Erasmus+ Call for Proposals 2026 Opens: €4.47 Billion Funding for Education, Youth, Training, and Sport

The European Commission has officially launched the Erasmus+ Call for Proposals 2026 (EAC/A12/2025) under the Erasmus+ Programme 2021–2027. With a total estimated budget of €4.47 billion, the 2026 call supports education, training, youth, and sport initiatives through learning mobility, cooperation partnerships, innovation, and policy development.

This call is open to public and private organisations, universities, NGOs, youth organisations, informal youth groups, and international partners across eligible countries.

Erasmus+ Actions Covered in the 2026 Call

Key Action 1 (KA1): Learning Mobility of Individuals

KA1 supports international learning mobility for students, staff, and young people.

Submission Deadlines (Brussels Time):

• Mobility of individuals in higher education
  19 February 2026 at 12:00

• Mobility of individuals in VET, school education, and adult education
  19 February 2026 at 12:00

• International mobility involving third countries not associated with the programme
  19 February 2026 at 12:00

• Mobility of staff in the field of sport
  12 February 2026 at 12:00

• Mobility of individuals in the field of youth
  12 February 2026 at 12:00
  associated call:
  1 October 2026 at 12:00

• DiscoverEU Inclusion Action
  12 February 2026 at 12:00

• Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges
  26 March 2026 at 17:00

• Erasmus Accreditations in VET, school education, and adult education
  29 September 2026 at 12:00

• Erasmus Accreditations in the field of youth
  29 September 2026 at 12:00

Key Action 2 (KA2): Cooperation Among Organisations and Institutions

KA2 supports partnerships, innovation, and capacity-building initiatives.

Submission Deadlines (Brussels Time):

• Cooperation Partnerships (education, training & youth – non-European NGOs)
  5 March 2026 at 12:00

• Cooperation Partnerships (education, training & youth – European NGOs)
  5 March 2026 at 17:00

• Cooperation Partnerships in the field of sport
  5 March 2026 at 17:00

• Small-scale Partnerships (school education, VET, adult education & youth)
  5 March 2026 at 12:00

• Small-scale Partnerships in the field of sport
  5 March 2026 at 17:00

• European Partnerships for School Development
  9 April 2026 at 12:00

• Centres of Vocational Excellence
  3 September 2026 at 17:00

• Erasmus Mundus Action
  12 February 2026 at 17:00

• Alliances for Innovation
  10 March 2026 at 17:00

• Capacity Building in Higher Education
  10 February 2026 at 17:00

• Capacity Building in Vocational Education and Training
  26 March 2026 at 17:00

• Capacity Building in the field of Youth
  26 February 2026 at 17:00

• Capacity Building in the field of Sport
  5 March 2026 at 17:00

• European Local Sport Events
  5 March 2026 at 17:00

• Large-scale European Sport Events
  22 January 2026 at 17:00

Key Action 3 (KA3): Support to Policy Development and Cooperation

• European Youth Together
  26 February 2026 at 17:00

Jean Monnet Actions and Networks

• Jean Monnet Actions (all strands)
  3 February 2026 at 17:00

Jean Monnet actions are open to organisations worldwide.

Budget Overview

• Education & Training (including Jean Monnet): €3.98 billion

• Youth: €421.8 million

• Sport: €74.05 million

Grant amounts and project durations vary depending on the action and project type.

Full Programme Guide and Applications

The detailed conditions of this call for proposals, including priorities, can be found in the 2026 Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

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