ERASMUS+ – Call for 2-year framework partnership agreements to support Civil Society Cooperation in the field of Education and Training (2026-2027) – 2025

Objectives

• To provide structural support (operating grants) to European Non-Governmental Organisations (ENGOs) and EU-wide networks active in the field of education and training
• To raise awareness of European policy agendas in education and training, particularly for the European Education Area and the Union of Skills
• To increase stakeholder commitment and cooperation with public authorities for the implementation of policies and reforms in the field of education and training
• To boost stakeholder participation in the field of education and training
• To strengthen the involvement of stakeholders and civil society in the dissemination of policy and programme actions
• To promote active engagement in civic society and raise awareness of the European Union’s common principles and values

Priorities

• Priority 1: Improving quality, equity, inclusion, and success for all in education and training
• Priority 2: Making lifelong learning and mobility a reality for all
• Priority 3: Enhancing competences and motivation in the teaching profession
• Priority 4: Reinforcing European higher education
• Priority 5: Supporting the green and digital transitions in and through education and training
• Priority 6: Enhancing the global perspective in education and training cooperation
• Priority 7: Stimulating active citizenship and encouraging participation in democratic processes and in society

Among financed actions

• Facilitating stakeholder participation in EU policy
• Exchanging best practices and networking
• Building capacity for member organisations
• Expanding ENGOs/EU-wide networks
• Communicating EU values and education policies
• Enhancing policy impact through cooperation
• Promoting EU founding principles

Eligibility

• Be a public or private entity
• Be a non-profit making entity
• Be: a NGO, a company, a university, a research institution, a SME, an organisation…
• Be established in one of the eligible countries:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
  • In addition, in accordance with article 19 of the Erasmus+
    Regulation, the following third countries are associated to the
    programme:
    • members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which
      are members of the European Economic Area (EEA): Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein;
    • acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates: Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Türkiye, and Republic of Serbia.
• A consortium composed of only one applicant must be constituted

Additional information

• Initial duration of the action: 24 months
• Contact: EACEA-CIVILEDU@ec.europa.eu

Useful

• Guidelines: Click here
• Other call documents: Click here
• DG website or Executive Agency website: Click here
• More information: Click here

• Total budget of the call: not specified for the framework agreement
• Amount of the grant: maximum 60.000 euro