Erasmus +

Criteria that must be met to request a cooperation association – KA2

- Who can submit an application?
Any participating organization established in an EU Member State or in a third country associated with the Program can be an applicant or coordinator. This organization submits the application on behalf of all the organizations participating in the project.
To be eligible, applicant organizations must have been legally incorporated for at least two years prior to the application deadline.
In the case of partnerships in the fields of education, training and youth submitted by European NGOs and managed by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the applicant coordinator must be an NGO active European in the field of education, training and youth.

- What kind of organizations can participate in the project?
Any public or private organization established in an EU Member State or third country associated with the program or any third country in the world not associated with the program can participate in a cooperation association. – Exception: Organizations from Belarus and the Russian Federation are not eligible to participate in this promotion.

Organizations established in EU Member States and in third countries associated with the program can participate as project coordinators or as associated organizations.

Organizations from third countries not associated with the program cannot participate as project coordinators.

Cooperation associations are open to any type of organization active in the fields of education, training, youth, sport or other socio-economic sectors, as well as organizations that carry out transversal activities in different fields.
 

- Participation of organizations as associate members (IRIE)
In addition to the coordinator and associated organizations, cooperation partnerships may also include other partners from the public or private sector who contribute to the execution of certain tasks or activities of the project or who support the promotion and sustainability of the project.

In the context of an Erasmus+ project, these partners will be called associate members. For purposes of admissibility and contractual management, they are not considered project partners and do not receive any funding from the Program as part of the project.
 

- Profile of participating organizations

A cooperation partnership is a transnational project in which a minimum of three different organizations from three EU member states or third countries associated with the Program must participate.

There is no maximum number of participating organizations in an association.

In the case of applications submitted to national agencies in the fields of school education, vocational education and training, adult and youth education, the same organization cannot participate in more than 10 applications for each term.

Cooperation associations encourage cooperation between organizations established in EU member states or 3rd countries associated with the program.
 

- Priorities addressed

To qualify for funding, cooperative associations must address:

• At least one horizontal priority, and/or
• At least one specific priority belonging to the field of education, training, youth and sport that has the greatest impact.

Horizontal priorities:

• Inclusion and diversity in all areas
• Environment and the fight against climate change
• Embracing digital transformation by developing digital readiness, resilience and capabilities.
• Common values, commitment and civic participation.

Specific priorities:
In higher education:

• Promote interconnected higher education systems.
• Stimulate innovative learning and teaching practices
• Develop a CTIAM approach to higher education and encourage the participation of women in these disciplines.
• Reward excellence in learning, teaching and capacity building.
• Supporting the digital and green capabilities of the higher education sector.
• Create inclusive higher education systems.
• Support students' innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities.
• Support higher education institutions in their cooperation with Ukrainian counterparts to respond to the war.
   

In school education:

• Address learning disadvantage, early school leaving and insufficient mastery of basic skills.
• Help teachers, school principals and other professionals related to education.
• Develop key competencies.
• Foster a global approach to language teaching and learning.
• Promote interest and excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (CTIM) and the CTIAM approach.
• Develop high quality early childhood care and education systems.
• Recognize the learning outcomes of participants in cross-border learning mobility.
• Supporting innovators in schools.
• Support the response of European education and training systems to the war in Ukraine.
   

In education and professional training

• Adapt education and professional training to the needs of the labor market.
• Increase the flexibility of opportunities in the field of education and professional training.
• Contribute to innovation in the field of education and professional training.
• Increase the attractiveness of VET
• Improve quality assurance in VET
• Make and implement internationalization strategies for VET providers.
• Responding to the European education and training systems in the war in Ukraine.
   

To the education of adults

• Increase implementation and improve inclusiveness and accessibility to adult education.
• Improve the availability of flexible and high-quality recognized learning for adults.
• Promote local learning centers and innovative learning spaces.
• Creation of itineraries to improve capacities and professional recycling.
• Improve the skills of educators and other staff involved in the learning of adults.
• Create and promote learning opportunities among all citizens and generations.
• Improve quality assurance in the field of adult learning opportunities.
• Support the response of European education and training systems to war.

In the field of youth

• Promote active citizenship, young people's sense of initiative and youth entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship.
• Increase the quality, innovation and recognition of work in the field of youth.
• Increase the employability of young people.
• Strengthen the links between policy, research and practice.
• To support the response of the field of Youth in Europe to the war.
   

In sport

• Promote healthy lifestyles for all.
• Promote integrity and values ​​in sport.
• Promote education in sport and through sport.
• Promote equality and European values ​​in and through sport.

- Place where the activity can be carried out

All activities of cooperative partnerships must take place in the countries of the organizations participating in the project

- Project duration

Between 12 and 36 months
The duration must be chosen at the application stage, based on the objectives of the project and the type of activities planned.
The duration can be extended, as long as there is a justified prior request from the beneficiary and with the consent of the national agency or the Executive Agency. The total duration must not exceed 36 months.
 

- Where can the application be submitted?

In the case of associations in the fields of education, training and youth presented by organizations active in these fields, except NGOs: to the national agency (SEPIE in Spain). 

In the case of associations in the fields of education, training and youth presented by NGOs: to the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA) through the funding and tenders portal.

In the case of associations in the field of sport: to the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture: Sport: call reference: ERASMUS-SPORT-2024-SCP.

- When should the application be submitted?

In the case of associations in the fields of education, training and youth presented by organizations active in these fields, less NGOs:before March 5 at 12 noon, for projects that start between January 1 and August 31 of the following year.

National agencies may organize a 2nd round of applications. Agencies will report this possibility on your website. If you get organized, applicants can submit their grant application until 1 noon on October 12 for projects that start between January 1 and August 31 of the following year.

In the case of associations presented by NGOs:applicants can submit their grant application until March 5 at 17 p.m.

In the case of associations in the field of sport:applicants can submit the grant application until March 5 at 17 p.m.

 

A project is structured in 4 stages: planning, preparation, execution and monitoring.

Horizontal aspects to take into account for development à - Inclusion and diversity, Environmental sustainability, digital dimension and civic participation and commitment

 

GRANT CRITERIA

• Relevance (Max. 25 points)
• Quality of project design and execution (Max. 30 points)
• Quality of the association and cooperation mechanisms (Max. 20 points)
• Impact (Max. 25 points)

To qualify for funding, proposals must obtain a minimum of 70 points.

The financing model consists of a selection of 3 unique amounts at a given price: 120.000, 250.000 and 400.000.

The proposals must describe the activities that the applicants undertake to carry out with the single amount at the requested price, and comply with the principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

A distinction will be made in the project description between project management and work packages for its execution. Applicants must divide the project activities into “work packages”. "Work package" means a set of activities that contribute to achieving common specific objectives.

In the case of projects with a specific work package for project management, the part of the price made amount allocated to this work package will be a maximum of 20% of the total.

*Subcontracting of services is permitted as long as it does not cover basic activities on which the achievement of the action's objectives directly depends. Outsourced tasks must be clearly indicated and described in the application.

