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AMPOCU announced a new call in public consultation for The Guide “Internships for Students” (AP 6 / OS 6.13). The objective of the call is to increase the student’s participation rate in internships and to facilitate their insertion on labor market.

Eligible Activities:

• Creating university – employer partnerships;
• Students internships at employers (companies);
• Establishing networks between university and labor market;
• Students internships in other EU Member States;
• Innovative activities.

Eligible applicants and partners:

• Accredited public and private higher education institutions;
• Employers (companies);
• Professional Associations;
• Chambers of commerce and industry;
• Institutions and organizations that are members of Regional Pacts and Local Partnerships for Employment and Social Inclusion.

Applications will be submitted mandatory in partnership. Transnational partnership is eligible. The partnership must include at least one university and an employer where the internship will take place.

Eligible target group: students, including master’s degree (ISCED 5-7), minimum 200 people.

The eligible value of a project is up to 1.000.000 euro.

Non-reimbursable funding percentage is:

• 100% for NGOs;
• 95% for private beneficiaries;
• 98% / 85% of public institutions.

Implementation period: maximum 24 months.
More information here.

Awaiting a future launch of investment in SMEs call with a grant of up to € 5,000,000. The requirements are:

Eligible beneficiaries – societies or cooperative societies:

• urban areas SMEs (including microenterprises) and
• rural areas medium enterprises.

Beneficiaries must have at least 1 year of activity (established before 03.01.2018).
Eligible regions: North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, West, North-West, Center (except Bucharest – Ilfov and ITI Danube Delta area).

Eligible investments:

• creating  a new production/service construction and endowment space;
• expanding capacity of an existing unit by increasing at least one product/service production volume without fundamentally changing production process;
• diversification of a unit through products/ services that were not previously manufactured/rendered in the unit. Diversification of production implies that new products/services are added to the range of assortments already produced/rendered.

The project must include an initial investment in tangible assets (construction/ extension/ endowment with tangible assets).

Implementation period – 12 months.
Implementation period can be extended up to maximum twice the period initially foreseen under conditions stipulated in the financing agreement but not later than 31.12.2023.

The grant value is: minimum 1.000.000 euro and maximum 5.000.000 euro.

Non-reimbursable financing rate:

• Medium enterprises: 60% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 45% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value;
• Small and micro enterprises: 70% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 55% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value.

More details here.

Awaiting a future tender for investment in SMEs call with a grant of up to € 5,000,000. The requirements are:

Eligiblebeneficiaries – societies or cooperative societies:

• urban areas SMEs (including microenterprises) and
• rural areas medium enterprises.

Beneficiaries must have at least 1 year of activity (established before 03.01.2018).
Eligible regions: North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, West, North-West, Center (except Bucharest – Ilfov and ITI Danube Delta area).

Eligible investments:

• creating  a new production/service construction and endowment space;
• expanding capacity of an existing unit by increasing at least one product/service production volume without fundamentally changing production process;
• diversification of a unit through products/ services that were not previously manufactured/rendered in the unit. Diversification of production implies that new products/services are added to the range of assortments already produced/rendered.

The project must include an initial investment in tangible assets (construction/ extension/ endowment with tangible assets).

Implementation period – 12 months.
Implementation period can be extended up to maximum twice the period initially foreseen under conditions stipulated in the financing agreement but not later than 31.12.2023.

The grant value is: minimum 1.000.000 euro and maximum 5.000.000 euro.
Non-reimbursable financing rate:

• Medium enterprises: 60% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 45% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value;
• Small and micro enterprises: 70% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 55% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value.

More details here.

The call for Students’ internship is expected to be launched in the next period after the Applicant’s guide has already been submitted to public consultation by AMPOCU.
The call aims to increase participation rate of high-school students from secondary and tertiary non-university education (qualification levels 3, 4 and 5) to workplace learning programs,  through measures such as:

• Developing partnerships / conventions between organizers (educational units) and internship partners;
• Organizing and conducting workplace learning programs (internship / traineeship, practical training, technology lab, etc.);
• Organizing professional competitions, competitions on jobs, competitions and fairs for exercise firms;
• Providing counseling and professional guidance services for high-school students;
• Creating a coordinated information system between the private sector and the network of educational units;
• Creating innovative solutions to facilitate practice, innovative counseling tools, guidance, competence assessment;
• Conducting Internships in EU Member States.

Who can apply?

