The YOUTH programme is the EU’s mobility and non-formal education programme targeting young people aged between 15 and 25 years.

The Programme is open to youth in 31 European countries. The YOUTH programme offers possibilities to young people in the form of both group exchanges and individual voluntary work, as well as support activities. The YOUTH programme started in spring 2000 but incorporates, and is based on, the experiences faced by the former Youth for Europe and European Voluntary Service programmes. There are National Agencies for the YOUTH programme established in all 31 Programme Countries. The Agencies assist with the promotion and implementation of the Programme at national level. Furthermore, the Euro-Med Youth programme , involving 35 Euro-Mediterranean partner countries, is one of the YOUTH programme’s main activities. National Coordinators based in the 10 Mediterranean partner countries facilitate the implementation of this Programme. The YOUTH programme also supports international co-operation activities with other Partner Countries in South East Europe (SEE), the Eastern Europe and the Caucasus (former CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States ) and Latin America (LA).

The Commission has created eight Resource Centres within the YOUTH National Agencies. These Resource centres are called SALTO-YOUTH, and their role is to provide different kinds of resource and support to improve the quality of YOUTH projects in priority areas. The SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres provide training courses, training tools, information on good practices, networks and partnerships development, partner finding etc. They work in close cooperation with the National Agencies and the National Coordinators to reach the users of the YOUTH programme. For further information, please consult: www.salto-youth.net.

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Insurance

Please find here below information on insurance services and enrolment procedures relating to Action 1 and Action 2 projects:

Volunteer's Guide:

Participant's Guide:

FAQ:

In order to obtain detailed information on various features and actions of the YOUTH programme in 2005, you can download the User's Guide valid as of 1st January 2005

User's Guide provided by the Commission:

Translations of the User's Guide provided by the National Agencies of the YOUTH programme:

Addendum to the User's Guide:
This addendum complements the YOUTH User’s Guide valid since January 2005 and is applicable as of 1 February 2006 if not specified otherwise.

Suspension of HEI requirement in Romania (centralised projects)

Addendum to the User's Guide (deadline June 1, 2006)
This addendum complements the YOUTH User’s Guide valid since January 2005 and is applicable only for applications submitted at centralised level to the Executive Agency (deadline June 1, 2006).

If your language version is not available above, please refer to the National Agency in your country or consult its website address (please see the Contact List).

If you require any further information regarding the YOUTH programme and in your own language, please contact  your  National Agency/National Coordinator/Executive Agency/Eurodesk.


 
If you want to take part in a YOUTH activity you need to fill in the relevant application and financial forms valid as of 1^st January 2005  Download the forms 

Please consult here the 2006 funding rules used by your National Agency.