EU funding under Erasmus+
Supporting cooperation projects
As well as grants for individual mobilities, Erasmus+ can also provide funding for large-scale cooperation projects, including some involving industry partners. Projects can cover broad-based topics such as working together to devise innovative teaching and learning methods, sharing examples of best practice, collaborating with non-university stakeholders, forming sustainable networks and much more besides.
Application advice at the University of Bonn
Section Partnerships and International Researchers (6.1), which is part of the International Office, can help departments at the University of Bonn to apply for Erasmus+ projects. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Program lines for project funding
The amount of funding available for a project will depend on its funding line and term. For a Cooperation Partnership, for example, up to €400,000 can be applied for, while up to €1,000,000 million is available for structural reform projects in the Capacity Building in Higher Education funding line. The German-language web page Praxisbeispiele für Hochschulkooperationen (“Real-life examples of higher-education partnerships”) provided by the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD) provides an insight into some of the projects that have received funding.
Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships
Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships (formerly Strategic Partnerships) fund structured collaboration among at least three organizations from EU member states and/or third countries associated with the program in order to support their internationalization activities in various areas of the education and training sector.
Budget: €120,000, €250,000 or €400,000
Term: 12–36 months
Application deadline: every March
Capacity Building in Higher Education projects
Capacity-building projects help to boost the relevance, quality, modernization and responsiveness of the higher education provided by higher-education institutions and systems in third countries not associated with the program in terms of their socioeconomic improvement, growth and prosperity via joint projects.
Projects in the funding line can take one of three forms:
Strand 1—Fostering access to cooperation in higher education
Budget: €200,000–€400,000
Term: 2 or 3 years
Strand 2—Partnerships for transformation in higher education
Budget: €400,000–€800,000
Term: 2 or 3 years
Strand 3—Structural reform projects
Budget: €600,000–€1,000,000
Term: 3 or 4 years
Application deadline: every February
Forward-Looking Projects
Forward-Looking Projects are geared toward developing and identifying innovative (policy) approaches with the potential to improve general and vocational education and training systems. They support future-oriented ideas that are responding to some of the priorities set in EU policy.
These large-scale projects are intended to exert a systemic impact at European level, be transferable to other contexts and target groups, and drive the policy agenda for general and vocational education and training.
Budget: €1 million for 2 years or €1.5 million
Term: 2 years
Application deadline: every March
Alliances for Innovation
Alliances for Innovation foster cooperation and the exchange of knowledge among higher-education institutions, companies and institutions providing vocational advanced training or continual professional development with the aim of increasing Europe’s capacity for innovation.
The Erasmus+ Alliances for Innovation are divided into three funding lines:
Lot 1: Alliances for Education and Enterprises
Budget: €1 million for 2 years or €1.5 million for 3 years
Term: 2–3 years
Application deadline: every March
Lot 2: Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills
Budget: €4 million
Term: 4 years
Application deadline: every March
Lot 3: STEM Skills Foundries
Budget: up to €1.5 million
Term: 2 years
Application deadline: every March
Application advice and information
Application advice from the DAAD
The DAAD hosts regular fact-finding sessions for anyone considering submitting an application and provides an up-to-date overview of Erasmus+ events on its website.
The service also offers an advice portal for cooperation projects, where you can ask general questions or obtain in-depth advice on your application.
Project database
The European Commission’s Project Results Platform contains an overview of projects that have been funded in the past. The DAAD’s web page Praxisbeispiele für Hochschulkooperationen also provides an insight into some of the projects that have received funding.
Programme Guide
The European Commission’s Programme Guide has a wealth of information about the Erasmus+ Programme.
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See also
Jean Monnet Actions for higher-education institutions
These support teaching and research in the field of EU studies at higher-education institutions worldwide.
Erasmus+ at the University of Bonn
Erasmus+ gives all University associates the opportunity to spend time at partner institutions all over the world.
EU Project Office
The EU Project Office is the central point of contact for questions regarding all EU activities relating to research, degree programs, teaching and partnerships.