WHO CAN APPLY?
Any participating organisation established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme can be the applicant. This organisation applies on behalf of all participating organisations involved in the project.
WHICH TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT?
Any public or private organisation, established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme or in any third country not associated to the Programme of the world can participate in a Cooperation Partnership.
Organisations established in EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme can either participate as the coordinator of the project or as a partner organisation. Organisations in third countries not associated to the Programme cannot participate as project coordinators. Irrespective of the field impacted by the project, Cooperation Partnerships are open to any type of organisation active in any field of education, training, youth, sport or other socio-economic sectors.
The project must involve minimum three organisations from three different EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme.
DURATION OF PROJECT
Between 12 and 36 months.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTION
Cooperation Partnerships aim at:
- Increasing quality in the work, activities and practices of organisations and institutions involved, opening up to new actors, not naturally included within one sector;
- Building capacity of organisations to work transnationally and across sectors;
- Addressing common needs and priorities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport;
- Enabling transformation and change (at individual, organisational or sectoral level), leading to improvements and new approaches, in proportion to the context of each organisation.
PRIORITIES ADDRESSED
Cooperation Partnerships must address either:
- at least one horizontal priority
and/or
- at least one specific priority relevant to the field of education, training, youth and sport that is mostly impacted.
Horizontal priorities include
- Inclusion and Diversity
- Digital transformation
- Environmnet and fight against climate change
- Participation in democratic life, common values and civic engagement
Specific priorities in the field of education, training, youth and sport please check the Erasmus+ programme guide attached below, where you will find specific priorities by sector (i.e., adult education, vocational education and training, school education, higher education, youth, sport).
FUNDING
The proposed funding model consists of a menu of 3 single lump sums, corresponding to the total grant amount for the project: 120 000 EUR, 250 000 EUR and 400 000 EUR. Applicants will choose between the 3 pre-defined amounts according to the activities they want to undertake and the results they want to achieve.
WHERE TO APPLY?
For Partnerships in the fields of education, training and youth submitted by any organisation in these fields, with the exception of European NGOs:
- To the National Agency of the country in which the applicant organisation is established.
For Partnerships in the field of sport:
- To the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), based in Brussels. Sport - Call ID: ERASMUS-SPORT-2024-SCP.
DEADLINE
For Partnerships in the fields of education, training and youth submitted by any organisation in these fields, with the exception of European NGOs:
- Applicants have to submit their grant application by 5 March at 12:00:00 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1 September and 31 December of the same year.
For Partnerships in the field of youth submitted by any organisation in this field, with the exception of European NGOs:
- Applicants have to submit their grant application by 1 October at 12:00:00 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1 January and 31 August of the following year.
For Partnerships in the field of sport:
- Applicants have to submit their grant application by 5 March at 17:00:00 (midday Brussels time).