The evaluation of the final report is based on detailed descriptions of each activity carried out, quantitative and qualitative information showing the level of achievement of the project objectives indicated in the application, the quality of the results of the projects uploaded to the platform of results of the Erasmus+ projects and a self-evaluation of the associated organizations.

Small scale association - KA2

- Who can submit an application?

Any participating organization established in an EU Member State or a 3rd country associated with the program. This organization submits the application on behalf of all participants.
 

- What types of organizations can participate in the project?

Any public or private organization. Regardless of the area to which the project is directed, small-scale associations are open to any organization active in the fields of education, training, youth, sport or other socio-economic sectors, as well as organizations that carry out transversal activities in different fields.
 

- Profile of participating organizations

It is transnational and involves at least 2 organizations from 2 different EU Member States or 3rd countries associated with the programme. There is no maximum number. The same organization cannot participate in more than 10 applications in total per term, either as an applicant or as a partner.
 

- Priorities addressed

To be eligible for funding, small-scale associations must address:

• At least one horizontal priority
• At least one specific priority relevant to the field of education, training, youth and sport that receives the most impact.
• In the case of projects in the field of sport, only one priority (horizontal or specific) can be addressed.
   

- Places where the activity can be carried out

All activities must be carried out in the countries of the organizations participating in the project.
 

- Project duration

Between 6 and 24 months.

The duration must be chosen at the application stage, based on the objectives of the project and the type of activities planned.
 

- Where should the application be submitted?

In the case of small-scale associations in the fields of education and vocational training, school education, adult education and youth: to the national agency of the country where the organization is established only applicant (SEPIE)

In the case of small-scale associations in the field of sport: To the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture.
 

- When should the application be submitted?

In the case of the fields of education and vocational training, school education, adult education and youth:

• Applicants can apply:
• Before March 5 at 12 noon for projects that start between September 1 and December 31 of the same year;
• Before October 1 at 12 noon for projects that start between January 1 and August 31 of the following year.

Possibility of an additional date of submission of applications for small-scale associations in the field of youth: until May 7 at 12 noon in case of an additional round, for projects that start between 1 August and December 31 of the same year.

In the field of sport, applications can be submitted until March 5 at 17 p.m.

A project is structured in 4 stages: planning, preparation, execution and monitoring.

Horizontal aspects to consider for development àInclusion and diversity, environmental sustainability, digital dimension and civic participation and commitment.

GRANT CRITERIA

• Relevance (Max. 30 points)
• Quality of design and execution of the project (Max. 30 points)
• Quality of the association and cooperation mechanisms (Max. 20 points)
• Impact (Max. 20 points)

To qualify for funding, proposals must obtain a minimum of 60 points.

The financing model consists of a selection of 2 unique amounts at a given price: 30.000 and 60.000.

The proposals must describe the activities that the applicants undertake to carry out with the single amount at the price requested, and comply with the principles ofeconomy, efficiency i effectiveness.

The adequacy of the number, scope and complexity of the activities to the quantity requested, together with their relevance to the project's objectives, will constitute important elements of the quality assessment in accordance with the criteria of concession

The project description will include: targets, proposed activities i expected results. All must maintain clear links to each other and present themselves in a consistent manner.

The project budget must list the planned project activities and indicate the percentage of grant allocated to each one.

*Subcontracting of services is permitted as long as it does not cover basic activities on which the achievement of the action's objectives directly depends. Outsourced tasks must be clearly indicated and described in the application.

The evaluation of the final report is based on detailed descriptions of each activity carried out, information showing the level of achievement of the project objectives indicated in the application, the quality of the results of the projects uploaded to the results platform of the Erasmus+ projects and a self-evaluation of the associated organizations.

Associations of excellence - KA2

Partnerships of excellence support projects with a long-term sustainable perspective. The following actions are supported:

• Centers of professional excellence
• Erasmus+ teacher academies
• Erasmus Mundus action
  • Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters i
  • Erasmus Mundus design measures
     

Centers of professional excellence

Centers of professional excellence operate in a given local context and create capacity ecosystems for innovation, regional development and social inclusion, while working with centers of professional excellence in other countries through international collaboration networks. They establish a bottom-up approach to professional excellence involving a wide range of local stakeholders that enables VET institutions to rapidly adapt the provision of capabilities to evolving economic and social needs.

The networks are chasing one upward convergence of VET excellence. This initiative introduces a European dimension in professional excellence supporting the implementation of VET policy and actions agreed with member states, social partners and VET providers.

The concept of professional excellence is characterized by a holistic approach centered on the learner, where professional education and training:

• They are an integral part of capacity ecosystems and contribute to regional development, innovation, smart specialization and clustering strategies, as well as specific value chains and industrial ecosystems;
•  Formen part de knowledge triangles and collaborate closely with other sectors of education and training, the scientific community and the business world;
• They allow learners to gain professional skills and key skills through a high-quality offer that is based on quality assurance;
• They develop innovative forms of association with the world of work and benefit from the continuous professional development of teaching and training staff, innovative pedagogies, student and staff mobility, and VET internationalization strategies.

The centers of professional excellence will operate at 2 levels:

1. At the national level, involving a large number of local stakeholders, while working with centers of professional excellence in other countries through international collaborative networks;
2. Internationally, they share a common interest in:

a. Specific sectors or industrial ecosystems
b. Innovative approaches to face economic and social challenges
c. Innovative approaches to increase the reach, quality and effectiveness of existing centers of professional excellence

This call supports projects that bring together local or regional partners from several countries that develop a set of activities within the framework of 3 categories: 1) Teaching and learning, 2) Cooperation and partnerships and 3) Governance and financing.

It must include the design of a long-term action plan, and this must guarantee adequate visibility and wide dissemination.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

- Who can submit an application?

Applicants must:

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be established in one of the admissible countries, an EU Member State or a 3rd country associated with the program.
• Develop your activity in the field of education and professional training in the world of work
• Participating organizations can be, for example:
• VET providers
• Representative organizations of VET providers
• Business, industrial or sectoral representative organizations or other employers
• National/regional rating authorities
• Research institutes
• Innovation agencies
• Regional development authorities
• International organizations active in the field of VET
   

- Profile of participating organizations

At least 8 applicants from a minimum of 4 EU Member States or 3rd countries associated with the Program.

Each 1 must include:

a) At least one organization representing business, industry or sector or other employers, i
b) At least one provider of vocational education and training (secondary or tertiary level)
 

- Permissible activities

The applicant must address 3 categories of activities, for each category, a minimum number of activities must be selected from the list:

• At least 4 activities from those listed in category 1, “Teaching and learning”
• At least 3 activities from those listed in category 2, "Cooperation and partnerships"
• At least 2 activities from those listed in category 3, "Governance and financing".
   

- Geographical location

It must take place in any eligible country
 

- Project duration

They must normally last 48 months (extensions are allowed as long as they are duly justified and are introduced through a modification of the grant agreement)
 

- Where should the application be submitted?

To the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA) through the Funding and Tenders Portal. Reference: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PEX-COVE
 

- When should the application be submitted?

Before May 7 at 17 p.m.
 

