European Universities
Erasmus+ · ERASMUS-EDU-2027-EUR-UNIV
Erasmus+ lump-sum grants for transnational alliances of higher education institutions to deepen institutional cooperation as European Universities.
Quel est l’objet de cet appel ?
The call funds transnational alliances of higher education institutions with existing deep cooperation, helping them implement long-term joint strategies as European Universities. Support covers joint inter-university campuses, mobility, joint educational offers and integrated governance over a grant period of normally 24 months.
Que finance cet appel ?
Scope
The call supports alliances of higher education institutions that can show an existing deep institutional transnational cooperation, including, but not limited to, the European Universities alliances funded under the 2023 Erasmus+ call. The aim is to take this cooperation to the next level and put the alliances' long-term strategies into practice. The term "universities" covers all types of higher education institutions. Each proposal has to include a joint long-term mission statement, endorsed by the decision-making bodies of every member institution, setting out the alliance's joint strategy beyond the EU funding period.
Specific objectives
- Progress the development of European inter-university campuses: seamless and inclusive physical, virtual and blended mobility with automatic recognition of credits, working towards at least 50% of students in the alliance benefiting from mobility.
- Upscale and mainstream joint, high-quality and innovative educational activities and embed them in partner curricula, including alignment with the joint European degree label where possible.
- Upscale flexible and inclusive learning opportunities and alternative learning pathways, including micro-credentials and lifelong learning, and strengthen links with industry, innovation ecosystems and civil society.
- Deepen institutional transnational cooperation and consolidate joint governance structures, including democratic student involvement and work towards a common legal status for alliances.
Alliances are expected to prioritise their areas of activity based on past cooperation and to justify this focus within the grant period.
Activities that can be funded
Following a bottom-up approach, each alliance shapes its own joint work plan, supported by existing common management and governance structures and a clear methodology. Activities should build on past achievements, upscale and expand successful practices across partner institutions, and involve associated academic and non-academic partners. Financial support to third parties is not allowed.
Expected impact
Expected impacts include stronger synergies between the European Education Area, the European Research Area and the European Higher Education Area; greater attractiveness and competitiveness of European higher education; deeper long-term institutional transformation; better skills and employability for students, staff and researchers; wider lifelong learning; and contributions to regional development and local communities.
Form of funding
Grants take the form of lump sums, set on the basis of the estimated project budget (detailed budget table) and a funding rate of 80%. Prefinancing is normally 80% of the maximum grant amount, with no interim payments.
Quelles sont les informations clés ?
- Budget du thème
- 218 400 000 €
- Montant maximal par projet
- 7 200 000 €
- Taux de financement
- jusqu’à 80 %
- Code de l’appel
- ERASMUS-EDU-2027-EUR-UNIV
- Programme
- Erasmus+
- Funder
- European Union, Erasmus+ Programme, managed by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- Eligible applicants
- Consortia of higher education institutions holding a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE), their affiliated entities, and organisations made up of such institutions
- Duration
- Normally 24 months; extensions possible if duly justified
Qui peut candidater à cet appel ?
- Applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) are to be public or private legal entities established in an eligible country: EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories), listed EEA countries and countries associated to Erasmus+, the United Kingdom and Switzerland (provided they join Erasmus+ as associated third countries), and Western Balkans third countries not associated to the programme (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Kosovo).
- Applicants are higher education institutions holding a valid ECHE and entities affiliated to them, or other organisations made up of such institutions and set up specifically for deep institutional transnational cooperation, including joint educational activities.
- Consortium of at least 3 applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities), with a minimum of 3 eligible higher education institutions from 3 different eligible countries.
- An institution and its affiliated entities may be a beneficiary in only one European Universities alliance at a time; in other alliances they may take part only as associated partners.
- Associated partners (without EU funding) may include ECHE-holding institutions, public or private organisations active in education and training, research and innovation or the world of work, and higher education institutions from certain non-associated third countries, including the United States of America and Canada.
- Natural persons are not eligible (except self-employed sole traders); EU bodies, apart from the Joint Research Centre, cannot be part of the consortium; entities subject to EU restrictive measures cannot take part in any capacity.
- Applicants in an EU exclusion situation (such as bankruptcy, fraud or grave professional misconduct) cannot participate.
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Quelle est la date limite ?
4 mars 2027 (119 jours)
4 March 2027, 17:00 CET (Brussels time)
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