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EU Youth Solidarity Initiative

Rolling

Opportunity type

Other

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Rolling

About this opportunity

The ESC offers young people the chance to volunteer, run solidarity projects, or join humanitarian aid missions across Europe and beyond. Activities range from short-term local projects to long-term cross-border volunteering in fields like culture, environment, health, sports, and humanitarian aid.

Benefits include:

Funded travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs
Pocket money allowance during volunteering
Training and mentoring before and during projects
Membership in the ESC community and alumni network
Recognition through YouthPass certificat

Activities:

Volunteering (short-term: 2 weeks to 2 months; long-term: 2 to 12 months)
Solidarity Projects (2 to 12 months, youth-led local initiatives)
Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (up to 12 months abroad)
Fields: Culture, environment, health, sports, education, social inclusion, humanitarian aid.
Funding: Travel, accommodation, insurance, and pocket money are covered.

Rules:

Combined volunteering activities cannot exceed 12 months (from 2024 onwards).
You can only do one long-term cross-border volunteering activity.
You can participate in multiple solidarity projects (they don’t count toward the 12-month limit).
Application process:
Register on the ESC portal
Access personal dashboard with opportunities
Apply directly or be contacted by organizations

Who can apply

Age 18–30 (or up to 35 for Humanitarian Aid)
Resident in an eligible country
Must register on ESC portal
Must apply to opportunities open to your country of residence
For Humanitarian Aid: must complete a special test and training
In college or university
Just graduated
On a gap year
Volunteer

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+Squarely aimed at LOT's audience: you can register at 17, start at 18, and must not be older than 30 at the start of the activity
+Costs are genuinely covered for volunteers: insurance, linguistic support and training, travel to and from the project, accommodation and food, pocket money, and costs related to specific needs
+Solidarity Projects carry 630 euros a month, plus coach costs, plus additional funding to support young people with fewer opportunities
+Real range and flexibility: three routes, projects from 2 weeks to a whole year
+European Commission programme with National Agency and SALTO support networks named for applicants who need help

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!The closing date could not be confirmed on the organisation's own pages. This listing shows no deadline, which does not mean applications are open indefinitely. Check the official page before you plan around it.
!No deadline could be confirmed. This is an umbrella programme rather than a single applyable opportunity: you register on the portal, then apply to individual placements that each carry their own closing date
!Residency-restricted in two ways: you must be a resident of a covered country, and you can only apply to activities open to people from your country of residence
!Participation limits apply: all volunteering combined cannot exceed 12 months, and Humanitarian Aid Volunteering can be done only once
!Registration requires an EU Login account before anything else can happen

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About this opportunity

Benefits include:

Funded travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs
Pocket money allowance during volunteering
Training and mentoring before and during projects
Membership in the ESC community and alumni network
Recognition through YouthPass certificat

Activities:

Volunteering (short-term: 2 weeks to 2 months; long-term: 2 to 12 months)
Solidarity Projects (2 to 12 months, youth-led local initiatives)
Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (up to 12 months abroad)
Fields: Culture, environment, health, sports, education, social inclusion, humanitarian aid.
Funding: Travel, accommodation, insurance, and pocket money are covered.

Rules:

Combined volunteering activities cannot exceed 12 months (from 2024 onwards).
You can only do one long-term cross-border volunteering activity.
You can participate in multiple solidarity projects (they don’t count toward the 12-month limit).
Application process:
Register on the ESC portal
Access personal dashboard with opportunities
Apply directly or be contacted by organizations