Description of the categories:

Category 1. Teaching and learning

                Activity 1. Provide people with relevant skills for the labor market

• Anticipating future skills needs through the use of effective means to quickly determine the changing needs of the labor market, and adapting the supply of skills to employment opportunities, taking into account the work carried out by the General Plan of Sectoral cooperation on capacities, when it exists and is appropriate.
• Focusing on both technical capabilities and key competencies.
• By including the necessary capacities for ecological and digital transitions.

Activity 2. Aim for an inclusive and lifelong learning approach to VET

• Ensuring learning opportunities for people of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds
• Combining offers of initial VET qualifications with continuing education offers for upskilling and professional retraining based on strategic skills information.
• Providing top-level VET programmes, developing flexible pathways and cooperation mechanisms between VET and higher education institutions

Activity 3. Develop VET study plans and qualifications, which allow flexibility and individualization in teaching

• Elaborating individual learning plans or itineraries for each learner, also for adults.
• Integrating the international mobility of learners into the study plans, guaranteeing the validation and recognition of learning outcomes acquired abroad.
• Designing qualifications that integrate components of both school-based learning and work-based learning.
• Developing basic European professional profiles that contribute to the mobility of learners and workers, while ensuring their recognition, as well as transparency, understanding and portability of learning outcomes.
• Developing or using micro-credentials to recognize the outcome of short learning opportunities adapted to a rapidly evolving society and labor market.
• Making use of the European Digital Credentials for Learning, which allows credentials of any size or shape to be easily authenticated, validated and recognized.

Activity 4. Develop materials and innovative teaching and learning methodologies centered on the learner.

• Including interdisciplinary and project-based and competence-based learning, the learning factories, the makerspaces and positive education.
• They refer to the European competence frameworks and derived tools, for example DigComp, EntreComp, FreenComp, LifeComp, GreenComp, SELFIE WBL, “Test your digital skills” and the European Certificate of Digital Skills.
• Using innovative teaching equipment and technologies such as MOOCs, simulators, virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence, both for learning in the school center and at work.
• Encouraging learner excellence through measures that encourage VET students to explore their creative and innovative potential, which will lead to a virtuous cycle of benefits for students, teachers and trainers and the VET institution that can integrate good practices into its regular programs.

Activity 5. Invest in the initial and continuous professional development of teachers and trainers.

• Regarding pedagogical, technical, ecological and digital capacities, including those necessary for online and distance learning
• Integrating the mobility of teaching and training staff into learning, development and internationalization strategies.
• Supporting the application of a quality culture based on defined management systems.

Activity 6. Establish solid quality assurance mechanisms

• On the basis of European tools and instruments such as EQAVET.
• Working towards the certification of education and training projects based on standards developed by the relevant international or national standardization bodies, for example ISO 21001 or the European Foundation for Quality Management.

Activity 7. Establish feedback loops and effective graduate tracking systems

• Establishing procedures, mechanisms and instruments to provide effective feedback and review as part of a strategic learning process in the VET organization to support high-quality development and improve learner opportunities .
• Allowing the timely adaptation of the learning offer on the basis of effective graduate monitoring systems.

Activity 8. Provide orientation services

• Ensuring quality guidance for both young people and adults, with the aim of supporting their career and education and training options, as well as their participation in lifelong learning.
• Providing personalized support to vulnerable people.
• Allowing adults to make use of their rights to training.

Activity 9. Facilitate the validation of prior learning

• Facilitating the validation of skills, regardless of how they were acquired, including outside formal education and training - at work, at home or in voluntary activities - as a basis for the provision of training personalized

Category 2. Cooperation and associations

                Activity 10. Establish partnerships between the educational and business worlds

• Cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with the business sector by creating long-term partnerships between the education and business worlds, in particular for innovation and capacity anticipation.
• Working together to continually review and update curricula to ensure their relevance to the needs of learners and the labor market, in particular for work-based learning and apprenticeships.
• Supporting businesses and other employers, and in particular SMEs, with tailor-made training for upskilling and retraining.
• Cooperation with public employment services and civil society to improve and retrain the skills of the unemployed and inactive people.
• Supporting sectoral and regional cooperation, including adherence to the Pact for Capacities and creating synergies with the general sectoral cooperation plan on capacities, where it exists and is appropriate.
• Providing technical support to SMEs, an assessment of the needs of capabilities, tools and methodologies.
• Organizing on-the-job learning opportunities, apprentice training and internships, team pooling, as well as teacher and trainer exchanges between companies and VET centres.
   

Activity 11. Applied research and innovation

• Collaborating with companies, particularly SMEs, on applied research projects involving VET learners and staff.
• Using or co-creating innovation centers and technology diffusion centers to support the innovation process of SMEs with the participation of VET learners and staff
• Contributing to the creation and dissemination of new knowledge.
   

Activity 12. Internationalization of VET and mobility abroad.

• Developing the strategic planning of international activities, closely related to the development of VET and the quality of teaching and learning practices.
• Creating structures and support measures to promote and guarantee the quality of mobility experiences in VET among the partners of the network of centers of professional excellence and in accordance with Erasmus quality standards.
• Launching initiatives to mobilize learners, teachers and trainers, as well as experts, in order to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ program (KA1) to be able to participate in mobility activities abroad.  
   

Activity 13. Encouraging entrepreneurship skills and initiatives

• Developing a culture of entrepreneurship in VET organizations involving principals, staff, teachers and learners.
• Working with local partners to develop entrepreneurial skills and attitudes in learners to respond to real-world challenges.
• Providing local business incubators, or establishing contact with them, for VET students to develop their entrepreneurial initiatives.
   

Activity 14. Increase the attractiveness of VET

• Launching and actively participating in campaigns and communication activities aimed at increasing the attractiveness of VET
• Informing about employment opportunities through VET and attracting young people and adults to VET learning pathways.
• Creating international VET campuses or summer camps aimed at learners, teachers and trainers, directors of VET institutions, trade unions, as well as people considering future professional study options. These could focus on specific areas, products or professional services, as well as on complex challenges of social and economic importance.
   

Activity 15. Professional skills competitions

• Encouraging the participation of learners in sectoral, national and international skills competitions, aimed at increasing the attractiveness and excellence of VET. (Awards are not subsidized expenses).
   

Category 3. Governance and financing

                Activity 16. Autonomy and effective governance of VET

• Developing the capacity of VET providers to make decisions, independently and responsibly, on educational, organizational, financial, staff-related and other issues, when carrying out activities within the scope of application defined by national rules and regulations.
• Involving relevant stakeholders, in particular businesses, chambers, professional and sectoral associations, trade unions, national and regional authorities and social partners, including learner representatives, in the governance of VET systems.
   

