Erasmus+ Scholarship

Erasmus+ Policy Experimentation: Erasmus+ Scholarships ERASMUS-EDU funds consortia to design, pilot and evaluate a scholarship scheme targeting talented students, prioritising those from disadvantaged backgrounds in strategic STEM and related fields. Eligible applicants are legal entities (higher education institutions and tertiary VET providers with ECHE and other organisations) in Erasmus+ Programme Countries forming a consortium of at least four institutions from four different eligible countries. The total call budget is €5,000,000 with indicative grants of up to €1,250,000 per project as a lump sum at an 80% funding rate, with approximately 90% expected to fund scholarships (maximum €60,000 per student) and up to 10% for administration. Deadline for submission via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal is 28 May 2026, 17:00 Brussels time and proposals are evaluated on relevance, quality and impact against defined thresholds.

Erasmus+ Scholarship — Policy experimentation (ERASMUS-EDU-2026-POL-EXP-SSEF)

What it funds

Purpose and scope

Design, pilot and evaluate a European-level scholarship scheme that funds individual scholarships to retain top talent in strategic fields (priority STEM and related sectors) and to test embedded mobility, traineeships and industry placements. Scholarships support studies at EQF Levels 5, 6 and 7 (short cycle, first cycle, second cycle) for up to three academic years and target talented students, with emphasis on those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds.

Activities funded:Setting up and delivering scholarships (minimum 25 scholarships per proposal), mobility and traineeship arrangements, student support services, evaluation and policy recommendations; consortia should allocate roughly 90% of grant to scholarships and up to 10% for scheme administration ¹.

Who can apply

Consortia of higher education and/or tertiary VET institutions. Minimum consortium: at least 4 HEIs/tertiary VET providers from 4 different eligible Programme countries (EU Member States or countries associated to Erasmus+). Associated partners from industry and stakeholders are encouraged. Applicants must be legal entities registered and validated in the Participant Register.

Money and form of grant

Call budget: €5,000,000. Expected to fund about 4 projects with an indicative EU contribution of €1,250,000 per project. Grants are lump sum contributions with a funding rate of 80%; individual scholarships (financial support to third parties) may not exceed €60,000 per student as a reference in the detailed budget table.

1. 1Deadline: 28 May 2026, 17:00 Brussels time
2. 2Project typical duration: 48 months
3. 3Minimum per-proposal commitment: at least 25 scholarships and at least 75 one-year scholarship-equivalents
4. 4Funding model: ERASMUS-LS Lump Sum Grant (application via the Funding & Tenders Portal)

Evaluation follows standard one-stage submission and award criteria (Relevance, Quality, Impact). Proposals must use Portal templates (Part A and Part B) and respect page limits and annex requirements. Selection will prioritise excellence, inclusion, mobility components and evidence-generation for scaling up a future Erasmus+ scholarship scheme.

Footnotes

1. 1Full call documentation, templates and detailed rules (eligibility, budget calculation, lump sum methodology and application process) are available on the Funding & Tenders Portal: Call document.

Erasmus+ Scholarship — Policy experimentation: Erasmus+ scholarships (ERASMUS-EDU-2026-POL-EXP-SSEF)

This Call for Proposals under Erasmus+ Key Action 3 (Support to policy development and cooperation) funds consortia to design, pilot, and evaluate an EU-level scholarship scheme in strategic educational fields, focusing on STEM and related domains. Projects will award scholarships to talented students (with a strong emphasis on inclusion and disadvantaged backgrounds) to complete high-quality study programmes with embedded mobility and industry exposure, and to generate robust evidence and recommendations for a potential European-scale Erasmus+ scholarship scheme in 2028–2034. The action is managed by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

Official topic page and documents:Topic page: ERASMUS-EDU EU Funding & Tenders Portal topic page; Call fiche and Call document: Version 1.0, 03 March 2026 Call fiche (PDF).

Core Call Facts

Purpose, Scope, Objectives and Expected Impact

Purpose: to retain Europe’s top talent in strategic fields by facilitating access to excellent higher education and tertiary VET programmes with a strong EU dimension, joint study paths and embedded mobility/traineeships, while piloting an Erasmus+ scholarship model that demonstrably improves inclusion, employability, and responsiveness to skills shortages.

