GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is the European Union (EU)’s main instrument for investing in people. Τhe ESF+ will continue to provide an important contribution to the EU’s employment, social, education and skills policies, including structural reforms in these areas.

The maximum grant amount will be fixed by the granting authority on the basis of the variable amounts that were prefixed and of the estimated number/types of activities indicated by the applicants in the project’s budget.

(further details in the call document)

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

• be legal entities (private or public)
• be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories);
  • non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the ESF+ or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (List of third countries Participating in ESF+);
  • be a public authority or an entity (private or public) endorsed to act as EaSI National Contact Point (NCP) by the ministry/government department responsible for monitoring/implementation of the EaSI strand or for the monitoring/implementation of European funds or by another ministry/government department responsible in the fields of labour and social affairs.