The new EU DEAR Call for Proposals is out! (Deadline 14 November)

Read the guidelines and take a look at all the details of the call. The next round of questions must be submitted in writing by 14 October 2022. The deadline to submit concept notes is 14 November 2022.  

The DEAR Programme wants to contribute to a more inclusive society with a developed sense of co-responsibility for local and global sustainable development. DEAR projects should address global challenges, such as inequality and ecological crises. 

Are you looking for partners? Explore over 100 past DEAR projects and find the past lead partners, who have significant experience to build on. Or use the European Commission’s knowledge-sharing platform, Capacity4Dev, and join the EU DEAR Programme Group: https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/dear-programme

This guide is a crucial tool through all stages of a DEAR project: how to  build a partnership, structure a team, design the project, determine its purpose, monitor it, and communicate its results. It highlights the DEAR objective of “significant lasting systemic policy, social or environmental changes in the area of sustainable development”. In the guide, you will find “Core indicators” that are compulsory and must be part of any DEAR project application. Do not forget to include them in your Logical Framework! 

Compulsory/Core indicators are: 

• Extent to which the Programme (indirectly) contributed to SIGNIFICANT LASTING SYSTEMIC, policy, social or environmental CHANGES in the area of sustainable development
• Extent to which the Programme contributed to significant behavioural or policy changes in the area of sustainable development among PEOPLE in Europe including multipliers and among ORGANISATIONS who were involved with the Programme
• No. of MULTIPLIERS (incl. educators), involved in projects or direct grants, newly or INCREASINGLY ENGAGING with others in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) and/or sustainable development (levels 5-6 of the DEAR Engagement Pyramid)
• No. of ORGANISATIONS (incl. schools), involved in projects or direct grants, with IMPROVED POLICIES and/or PRACTICES supportive of GCE/sustainable development
• No. of PEOPLE in Europe involved in initiatives launched under the Programme/Project (levels 2-6 of the DEAR Engagement Pyramid)
• No. of schools, nonformal EDUCATION FACILITIES and programmes in Europe involved in initiatives launched under the Programme/Project
• No. of GRASSROOTS CSOs benefiting from (reached by) EU support

Finally, get inspired and watch the animated slides, highlighting the call’s priorities.