• General objectives: retain top talent in Europe in strategic fields; increase access for talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds to high-quality STEM programmes; reduce skills gaps in priority STEM areas aligned with EU strategic sectors; strengthen employability through traineeships, mentorships, and industry placements; increase EU dimension of study programmes via mobility and collaboration.
• Specific objectives: evaluate pilot outcomes and processes (success factors, barriers, added value of integrated mobility and traineeship); produce policy-relevant conclusions and actionable recommendations to inform potential scaling up of a European-level Erasmus+ scholarship scheme in strategic educational areas for 2028–2034.
• Scope and activities: full scholarship cycle from conceptualisation to policy recommendations, covering scholarship scheme design, multi-programme coverage with geographic balance, embedded mobility and traineeships, innovative pedagogy (including multidisciplinary/STEAM), financial structuring (90% scholarships/10% admin model), student selection and support, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination.
• Expected impact: promote European top talents (especially from disadvantaged backgrounds); support development of compelling study programmes for strategic sectors; foster synergies with European Universities Initiative, joint European degree label, and European degree in engineering; reduce labour and skills gaps aligned with the Union of Skills; contribute to STEM Education Strategic Plan and Europe on the move mobility targets; increase cooperation with industry and key stakeholders operating in strategic sectors.
• Strategic fields and sectors: clean and circular technologies; bioeconomy; transport; digital technologies (including Artificial Intelligence); energy; water resilience; healthcare; aerospace; defence; overarching emphasis on STEM as essential to EU competitiveness and innovation.

Scholarship Scheme Parameters to Pilot

• Eligible study levels: EQF 5 (short cycle), EQF 6 (first cycle), EQF 7 (second cycle). Consortia are encouraged to test at all three levels.
• Scholarship cohort: only students starting in academic year 2027–2028 (single cohort).
• Minimum scale per proposal: at least 25 scholarships overall, and together at least 75 one-year scholarship-equivalents. Mixed durations allowed (1-, 2-, 3-year scholarships). Examples from the call: 10x1y + 10x2y + 15x3y = 75; 15x1y + 30x2y = 75.
• Student eligibility: resident in EU Member States, EEA countries and Erasmus+ Programme associated countries at application and during the scholarship; full-time enrolled or eligible for admission to an accredited higher education or tertiary VET programme; meet academic excellence thresholds defined by participating institutions.
• Programmes: more than one study programme; ensure geographic balance; directly linked to strategic educational fields; high academic quality; attractive to talented students; clear relevance to call objectives; embedded learning mobility and/or traineeship abroad; strong EU added value (joint study programmes are central).
• Mobility/traineeships: mobility and internships can take place in institutions/organisations outside the consortium if a bilateral/consortium agreement exists with at least one consortium member; locations limited to EU Member States, EEA countries and Erasmus+ Programme associated countries.
• Teaching and learning: innovative approaches encouraged; multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary (STEAM, links to SSH where relevant); project-based, problem-solving, inquiry-based, and digital modalities.
• Financial structure: clear methodology for scholarship components across institutions and countries; ability to mobilise complementary funding (e.g., university tuition waivers, institutional top-ups, subsidised housing/services; national/regional complements; private sector contributions); up to 10% of grant for administrative, implementation and monitoring costs; about 90% of grant directly to scholarships (travel, tuition/administrative fees, materials, accommodation, living, facilities access, insurance, etc.).
• Financial support to third parties: allowed for student scholarships; maximum €60,000 per individual scholarship; calls for scholarships must follow EU standards on transparency, equal treatment, conflict of interest and confidentiality.
• Double funding rules: no overlap with other EU grants for the same activity; students already receiving full EU scholarships for the same programme/period (e.g., Erasmus Mundus) cannot receive additional funding under this call.

Consortium, Eligibility, and Participation Rules

• Consortium composition: minimum of 4 beneficiaries (not affiliated entities) that are Higher Education Institutions and/or institutions providing tertiary vocational education and training, from 4 different eligible countries (EU Member States and Erasmus+ Programme associated third countries).
• Eligible applicants: legal entities (public or private) active in education and training, research and innovation, or the world of work; must be established in Erasmus+ Programme countries (EU MS including OCTs; listed EEA countries and Erasmus+ associated countries).
• HEI requirement: HEIs (including tertiary VET institutions) in Programme countries must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).
• Ineligible/limitations: natural persons not eligible (except self-employed with no separate legal personality); international organisations not eligible; EU bodies (except JRC) cannot participate; specific exclusions apply under EU restrictive measures and EU budget conditionality.
• Other roles: associated partners can be public or private organisations in education, research and innovation, training or employment; industry and stakeholders in strategic sectors are encouraged as associated partners (traineeships, workforce input, applied projects, complementary funding).
• Geographic location for activities: in eligible countries only.
• Lead applicant restriction: a coordinator may submit only one application under this call. Multiple submissions as coordinator will lead to rejection of all their proposals.

