14 th Junior Eco-Expert Project Energy and the Environment

 Visegrad Fund is fund to pro­mote devel­op­ment of closer coop­er­a­tion among the Visegrad Group (V4) countries  Member States (Countries of the Visegrad Group) : The Czech Republic Hungary The Republic of Poland The Slovak Republic  Presidency in 2012 – The Czech Republic

 Establishment: 9 June 2000, Štiřín (CZ)  Governing Bodies: Council of Ambassadors Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs  Executive Body: Executive Director (Petr Vágner) Deputy Executive Director (Zbigniew Machej)  Administrative Body: Secretariat  Seat: Bratislava, Slovakia  Annual Budget: €7,000,000 as of 2012 (equal con­tri­bu­tions of the Visegrad Group countries)

 provides funding for common cultural, scientific, research and educational projects, youth exchanges, pro­mo­tion of tourism and cross-border cooperation  promotes devel­op­ment of closer cooperation among the Visegrad Group (V4) countries and to strengthen the ties among peo­ple in the region  awards individual scholarships and artist residencies  by the end of 2010 has supported more than 3,300 grant projects and awarded more than 1,300 scholarships and artist residencies

 nongovernmental organizations  municipalities and local governments  universities  schools  other public institutions and also individ­ ual citizens

 small shortterm projects (up to 6 months); supported sums of up to €6,000  standard  strategic Grants

Strengthening mutual ties in:  culture  science and research  education  youth exchanges  tourism  cross-border cooperation