Activity 17. Strategic approach to capacity development and governance

• Actively participating in national and regional capacity governance systems
• Contributing from the perspective of capabilities to the elaboration of social and employment policies at local, regional, national and European scale
   

Activity 18. Joint creation of capacity ecosystems

• Mobilizing relevant economic and social partners, as well as other educational and training institutions, to promote or create local ecosystems of capabilities aimed at supporting innovation, smart specialization strategies, business clusters, sectors and value chains
• Enabling local capability ecosystems to help attract foreign investment by ensuring the timely transfer of capabilities to firms investing locally
   

Activity 19. Development of sustainable financial models

• Combining public and private funding, as well as income-generating activities, and making full use of results-based funding schemes.
   

Activity 20. Make the most of national and EU financial instruments

• Among them can be found the support for education and training actions, the mobility of learners and staff, applied research activities, investments in infrastructure to modernize VET institutions with advanced equipment, the application of systems of management to ensure the excellence and sustainability of VET organizations and the services they provide.
   

The project should identify and clearly explain the choice of each of the activities selected in the application form and describe how the work to be carried out through these activities will concretely contribute to the relevant work packages and overall objectives of the project.

GRANT CRITERIA

• Relevance (Max. 35 points)
• Quality of project design and execution (Max. 25 points)
• Quality of the association and cooperation mechanisms (Max. 20 points)
• Impact (Max. 20 points)

To qualify for funding, proposals must obtain a minimum of 70 points.

As a general rule, and within the limits set by the national and European legal frameworks in force, the results must be made available in the form of open educational resources, as well as on professional, sectoral or relevant competent authority platforms.

Financing rules. This action is governed by a financing model based on amounts at a given price. The amount will be set by the awarding authority on the basis of the estimated budget of the project, the result of the evaluation and a financing percentage of 80%.

The maximum EU grant per project is 4 million euros.

How is the amount at a given price determined?

Applicants must complete a budget table in accordance with the application form, taking into account the following points:

a) The budget must be detailed, as appropriate, by beneficiary(ies) and be organized into coherent work packages (for example, divided into “project management”, “training”, “organization of events”, “ preparation and execution of mobility", "communication and dissemination", "quality assurance", etc.);
b) The proposal must describe the activities contemplated in each work package;
c) Applicants must include in their proposal a breakdown of the amount at cost, showing the percentage represented by each work package (and, within each work package, the percentage allocated to each beneficiary and each affiliated entity);
d) The costs described may cover staff costs, travel and accommodation costs, equipment and subcontracting, as well as others (dissemination of information, publication or translation).

Erasmus+ teacher academies

The overall aim of this action is to create European associations of teacher education and training providers to establish teacher academies that incorporate a European and international perspective in teacher education.

Erasmus+ teacher academies will seek the following objectives:

• Contribute to the improvement of teacher education policies and practices in Europe by creating networks and communities of practice in the field of teacher education.
• Develop and jointly test different models of mobility (virtual, physical and combined) to integrate mobility into teacher training provided in Europe.
• Develop a sustainable collaboration between teacher education providers that has an impact on the quality of teacher education in Europe with the aim of influencing teacher education policies at European and national level.
• Strengthen the European dimension and the internationalization of teacher training through innovative and practical collaboration.
   

This collaboration will address one or more of the horizontal priorities of the Erasmus+ programme: inclusion and diversity, environment and the fight against climate change, addressing digital transformation by developing digital readiness, resilience and capacity, and common values , civic engagement and participation.

Admissibility criteria

- Who can submit an application?

                To be admissible you must:

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be established in one of the admissible countries
   

The coordinating organization must be a teacher training institution. Submit a request on behalf of all participants in the project.

Applicants can be:

• Teacher training institutions (schools of higher education, institutes, universities providing initial teacher training or continuing professional development) for teachers and staff in early childhood care and education at ISCED levels 0 to 3, including teachers of VET;
• Ministries or similar public bodies responsible for school education policies;
• Public (local, regional or national) and private bodies responsible for the development of policies and offers for teacher training, as well as the definition of standards for teacher qualifications;
• Teacher associations or other nationally recognized providers of teacher training and continuing professional development;
• Authorities responsible for the education and training of teachers and the supervision of their continuing professional development and their qualifications;
• Education centers working with teacher training providers to enable teachers to receive practical training as part of their training;
• Other educational centers or other organizations.
   

- Profile of participating organizations

6 applicants from a minimum of 4 EU Member States or 3rd countries associated with the program who meet the following conditions:

• A minimum of 4 nationally established initial teacher training providers from 3 different EU Member States and 3rd countries associated with the Program
• At least one nationally established provider of continuing professional development (continuing education) for teachers, as well
• At least one training/practice center.
   

- Place where the activities can be carried out

The activities must be carried out in EU Member States or third countries associated with the program.
 

- Project duration

Projects must normally last 36 months (extensions are permitted provided they are duly justified and introduced through an amendment to the grant agreement).
 

- Where should the application be submitted?

To the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA) through the funding and tenders portal. Ref.: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PEX-TEACH-ACA
 

- When should the application be submitted?

Applicants can submit the application until June 6 at 17 p.m.

For the set up of the project, the following activities will have to be carried out:

• Collaborate and establish networks and communities of practice.
• Develop and teach learning modules, meet the needs of future teachers and current teachers.
• Develop a joint learning offer with a solid European dimension that includes mobility activities in all their forms.
• Define effective ways to remove obstacles to mobility and the necessary conditions to increase the quantity and quality of mobility and its integration into the offer of initial and continuing teacher training.
• Attract educational centers, and in particular training centers, to try and share new innovative teaching methods.
• Conduct studies, research or surveys or compilations of effective practices to produce summaries, reflection papers, recommendations that stimulate debate and influence teacher education policies.
• Promote and prioritize existing Erasmus+ tools, such as eTwinning, as part of the European School Education Platform.

GRANT CRITERIA

• Relevance (Max. 35 points)
• Quality of project design and execution (Max. 25 points)
• Quality of the association and cooperation mechanisms (Max. 20 points)
• Impact (Max. 20 points)

To qualify for funding, proposals must obtain a minimum of 70 points.

The development of Erasmus+ teacher academies is expected to strengthen the attractiveness of the teaching profession and ensure high-quality initial training and continuing professional development for teachers, educators and school directors. It is hoped that this approach will pave the way for mobility to be an integral part of teacher training.

Financing rules. This action is governed by a financing model based on amounts at a given price. The amount will be set by the awarding authority on the basis of the estimated budget of the project, the result of the evaluation and a financing percentage of 80%.

The maximum EU grant per project is 4 million euros.

How is the amount at a given price determined?

Applicants must complete a budget table in accordance with the application form, taking into account the following:

a) The budget must be detailed, as appropriate, by beneficiary(ies) and be organized into coherent work packages (for example, divided into “project management”, “training”, “organization of events”, “ preparation and execution of mobility", "communication and dissemination", "quality assurance", etc.);
b) The proposal must describe the activities included in each work package;
c) Applicants must include in the proposal a breakdown of the amount at cost, showing the percentage represented by each work package (and, within each work package, the percentage allocated to each beneficiary and each affiliated entity);
d) The costs described may cover the costs of personnel, travel and accommodation, equipment and subcontracting, as well as other costs (dissemination of information, publication or translation).