Work Plan, KPIs and Deliverables

Proposals must include a structured work plan with work packages (WPs), milestones, deliverables, KPIs, and timelines for all phases from management and outreach to scholarship design, implementation, and evaluation. Suggested WPs include:

• WP1 Project management and coordination: administration, financial management, reporting, quality assurance, consortium communication. Example deliverables: monitoring and evaluation plan; mid-term progress report.
• WP2 Communication and outreach: scholarship promotion; targeted outreach to talented and underrepresented students; dissemination of scholarship-holders’ success stories. Example deliverable: dissemination and outreach plan.
• WP3 Scholarship design: selection criteria (academic merit, motivation, creativity/problem-solving, language/communication), evaluation process, application/selection logistics, award conditions, compliance with national/institutional policies, student support mechanisms, inclusion/equity/diversity measures, scholarship coverage (mobility, internships, traineeships, industry engagement). Mandatory deliverable: list of selected students. Example deliverables: scholarship scheme design report including financial information; programme attractiveness report; student selection framework and evaluation rubrics; operational handbook.
• WP4 Scholarship implementation: financial support operations; skills enhancement; mentorship; academic guidance; career development; monitoring of progress and student success. Example deliverable: report on activities ensuring student success.
• WP5 Evaluation and policy recommendations: assessment of outcomes, effectiveness and impact; identification of success factors and challenges; evidence-based recommendations for potential EU-level scale-up in 2028–2034; lessons learned and best practices for broader adoption. Example deliverables: comprehensive evaluation report; policy recommendations report; lessons learned and best practices summary.

Budget, Funding Rate, and Payments

• Grant form: Lump Sum Grant. The amount is fixed during grant preparation based on the detailed estimated budget and an 80% funding rate.
• Indicative EU contribution per project: up to €1,250,000. The awarded grant may be lower than the request.
• Funding structure expectation: approximately 90% of total grant to scholarships; up to 10% to administrative and scheme management costs.
• Financial support to third parties (scholarships): maximum €60,000 per individual student (third party).
• Co-funding: applicants must ensure balanced budgets. The 80% funding rate implies beneficiaries’ own and/or complementary resources cover the remainder. Co-funding can include university tuition waivers/reductions, institutional top-ups, subsidised housing/services, national/regional complements aligned with national procedures, and private sector contributions.
• Payments: prefinancing normally 70%; one additional prefinancing of 20% at mid-term; balance at final payment based on accepted results; all payments to coordinator; prefinancing guarantee may be required in specific cases.
• Cost eligibility: despite lump sum, estimated budgets must comply with EU cost eligibility principles for actual cost grants; purchases/subcontracting must follow best value for money and no conflict of interest.
• Liability for recoveries: set in GA; may be limited joint and several, unconditional joint and several, or individual responsibility, with possible liabilities extended to affiliated entities.

Evaluation, Criteria and Thresholds

• Procedure: single-stage submission; one-step evaluation by an evaluation committee assisted by independent experts. Admissibility and eligibility check followed by assessment of operational capacity and award criteria; ranked list with tie-breakers (Relevance, then Quality, then Impact; portfolio/geographic/thematic balance if still tied).
• Award criteria (maximum 100 points; individual minima and overall threshold apply):
• Relevance (30 points; minimum pass 16/30): contribution to objectives; evidence-based needs analysis; definition of scholarship holders and excellence thresholds with inclusion/equity balance; justification of study programmes and EU added value; integration of mobility and traineeships; EU-level added value and complementarity/innovation; motivation for broad geographic coverage; alignment with EU values.
• Quality — Project design and implementation (20 points; minimum pass 11/20): coherence among objectives, activities, timeline, expected results; methodology feasibility; clear WP/task/resource allocation, deliverables, milestones; management arrangements; budget adequacy and best value for money; financial management; scholarship fund allocation mechanisms; monitoring and QA with KPIs; risk management.
• Quality — Partnership and cooperation arrangements (20 points; minimum pass 11/20): complementarity, clear roles and commitments, internal communication/decision-making/problem-solving, geographic balance.
• Impact (30 points; minimum pass 16/30): communication strategy; benefits to target groups and tracking; contributions to Union of Skills and STEM Education Strategic Plan; transferability and scalability across the EHEA with evidence for policy recommendations.
• Thresholds: proposals must pass all individual minima and the overall 60/100 threshold to be considered for funding within budget limits.

