Overview
Donor: | European Commission (EC) - Erasmus+ |
Application procedure: | Online Application |
Donor base: | Belgium |
Reference number: | ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PEX-COVE |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
Deadline: | 11.06.2025 |
Financial details
Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
Minimum grant size: | - |
Total available budget: | 60.000.000€ |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 4.000.000€ |
Funding ratio: | up to 80% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Children & Youth
- Education
- Social Inclusion
Project Locations
Asia
Turkey
Europe
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia
Description
1) Objective
This action supports the gradual establishment and development of international collaborative networks of Centres of Vocational Excellence. The Centres of Vocational Excellence aim at achieving the following objectives:
- to ensure high quality skills through flexible and learner-centred VET provisions that lead to quality employment and career-long opportunities, swiftly responding to the needs of an innovative, inclusive and sustainable economy as well as to societal needs;
- to support and act as drivers for local and regional development, innovation and social inclusion in the context of the green and digital transitions;
- to contribute to upward convergence on VET excellence, to increase the quality of VET at system level in more and more countries;
- to ensure that outputs and results are taken into use and have impact beyond the project partner organisations and beyond the project period.
2) Eligibility
Any participating organisation established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme can be the applicant. This organisation applies on behalf of all participating organisations involved in the project.
3) Location
Activities must take place in EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme.
4) Budget
The maximum EU grant per project is €4,000,000. Total available funding is €60,000,000.
5) Application
Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders). Paper submissions are NOT possible. The application deadline is 11 June 2025.