Bursary programme for people using services

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The European Social Network (ESN) supports the active involvement of people using services in its activities and with it, in the development of social welfare policy and practice.
The service user movement has brought important developments in social welfare planning and delivery and represents a shift in the way social service provision is shaped.
Person-centred services and co-production of services are important changes which place the service users at the forefront of service planning and delivery rather than merely being considered a ‘beneficiary’. It is therefore important that this shift is reflected in how we work as a network for social services in Europe by actively involving service users in ESN’s activities.
The bursary programme supports the participation of people using services by giving them an opportunity to actively take part in high-level debates and discussions about social services issues, to learn from practices in other countries and to represent service users’ voices.

WHO CAN APPLY
Candidates should have ‘lived experiences’ as a user - preferably in a professional or voluntary capacity - in areas such as service user advocacy, research, rights, best practice, service planning, social enterprise, etc.

WHAT THE BURSARY OFFERS
The bursary programme supports the participation of people using services for the following events (one event per selected candidate):

European Social Services Conference, 8-10 July 2020, Hamburg - Germany:
More information about ESSC here.
-       Access to all the sessions of the 3-day ESSC 2020 (8-10 July 2020) and the Nordic Day (7th July 2020).
-       Access to the lunches, coffee breaks and two evening events (Official Reception on 8th July and Gala Dinner on 9th July).
-       Reimbursement of travel costs to Hamburg (up to €300 per selected candidate).
-       Reimbursement of accommodation (3 nights per selected candidate and up to 360€).
-       Exemption of delegate fees.

Long-term Care Seminar, October 2020, Poland:
More information about the Seminar here.
-       Access to all the sessions of the 2-day Seminar.
-       Access to the lunches, coffee breaks and one evening event.
-       Reimbursement of travel costs (up to €300 per selected candidate).
-       Reimbursement of accommodation (2 nights per selected candidate and up to 260€).
-       Exemption of delegate fees.

Working Group meetings (various dates and locations):
More information about the Working Groups here.
-       Access to all the debates of the 2-day meeting.
-       Access to the lunches, coffee breaks and one evening event.
-       Reimbursement of travel costs (up to €300 per selected candidate).
-       Reimbursement of accommodation (1 night per selected candidate and up to 130€).

HOW TO EXPRESS INTEREST
By filling in this expression of interest form. Candidates will be selected based on the strength and merits of their expression of interest form. The bursary programme is available for a limited number of candidates.

DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS
European Social Services Conference: 10th May 2020, 23:59 (CET).
Long-term Care Seminar: 13th September 2020, 23:59 (CET).
Working Group Meet: 6 weeks prior to the meeting.

CONTACT
For any questions, please contact:
Ines Boursot, Projects and Events Manager
ines.boursot@esn-eu.org

The expression of interest form is also available in WORD format, please download it here.

The bursary programme is financed by the European Social Network and the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).