• Ministry of Education and relevant structures / agencies / subordinated / coordinated by it;
• Employers (as practice partners);
• Professional Associations;
• Chambers of commerce and industry;
• NGOs;
• Public and private providers of professional guidance and counseling;
• Trade union organizations and employers’ organizations.

For project proposals aiming activities of learning at work, eligible applicants and partners are:

• County School Inspectorates (as structures under MEN);
• Professional Associations;
• Employers as internship partners;
• NGOs as internship partners.

Other informations:
Grant application must be submitted in partnership. 
Transnational partnership is eligible.

What is the call allocation?

• 30.552.000 euro

What is project’s maximum value?

• Maximum 500.000 euro, of which non-reimbursable financing percentage is between 85-100% depending on applicant type. Maximum project value cannot exceed the result of following formula: 1.500 euro x number of target group participants.

How long does it take to implement a project?

• Minimum 9 months, maximum 24 months.

Who can be a part of the target group?

• Students (ISCED 2 – 3, qualification level 3 – 4);
• Students (ISCED 4, qualification level 5, enrolled in post-secondary schools / masters organized at educational units level).

For more information click here.

It is expected that the call for SMEs investments with funding up to 5.000.000 euro will be launched in the next period after the Specific Guideline (PI 2.2. – POR 2014-2020) has already been submitted to public consultation.
Eligiblebeneficiaries – societies or cooperative societies:

• urban areas SMEs (including microenterprises) and
• rural areas medium enterprises.

It is required for a beneficiary to have at least 1 year of activity (established no later than 03.01.2018).
Eligible regions: North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, West, North-West, Center (Projects implemented in Bucharest – Ilfov and ITI Danube Delta areas cannot be submitted).

Eligible investments:

• creating  a new production/service construction and endowment space, in order to start the project activity;
• expanding capacity of an existing unit by increasing at least one product/service production volume without fundamentally changing production process;
• diversification of a unit through products/ services that were not previously manufactured/rendered in the unit. Diversification of production implies that new products/services are added to the range of assortments already produced/rendered.

The proposed project must include an initial investment in tangible assets financed by regional state aid (construction/ extension/ endowment with tangible assets).

Implementation period – 12 months.
Realization period for project activities after signing the financing contract may be extended up to a maximum of twice the period initially foreseen under conditions stipulated in the financing agreement but not later than 31.12.2023.

The grant value is: minimum 1.000.000 euro and maximum 5.000.000 euro.
Non-reimbursable financing rate:

• Medium enterprises: 60% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 45% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value;
• Small and micro enterprises: 70% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 55% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value.

Find more details here.

It is expected that the call for SMEs investments with funding up to 5.000.000 euro will be launched in the next period after the Specific Guideline (PI 2.2. – POR 2014-2020) has already been submitted to public consultation.
Eligiblebeneficiaries – societies or cooperative societies:

• urban areas SMEs (including microenterprises) and
• rural areas medium enterprises.

It is required for a beneficiary to have at least 1 year of activity (established no later than 03.01.2018).
Eligible regions: North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, West, North-West, Center (Projects implemented in Bucharest – Ilfov and ITI Danube Delta areas cannot be submitted).

Eligible investments:

• creating  a new production/ service construction and endowment space, in order to start the project activity;
• expanding capacity of an existing unit by increasing at least one product/ service production volume without fundamentally changing production process;
• diversification of a unit through products/ services that were not previously manufactured/ rendered in the unit. Diversification of production implies that new products/ services are added to the range of assortments already produced/ rendered.

The proposed project must include an initial investment in tangible assets financed by regional state aid (construction/ extension/ endowment with tangible assets).

Implementation period – 12 months.
Realization period for project activities after signing the financing contract may be extended up to a maximum of twice the period initially foreseen under conditions stipulated in the financing agreement but not later than 31.12.2023.

The grant value is: minimum 1.000.000 euro and maximum 5.000.000 euro.
Non-reimbursable financing rate:

• Medium enterprises: 60% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 45% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value;
• Small and micro enterprises: 70% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 55% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value.

Find more details here.

The call for Students’ internship is expected to be launched in the next period after the Applicant’s guide has already been submitted to public consultation by AMPOCU.
The call aims to increase participation rate of high-school students from secondary and tertiary non-university education (qualification levels 3, 4 and 5) to workplace learning programs,  through measures such as:

• Developing partnerships / conventions between organizers (educational units) and internship partners;
• Organizing and conducting workplace learning programs (internship / traineeship, practical training, technology lab, etc.);
• Organizing professional competitions, competitions on jobs, competitions and fairs for exercise firms;
• Providing counseling and professional guidance services for high-school students;
• Creating a coordinated information system between the private sector and the network of educational units;
• Creating innovative solutions to facilitate practice, innovative counseling tools, guidance, competence assessment;
• Conducting Internships in EU Member States.

