Applications submitted to the Youth Fund go through a thorough evaluation process to guarantee impartiality and equal treatment of applicants.

The process consists of five steps:

1. Applications are registered and given a unique reference number in the online database.


2. Applications are subjected to an eligibility check to verify that they fulfil the basic criteria required to receive grants from the fund.


3. Eligible applications go through a quality assessment and are scored on different criteria related to the quality of the project proposal and the priorities and objectives of the Urban Youth Fund.


4. The highest rated applications from each geographical region are shortlisted.


5. The Steering Committee of the Fund reviews the shortlisted applications and decides on which applications to approve.