Your organisation and your partners
should take several necessary steps
to get ready when applying for a
European Solidarity Corps project:
Explore the rationale or
need for creating a project
Obtain the Participant
Identification Code [PIC in short]
Have a relevant and valid accreditation
[Quality Label or EVS accreditation]
Develop activities
together with your partners
Understand the application
assessment process.
Begin by exploring reasons for
carrying out a project under the Corps.
You should aim at bringing together
young people to build a more inclusive
society, support vulnerable people
and respond to societal challenges.
Be ready to offer an inspiring and
empowering experience for young people
who want to help, learn and develop.
Before applying, your
organisation will need to obtain
a PIC for your organisation.
This is a 9-digit number which is unique
to your organisation and it will allow
you to complete the application form.
Complete these two steps online:
Register on EU Login which is the
Commission’s Authentication Service
and grants access to a wide range of
European Commission’s online tools
with a single username and password.
Obtain a PIC through registering on the
Funding and Tenders Portal [previously
known as ‘Participant Portal’], which is
a single-entry point for the electronic
administration of the Corps projects.
Organisations involved in a project
must be capable of carrying out
tasks specific to their role.
All involved partners should actively
contribute to the project activities
during all phases of the project,
including the application stage.
You will need to make agreements with
partners about all aspects of the
project and describe them in detail
in the online application form.
Applicant organisation must be
accredited [with either Quality Label
or Erasmus+ volunteering accreditation]
by the grant application deadline.
Partner organisations who will be
supporting or hosting participants
in a project can apply for Quality
Label later, but they must be
accredited before the start date of
the project activities at the latest.
Make sure that you and your partners
are familiar with the formal eligibility
criteria before you apply for a grant.
You can find this information in the
latest version of the European Solidarity
Corps Guide available from the official
website of the European Commission
and the Agencies responsible for the
management of the Corps programme.
You will also find vital
quality assessment criteria
explained in the same guide.
Make sure you understand them well to
be able to describe how your project
will meet those criteria in the specific
sections within the grant application.
Finally, you should know how
project proposals are assessed
by the National or Executive
Agency receiving the application.
The assessment implies:
A formal check to verify that
the eligibility and exclusion
criteria are respected.
A quality assessment to evaluate the
extent to which the participating
organisations meet the selection
criteria, such as operational
and financial capacity, and the
project meets the award criteria.
Such quality assessment is, in
most cases, carried out with the
support of independent experts.
Verification that the proposal does
not present a risk of double funding.
During the verification process, you
may be asked to provide additional
information or to clarify the supporting
documents submitted with the application.
The National or Executive Agency
will appoint an evaluation
committee to oversee the management
of the whole selection process.
Based on the assessment carried out by
experts, the committee will establish a
list of projects proposed for selection.
At the end of the evaluation, the
National or Executive Agency decides
on the projects to be funded based on:
the ranking list approved by
the evaluation committee; and
the available budget for any given Action.