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UniCredit Foundation Launches the "UCF Edu-fund platform"
The UniCredit Foundation is taking a significant step forward in its mission to empower Europe's next generation by launching the "UCF Edu-Fund Platform."
This initiative is a testament to the Foundation's commitment to providing youth with equal opportunities for quality education and addressing the widespread and multifaceted issues of early school leaving and inadequate skills for university studies or job market entry.
The "UCF Edu-Fund Platform" is a bold move to support programs focused on combating educational poverty, particularly among lower and upper secondary school students aged 11-19.
With a multidimensional approach, it is designed to support those initiatives that help address those peripheral issues that have a direct impact on the educational challenges faced by young people across the countries where UniCredit operates.
The platform - with a substantial funding pool of up to 14 million euros - will remain open all year round, offering three streams of funding opportunities, ranging from €100,000 euros to over €1 million euros, to cater to a range of program scales. These streams are designed to engage a diverse array of entities committed to fostering quality education and regional development, ensuring a comprehensive and inclusive response to the educational needs of the community.
The initiative is open to non-profit organizations operating locally or internationally, with a deep understanding and presence in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
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UniCredit Foundation and Junior Achievement Europe launch "Re-power your future"
UniCredit Foundation and Junior Achievement Europe proudly launch "Re-power your future", a €6.5 million programme to provide concrete hands-on engagement to young people across Europe. The initiative will reach over 400,000 students in 10 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia), empowering them through the transformative power of learning.
The main objective of this programme is to support students between the ages of 10 and 19 in their development by involving them in school activities, improving outcomes, preventing them from dropping out of school and guiding them in an informed choice for the career they will choose in the future.
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UniCredit Foundation and Teach for All together in Europe
UniCredit Foundation and global educational network Teach For All (TFA) commit themselves with a three-year partnership worth 5.5 million euros. The objective of this partnership is to provide quality education to underserved schools in Europe and promote education equality across the continent. This impactful partnership will focus on six countries where the bank operates: Italy, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia.
The UniCredit Foundation and Teach for All's local network partners will train over 1,400 extraordinary teachers, providing education to over 83,000 students by 2026. In addition, network partners will develop the leadership skills of more than 3,600 alumni and more than 10,870 system-wide teachers.
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Call For Education
We identify educational projects within the UniCredit geographies in favour of youths between the ages of 11 and 19 years old undergoing their secondary education, focusing on preventing school dropouts in order to continue their studies, attain adequate skills needed to go on to university or enter the workforce and achieve their full potential.
Click here to discover the winners of the Call for Education - Italy Regions 2022.
Click here to discover the winners of the Call for Education - Bulgaria & Romania 2022.
Click here to discover the open Calls.
For further information about the winners of the Call, please click here.
A Scuola in Europa Scholarships
We partner with the Intercultura Foundation, Fondazione Agnelli and Fondazione Pesenti to offer scholarships to deserving students of the Technical and Professional Institutes in three Italian regions to provide individuals with the possibility to study in 3-month programmes in selected European countries and live a unique and enriching experience dealing with different cultures.
Click here to discover more about the call and the application process.