Objectives
* To enable, after selection, young women, men and minorities to study and graduate from a master’s programme in the EU and then complete three years of work in the Kosovo Civil Service

Priorities
* Priority 1: Selection and recruitment of candidates done based on a competitive and merit based procedure, after which the students complete postgraduate degrees in universities throughout the EU in relevant fields;
* Priority 2: YCS grantees, women and men, are subsequently employed by the Kosovo institutions, respecting the legal framework and affirmative measures adopted and signed by Kosovo Government; and,
* Priority 3: Monitoring of employment of the previous rounds of YCS and follow-up on the accomplishment of the contractual obligation of graduates in the civil service.

Among financed actions
* Actions concerned only or mainly with individual scholarships for studies and training courses;

Additional information
* This call for proposals is a restricted call for proposals. In first instance, only concept notes will be evaluated

* Initial duration of the action: between 54 and 60 months

* Eligibility:
– Be a legal person and
– Be non-profit-making and
– Be a specific type of organisation such as: The applicants must be public sector agencies based in EU Member States involved in cultural and educational activities  and
– Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary

– Actions must take place in Kosovo

* Amount of the grant: maximum 6, 000, 000 euro
* Co-financing rate: up to 75% of the total eligible costs