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Information about EU Funds for Third Countries - any country not a member of the EU. Find information about other funding:
FUNDS / PROGRAMMES: TRANS-NATIONAL / STRUCTURAL FUNDS / INTERREG IV
OTHER INFO: EUROPE / EU / UK OFFICES IN BRUSSELS
These funds support either projects taking place in a third country (i.e. any country not a member of the EU) but which involve partners or participants from one or more EU countries, or exchanges or visits of individuals or groups between one or more third countries and one or more EU countries. In the following list, clicking on the main heading for each programme will take you directly to the EC (European Commission) webpage with information on this programme. There are a few programmes where there is a separate UK contact point, and these are clearly indicated. If you are in the UK,
EUCLID runs regular CulturEuro seminars across the UK which explain these funding programmes, and which also cover the Structural Funds and trans-national programmes.
Select resources and information
The EU in the World (portal site)
Different Directorate-Generals (DGs) of the European Commission (EC) look after different programmes relevant to different third countries:
DG Development
DG Enlargement
DG External Relations
The following websites provide general information on these funding programmes:
Financial Assistance (for candidate countries to the EU)
EuropeAid (EU's external aid programme)
In some cases, the decisions are made by the EU Delegation or Representation (the equivalent of an EU embassy) in that country. You can obtain a list of all these from the following:
Delegations
A summary of calls for External Aid projects (including most of the programmes listed below) can be found on the following website:
Calls for External Aid
Pre-accession countries
There is now one umbrella programme providing funds to those countries who have a timetable for actually joining the EU – for example, Croatia and Turkey:
IPA (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance)
Other countries surrounding the EU
The European Union established an umbrella programme for the so called 'neighbourhood' countries. The programme covers cooperation between the EU and 17 neighbouring countries:
ENPI - The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument
Countries from the former Soviet Union, and the countries around the Mediterranean are part of this programme, and occasionally support is provided for cultural projects. The ENPI succeeds the former TACIS Programme and MEDA Programme.
To read more on the EU's Partnerships with the different regions, please visitthe following website:
Other parts of the world
Most of the funding here is for aid-based projects but there is a Commitment for Culture in this area and occasionally there have been programmes supporting arts and cultural activity, including the arts, heritage and the audiovisual sector.
EuropeAid Co-operation Office
Country and Regional Strategy Papers
Directory of EC Delegations around the world
A Question of Culture – summary of EC plans and commitments in this area
The following will take you to the main EC webpages for these parts of the world where you may find information on any new .initiatives or calls for proposals.
AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN, PACIFIC (ACP)
ASIA
LATIN AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA - The aid programmes do not apply in North America and the main focus here is on academic exchanges.
USA: EU-US Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training (2006-2013) The aid programmes do not apply in North America and the main focus here is on academic exchanges.
Canada: EU-Canada Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Vocational Training
More information for Third Countries
These are programmes that apply to more than one world region.
YOUTH IN THE WORLD
This is an international version of the trans-national Youth in Action programme and offers support for exchanges and visits, but with countries anywhere in the world.
UK Contact Point (British Council)
TEMPUS IV
The Trans-European mobility scheme for university studies is the EU programme that supports the modernisation of higher education in the partner countries of the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. It contributes to creating an area of cooperation in the field of higher education between the European Union and partner countries surrounding the European Union.it.
UK Contact Point
ERASMUS MUNDUS
The Erasmus Mundus programme is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world. It supports European top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries. It also provides EU-funded scholarships for third country nationals participating in these Masters Courses, as well as scholarships for EU-nationals studying at Partner universities throughout the world.
UK Contact Point
Jean Monnet Project
This offers support through HE for initiatives to improve knowledge of European integration.
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