DiscoverEU Integration Action
DiscoverEU is an Erasmus+ action that gives young people aged 18 the opportunity to have a short travel experience in Europe, alone or in a group, by train or other modes of transport where appropriate. DiscoverEU also seeks to strengthen the inclusion dimension by providing additional support to participants with fewer opportunities to explore Europe.
The programme is divided into two sub-actions, one centralised (General Call) and one decentralised (Integration Action).
What is the DiscoverEU general call?
- It is a competition centrally managed by the European Commission. The selected individuals who answer a short and simple quiz will win a DiscoverEU travel pass. The action is open to individuals and groups who register their interest directly on the European Youth Portal.
What is the DiscoverEU integration action?
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The DiscoverEU Inclusion Action (DiscoverEU Inclusion Action) is for organisations applying to implement projects that support young people aged 18 and over in the planning, organisation, implementation and subsequent stages of such a trip.
For the DiscoverEU integration action, young people do not apply directly themselves. Instead, the application is submitted, and the trip is organised, by youth organisations and informal youth groups.
For youth organisations, the DiscoverEU integration action is a complementary proposal to what they already offer. This action can facilitate access to other European youth programmes such as Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps.
The "DiscoverEU integration action" aims to:
- reach young people with fewer opportunities who could not apply on their own initiative due to social, economic, cultural, geographical, health or other barriers
- overcome the barriers that prevent young people from directly participating in the DiscoverEU general application round and provide the support they need to be able to travel
- activate and enhance the development of competences and skills of young people with fewer opportunities participating in DiscoverEU.
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In a Discover EU integration action, one to five young people with fewer opportunities from the same country meet for a short period of time to travel to Europe. The trips must take place in at least one country other than the one in which the young people started their journey.
The action includes planning, preparation, implementation before and during the DiscoverEU trip, as well as post-trip follow-up. The young people involved should play an active role at all stages.
In addition to the travel pass, the funding includes other organisational and individual support. It is possible to cooperate with organisations from other countries, which support participants on their journey.
*Not eligible activities for a grant:
-travel for academic studies, exchanges for financial gain, artistic tours, statutory assemblies, adult to youth training seminars. .
Conditions
- non-profit organisation, association, NGO, public body at local, regional or national level, social enterprise, profit-making body active in the field of corporate social responsibility
- an informal group of young people aged 13-30,
based in an EU Member State or a third country associated with the programme.
3-24 months
travel to at least one country other than the one where the participants started their journey
The interrail tickets, which you can request through the DiscoverEU membership action, cover 33 European countries. See here for more information.
1-30 days. The organisation may organise several trips with 1-5 participants plus leaders/coordinators/co-ordinators during the project. The duration of each mobility should be between 1 and 30 days.
one organisation or group.
young people aged 18 at the start of the project with fewer opportunities, permanently resident in the country of their sending organisation
The leaders/coordinators/escorts who will accompany you must be at least 18 years old.