What is the EUVP?

The European Union Visitors Program (EUVP) invites young, promising leaders from countries outside the European Union to visit Europe to gain a first-hand appreciation of the EU’s goals, policies and peoples and to increase mutual understanding between professionals from non-EU countries and their EU counterparts.

The EUVP is jointly sponsored and administered by the European Parliament and the European Commission. The program has been in operation since 1974. An EUVP visit consists of an individual 5- to 8-day program of meetings with EU officials at the EU institutions in Brussels, Strasbourg and/or Luxembourg. All programs are coordinated and arranged by the EUVP Secretariat rather than by individual participants. Travel and per diem costs are covered by the EUVP.

Who is eligible to participate?

Eligible participants include government officials (local, state, and federal), journalists, trade unionists, educators, officials of non-profit and non-governmental organizations, and other professionals aged 30-40 with career-related interests in the European Union. Ideally, candidates will be professionals in a field where their EUVP experience will enhance their understanding of EU-Ukraine relations and contribute positively to their chosen career path. Basic knowledge of EU institutions and their functioning is a plus.

Please note that the EUVP is not designed as a program for students: participants are required to have completed their university education or equivalent training and to have been employed for several years in their chosen career field.

As mentioned above, in addition to Ukraine, EUVP candidates are selected from a large number of non-EU countries throughout the world. Non-Ukrainian applicants should contact the EU Delegation in the country in which they have citizenship.

How are participants selected?

EUVP participants are selected by a committee chaired jointly by staff of the European Parliament and the European Commission. Four visitors from Ukraine are selected each year. The total number of visitors worldwide is generally about 160.

What is the application process?

The Kyiv Delegation is responsible for applications from Ukrainians, living and working in the Ukraine. Please complete the following forms and send the originals by mail and copy by e-mail to [email protected], no later than the deadline of 10th April 2015.

• Application Form
• Resume
• Statement of Purpose (the Statement of Purpose should be typed on the official letterhead of the applicant’s employer)

Applications should be addressed to:

EUVP Coordinator

Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine

101 Volodymyrska Str.

01033 Kyiv, Ukraine

Faxed applications are accepted at (044) 390-8015, but must be followed by originals in hard copy.

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