Erasmus Mundus action - KA2

The Erasmus Mundus action includes:

• Batch 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters
• Lot 2: Erasmus Mundus design measures
   

The purpose of this action is to promote excellence and the internationalization of higher education institutions worldwide through study programs - at master's level - jointly taught and recognized by higher education institutions established in Europe and open to institutions from other countries in the world.
 

Batch 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

The Erasmus Mundus joint masters are programs of excellence and must contribute to the integration and internationalization of the European Higher Education Area. The specificity of these masters lies in the high level of conjunction/integration between the participating institutions and the excellence of the academic content.

Objectives

a) Institutional academic cooperation to exhibit European excellence in higher education, i

b) Individual mobility for all students participating in the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Action, with the possibility for the best students to receive an EU-funded scholarship.
 

Admissibility criteria

àWho can submit an application?

Applicants must:

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be higher education institutions established in one of the eligible countries, i.e. an EU Member State, a 3rd country associated with the program or a 3rd country not associated with the eligible program.
   

Associations or organizations of higher education institutions and public or private organizations (including affiliated entities) that directly and actively contribute to the execution of the Erasmus Mundus joint master's degree, established in an EU Member State, in a 3rd country associated with the Program or in a 3rd admissible non-associated country, they can also participate, but not as coordinators.

You can also benefit from the intervention of associate members (this possibility is optional).
 

- Profile of participating organizations

Proposals must be submitted by a consortium made up of at least 3 higher education institutions (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities) from 3 different countries, of which at least 2 must be EU Member States or different 3rd countries associated with the Program.
 

- Place where the activities can be carried out

Activities must be conducted in eligible countries.
 

- Project duration

Projects should normally last 74 months (extensions are permitted provided they are duly justified and introduced by amendment). You can only opt for renewal in the same year that the contract ends.

Under no circumstances can 2 editions of a master's degree financed by 2 different grant agreements begin in the same academic year.
 

- Where should the application be submitted?

To the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Ref: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PEX-EMJM-MOB
 

- When should the application be submitted?

Applicants can submit the application until February 15 at 17 p.m.

Set up of a project:

1. To include a co-designed and fully integrated curriculum. Erasmus Mundus joint masters emphasize the following points:

a. Student admission requirements and application rules/procedures, selection, fee policy, monitoring, joint performance examination/evaluation;

b. Joint program design and integrated teaching/training activities, including a jointly agreed language policy and a joint recognition process for study periods within the consortium;

c. Common services offered to students;

d. Joint promotion and awareness-raising activities to ensure the visibility of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship program and system throughout the world; the promotion strategy must include a specific integrated and comprehensive website (in English and, in the main language(s) of instruction) where all necessary information about the program will be offered to students and other interested parties, such as future employers;

e. Joint administrative and financial management by the consortium;

f. If the legislation allows it, it is encouraged that the qualifications are joint.
 

2. Have to be taught by a consortium of higher education institutions. All higher education institutions that are full partners must be master's degree-issuing institutions and award a multiple or joint degree certifying that the program has been successfully completed.
    
3. Attract excellent students from all over the world. The selection, recruitment and monitoring of individual students is the sole responsibility of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Consortium. The selection of students must be organized in a transparent, impartial and equitable manner.
    
4. Include mandatory physical mobility for all enrolled students. The mobility itineraries and the recognition mechanism for the study periods between the associated institutions must have been agreed within the consortium during the project application phase. Mandatory mobility periods cannot be replaced by virtual mobility.
    
5. To promote the exchange of staff and invited academic experts to contribute to teaching, training, research and administration activities.
    
6. Successful completion of the Erasmus Mundus joint master's program should lead to a joint degree or multiple degrees, or a combination of the two.
    
7.  Degrees awarded to studentsthey must belong to the higher education qualification systems of the countries in which the higher education institutions are based.

The following items must be included in the application as a main specific expected results during project execution:

• Project web page
• Material promocional
• Model student agreement
• Template/s of titles
• Signed minutes of the selection meetings
• Internal/external quality review reports
• Sustainability plan/business plan
   

EXPECTED IMPACT

At the system level

• Promote academic cooperation within and outside the EHEA by supporting joint teaching and qualifications, quality improvement and the promotion of academic excellence.
• Strengthen the international dimension of higher education through cooperation between institutions in Europe and abroad, and through the mobility of the best students around the world.
• Increase synergies between higher education, innovation and research.
• Removing obstacles to learning, improving access to high-quality, innovation-oriented education and facilitating the movement of students between countries.
• Respond to the needs of society and the labor market.
• Contribute to the development of innovative policies in the field of education.
   

At the institutional level

• To provide European and non-European higher education institutions with more opportunities to develop structured and sustainable academic cooperation worldwide.
• Improve the quality of master's programs and supervision arrangements.
• Increase the internationalization and competitiveness of participating organizations.
• Support the creation of new networks and strengthen the quality of existing ones.
• Improve the attractiveness of participating organizations to talented students.
• Contribute to the internationalization policies of higher education institutions by generating international visibility through their study plans and the design of comprehensive internationalization strategies.
   

On an individual level

• Improve the employability of participating students.
• Improve students' key skills and competencies.
• Forge new attitudes and approaches to academic studies through international, interdisciplinary, intersectoral and intercultural experiences
• Strengthen students' communication and networking skills.
• Increase the individual contribution to society and the knowledge economy.

GRANT CRITERIA

• Relevance (Max. 30 points)
• Quality of project design and execution (Max. 30 points)
• Quality of the association and cooperation mechanisms (Max. 20 points)
• Impact (Max. 20 points)

To qualify for funding, proposals must obtain a minimum of 70 points.

Financing rules. The Erasmus Mundus joint master's grant is calculated on the basis of the following 3 components:

1. A contribution to the institutional costs of running the program – takes the form of a unit cost per enrolled student and is intended to cover part of the costs associated with running the master's program. The maximum contribution to institutional costs is: 750EUR/month x DR x NRES
2. A maximum number of scholarships for students that will be awarded during the duration of the agreement – ​​calculated based on a monthly unit cost for the entire period that the registered scholarship recipient needs to complete the study program. The scholarship is calculated as follows: 1400EUR/mes x DS. The maximum amount of the scholarship is calculated as follows: 1400EUR/mes x DR x NRS
3. A supplementary amount intended to cover the individual needs of students with disabilities.

On:

                DR=maximum duration in months of the master's program (12, 18, 24 months)

                DS=duration of the master's program

NRES=number of students registered for the entire duration of the grant agreement

                NRS=number of scholarships planned for the entire duration of the grant agreement (max. 60)
 

This contribution is intended to finance at least four editions of the master's program, each lasting between 1 and 2 academic years (60, 90 or 120 ECTS).

Calculation of the final subsidy. The final subsidy will be calculated at the final report submission stage based on the number of scholarships awarded, the number of students enrolled and the actual number of unit costs allocated to individual needs, provided that the total amount does not exceed the maximum subsidy granted.
 

Lot 2: Erasmus Mundus design measures

These measures must strengthen the capacities of universities to modernize and internationalize their study plans and teaching practices, pool resources and facilitate higher education systems to develop common mechanisms for guaranteeing quality, accreditation and recognition of titles and credits.