Timetable and Key Milestones

Admissibility, Submission, and Required Documents

• Submission: electronic only via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal; paper submissions not accepted.
• Page limits/layout: Part B technical description limited to 120 pages; formatting requirements apply; excess pages disregarded.
• Application structure:
• Part A: administrative information (participants, coordinator, summarised budget; completed online).
• Part B: technical description (download Word template from Submission System; complete and upload as PDF).
• Part C: additional project data and contribution to EU programme KPIs (online).
• Mandatory annexes: detailed budget table for lump sum calculation (ERASMUS LSII template); CVs of core staff (standard); list of previous projects over the last 4 years; a document describing the scholarship funding structure (coverage, numbers per institution/programme, co-funding).
• Legal entity validation: all beneficiaries and affiliated entities must have a PIC and be validated in the Participant Register.
• Generative AI in applications: applicants remain fully responsible for content; accuracy, sources, plagiarism checks, and transparency on AI tool use are required.

Compliance, Ethics and Other Conditions

• Projects must comply with EU legal and policy interests and values; ethics and applicable laws must be observed.
• Complementarity and double funding: activities funded here cannot be financed elsewhere by EU funds; strict separation from any EU operating grants and other EU-funded actions.
• Transparency: basic grant award information may be published per the EU Financial Regulation; exceptions possible to protect rights and commercial interests.
• Data protection: personal data processed per Regulation 2018/1725 for evaluation, grant management, monitoring and communication.
• Consortium agreement: required; enables internal governance and redistribution of funds per consortium rules.
• Subcontracting: must be limited, justified, and never include coordination tasks; above 30% of costs requires specific justification.

Categorisation Answers and Structured Extraction

Eligible Applicant Types:Universities and higher education institutions with ECHE; tertiary vocational education and training institutions; research institutes; public or private bodies active in education and training, research and innovation, or in the world of work; government or public sector bodies in eligible countries; NGOs/nonprofits active in relevant fields. Natural persons are not eligible except self-employed persons without separate legal personality under national law. International organisations are not eligible. EU bodies (except the JRC) cannot be part of the consortium. Associated partners may include industry, employers, sector bodies, innovation hubs and other relevant stakeholders in strategic sectors.

Funding Type:Grant in the form of an Erasmus Lump Sum Grant (ERASMUS-LS), with financial support to third parties for student scholarships.

Consortium Requirement:Consortium. Minimum 4 beneficiaries that are HEIs and/or tertiary VET institutions from 4 different Erasmus+ Programme countries. Associated partners (e.g., industry) are encouraged but not counted toward the minimum.

Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility):Erasmus+ Programme Countries: EU Member States (including OCTs) and listed EEA countries and countries associated to Erasmus+. HEIs in Programme countries must hold ECHE. Activities and mobility/traineeships occur within EU Member States, EEA countries and Erasmus+ associated countries. Scholarship holders must be residents of EU Member States, EEA and Erasmus+ associated countries.

Target Sector:STEM-focused and strategic sectors: clean and circular technologies; bioeconomy; transport; digital technologies including Artificial Intelligence; energy; water resilience; healthcare; aerospace; defence. Multidisciplinary/STEAM approaches and links to SSH where relevant are encouraged. Overarching domains include higher education, skills, and employability.

Mentioned Countries:No individual countries are listed by name. Regions/categories referenced: EU Member States, EEA countries, and Erasmus+ Programme associated countries.

Project Stage:Design, piloting, implementation and evaluation of a scholarship model. Maturity spans development and validation with demonstration in operational settings, culminating in evidence and policy recommendations for potential scale-up.

Funding Amount:Total call budget €5,000,000. Indicative EU contribution per project up to €1,250,000 at 80% funding rate. About 90% of each grant is expected to be used directly for scholarships, with up to 10% for administrative and scheme management costs. Each student scholarship (financial support to third parties) is capped at €60,000.

Application Type:Open call; single-stage submission via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal electronic submission system only.

Nature of Support:Money. Beneficiaries receive a lump sum grant; students receive financial support to third parties in the form of scholarships. Non-monetary benefits may include mentoring, tutoring, psychological support, career services, and access to resources provided in-kind by institutions, but these are not counted as direct financial support.

