Participation Groups of young people, non-profit-making non-governmental organizations or associations, public authorities and others experienced in the field of youth and non-formal education can participate in, and apply for financial support from, the YOUTH program. European non-governmental youth organizations (ENGYOs) which are based in one of the Program countries and have member branches in at least eight Program countries can also participate. They may apply directly to the European Commission or through their national branches to the relevant National Agency.
In order to participate in most types of project co financed by the YOUTH program, a partnership must be established with one or more partners, depending on the rules prevailing for each Action and varying according to which country the partners come from. The YOUTH program is mainly aimed at partners from Program countries (E. U Member States, EFTA/E. E. A countries and pre-accession countries). To a limited extent and under certain conditions, it is also open to partners from countries in other parts of the world, i.e. "third countries".