05.01.2022
OPERATIONAL PROGRAM "SCIENCE AND EDUCATION FOR SMART GROWTH" ANNOUNCES A TENDER PROCEDURE FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS "SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS FOR ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION"
The Managing Authority of the Operational Program "Science and Education for Smart Growth" 2014-2020 (OPNOIR) announces an application procedure for grants through the selection of project proposals BG05M2OP001-3.019 "Support for vulnerable groups for access to higher education" under Priority Axis 3 "Educational environment for active social inclusion", Investment priorities 9i "Active inclusion, including with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and better employability" and 9ii "Socio-economic integration of marginalized communities, such as the Roma ”.
The main goal of the procedure is social integration of vulnerable groups by creating conditions for their transition from secondary to higher education.
The specific objectives of the procedure are:
The grant procedure is implemented with the financial support of the European Social Fund.
The projects will be implemented on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria in partnership between schools, universities and non-profit legal entities.
Activities that will receive support include:
Activity 1. Identification and motivation of the representatives of the target groups for completing secondary education and continuing education in higher education, including work with the parents of students from vulnerable groups.
Activity 2. Support for continuing education of the target groups in higher education through two sub-activities:
Sub-activity 2.1. Additional training of students from vulnerable groups from the second high school stage, in order to successfully pass the state matriculation exams according to ZPUO (compulsory and additional matriculation exams) and apply to higher education.
Sub-activity 2.2. Support for refreshing knowledge and updating the competencies of individuals and young people from vulnerable groups with completed secondary education for the purposes of their application to higher education.
Activity 3. Support for the training of students from vulnerable groups in the first year.
Activity 4. Support for professional development of educational mediators / teacher's assistant with completed secondary education.
The total amount of the grant under the current procedure is BGN 7 million.
The minimum amount of the provided grant is BGN 100,000 for one project proposal, and the maximum amount is BGN 195,583.
The full set of application guidelines is published on the following Internet addresses: https://eumis2020.government.bg, http://opnoir.bg and www.eufunds.bg.
Applicants in the procedure may request clarification on the Guidelines up to three weeks before the application deadline. Additional questions on the Guidelines for Applicants are asked in writing through UMIS 2020 (https://eumis2020.government.bg), module "Clarifications on the procedure", as well as on the e-mail of the MA of OPNOIR: infosf@mon.bg as clearly indicate the name of the grant procedure.
Clarifications are given regarding the Conditions for application, do not contain an opinion on the quality of the project proposal and are mandatory for each applicant. The questions of the candidate and the explanations of the MA are communicated (published) on the website of the MA http://opnoir.bg, in the section "Procedures/Questions and Answers" and in UMIS2020: https://eumis2020.government.bg (to the documents under the procedure) within 10 days from the receipt of the request, but not later than two weeks before the expiration of the application period.
The deadline for application/submission of project proposals is 05.04.2022, 17:30, through UMIS 2020. Project proposals are submitted by applicants only in electronic format, signed with a qualified electronic signature (QES).
You will find all file documents at https://www.eufunds.bg
