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JCI Regional Growth & Development Academy Program

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Powered by JCI EDC

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  • What is Regional Growth & Development Academy?
  • How JCI EDC Can Support?
  • Minimum Requirements
  • How to Apply for Support?
  • General Reporting
  • Financial Reporting

Content

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The Regional Growth & Development Academy (RGDA) is a regional version of the Growth & Development Academy (previously organised annually by JCI EDC, which traditionally took place every year before the European Conference).

Its focus is to generate growth strategies, activities and projects, in order to build sustainable local and national organisations in a specific geographical region (eg. Baltic, Balkan).

The RGDA program could last between 2 and 3 days.

It is hosted by one National Organisation in a partnership with minimum two other National Organisation (meaning having participants from minimum three National Organisations).

What is Regional Growth & Development Academy?

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JCI EDC provides three types of support for organising RGDA:

  • Financial support by providing grant support of up to 1.500€, covering training facilities (eg. renting a place to host the academy activities) and trainers (eg. travel and accommodation of the trainers) related costs. Any other costs are covered by the organisers. Not applicable for online academies.
  • Trainers support by assisting in finding trainers with relevant expertise to cover the academy content. Applicable for online academies as well.
  • Design support by assisting in designing the academy general structure (types of trainings and other activities, flows, etc., but not the trainings and activities specific content, which is in the hands of the trainers). Applicable for online academies as well.

How JCI EDC Can Support?

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  • Тo have at least 30 participants from at least 3 different national organisations (this is a requirement for the financial support) for the overall academy. Sessions would be recommended in smaller groups.
  • Draft budget of the academy (this is a requirement for the financial support).
  • Minimum 2 full days of program (can be distributed in 1 full day and two half days).
  • Outline of the purpose and aims of the academy.
  • Outline of leadership and/or skills development sessions of the academy which meet requirements as set by EDC.
  • To provide approximate dates of the academy.

Minimum Requirements

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Application form: https://forms.gle/ShX1RgxdTExuzka4A

Application period for 2026: 10th February - 31st October

NB! The application will be open all the time within the stated period. Results can be expected within 2 weeks after submission.

Financial support: First come, first serve principle. Grant will be given after an evaluation of the application form in case there are available resources. In 2026 EDC can support up to four RGDAs. Advanced payment is available for up to 50% of the requested grant.

Trainers & Design support: Support is available all the time during the application period.

NB! Academies need to take place till the end of 2026.

How to Apply for Support?

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Reporting form: Grant Report Form and Partner Report Form)

Reporting must be completed latest 2 months after the RGDA took place, latest before November 30st, 2026. If you fail to do it so without a good reason, you won't be able to apply for any support from EDC in the next 12 months following the completion of the academy. We can only reimburse the grant in 2026.

Reporting includes also reporting forms from the partner national organisations together with the general form to be completed by the hosting national organisation.

Reporting includes photos from the academy, so keep in mind to make such.

General Reporting

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In case of a financial support the reporting includes also a financial reporting and prove of payments needs to be included as an attachment.

If you fail to provide the financial documents:

  • You won't get any financial support.
  • In case of advanced payment, you will be requested to give back the amount of the advanced payment.

In case less than 30 participants and/or less than 3 national organizations have been represented you will not get the full amount of the financial support requested, but only 50%.

Financial Reporting

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  • Training topics need to be related to personal growth or membership/LO/NO growth.
  • Training content should be discussed with EDC.
  • Training should provide practical tools for participants.

Training requirements

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Thank you!