Structured dialogue with people with lived experience of poverty
Structured dialogue with people with lived experience of poverty · ESF-PJG · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds projects that bring people who have personally experienced poverty into direct, ongoing dialogue with policymakers, so their voices shape decisions on poverty and social exclusion. It supports building the skills, confidence and platforms needed for meaningful participation, and aims to give special attention to the most marginalised groups facing overlapping disadvantages.
social innovation · civil society democracy
Who wins this
A consortium of organisations with proven European or international experience facilitating participation of people with lived experience of poverty in policy dialogue.
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- ESF-AG
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- ESF Project Grants
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Also required
- Applications limited to 50 pages, submitted electronically only via the Funding & Tenders Portal; eligible countries include EU Member States, EEA countries, EU acceding/candidate countries, and certain third countries with agreements.
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout All admissibility conditions are described in the Call document. Applications must be submitted before the call deadline and electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System. Paper submissions are NOT possible. Applications (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System. Applications must be complete and contain: Application Form (Part A) Application Form (Part B) Annexes and supporting documents (to be uploaded as PDF files). Please see the list of annexes and supporting documents in the call document, point 11.b. At proposal submission, the lead applicant will have to confirm that it has the mandate to act for all applicants; that the information in the application is correct and complete and that the participants comply with the conditions for receiving EU funding (especially eligibility, financial and operational capacity, exclusion, etc.) Before signing the grant, each beneficiary and affiliated entity will have to confirm this again by signing a declaration of honour (DoH). Applications must be readable, accessible and printable, not exceeding 50 pages. 2. Eligible countries Described in the Call document, point 6: EU Member States (and their overseas countries and territories); EEA countries, in accordance with the EEA Agreement; EU acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries, in line with the agreements concluded with them. Third countries having signed an agreement to participate in the strand or a third country listed in the EaSI work programme if necessary for the achievement of the objectives of an action. Do note that for certain calls only EU Member States and EEA countries are eligible. 3. Other eligibility conditions See in the Call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion See details in the Call document, point 7. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes See all details in the Call document, point 8. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds The award criteria for this call are described in the Call document, point 9. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement Deadline for submission: 29 October 2026 – 17:00:00 CET (Brussels) Evaluation: November–December 2026 Information on evaluation results: December 2026/January 2027 GA signature: January 2027 All details in the Call document, in point 4. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants See point 10 in the Call document. Call document and annexes: Call document
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