# C_2004257EN.01000501.xml

| 19.10.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 257/5 |
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19.10.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 257/5

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — DG EAC/63/04

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

SOCRATES

SOCRATES

(2004/C 257/04)

1.   Objectives and description

This call for proposals is based on the decision establishing the second phase of the Socrates programme which was adopted by the European Parliament and Council on 24 January 2000 (Decision No 253/2000/EC). The programme covers the 2000 to 2006 period. The specific objectives of Socrates are as follows:

| — | to strengthen the European dimension in education at all levels and to facilitate wide transnational access to educational resources in Europe while promoting equal opportunities throughout all fields of education, |
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to strengthen the European dimension in education at all levels and to facilitate wide transnational access to educational resources in Europe while promoting equal opportunities throughout all fields of education,

| — | to promote a quantitative and qualitative improvement of the knowledge of the languages of the European Union, in particular those languages which are less widely used and less widely taught, |
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to promote a quantitative and qualitative improvement of the knowledge of the languages of the European Union, in particular those languages which are less widely used and less widely taught,

| — | to promote cooperation and mobility in the field of education, |
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to promote cooperation and mobility in the field of education,

| — | to encourage innovation in the development of educational practices and materials and to explore matters of common policy interest in the field of education. |
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to encourage innovation in the development of educational practices and materials and to explore matters of common policy interest in the field of education.

2.   Eligible applicants

Socrates applies to all types and levels of education:

pupils, students or other learners, staff directly involved in education, all types of educational institutions specified by each participating country, the persons and bodies responsible for education systems and policies at local, regional and national level.

Applicants must be established in one of the following countries:

| — | the 25 countries of the European Union, |
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the 25 countries of the European Union,

| — | the EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, |
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the EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,

| — | the candidate countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey. |
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the candidate countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey.

3.   Budget and duration of projects

The level of grants awarded as well as the duration of projects is likely to vary considerably, depending on the type of project, the number of countries involved and so on.

4.   Deadline for the submission of applications

Closing date for certain actions is 1 November 2004.

5.   Full details

The full text of the call for proposals, together with application forms and guidelines for applicants, can be found at the following Internet address:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates.html

Applications must comply with all terms of the full text and be submitted on the forms provided.

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