Who can apply?

• Ministry of Education and relevant structures / agencies / subordinated / coordinated by it;
• Employers (as practice partners);
• Professional Associations;
• Chambers of commerce and industry;
• NGOs;
• Public and private providers of professional guidance and counseling;
• Trade union organizations and employers’ organizations.

For project proposals aiming activities of learning at work, eligible applicants and partners are:

• County School Inspectorates (as structures under MEN);
• Professional Associations;
• Employers as internship partners;
• NGOs as internship partners.

Other informations:
Grant application must be submitted in partnership. 
Transnational partnership is eligible.

What is the call allocation?

• 30.552.000 euro

What is project’s maximum value?

• Maximum 500.000 euro, of which non-reimbursable financing percentage is between 85-100% depending on applicant type. Maximum project value cannot exceed the result of following formula: 1.500 euro x number of target group participants.

How long does it take to implement a project?

• Minimum 9 months, maximum 24 months.

Who can be a part of the target group?

• Students (ISCED 2 – 3, qualification level 3 – 4);
• Students (ISCED 4, qualification level 5, enrolled in post-secondary schools / masters organized at educational units level).

For more information click here.

It is expected that the call for SMEs investments with funding up to 5.000.000 euro will be launched in the next period after the Specific Guideline (PI 2.2. – POR 2014-2020) has already been submitted to public consultation.
Eligible beneficiaries – societies or cooperative societies:

• urban areas SMEs (including microenterprises) and
• rural areas medium enterprises.

It is required for a beneficiary to have at least 1 year of activity (established no later than 03.01.2018).
Eligible regions: North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, West, North-West, Center (Projects implemented in Bucharest – Ilfov and ITI Danube Delta areas cannot be submitted).

Eligible investments:

• creating a new production/service construction and endowment space, in order to start the project activity;
• expanding capacity of an existing unit by increasing at least one product/ service production volume without fundamentally changing production process;
• diversification of a unit through products/ services that were not previously manufactured/ rendered in the unit. Diversification of production implies that new products/ services are added to the range of assortments already produced/ rendered.

The proposed project must include an initial investment in tangible assets financed by regional state aid (construction/ extension/ endowment with tangible assets).

Implementation period – 12 months.
Realization period for project activities after signing the financing contract may be extended up to a maximum of twice the period initially foreseen under conditions stipulated in the financing agreement but not later than 31.12.2023.

The grant value is: minimum 1.000.000 euro and maximum 5.000.000 euro.
Non-reimbursable financing rate:

• Medium enterprises: 60% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 45% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value;
• Small and micro enterprises: 70% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 55% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value.

Find more details here.

The call for SMEs with funding up to 5.000.000 euro is expected to be launched in the next period after the Specific Guideline (PI 2.2. – POR 2014-2020) has already been submitted to public consultation.
Eligible beneficiaries – societies or cooperative societies:

• urban areas SMEs (including microenterprises) and
• rural areas medium enterprises.

It is required for a beneficiary to have at least 1 year of activity (established no later than 03.01.2018).
Eligible regions: North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, West, North-West, Center (Projects implemented in Bucharest – Ilfov and ITI Danube Delta areas cannot be submitted).

Eligible investments:

• creating  a new production/ service construction and endowment space, in order to start the project activity;
• expanding capacity of an existing unit by increasing at least one product/ service production volume without fundamentally changing production process;
• diversification of a unit through products/ services that were not previously manufactured/ rendered in the unit. Diversification of production implies that new products/ services are added to the range of assortments alread produced/ rendered.

The proposed project must include an initial investment in tangible assets financed by regional state aid (construction/ extension/ endowment with tangible assets).

Implementation period – 12 months.
Realization period for project activities after signing the financing contract may be extended up to a maximum of twice the period initially foreseen under conditions stipulated in the financing agreement but not later than 31.12.2023.

The grant value is: minimum 1.000.000 euro and maximum 5.000.000 euro.
Non-reimbursable financing rate:

• Medium enterprises: 60% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 45% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value;
• Small and micro enterprises: 70% (from North-East, South-East, South Muntenia, South-West Oltenia, North-West, Center regions) and 55% (from West region), of the eligible expenses value.

Find more details here.