Grant

Funding for Additional Staff for Language Support

The state of Styria supports the employment of additional specialist staff for language promotion in kindergartens, children's centers, and curative education institutions. Personnel and overhead costs are funded. Applications are possible before the start of measures during specified call phases in the current child education year.

Discover your potential with AI support

  • Find out if this grant matches your project
  • Develop your application together with AI
  • Get matched with many more suitable grants

Grant criteria

Application Deadline:
05.12.2019
Application level: Advanced
Region: Styria

Funding objective

Funding the employment of additional specialist staff for language support in kindergartens, children's centers, age-extended groups, and special education kindergartens to support early language development.

Eligible expenses

  • Personnel costs
  • Overhead costs

Eligible to apply

  • Public Institutions
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Companies

Funding requirements

  • The funding period covers the current child education and care year or parts thereof.
  • The applicant must be the operator of the child education and care facility or a third party with the corresponding authorization and assignment.
  • Documentation of the measure.
  • Submission of interim reports as well as a final report.
  • Employment of qualified professionals and appropriate (further) training of the personnel deployed.
  • Show more

Documents required for application

  1. Application form including attachments (information on facility locations, deployed personnel, financing plan)
  2. Funding contract
  3. Reporting using prescribed forms of the State of Styria/Department 6
  4. Employment and qualification certificates of deployed personnel
  5. Salary statements
  6. Invoices and payment receipts

Description

The funding of additional personnel for language support in Styria is aimed at public institutions, non-profit organizations, and companies working in kindergartens, children's centers, age-extended groups, or special education kindergartens. The goal is to support early language development through the employment of additional qualified staff. Both personnel and overhead costs are funded to anchor scientifically based educational concepts in daily care routines. Ongoing funding opportunities allow for flexible planning within the current child education and care year.

For a grant, a complete funding application must be submitted before the start of the measures within the specified call phases. Funding requirements include the status of recipient or appropriate authorization, the employment of qualified personnel including further qualification, documentation of the measures, as well as submission of interim and final reports. A financing plan, employment and qualification certificates, payrolls, as well as invoices and payment receipts must be attached. The minimum project duration is three months; interim reports are due by January 15, and the final report and final accounting must be submitted by August 31 or September 30, depending on the type of operation.

Start application →