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European Programme Erasmus+

Call for Proposals

On 20 October 2015, the call for proposals for the Erasmus+ programme was published by the European Commission.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

The general objective of the Erasmus+ Programme is to contribute to the achievement of:

- the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, including the headline education target (i.e.  to reduce early school leaving to less than 10% and increase attainment in tertiary education to at least 40% by 2020);

- the objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020), including the corresponding benchmarks;

- the sustainable development of Partner Countries in the field of higher education;

-  the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018);

- the objective of developing the European dimension in sport, in particular grassroots sport, in line with the EUwork plan for sport;

-  the promotion of European values in accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (i.e. values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities).

 

The objectives of the Erasmus+ Programme are therefore the following:

- Reduce early school leaving

- Increase  attainment in tertiary education

- Improve employability and support entrepreneurship

- Improve  innovation and internationalization of education

- Enhance cross-sector strategic partnership

- Promote  social cohesion and active citizenship

 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

 

The specific objectives pursued by the Erasmus+ Programme in the field of education and training are to:

- improve the level of key competences and skills, with particular regard to their relevance for the labour market and their contribution to a cohesive society, in particular through increased opportunities for learning mobility and through strengthened cooperation between the world of education and training and the world of work;

- foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalisation at the level of education and training institutions, in particular through enhanced transnational cooperation between education and training providers and other stakeholders;

-promote the emergence and raise awareness of a European lifelong learning area designed to complement policy reforms at national level and to support the modernisation of education and training systems, in particular through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of EU transparency and recognition tools and the dissemination of good practices;

- enhance the international dimension of education and training, in particular through cooperation between Programme and Partner-Country institutions in the field of VET and in higher education, by increasing the attractiveness of European higher education institutions and supporting the EU's external action, including its development objectives, through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between Programme and Partner-Country higher education institutions and targeted capacity building in Partner Countries;

- improve the teaching and learning of languages and promote the EU's broad linguistic diversity and intercultural awareness.

 

The specific objectives pursued by the Erasmus+ Programme in the field of youth are to:

- improve the level of key competences and skills of young people, including those with fewer opportunities, as well as to promote participation in democratic life in Europe and the labour market, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, and through strengthened links between the youth field and the labour market;

- foster quality improvements in youth work, notably through enhanced cooperation between organisations in the youth field and/or other stakeholders;

- complement policy reforms at local, regional and national level and to support the development of knowledge and evidence-based youth policy as well as the recognition of non-formal and informal learning, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of Union transparency and recognition tools and the dissemination of good practices;

- enhance the international dimension of youth activities and the role of youth workers and organisations as support structures for young people in conjunction with the Union's external action, notably through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between the Union and partner country stakeholders and international organisations and through targeted capacity-building in partner countries.

 

The specific objectives pursued by the Erasmus+ Programme in the field of sport are to: 

- tackle cross-border threats to the integrity of sport, such as doping, match-fixing and violence, as well as all kinds of intolerance and discrimination;

- to promote and support good governance in sport and dual careers of athletes;

- to promote voluntary activities in sport, together with social inclusion, equal opportunities and awareness of the importance of health-enhancing physical activity, through increased participation in, and equal access to sport for all.

 

STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME

The Erasmus+ Programme is structured in the following Actions

 

Key Action 1 (KA1) — Learning mobility of individuals:

— Mobility of individuals in the field of education, training and youth,

— Erasmus Mundus joint master degrees,

— Large scale European voluntary service events.

 

Key Action 2 (KA2) — Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices:

— Strategic partnerships in the field of education, training and youth

— Knowledge alliances,

— Sector skills alliances,

— Capacity building in the field of higher education,

— Capacity building in the field of youth.

 

Key Action 3 (KA3) — Support for policy reform:

— Structured dialogue: meetings between young people and decision-makers in the field of youth.

 

Jean Monnet activities:

— Jean Monnet chairs,

— Jean Monnet modules,

— Jean Monnet centres of excellence,

— Jean Monnet support to associations,

— Jean Monnet networks,

— Jean Monnet projects.

 

Sport:

— Collaborative partnerships,

— Small collaborative partnerships,

— Not-for-profit European sport events.

 

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES

 

The following eligible countries can fully take part in all actions of the Erasmus+ Programme:

- Programme Countries: EU Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey;

- Partner Countries, which may participate in certain actions, in accordance with the Erasmus+ legal basis and the concluded participation agreements: neighboring partner countries o western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia) o eastern partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognized by international law) o Russian Federation (Territory of Russia as recognised by international law) o south-Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia);  other Partner Countries of the world Some Actions of the Erasmus+ Programme are open to any Partner Country of the world.

 

DEADLINES

 

The main deadlines for submitting proposals in the framework of the current call for proposals within the Erasmus+ Programme are as follows:

 

Key Action 1

 

Mobility of individuals in the field of youth

2 February 2016

Mobility of individuals in the field of education and training

2 February 2016

Mobility of individuals in the field of youth

26 April 2016

Mobility of individuals in the field of youth

4 October 2016

Erasmus Mundus joint master degrees

18 February 2016

Large scale European voluntary service events

1 April 2016

 

Key Action 2

 

Strategic partnerships in the field of youth

2 February 2016

Strategic partnerships in the field of education, training and youth

31 March 2016

Strategic partnerships in the field of youth

4 October 2016

Knowledge alliances, sector skills alliances

26 February 2016

Capacity building in the field of higher education

10 February 2016

Capacity building in the field of youth

2 February 2016

1 July 2016

 Key Action 3

 

Meeting between young people and decision-makers in the field of youth

2 February 2016

26 April 2016

4 October 2016

 

 

Jean Monnet actions

 

Chairs, modules, centres of excellence, support to associations, networks, projects

25 February 2016

 

 Sport actions

 

Collaborative partnerships related to the European Week of Sport 2016 only

21 January 2016

Collaborative partnerships not related to the European Week of Sport 2016

12 May 2016

Small collaborative partnerships

12 May 2016

Not-for-profit European sport events related to the European Week of Sport 2016 only

21 January 2016

Not-for-profit European sport events not related to the European Week of Sport 2016

12 May 2016

Collaborative partnerships related to the European Week of Sport 2016 only

21 January 2016

 

GRANT AWARDED

The total budget earmarked for this Erasmus+ call for proposals is estimated at EUR 1 871,1 million, which are distributed as follows:

Education and Training: EUR 1 645,6 million;

Youth : EUR 186,7 million;

Jean Monnet : EUR 11,4 million;

Sport: EUR 27,4 million.

Further information on the Erasmus + Programme is available on the European Commission’s website at:

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/calls/index_en.htm