{"id":2968,"date":"2021-04-12T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T08:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthnetworks.net\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2021-04-12T10:59:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T08:59:28","slug":"how-to-write-a-project-erasmus-writing-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthnetworks.net\/how-to-write-a-project-erasmus-writing-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Write A Project: Erasmus+ Writing Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the Erasmus+ Programme 2021-2027 has gone public late in March, it is now time to submit your projects for approving. Being you either a beginner, wanting to enter the world of European projects, or a project manager already been dealing with the Erasmus+ projects for a long time now, there is a challenge on writing Erasmus+ projects to practice your skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Erasmus+ Writing Challenge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/youth.academy\/erasmuschallenge?fbclid=IwAR1QRH8KQdwQd7w5vslysTAz-_dFHzNm0hWFH06-zKUz4Q_QS0XMLk4X4ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erasmus+ Writing Challenge<\/a> is a 14-day FREE online challenge to help you easily write your first Erasmus+ Youth KA1 project and submit it for European funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It runs on the following dates: from April 12th to April 26th 2021. The hosting organiser is <a href=\"https:\/\/youth.academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youth Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features of the Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge goes with the support of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Daily Videos<\/strong>: based on years of personal experience in grant writing and European funding, Youth Academy splits the project writing process into 14 steps. They will post a short daily explanation video in Erasmus+ Youth Academy FB community at 19.00 CET from 12th to 26th of April.<\/li><li><strong>Home Tasks<\/strong>: every day, after each video, you will receive a small home task. You will need around 30 minutes to complete it, and at the end of the challenge you&#8217;ll have a fully developed project idea ready to be submitted for May 11th deadline.<\/li><li><strong>Useful links and materials<\/strong>: a daily email sent to all registered participants will contain a reminder, useful links and materials. In this case not only you won&#8217;t miss a video, but also will receive extra support to help you complete a daily project writing task.<\/li><li><strong>Supportive Community<\/strong>: you don&#8217;t need to do it alone. In Erasmus+ Youth Academy you&#8217;ll complete the challenge day-by-day with other participants (or your own team), as well as share your successes and ask questions to challenge facilitators.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Participants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The writing challenge targets specifically: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Youth Leaders <\/strong>(who already participated in Youth Exchanges or training courses before, and want to organise their own project but don&#8217;t know where to start);<\/li><li><strong>NGO Leaders<\/strong> (who are looking at the European grants to scale their activities and increase impact, and would like their employees\/volunteers to learn the grant writing process);<\/li><li><strong>Project Managers<\/strong> (who successfully managed local or international projects but never\/unsuccessfully applied with their personal ideas in the past and now want to learn it the right way);<\/li><li><strong>Future Grant Writers <\/strong>(who like shaping meaningful ideas into projects and want to learn it professionally to become an in-demand grant writer and support NGOs all over Europe).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Day 0 \/ Motivation and preparation: Why do you want to carry out a KA1 mobility? Organization registration and OID.<br>Drafting PIF both for your project and future partners.<\/td><td>Day 1 \/ Intro to Erasmus+ Youth KA1: Principles and priorities of Erasmus+ (2021-2027).<br>Project formats. Difference between youth exchanges and professional development activities.<br>Tips on how to read the Guide.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Day 2 \/ Finding the problem: How to find the problem and check its relevance to Erasmus+.<br>Reasoning your choice in the application form.<br>Statistics and European Strategy.<\/td><td>Day 3 \/ Needs&#8217; analysis: Define the target audience of your project &#8211; future participants.<br>What are their needs, fears and desires?<br>Ways to conduct needs&#8217; analysis.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Day 4 \/ Project concept development: Project development tool &#8211; Circle of creativity. Making reality check and defining vision, goal (6W) and objectives of your project.<br>Relation to Erasmus+ and European Strategy.<\/td><td>Day 5 \/ Participants&#8217; profile: What&#8217;s the profile of your participants?<br>(their background, age, life experiences, needs and issues, do they face fewer opportunities)<br>How will they be included into the project?<br>Participation ladder of Roger Hart.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Day 6 \/ Team and partners: Who is in your team and what are their strong sides?<br>How to search for partners?<br>First email and basic project info.<br>Partners&#8217; agreements based on the project lifecycle and means of communication.<\/td><td>Day 7 \/ Practical arrangements: Logistics &amp; practicalities: whose responsibility is this?<br>Timeline of project preparation, implementation and follow-up.<br>Common mistakes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Day 8 \/ Preparation of participants and learning outcomes: Different types of preparation.<br>Special preparation of participants with fewer opportunities.<br>Introduction into Youthpass and key competencies.<\/td><td>Day 9 \/ Activity program: Intro into informal and non-formal learning methods.<br>How to develop a well-balanced program?<br>Tips&amp;Tricks on designing activity program.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Day 10 \/ Project outcomes and their dissemination: Tangible and intangible results.<br>Examples of good dissemination strategies.<br>Dissemination of the outcomes and project visibility tips.<\/td><td>Day 11 \/ Expected impact: Impact on direct and indirect beneficiaries, as well as local, national and European levels.<br>Ways to measure impact.<br>Checking coherence with Erasmus+ KA1 expected impact.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Day 12 \/ Project monitoring and evaluation: Risk assessment: what can go wrong in the project and ways to predict and prevent risks.<br>Developing a project monitoring plan.<br>Designing criteria of project success.<\/td><td>Day 13 \/ Final project check-up: How to quickly check project coherence and clarity.<br>Common mistakes.<br>Checklist based on project assessment criteria.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Day 14 \/ Application form: How to fill in the electronic form: sections and questions. Budget and annexes. Checking all formal criteria and documents before submission.<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge goes under the supervision of the following facilitators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/annakorjakina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anna Korjakina<\/a><\/strong>, Grantwriter of projects for NGOs in Europe and the CIS, NFE trainer and mentor.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yuliia-matsaienko-459a82a4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yulia Markos<\/a><\/strong>, Strategic leader at Synergy Bulgaria, project coordinator, coach and mentor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration and contacts <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For any question you may have, please contact the organiser to the following email: info@youth.academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To register, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfKQLBFbsV8ndVowLvR_CgvJiiWiQxxR0xSEfGobF5KKIfnvg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fill out this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read also<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youthnetworks.net\/youthpass-news-come-with-erasmus-2021-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youthpass: News Come With Erasmus+ 2021-2027<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youthnetworks.net\/erasmus-2021-forms-lets-have-a-look\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erasmus+ 2021 Forms: Let\u2019s Have a Look<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Erasmus+ Programme 2021-2027 has gone public late in March, it is now time to submit your projects for approving. 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