Rural Youth EuropeWorkshop

Fully Funded Rural Youth Seminar, Slovakia

This one has closed

Archived

Opportunity type

Workshop

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

Rural Youth Europe, the Brussels-based umbrella for rural youth organisations founded in 1957, and the Rural Youth Parliament in Slovakia are bringing 25 young people to Hokovce, Slovakia, from 8 to 13 November 2026 for the SUSTAIN Seminar. Four days of peer learning on how to keep a rural youth organisation alive, well governed and heard in Brussels, ending in a simulation of the European Parliament. Accommodation, meals and travel are covered and there is no participation fee.

What you get:

Shared accommodation and all meals from dinner on 8 November to breakfast on 13 November, covered by the organisers
Travel to and from Hokovce reimbursed in line with the Rural Youth Forward project's travel guidelines
No participation fee
A place among 25 rural young people from across Europe, with follow-up through the Erasmus+ co-funded Rural Youth Forward project

What you'll do:

Assess the organisational health of your own rural youth group: vision, governance, membership, programmes, risk and knowledge transfer
Work through sustainable approaches to leadership, volunteer engagement, generational renewal, financing, partnerships and communication
Learn to use EU participation tools such as Have Your Say, the European Citizens' Initiative, citizens' panels and petitions to the European Parliament
Join a Civic Dialogue with European and national stakeholders, supported by Europe Direct and a Team Europe expert
Take part in a simulation of the European Parliament and negotiate a shared Rural Youth Resolution
Draft a practical action plan for your organisation and recommendations for the project's final policy paper

Key dates:

Applications close 25 September 2026
Arrival in Hokovce on 8 November 2026
Seminar programme 9 to 12 November 2026
Departure 13 November 2026

More information:

Participation is by selection; selected participants receive a confirmation email and are asked not to book travel before then
Questions to greta.demilio@ruralyoutheurope.com
Part of the Rural Youth Forward project, co-funded by the European Union through EACEA

Who can apply

Aged 18 to 30 at the time of the seminar
A national or resident of an Erasmus+ eligible country
One of: an active member of a Rural Youth Europe member or partner organisation; a rural young person or young farmer active in a local group, initiative, emerging organisation or national network; or a youth worker, leader or practitioner supporting rural youth through an NGO, informal group or public institution
Familiar with or interested in youth work, education, rural development, youth participation, organisational sustainability and policy-making
A direct connection to rural communities; priority to applicants from the RYE network and from remote or underserved areas
Good working knowledge of English and readiness to take part actively in group work
Commitment to the full programme, 8 to 13 November 2026
Selection also weighs motivation to follow up with concrete actions, relevant experience to share, and geographical, gender and inclusion balance

AI Verification

✓ AI Verified

Our AI read the official sources and cross-checked the key facts. Here is what held up, and what it could not confirm.

We could not fully verify this organization or all of its details. Check it independently on the official website before you apply, and never share sensitive personal or financial information until you are sure a request is genuine.

LOT Verification ScoreSolid

Cross-checked 15 of 18 key facts

Confirmed Our best read Not stated

Good to know

+Accommodation, all meals and travel to Hokovce, Slovakia, covered for 8 to 13 November 2026, with no participation fee.
+Four days on keeping a rural youth group healthy and heard in Europe, ending in a simulation of the European Parliament.
+Open to rural young people, young farmers and youth workers aged 18 to 30. You do not need to belong to a member organisation.

Worth checking yourself

!Only nationals or residents of Erasmus+ eligible countries can apply. The organisers do not list them, so check your country before applying.
!Travel is reimbursed under project guidelines that are not published, so there may be a cap and you may pay up front.
!Only 25 places, with priority for the organisation's own network and for applicants from remote or underserved areas.
!Closes 25 September 2026, and you must attend the full programme, which runs in English.

Sources checked

RUruralyoutheurope.comApplyRUruralyoutheurope.comApplyRUruralyoutheurope.comApplyRUruralyoutheurope.comApplyRUruralyoutheurope.comApplyRUruralyoutheurope.comApplyRUruralyoutheurope.comApplyFOforms.gleOfficialDOdocs.google.comOfficial

LOT finds and checks opportunities from public sources. Always confirm details on the organiser’s own page before applying.