Partnerships in the sport field

European Call for Proposals

The Call for Proposals - EAC/A04/2014 – Key Action 3 “Collaborative partnerships in the sport field not related to the European Week of Sport 2015” has been published by the European Commission, Directorate Education and Training.

 

The purpose of the current “Collaborative partnerships in the sport field not related to the European Week of Sport 2015” call is to offer the opportunity to develop, transfer and/or implement innovative practices in different areas relating to sport and physical activity between various organisations and actors in and outside sport, including in particular public authorities at local, regional, national and European levels, sport organisations, sport-related organisations and educational bodies.

 

The “Collaborative partnerships in the sport field not related to the European Week of Sport 2015” call aims to:

- Encourage participation in sport and physical activity, especially by supporting the implementation of the European Week of Sport

- Encourage participation in sport and physical activity, especially by supporting the implementation of the EU Physical Activity Guidelines

- Promote the Dual Careers of Athletes, especially by supporting the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Dual Careers of Athletes

- Combat doping, notably in recreational environments

- Combat match-fixing, especially through the support to prevention, awareness-raising and cooperation among stakeholders

- Promote voluntary activity in sport

- Support innovative and educational approaches to contain violence and tackle racism, discrimination and intolerance in sport

- Improve good governance in sport

- Encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport, especially by supporting the implementation of EU strategies, notably the EU Gender Equality Strategy and the EU Disability Strategy.

 

Proposal in the framework of the current “Collaborative partnerships in the sport field not related to the European Week of Sport 2015” call may cover a broad range of activities, such as for example:

- networking among key stakeholders;

- promotion, identification and sharing of good practices;

- preparation, development and implementation of educational and training modules and tools;

- activities to increase the competences of multipliers in the field of sport and to develop monitoring and benchmarking of indicators, notably as regards the promotion of ethical behaviours and codes of conduct among sportspeople;

- awareness-raising activities on the added value of sport and physical activity in relation to the personal,

social and professional development of individuals;

- activities to promote innovative synergies between the field of sport and the fields of health, education, training and youth;

- activities to improve the evidence-base of sport to tackle societal and economic challenges (collection of data underpinning the aforementioned activities, surveys, consultations, etc.);

- conferences, seminars, meetings, events and awareness-raising actions underpinning the aforementioned activities.

 

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of the actions in the field of sport under the current call for proposals is estimated at EUR 16 800 000 maximum (EUR 500 000 each project). The financial contribution from the Commission cannot exceed 80 % of the total eligible costs. The maximum duration of the projects can be from 12 to 36 months.

 

The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current “Collaborative partnerships in the sport field not related to the European Week of Sport 2015” call is 14 May 2015.

 

Further information on the current call for tenders is available on the European Commission’s web site at: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/calls/index_en.htm