Objectives.

The main objective is to promote the development of new, innovative and highly integrated transnational study programs at Master's level. These measures must involve the EU Member States and third countries associated with the Programme, the institutions of these countries or thematic areas that are all underrepresented in Erasmus Mundus.
 

Admissibility criteria

- Who can submit an application?

To be admissible, they must:

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be higher education institutions established in one of the eligible countries
   

- Place where the activities can be carried out

Activities must be conducted in eligible countries
 

- Project duration

Projects must last 15 months (extensions are allowed as long as they are duly justified and introduced through an amendment)
 

- Where should the application be submitted?

To the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Ref: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-EMJM-DESIGN
 

- When should the application be submitted?

Applicants can submit the application until February 15 at 17 p.m.
 

Launching a project:

Erasmus Mundus design measures are single-beneficiary projects. The beneficiary will initiate contacts and collaborative activities to start a master's program that fits the definition of "integrated master's program".

In the application phase, the beneficiary must identify the participating organizations. The planned activities will be described in Part B of the application form and in a single work package.

At the end of the funding period, the jointly designed master's degree must:

• Offer a fully integrated curriculum, delivered by a consortium of higher education institutions;
• Aspire to attract excellent students worldwide;
• Include mandatory physical mobility for all enrolled students;
• Lead to a joint degree or multiple degrees, or a combination of the two.
   

In addition, the project is expected to design the following joint mechanisms:

• Student admission requirements and rules/procedures for application, selection, monitoring, examination/joint performance evaluation;
• Integrated teaching/training activities and joint program;
• A common plan regarding services offered to students;
• Joint promotion and awareness strategy;
• Joint strategy of administrative and financial management;
• A joint degree policy;
• A draft joint partnership agreement with the purpose of covering all academic, operational, administrative and financial aspects of the execution of the master's program;
• A joint student agreement project.
   

These items must be included in the request as  main specific expected results at the end of the execution of the project.

Expected impact.

• Provide European and non-European higher education institutions with opportunities to develop new partnerships
• Improve quality and drive innovation in master's programs and supervisory arrangements.
• Increase the internationalization and competitiveness of participating organizations.
• Improve the attractiveness of participating organizations to talented students.
• Contribute to the universities' internationalization policies by generating international visibility through their study plans and the design of comprehensive internationalization strategies.
   

GRANT CRITERIA

• Relevance (Max. 40 points)
• Quality of project design and execution (Max. 20 points)
• Quality of the association and cooperation mechanisms (Max. 20 points)
• Impact (Max. 20 points)
   

Financing rules. This action is governed by a financing model based on amounts at a given price. The EU grant per project is: 60.000 euros.

The contribution will cover the costs directly associated with the activities necessary to launch the new master's program, such as meetings and conferences, studies/surveys, accreditation/evaluation processes, etc. The contribution can also be used to cover staff costs, travel and accommodation costs, administrative costs and outsourced activities.

For the final payment of the grant, beneficiaries will be required to provide evidence that the activities and specific results envisaged in their application have been fully and satisfactorily completed.

Associations for innovation - KA2

Partnerships for innovation support projects that aim to achieve a systemic impact at European level by having the capacity to deploy the results of the projects on a European scale.

They focus on thematic areas of a strategic nature for the growth, competitiveness and social cohesion of Europe. These actions are managed by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

Objectives

Its aims include strengthening the teaching of new skills and addressing skills mismatches by designing and creating new curricula for higher education and vocational education and training, supporting the development of a sense of initiative and entrepreneurial mindsets in the EU.

In order to drive innovation, the focus will be on developing talent and capabilities. First, digital skills; secondly, the transition to a circular and greener economy through changes in qualifications and national education and training programs, in order to respond to new professional needs for green capabilities. Thirdly, the double digital and ecological transition requires an accelerated adoption of new technologies.

Lot 1: Alliances for Education and Companies

They are transnational, structured and result-oriented projects where partners share common goals and work together to drive innovation, new capabilities, a sense of initiative and entrepreneurial mindsets.

They try to achieve one or more of the following goals:

• Promote new, innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning.
• Support the development of capabilities in the areas of deep technology.
• Encourage the creation of business incubators.
• Promote the social responsibility of companies.
• Stimulate the sense of initiative and entrepreneurial attitudes, mentalities and capacities.
• Improve the quality and relevance of capabilities.
• Facilitate the flow and co-creation of knowledge.
• Develop and support education and training systems.
   

Admissibility criteria

- Who can submit an application?

Applicants must:

• Being public or private organizations;
• Being institutions of higher education; VET providers; networks of VET providers; small and medium or large companies; research institutes; NGOs; local, regional or national public bodies; organizations active in the field of education, training and youth; intermediaries representing education, training or youth organizations or companies; accreditation, certification, recognition or qualification bodies; chambers of commerce, industry or labor; craft chambers, European or national social partners; hospitals or other healthcare institutions, including long-term care; authorities responsible for education, training or employment at regional or national level; employment services; national statistical offices; economic development agencies; sectoral or professional associations; sectoral advice on capacities and bodies that provide career guidance and advice, information services and employment services;
• Be established in an EU Member State or a 3rd country associated with the Program
   

- Profile of participating organizations

They must encompass a minimum of 4 EU Member States or 3rd countries associated with the Program and involve a minimum of 8 applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities). Include at least 3 labor market agents and at least 3 education and training providers as applicants. Each proposal must include at least 1 higher education institution and XNUMX VET provider. Affiliated entities and associated members are not taken into account for the purposes of the minimum eligibility criteria for the composition of the consortium and cannot be coordinators.
 

- Project duration

Projects should normally last 24 or 36 months (extensions are permitted provided they are duly justified and introduced by amendment).
 

- Where should the application be submitted?

To the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA) through the Funding and Tenders Portal. REF: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PI-ALL-INNO-EDU-ENTERP
 

- When should the application be submitted?

Applicants may submit their application until March 7 at 17 p.m.
 

Set up

Each Education and Business Alliance should include at least one of the following activities:

• Boost innovation
• Development of a sense of initiative and entrepreneurial mindsets, skills and abilities.
• Boosting the flow and exchange of knowledge between higher education, VET, business and research.
• Determination of market needs related to resilience and emerging professions.
   

Concession criteria

• Relevance of the project (Max. 25 points)
• Quality of project design and execution (max. 30 points)
• Quality of the association and cooperation mechanisms (max. 25 points)
• Impact (Max. 20 points)
   

Applications must obtain a minimum of 70 points.

Financing rules. 1 million euros (2-year projects), 1,5 million euros (3-year projects).
 

Lot 2: Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Capacities

Its objective is to create new approaches and strategic cooperation models to carry out concrete capacity development solutions in areas that put into practice one of the main actions of the European Capacity Agenda in favor of sustainable competitiveness, equity social and resilience, the Capacity Pact.

Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation aspire to address skills deficits in the labor market that hinder growth, innovation and competitiveness in specific sectors or areas, through the development of short-term interventions and long-term strategies.

