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€1,925 Youth Participation Steering Group Fellowship

  • Organization: SALTO Participation & Information Resource Centre (SALTO PI)
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: October 9, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

SALTO Participation & Information, the European resource centre that supports youth participation across Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps, is recruiting six young people to sit on the Youth Participation Strategy Steering Group for 2026 to 2027. Youth representatives work alongside the European Commission, National Agencies, SALTO centres and the RAY research network to evaluate how the strategy was implemented between 2021 and 2027 and to shape recommendations for the next generation of EU youth programmes. The role is paid, and travel and accommodation for two residential meetings in Tallinn are covered. **What you get:** - A fee of EUR 1,925, inclusive of all applicable taxes, for an estimated 11 working days across the mandate - An optional one-time additional fee of EUR 350 for taking on extra agreed activities or working group responsibilities - Travel and accommodation covered by SALTO PI for the two residential meetings in Tallinn, Estonia - A certificate and a professional recommendation recognising your contribution - A seat at the table with the European Commission, National Agencies and SALTO Resource Centres on the future of Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps **What you'll do:** - Work with a researcher on the full-term monitoring and evaluation of the Youth Participation Strategy (2021 to 2027) - Identify the strategy's main achievements, challenges and gaps, and develop recommendations for the future Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes - Advocate for meaningful youth participation in democratic life in your own networks, including with National Agencies - Attend two residential meetings in Tallinn and at least four online meetings, and organise working group meetings between them - Optionally help plan the Participation Forum in autumn 2027 or support work on young people with fewer opportunities **Key dates:** - Applications close 9 October 2026 - Results announced 21 October 2026 - Online onboarding meetings between 23 October and 6 November 2026 - First residential meeting 1 to 3 December 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia (arrive 30 November, depart 4 December) - Online meetings in February, April, September and November 2027 - Second residential meeting June 2027 in Tallinn - Mandate runs 21 October 2026 to 31 December 2027 **More information:** - The full call (PDF) sets out the tasks, timeline, remuneration and evaluation criteria: https://participationpool.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Call-for-YPS-SG-youth-representatives.pdf - Questions about the application: saltoparticipation@harno.ee - Selection weights motivation at 60 percent and relevant experience at 40 percent; critical perspectives on the strategy are explicitly valued - Incomplete, late or non-compliant applications (for example a CV over two pages) are not assessed

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€1,925 Youth Participation Steering Group Fellowship

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Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
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About this opportunity

SALTO Participation & Information, the European resource centre that supports youth participation across Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps, is recruiting six young people to sit on the Youth Participation Strategy Steering Group for 2026 to 2027. Youth representatives work alongside the European Commission, National Agencies, SALTO centres and the RAY research network to evaluate how the strategy was implemented between 2021 and 2027 and to shape recommendations for the next generation of EU youth programmes. The role is paid, and travel and accommodation for two residential meetings in Tallinn are covered.

What you get:

  • A fee of EUR 1,925, inclusive of all applicable taxes, for an estimated 11 working days across the mandate
  • An optional one-time additional fee of EUR 350 for taking on extra agreed activities or working group responsibilities
  • Travel and accommodation covered by SALTO PI for the two residential meetings in Tallinn, Estonia
  • A certificate and a professional recommendation recognising your contribution
  • A seat at the table with the European Commission, National Agencies and SALTO Resource Centres on the future of Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps

What you'll do:

  • Work with a researcher on the full-term monitoring and evaluation of the Youth Participation Strategy (2021 to 2027)
  • Identify the strategy's main achievements, challenges and gaps, and develop recommendations for the future Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes
  • Advocate for meaningful youth participation in democratic life in your own networks, including with National Agencies
  • Attend two residential meetings in Tallinn and at least four online meetings, and organise working group meetings between them
  • Optionally help plan the Participation Forum in autumn 2027 or support work on young people with fewer opportunities

Key dates:

  • Applications close 9 October 2026
  • Results announced 21 October 2026
  • Online onboarding meetings between 23 October and 6 November 2026
  • First residential meeting 1 to 3 December 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia (arrive 30 November, depart 4 December)
  • Online meetings in February, April, September and November 2027
  • Second residential meeting June 2027 in Tallinn
  • Mandate runs 21 October 2026 to 31 December 2027

More information:

  • The full call (PDF) sets out the tasks, timeline, remuneration and evaluation criteria: https://participationpool.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Call-for-YPS-SG-youth-representatives.pdf
  • Questions about the application: saltoparticipation@harno.ee
  • Selection weights motivation at 60 percent and relevant experience at 40 percent; critical perspectives on the strategy are explicitly valued
  • Incomplete, late or non-compliant applications (for example a CV over two pages) are not assessed

Who can apply

  • Aged 18 to 30 at the time of application
  • Legally residing in an Erasmus+ programme country (EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye) or a specified third country in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro), Neighbourhood East (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) or the South Mediterranean (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia)
  • Experience with the Erasmus+ and/or European Solidarity Corps programmes
  • Experience in youth participation at local, national and/or international level
  • Able to take part in activities for the full mandate, including two in-person meetings in Tallinn
  • Working language is English
  • Apply with a CV of at most two pages plus a written motivation statement or a video of up to three minutes answering the application questions
  • AI may support but must not replace your own work and ideas

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Good to know

  • +A fee of €1,925 for about 11 working days, plus an optional €350 for extra responsibilities
  • +Travel and accommodation covered for two residential meetings in Tallinn, Estonia
  • +A seat alongside the European Commission and National Agencies, shaping the next Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps
  • +Apply with a two-page CV and a written statement, or a video of up to three minutes
  • +Run by SALTO Participation & Information, one of the EU-funded SALTO Resource Centres, in the group's third cycle, and free to apply

Worth checking yourself

  • !You must live in an Erasmus+ programme country, the Western Balkans, the Eastern Neighbourhood or the South Mediterranean; applicants from elsewhere are not eligible
  • !Only six places, for 18 to 30 year olds who have already taken part in Erasmus+ or the European Solidarity Corps
  • !You must be in Tallinn from 30 November to 4 December 2026, and again in June 2027
  • !The fee is reduced if agreed tasks are not done, and a CV longer than two pages means your application is not assessed
  • !No closing time is given for Friday 9 October, so submit a day early

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