The Ministry of European Funds launched yesterday, 13^th September 2016, two new calls for projects within POCU 2014-2020, with submission deadline: 15^th November 2016.

“School for all” (SO 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6) – financing line dedicated to:

• facilitating the access to education and preventing / reducing the rate of early school leaving;
• increasing the quality of educational services;
• developing the capacity of human resources in schools;

Target group:

• Children with ante-preschool age (2-3 years), preschool age, students from groups with school dropout risk, with accent on the ones belonging to Roma minority and from rural areas/disadvantaged communities, including their parents;
• Teachers and other specialists in education;
• Youngsters and adults who abandoned school;

Maximum project value:

• Simple projects: maximum 1.450.000 euro;
• Combined projects: maxim 2.100.000 euro.

Non-reimbursable financing:

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

Eligible applicants:

• NGOs;
• Religious institutions;
• Public or private educational institutions;
• The Ministry of Education and subordinated bodies;
• Various organizations with attributions in education area, according to the Guidelines;

 “Motivated teachers in disadvantaged schools” (SO 6.2, 6.3, 6.6) – financing line dedicated to:

• attracting and maintaining quality, competent and motivated human resources in the target schools;
• developing the institutional capacity of managerial teams from the target schools;

Target group:

• Teachers from secondary schools;
• Support staff from schools;
• School managers;
• Social partners personnel, including NGOs, which work in the targeted schools;

Project value:

• Large projects (min. 300 persons from the target group, from the same development region category) – maximum 1.500.000 euro;
• Small projects (min. 90 persons from the target group, from the same development region category) – 450.000 euro

Non-reimbursable financing:

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

Eligible applicants:

• NGOs;
• Public or private educational institutions;
• Local public authorities with responsibilities in the field;
• Guidance, counselling, scholar mediation services providers;
• Ministry of Education and subordinated institutions;
• Social partners from pre-university education system;
• National Administration of Penitentiaries and subordinated institutions (SO 6.3 and 6.6);