The proposals must include the design of continuous professional training programs that respond to the urgent needs in terms of capacities of people of working age. They must also include the development of emerging professional profiles and related qualifications, covering up to higher and post-secondary levels of vocational education and training and tertiary level. In addition, proposals must involve the design of related core curricula and education and training programs leading to these qualifications.
 

Admissibility criteria

- Who can submit an application?

Applicants must be:

• Registered members of the Capacity Pact
• Public or private organizations legally established in an EU Member State or 3rd country associated with the Program:
• Higher education institutions
• VET providers
• Networks of VET providers
• Small and medium-sized or large companies
• Research institutes
• Non-governmental organizations
• Local, regional or national public bodies
• Organizations active in the field of education, training and youth
• Intermediaries representing companies or organizations in the field of education, training or youth
• Accreditation, certification, recognition or qualification bodies
• Chambers of commerce, industry or work, and trades
• European or national social interlocutors
• Hospitals or other healthcare institutions
• Authorities responsible for education, training or employment at regional or national level
• Employment services
• National institutes of statistics
• Economic development agencies
• Professional sectoral associations
• Councils of sectoral capacities
• Organizations that provide professional guidance and advice, information services and employment services.
   

- Profile of participating organizations

They must encompass a minimum of 8 EU Member States or 3rd countries associated with the Program and include at least 12 applicants. These 12 must include at least 5 labor market agents and at least 5 education and training providers as applicants. Each proposal must include at least one higher education institution and one VET provider. Affiliated entities and associated members are not taken into account for the purposes of the minimum eligibility criteria for the composition of the consortium and cannot be coordinators.
 

- Sectors or areas

The 14 industrial ecosystems:

1. Mobility, transport and automotive
2. Textile industry
3. Renewable energies
4. Electronics
5. Retail trade
6. Construction
7. Aerospace and defense industry
8. Industries with high energy consumption and low carbon emissions
9. Tourism
10. Food industry
11. Creative and cultural industries
12. Sector digital
13. Proximity and social economy
14. Health
 

- Project duration

They should normally last 48 months (extensions are allowed provided they are duly justified and introduced by means of an amendment to the grant agreement).
 

- Where should the application be submitted?

To the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA) through the Funding and Tenders Portal. REF: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PI-ALL-INNO-BLUEPRINT
 

- When should the application be submitted?

Applicants may submit the application until March 7 at 17 p.m.
 

Set up

In the Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Capacities, the following activities must be carried out:

• Development of a strategic approach for sectoral cooperation on capacities
• Design curricula and "basic" training programs agreed at sectoral level in Europe
• Teach the study plans and basic training programs
• Design a long-term action plan for the progressive roll-out of project results after the project ends.
   

Concession criteria

• Relevance of the project (max. 25 points)
• Quality of project design and execution (max. 30 points)
• Quality of the association and cooperation mechanisms (max. 25 points)
• Impact (max. 20 points)
   

Applications must obtain a minimum of 70 points.

Financing rules. 4 million euros (4-year projects)
 

How is the cost price of the project determined?

Applicants must fill in a budget form taking into account the following aspects:

a) The budget must be detailed, as appropriate, by beneficiary(ies) and be organized in coherent work packages

b) The proposal must describe the activities included in each work package

c) Applicants must include in their proposal a breakdown of estimated costs, showing the percentage represented by each work package.

d) The costs described may cover the costs of staff, travel and accommodation, equipment and subcontracting, as well as other costs
 

Proposals will be evaluated according to the usual procedures with the help of experts. The experts will evaluate the quality of the proposals taking as a reference the requirements defined in the call. The value of the amount at the actual price will be limited to a maximum of 80% of the estimated budget.

Once the evaluation is complete, the computer will determine the amount of the price made taking into account the conclusions of the evaluation.

 

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION IN THE FIELD OF HIGHER EDUCATION"

This action promotes international cooperation projects based on multilateral associations between organizations active in the field of higher education. The results and activities must be oriented in such a way as to benefit 3rd countries not associated with the Program, as well as their higher education institutions and systems.

Objectives of the action

• Improve the quality of higher education and increase its relevance for the labor market and society;
• Improve the level of skills, abilities and employment potential of students in higher education institutions through the development of new, relevant and innovative educational programs;
• Promote inclusive education, equality, equity, non-discrimination and the promotion of civic skills in higher education;
• Improving teaching, assessment mechanisms for staff and students in higher education institutions, quality assurance, management, governance, inclusion, innovation, knowledge base, digital capabilities and entrepreneurship, as well as the internationalization of higher education institutions;
• Increase the capacities of higher education institutions, bodies responsible for higher education and competent authorities to modernize their higher education systems, in particular in terms of governance and funding, by supporting the definition, the application and monitoring of reform processes;
• Improve teacher training and permanent professional development in order to influence the long-term quality of the educational system;
• Stimulate institutional cooperation, capacity building and the exchange of good practices;
• Promote cooperation between different regions of the world through joint initiatives.
   

Expected impact

• Modernization of higher education institutions, which will not only transfer knowledge, but also create economic and social value by transferring their teaching and research results to the community or the country.
• Improving access to higher education and its quality, in particular for people with fewer opportunities and in the poorest countries in different regions.
• Increased participation of higher education institutions located in remote areas.
• Governance for the elaboration and application of efficient and effective policies in the field of higher education.
• Regional integration and establishment of comparable recognition and quality assurance instruments to support academic cooperation and mobility of students, staff and researchers.
• Strengthening the link and cooperation with the private sector through the promotion of innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit.
• Harmonization of the academic world with the improvement of students' employability in the labor market.
• Increase in students' sense of initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Increasing the level of digital competence of students and staff.
• Institutional appropriation of the results of the development of capacities in the field, thus guaranteeing their sustainability.
• National appropriation through experimentation and generalization of positive practices and best practices in higher education.
• Greater capacity and professionalism to work internationally: improvement of management skills and internationalization strategies.
   

Action priorities

• green deal
• Digital transformation
• Integration of migrants
• Governance, peace, security and human development.
• Sustainable growth and employment
   

Geographical objectives

Projects can be carried out as follows:

• National projects, projects in which institutions from a single 3rd country not associated with the Program participate
• Multinational (regional) projects within a single eligible region
• Multinational projects involving more than one eligible region (interregional)

Chapters of the Project

Chapter 1. Fostering access to cooperation in the field of higher education

Activities:

• Activities aimed at improving the administrative and management capacity of recipient higher education institutions
• Activities aimed at guaranteeing relevant and high-quality education
• Activities aimed at increasing accessibility for students and staff with fewer opportunities.

Chapter 2. Associations for transformation in the field of higher education

Innovation in the field of higher education and promotion of the reform of higher education institutions.

