 75% of the eligible costs.

Standard Eligibility Conditions;  Usually there are no specific consortium requirements for the calls but each call has specific requirements.

Additional Information:

Under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is a funding framework to support key EU investments in transport (Trans-European Transport Networks, TEN-T), energy (Trans-European Energy Networks, TEN-E) and Broadband and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

Investments needed to meet connectivity goals are very high in all three sectors covered. the EU added value of CEF resides in its capacity to:

• steer public and private finance towards EU policy objectives;
• enable key investments where the costs are borne at national/local level whereas the benefits are tangible on a European scale;
• accelerate the shift to a low-emission and digital society by the programme.