Deadline: 30 September 2025
The Central Project Management Agency is seeking applications for its Advanced Learning and Training Programme to provide education and employment related support to the released Belarusian political prisoners and persons (both adults and students) who have suffered from political persecution and lost a source of income due to political repressions related with the presidential elections in Belarus in August 2020.
Objective
- To support activities related to training and retraining, including distance learning, in pursuing individual learning and professional development in all sectors of economy.
Funding Information
- Round 1: EUR 150.000
- Maximum amount: EUR 10,000
- Duration of activities:
- Up to 12 months for vocational education
- Up to 6 months for all other activities
Eligible Costs
- Tuition and fees (for vocational education, training and retraining courses, language courses, driving courses, certification, nostrification, and exams),
- Documents translation costs,
- Public transport costs (for in person trainings not less than 1 month duration),
- Subscriptions to software and digital platforms necessary for training and retraining,
- Living costs (in a dormitory for vocational education up to 12 months).
- Only costs incurred (procured and paid) by the Implementing Authority are considered eligible. The Implementing Authority will not pay or compensate for the costs incurred by the beneficiary (applicant).
Eligible Activities
- Vocational education (up to 12 months),
- Training and retraining courses,
- Certified language courses and exams,
- Nostrification of diploma, academic degree or education certificates,
- Driving licence courses,
- Qualification certificates and exams.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a natural person aged 18 and over,
- Be a citizen of the Republic of Belarus,
- At the time of submitting of application reside in an EU member state, EEA countries, or one of the Eastern partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine). In case of residence outside Belarus, it should not start before August 2020
- To demonstrate that the applicant has been under threats by Belarusian regime and suffered from actual persecution/repression, or risks of threatening, persecution, repressions on political grounds/civil position/peaceful protests (based on official protocols or other documents, such as reference letters issued by independent human rights organisations, news articles, etc.) and lose opportunity to continue their studies or work,
- Having no signed support agreement under this support scheme.
For more information, visit CPVA.
