Scholarship Programme 2020 - HOW IT WORKS

Scholarships for the Youth

* OPEN FOR REGISTRATION *

Through our trainee exchange programme we offer young people the possibility to spend some relevant time in a place of their choice in order to discover and learn from the experiences and practices of people & organisations dedicated to sustainable local & rural development. At the same time we are looking for people or organisations rich in experiences who are ready to host a trainee!

We also intend to involve both hosts and trainees to one of our upcoming events in order to enable personal exchange of experiences. Options will be announces asap.

GENERAL INFORMATION

InfoSheet

Get involved ! Read more about the goals, the "how to" and the benefits :

• The Scholarship Programme - INFORMATION SHEET

• Guidelines for the TRAINEE
• Guidelines for the HOST

REGISTRATION

In order to take part in this programme both host and trainee have to register online:

• Registration form HOST
• Registration form TRAINEE

STEPS AFTER REGISTRATION

• After receiving your application we will organise a short online interview to explain the goals and procedure and to answer questions from your side.

• We will help you with the matching process between host and trainee.

• In order to start the scholarship you should provide a workplan.

• You should also provide a financial plan by using our online forms (financial form for hosts ; financial form for trainees).

• This information will be the basis for a contract to be signed by Forum Synergies, the host and the trainee. Have a look to our model contract.

• Report and share the experience: our guidelines for reporting; download will help you.

• For any questions related to reimbursement please directly contact Simone Matouch at info[@]forum-synergies.eu. For bringing in your invoices, please use the reimbursement form; download . Reimbursement will be within 2 weeks after the approval of the reports.

PORTFOLIO OF HOSTS

Find your host!
For trainees who look for a place/ organisation to go to: visit the Portfolio of HOSTS
We are currently updating it.

CONTACT US

The Scholarship Programme is operated by Forum Synergies in cooperation with the Latvian Rural Forum.

Your contact persons for any questions:
Simone Matouch (DE, EN); Forum Synergies: info (a) forum-synergies.eu
Katrina Idu (EN, FR); Latvian Rural Forum: Katrina.idu (a) gmail.com

PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP EXPERIENCES

You will get a general feeling on the scholarships exchanges through testimonies and reports shared by the participants in our Scholarship Programme 2019