Empowering youth in the EU Outermost Regions – YOUTH 4 OUTERMOST REGIONS (#YOUTH4ORS)

Please upload under “CVs” a single document containing all CVs, declarations on honour and proofs of current or past residence in the outermost regions.

Section 9 of the call for proposals - AWARD CRITERIA – Relevance (40 points), reads as follows:

• Clarity and consistency of the action
• Relevant objectives and added value to the EU cohesion policy
• Contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context
• European/trans-national or interregional dimension
• Impact/interest for a number of partners and stakeholders of EU cohesion policy

Due to their remoteness and isolation from mainland Europe, the 9 outermost regions – 8 of them are islands - face many structural challenges, as recognised in the Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

Therefore, the following 2 specific sub-criteria are to be adapted to the outermost region’s specificities:

• European/trans-national or interregional dimension
• Impact/interest for a number of partners and stakeholders of EU cohesion policy

These should be addressed through the perspective and geographical limitations of the local realities and challenges of the outermost regions, which impede the transnational or interregional dimension and the ability to liaise with stakeholders beyond their local and regional dimension.

Section 9 of the call for proposals - AWARD CRITERIA – Quality (40 points), reads as follows:

• Logical links between the identified problems, needs and solutions proposed (logical frame concept)
• Quality of the consortium and project teams
• Appropriate procedures and problem-solving mechanisms for cooperating with the project teams and consortium
• Methodology for implementing the project (concept and methodology, organisation of the work (procedures and allocation of resources), management, involvement of subcontractors, timetable, risks and risk management, monitoring and evaluation
• Cost effectiveness (sufficient/appropriate budget for proper implementation; best value for money)

The assessment of the proposals under award criteria 2 will also consider:

• Proposed approach aiming for a balanced geographical representation of all the outermost regions, as per the text of the call for proposals, section “Activities that can be funded”, point 3. This includes the promotion of the call for sub-grants (in all 9 outermost regions), the evaluation and selection procedure, and the allocation of sub-grants to young people/youth organisations
• Proposed approach to ensure relevant and inclusive partnerships intended to build solid cooperation with local entities, as per the text of the call for proposals, section “Objectives”, sub-section “The regional contact points in the outermost regions”. Proposed approach to ensure relevant partnerships with national and/or European youth organisations will also be positively considered
• Proposed approach to set up a valid coaching scheme during the implementation of the sub-grants and at mentoring sessions after the end of the implementation of the sub-grants, as per the text of the call for proposals, section “Activities that can be funded”, points 5 & 6.

Please note that there is no specific template for CVs or for the annual activity report. You may submit CVs in any suitable format, for example the Europass format. The annual activity report should describe your organisation’s activities for the last year in sufficient detail to allow us to verify your organisation’s aims and activities, as well as its operational and professional capacity.