In 2026, we are hosting our third Project Design Training to better support forward-looking innovation across organisations. The training will dive into project development—refining new or existing ideas with the support of participants and EAEA trainers.
Participants from all sectors are warmly invited to join us in shaping impactful initiatives, joining one part of the training or both. We are going to work in small groups to ensure individual approach.
Practical information
Dates: 13-16 January
Online: Wednesday, 7th of January between 13:00 and 14:00 CET
Venue: Brussels, Belgium
Registration period until 15.12.2025
Participation fee
| Participation type | Matchmaking event | Project Design Training | Both events |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAEA member organisations, adult learners, and university students | €150 | €450 | €550 |
| NGOs | €200 | €500 | €650 |
| For-profit organisations and public institutions | €250 | €550 | €700 |
Disclaimer: We reserve the right to cancel the training in case we are unable to reach the minimum number of participants. We will send out the confirmation to all the interested participants by 01.12.2025.
Programme
Online sessions
There will be one online session before the training takes place and one after. The online sessions will be an hour and a half long, and the time will be decided amongst the participants of the training.
Please note that the programme might undergo minor changes.
Project design training
13:30 – 14:00 Welcome with coffee
14:00 – 15:30 Getting to know each other and EAEA, practical information about the training
Introduction of trainers and workshop structure, ice-breaking activity between participants, general information and logistics.
15:30 – 17:00 Presentation of the funding – KA1, KA2
Presentation on the different funding types available.
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome with coffee
09:30 – 10:00 Check-in: getting started
Recap of the first day and introduction to the second day of the training.
10:00 – 11:00 Storytelling Part 1
Understand what storytelling is and why it is important for project writing.
Learn about and apply the steps for writing a narrative.
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 Storytelling Part 2
Practice developing your project narrative in groups.
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 14:30 Developing a project statement and project vision
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 16:30 Developing project canvas pt 2 (Stakeholders and Building your team)
16:30 – 17:00 Day wrapping and self and group reflection activity on the practices and main takeaways
19:00 – 21:00 Social dinner at WOLF
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome with coffee
09:30 – 10:00 Check-in: getting started
A quick recap of the main takeaways from the previous day, introduction to the third day of the training
10:00 – 12:30 Canvas pt 3: From idea to work plan
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Budget
15:30 – 15:45 Break
15:45 – 16:45 Checklist
Things you need to look at
15:45 – 16:00 Check-out: self-reflection practice
Day wrapping and self and group reflection activity on the practices and main takeaways.
If needed, we can extend this day until 17:00.
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome with coffee
09:30 – 09:45 Check-in: getting started
A quick recap of the previous day and an introduction to the fourth day of the training
09:45 – 10:15 Evaluation Criteria
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:30 Self-evaluating your project
Each group evaluates their project based on the call criteria. A simplified self-evaluation template based on the official criteria will be provided.
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Dissemination strategy and implementation
15:00 – 15:30 Conclusions and group discussions
Recap of the workshop takeaways on evaluation between participants and moderators.
15:30 – 16:00 Closing of the training: reflection practice
Final self-reflection practice about the workshop experience.
Still have questions?
For questions about the training, please contact EAEA Head of Capacity-Building Tina at tina.mavrich[at]eaea.org.