Call for Proposals for entrepreneurial culture of young people, and entrepreneurship education - ENTR/CIP/09/E/N02S001

published in OJ C 20, 27.01.2009, p. 26 under S.M.E.

Develops the ...

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme

description and objectives

The Commission invites to submit Proposals under Call ENTR/CIP/09/E/N02S001, within the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Framework Programme SME Specific Programme of Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP).

This action aims to support the implementation of the Small Business Act, in particular its Principle 1, and of the Oslo Agenda for Entrepreneurship Education in Europe by promoting winning ideas in the field of education for entrepreneurship and in improving the entrepreneurial mindsets of the European youth.

actions

Two priority areas have been defined within this Call for Proposals:

Priority Area 1:

• Establishing a cross-European workshop programme for entrepreneurship professors in higher education  to share knowledge and learn from practitioners (Entrepreneurship Summer Academy).

Priority Area 2:

• Creating a common on-line platform for entrepreneurship educators and related practitioners.
• Creating a European Entrepreneurship Educators Network.
• Fostering entrepreneurship among female university graduates.
• Fostering the entrepreneurial mindsets of young people outside the educational environment.
• Developing innovative and practice-based teaching material on entrepreneurship for higher (university) education, in particular by using real cases and experiential learning.

organisations eligible to participate

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Any legal organisation

covered areas

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• Candidate Countries
• Third countries

european community funding

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• Annual budget for 2009: 2.75 M€

all the important deadlines

• Monday, April 20, 2009: Deadline for the presentation of proposals

Further information about the call

• Section useful documents of the call ENTR/CIP/09/E/N02S001

Directorate-Generale responsible

Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry

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