"Evaluation Ready" 2025 initiative aims to select one or two ESF/ESF+/YEI funded interventions, for which the Centre for Research on Impact Evaluation (CRIE) will conduct a Counterfactual Impact Evaluation (CIE) study. 

The evaluation will be done free of charge by JRC researchers and will provide valuable evidence of the causal effects of the intervention.

Key Details

Application period: 
27 February 2025 - 30 April 2025

Who can apply:  
National or regional Managing Authorities in charge of management or evaluation of policies financed by the ESF, ESF+ or YEI funded policies

Eligibility:  
Interventions financed by ESF, ESF+, or YEI funds implemented during the 2014-2020 or 2021-2027 Programming Periods

Applicants must complete the online application form available at https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/2025EvaluationReady

For more information on the application process and criteria for selection, please refer to the detailed announcement document attached.  .

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at JRC-CRIE@ec.europa.eu.

We look forward to your applications and the opportunity to work together to strengthen the evidence base for ESF/ESF+/YEI funded interventions.