Application Stages:1 stage. One-step evaluation. Standard admissibility, eligibility, and award criteria process.

Success Rates:Not specified in the call documentation.

Co-funding Requirement:Yes. The grant is funded at an 80% rate, implying the remaining 20% must be covered by beneficiaries and/or complementary co-funding sources. The call encourages mobilising university-level support (tuition waivers/reductions, top-up grants, subsidised services), national/regional complements, and private sector contributions to meet full learner needs or increase the number of awards.

Templates and Application Form Structure

Applicants must use the templates provided in the Submission System. For reference, the Erasmus standard application for BB and LSII outlines the full structure.

1. 1Part A — Administrative Forms: topic and action metadata; participants and contacts; PICs; ECHE details where applicable; abstracts; declarations; simplified budget overview.
2. 2Part B — Technical Description (120-page limit): 1) Relevance (background, general and specific objectives; needs analysis; complementarity and innovation; EU added value). 2) Quality: 2.1 Project design and implementation (concept and methodology; management, QA, M&E; teams and experts; cost-effectiveness and financial management; risk management). 2.2 Partnership and cooperation arrangements (consortium set-up and roles; decision-making and communication). 3) Impact (impact and ambition; communication, dissemination and visibility; sustainability and continuation). 4) Work Plan and Work Packages (objectives, activities/tasks, milestones and deliverables, timing; events/meetings/mobility; for lump sums, detailed budget table/calculator annex applies). 5) Other (ethics; security if applicable). 6) Declarations (double funding; financial support to third parties parameters if exceeding default thresholds; Seal of Excellence sharing consent, if applicable).
3. 3Annexes: detailed budget table/calculator for lump sum methodology (mandatory for this call); CVs of core team; list of previous projects (last 4 years); document presenting the scholarship funding structure (coverage, numbers per institution/programme, co-funding).

Key Compliance and Quality Tips

• Define measurable KPIs per WP and link to milestones/deliverables for transparent monitoring.
• Demonstrate programme attractiveness, academic excellence, and direct alignment with strategic sectors and skills shortages; justify degree types, levels, and locations.
• Explicitly integrate substantial mobility and traineeship components and showcase industry cooperation.
• Articulate inclusion, diversity and gender balance in selection and support; detail student services aimed at retention and success.
• Provide a robust financial structure with clear scholarship costing methodology; evidence best value for money and no conflicts in purchases/subcontracting.
• Ensure complementarity, avoid double funding, and explain interfaces with other EU initiatives (e.g., European Universities, joint European degree label, Erasmus Mundus).
• Document partners’ capacity, prior experience with mobility and industry collaboration, and innovative teaching/learning credentials.

Contacts and Support

• Call email: EACEA-ERASMUS-SCHOLARSHIP@ec.europa.eu
• Online Manual and Portal help: Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual and FAQs EU Funding & Tenders Portal.
• IT Helpdesk: for submission system access/technical matters via the Portal.

Comprehensive Summary

This Erasmus+ KA3 policy experimentation call funds multi-country consortia of HEIs and/or tertiary VET institutions to create and test a European scholarship scheme targeting strategic STEM-linked fields critical for EU competitiveness, including clean and circular technologies, bioeconomy, transport, digital and AI, energy, water resilience, healthcare, aerospace and defence. The funded projects must run the full scholarship cycle: design a financially sound scholarship model, recruit and select a single 2027–2028 cohort of talented students (prioritising inclusion and disadvantaged backgrounds while maintaining academic excellence), implement scholarships covering up to three academic years with embedded international mobility and traineeships in eligible Programme countries, provide robust student support and mentoring to maximise success and employability, and generate thorough evidence and policy recommendations for an EU-wide roll-out in 2028–2034. The grant is an Erasmus lump sum (up to around €1.25 million per project at an 80% funding rate, from a total call budget of €5 million), with an expected split of roughly 90% to direct student scholarships (capped at €60,000 per student) and up to 10% to administrative and management needs. Consortia must include at least four eligible HEI/tertiary VET beneficiaries from four different Erasmus+ Programme countries, with ECHE where required, and may involve associated partners like industry, research centres and innovation hubs to co-design traineeships and align curricula with workforce needs. Proposals are evaluated on relevance, quality (design/implementation and partnership), and impact, with strict thresholds and a single submission/evaluation stage. Successful proposals will provide a transparent, equitable and scalable scholarship architecture, strong mobility and industry links, innovative pedagogy, rigorous monitoring with KPIs, and evidence-backed insights to inform future EU scholarship policy. Apply via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal by 28 May 2026, 17:00 Brussels time.