Activities:

• Development, testing and adaptation of innovative study plans in terms of content.
• Development, testing and application of new methods, tools and didactic materials
• Introduction of Bologna-type reforms at the institutional level
• Introduction of practical training systems, internships and real case studies in companies and industries, which are fully integrated into the recognized and accredited curriculum
• Introduction of dual training systems that connect higher education with upper secondary VET as a means of stimulating the employability of graduates
• Development of solutions to complex issues and innovation in products and processes.
• Development and testing of solutions to urgent social demands not covered by the market and aimed at vulnerable groups in society.
• Support for the creation of centers, incubators of innovation, technology transfer and emerging companies, as well as the integration of education, research and innovation at institutional, regional and national level
• Development and testing of continuing education programs and activities with and within companies
• Test systems and testing of innovative measures; exchanges of students, researchers, teaching staff and company staff for a limited time; encourage the participation of company staff in teaching and research
• Reform of governance and management systems and structures at institutional level
• Development of strategies and instruments for the internationalization of higher education institutions and their capacity to effectively establish networks in the field of research, scientific and technological innovation
• Development and testing of solutions to urgent social demands not covered by the market and aimed at vulnerable groups in society; response to social challenges or related to changes in terms of attitudes and values, strategies and policies, organizational structures and processes, application systems and services
• Development of solutions to complex issues and innovation in products and processes
• Development, adaptation and provision of tools and methods for capacity building, assessment/evaluation, professionalisation and professional development of academic and administrative staff, for initial teacher training and continuing professional education.
   

Eligibility criteria: Chapters 1 and 2

- Who can submit an application?

Applicants must be legal or private entities belonging to the following categories:

• Higher education institutions or organizations of higher education institutions.
• Organizations or institutions active in the labor market or in the field of education, training and youth.
   

They must be established in an EU Member State, a 3rd country associated with the Program, a 3rd country not associated with the Program in an eligible region. Only higher education institutions or organizations of higher education institutions can be coordinators.

- Composition of the consortium

Minimum composition:

• National projects:
• At least 2 EU member states or 3rd countries associated with the program; each must include at least one higher education institution.
• Only a 3rd country not associated with the Program which must include at least 2 higher education institutions.
• The number of participating organizations from non-associated 3rd countries must be equal to or greater than the number of organizations from Member States.
   
• Multinational projects
• At least 2 EU Member States or 3rd countries associated with the program; each must include at least one higher education institution.
• At least 2 third countries not associated with the Program; each of these must include at least 2 higher education institutions.
• The number of participating organizations from non-associated 3rd countries must be equal to or greater than the number of organizations from Member States
   

- Place where the activities can be carried out

The activities must be carried out in the countries of the organizations participating in the project.
 

- Project duration

They must last between 24 and 36 months. Extensions are permitted as long as they are duly justified and introduced by means of an amendment.
 

- Where should the application be submitted?

To the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA), through the electronic submission system of the Funding and Tenders Portal. CAP1 REF: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CBHE; ident: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CBHE-STRAND-1. CAP2 REF: ERASMUS-EDU-2024CBHE; ident: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CBHE-STRAND-2
 

- When should the application be submitted?

Before February 8 at 17 p.m.
 

Chapter 3. Structural reform projects

These projects will focus on:

• Promote cooperation and mutual learning with and among national public authorities to foster systemic improvement and innovation in the higher education sector
• Promote inclusive education systems that can provide the right conditions for students from different backgrounds to access learning and succeed, paying particular attention to people with fewer opportunities
• Increase the capacities of higher education institutions in 3rd countries not associated with the Program of bodies responsible for higher education and competent authorities through their participation in the definition, implementation and monitoring of reform processes to modernize their systems of higher education, especially in terms of quality assurance, governance and funding.
• Identify synergies with ongoing EU initiatives in 3rd countries not associated with the Program in areas covered by Erasmus+.
   

Eligibility criteria: Chapter 3

- Who can submit an application?

Applicants must be legal or private entities belonging to the following categories:

• Higher education institutions or organizations of higher education institutions
• Organizations or institutions active in the labor market or in the field of education, training and youth

They must be established in an EU Member State, a 3rd country associated with the Program, a 3rd country not associated with the Program in an eligible region. Only higher education institutions or organizations of higher education institutions can be coordinators.

- Composition of the consortium

Minimum composition:

• At least 2 EU Member States or 3rd countries associated with the Program, each must include at least one higher education institution
• At least one 3rd country not associated with the eligible program; each country must include a minimum of 2 higher education institutions and the competent national authority.
• The number of participating organizations from non-associated 3rd countries must be equal to or greater than the number of organizations from EU Member States and 3rd countries
   

- Place where the activities will take place

The activities must be carried out in the countries of the organizations participating in the project.
 

- Project duration

They should normally last between 36 and 48 months. Extensions are permitted as long as they are duly justified and introduced by way of an amendment.
 

- Where should the application be submitted?

To the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA) through the electronic submission system of the Funding and Tendering Portal REF: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CBHE; id: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CBHE-STRAND-3
 

- When should the application be submitted?

Before February 8 at 17 p.m
 

Award criteria applicable to all chapters.

1 stage.

• Relevance of the project (max. 30 points)
• Quality of project design and execution (max. 30 points)
• Quality of the association and cooperation mechanisms (max. 20 points)
• Sustainability, impact and dissemination of the expected results (max. 20 points)

To qualify for funding, proposals must obtain at least 60 points.

2 stage.

Only projects that have successfully passed the consultation with the Delegation or Delegations of the EU will be taken into account with a view to receiving funding from the EU.

Creation of a project.

The following aspects must be taken into account:

1. Commitment of the institutions associated with the project
2. Analysis of needs
3. Execution and monitoring. Take into account the following elements:

a. Modernization/new curricula
b. Student participation
c. Mobility of staff and students
d. The guarantee of quality
and. Equipment
f. Impact and sustainability
 

Financing rules. The amount of the single amount at the actual price will be determined for each grant according to the estimated budget of the action presented by the applicant.

The EU grant per project is as follows:

• Capitol 1: between 200.000 and 400.000 euros per project
• Capitol 2: between 400.000 and 800.000 euros per project
• Capitol 3: between 600.000 and 1.000.000 euros per project
   

How is the cost price of the project determined?

Applicants must fill in a budget table taking into account the following aspects:

a) The budget must be detailed, as appropriate, by beneficiary(ies) and be organized in coherent work packages.

b) The proposal must describe the activities contemplated in each work package.

c) Applicants must include in their proposal a breakdown of estimated costs, showing the percentage each work package represents.

d) The costs described may cover the costs of staff, travel and accommodation, equipment and subcontracting, as well as other costs.

e) Equipment costs must represent a maximum of 35% of the EU grant awarded and the EU grant will cover 100% of the eligible costs.

f) Subcontracting must represent a maximum of 10% of the EU subsidy granted

g) Financial support to 3rd parties is not allowed.

h) The costs of volunteer staff participating in the project are allowed. They will adopt the form of unit costs.

i) Unit costs for SMEs are not allowed.
 

Proposals will be evaluated according to the usual procedures with the help of experts. The experts will evaluate the quality of the proposals taking as a reference the requirements defined in the call. The achievements of the project will be evaluated based on the results actually obtained. The funding mechanism will allow focus on results rather than inputs, emphasizing the quality and degree of achievement of measurable objectives.

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