Frequently Asked Questions Advisory tool for the Outermost Regions
The advisory services that can be requested under this advisory tool are listed in the catalogue of services available for download here. These include strategic advice, matching needs with assistance, project pipeline support, technical and administrative capacity building, and other ad-hoc requests. It should be noted that the services provided are in the form of expert days and that no financial support will be provided.
Yes. The advisory tool will accept applications submitted in French, Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Indeed, more than one specific service from the catalogue of services may be requested in your application form. The applicant(s) should provide a description of the challenges(s)/issues(s) and/or opportunity(ies) to be addressed by the services, indicate how they are related, and describe the added value of the advisory service(s) for the development of their action(s).
You may ask for advisory services related to any policy or topic related to the specific needs of your region. However, the services offered will not include the preparation, drafting, nor submission of action proposals for funding under competitive calls of EU programmes. Please check the Catalogue of services to learn more about the specific services offered.
Applications must be submitted by public and/or private organisations legally based and located in one of the European Union Outermost Regions, not individuals. Learn more about the eligibility criteria here.
Yes. Organisations can either submit an individual application or apply as a group of organisations in the same outermost region or a group of several outermost regions. Importantly, in case of joint applications, there should be a clear indication of a Coordinator.
Regional authorities have designated Single Contact Points (SCPs) to act as the main point of contact communication for their respective region in the context of the advisory tool. Contact the SCP in your region to get more information here. Additionally, a dedicated Helpdesk advisory-tool-eu-outermost-regions@ecorys.com has been set up to address queries related to the application process.