Footnotes

1. 1The Call document indicates GA signature in February 2027, while some portal listings may show a different year. The Call document should be treated as authoritative for planning. See the official call fiche: Call fiche (PDF).

Erasmus+ Policy Experimentation: Erasmus+ Scholarships (ERASMUS-EDU-2026-POL-EXP-SSEF)

This call for proposals under the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action 3) funds consortia to design, pilot, and evaluate a scholarship scheme targeting talented students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, in strategic STEM and related fields. The initiative aims to retain European talent in high-quality higher education and tertiary VET programmes with embedded mobility and industry placements, generating evidence for potential scaling in the 2028-2034 programme.

Objectives

General Objectives

• Retain Europe's top talent in strategic fields through higher education and tertiary VET institutions, especially joint programmes with strong EU dimension.
• Increase access for talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds to high-quality STEM programmes leading to careers in strategic sectors.
• Reduce skills gaps in priority STEM areas aligned with EU strategic sectors.
• Strengthen employability via traineeships, mentorships, or industry placements.
• Enhance EU dimension through mobility and collaboration opportunities abroad.

Specific Objectives

• Evaluate pilot outcomes, identifying success factors, barriers, and value of mobility/traineeship components.
• Produce policy recommendations for scaling a European-level Erasmus+ scholarship scheme.

Scholarships support completion of studies at EQF Levels 5 (short cycle), 6 (first cycle), and 7 (second cycle), up to three academic years. Consortia should test across levels.

Eligibility and Who Can Apply

Applicants must be legal entities (public or private) active in education/training, research/innovation, or work, established in Erasmus+ Programme Countries: EU Member States (incl. OCTs), EEA countries, and associated countries. Higher education institutions (HEIs) and tertiary VET providers must hold the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).

Consortium: Minimum 4 HEIs/tertiary VET institutions from 4 different eligible countries. Associated partners from eligible countries (industry/stakeholders) encouraged for traineeships and input.

Scholarship holders: EU/EEA/associated country residents, academically excellent, enrolled/eligible for EQF 5-7 programmes in strategic fields (e.g., clean technologies, bioeconomy, digital/AI, energy, healthcare, aerospace/defence, STEM-focused). Priority for disadvantaged backgrounds, equitable gender balance. Only one cohort starting 2027-2028.

Scope and Activities

Proposals must cover full scholarship cycle: rationale (evidence-based needs in strategic fields), multiple study programmes (geographical balance, high-quality, innovative, multidisciplinary, embedded mobility/traineeships), financial structure (90% for scholarships covering travel/tuition/living/insurance; 10% admin), minimum 25 scholarships (total 75 yearly equivalents, max €60K per student).

Work packages: Management, communication/outreach, scholarship design/selection, implementation (support/mentoring), evaluation/policy recommendations. KPIs, milestones required. Demonstrate institutional capacity in STEM/mobility/industry links.

Funding Details

Total Budget:€5,000,000. Indicative: 4 grants of €1,250,000 each.

Form:Lump sum grant at 80% funding rate. Max per project: €1,250,000. Detailed budget table required.

Scholarship Allocation:90% direct to scholarships (max €60,000 per student); 10% admin. Co-funding encouraged (private/national/in-kind).

Timeline

Evaluation Criteria

Single-stage submission via Funding & Tenders Portal. Part B max 120 pages. Detailed criteria in call document.

Application Process

1. 1Register in Participant Register (PIC required).
2. 2Submit electronically: Part A (admin/budget), Part B (technical, 120 pages max), Part C (KPIs), annexes (budget table, CVs, previous projects, funding structure doc).
3. 3Coordinator cannot lead multiple proposals under this call.

Contact: EACEA-ERASMUS-SCHOLARSHIP@ec.europa.eu. Portal: EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Call Document: Call Fiche.

Key Documents and Resources

• Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026.
• Lump Sum MGA.
• ERASMUS+ Work Programme 2026.
• Online Manual, Q&As on Portal.

Proposals must avoid double-funding; no support for students with existing full EU scholarships (e.g., Erasmus Mundus). Ethics, financial/operational capacity checks apply. ¹

Footnotes

1. 1Details on admissibility, eligibility, exclusion in call document sections 5-7.