Call for the selection of implementing partner organization in Turkey in the field of increasing performance and employability of Roma secondary school students

Project “EU Regional Action: Increased Education Opportunities for Roma Students in Western Balkans and Turkey

UPDATE 3rd of August 2020: Application form – corrected. Please use this version of Application Form when preparing your application.

Call open until August 16, 2020

Objective of the call

The objective of the call is to select a partner organization for the implementation of activities related to increasing the academic performance and employability of Roma secondary school students. It is designed in a way to provide a bridge between secondary and tertiary education, as well as between secondary education and the labor market, but should as well be included support to Roma students in education in respect to needed mitigation of the negative consequences of COVID-19 and its potential reoccurring.

Particular attention will be paid to gender-sensitive approach and its mainstreaming in the project implementation.

There will be one grant awarded in the country of operations.

Geographical coverage

Eligible geographical areas where the project should be realized are: Turkey – Edirne, Tekirdağ, and İzmir.

Note: The applicant needs to take into consideration during the selection of specific locations that the proposed project activities cannot take place at those locations where there is currently an on-going REF supported project.

Target group

The main target group for the activities are Roma students in 3rd and 4th year of secondary education.

Note: The beneficiaries of this project cannot be persons who are beneficiaries of other REF’s interventions in the countries of operations.

Total number of beneficiaries to be included in Turkey is 80 students, however size of target groups (below) might be changed slightly due to local context and project needs. based on justified needs.

  • Number of scholarship recipients 80/year
  • Number of students participating in mentoring and tutoring 80/year
  • Number of students in the employment related activities 80/year

Templates and documents available for download:

  1. Glossary of Terms
  2. Application form
  3. Budget template
  4. Project Implementation Plan template
  5. Organizational eligibility assessment template
  6. Annex 4. Signed partnership statement (if applicable)
  7. List of Active Grants GRANT DPT
  8. List of Active Grants DGN
Call details can be found here HERE