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European Higher Education Area (EHEA)

Last update: Oct 9, 2025 Last update: Oct 9, 2025

Details

Location:EU 27
EU 27
Grantmaking entity type:Multilateral organization
Status:Awarded
Budget: EUR 6,000,000
Award ceiling:N/A
Award floor:N/A
Sector:Education, Training & Capacity Building
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible applicant countries: EU 27, Albania, Andorra, Armenia ...
EU 27, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Türkiye, UK, Ukraine
Date posted: Sep 19, 2024

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Description

European Higher Education Area (EHEA)

TOPIC ID: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-EHEA

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme:

Call: European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and National Academic Recognition Information Centres (NARIC) (ERASMUS-EDU-2024-EHEA-NARIC)

Type of action: ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants

Type of MGA: ERASMUS Lump Sum Grant [ERASMUS-AG-LS]

Status: Open for submission

Deadline model: single-stage

Opening Date: 19 September 2024

Deadline dates: 18 December 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Scope:

The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) focuses on creating the conditions necessary for successful student and staff mobility and for international academic cooperation. Working within the EHEA is underpinned by three key commitments: (1) the implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure, (2) the recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention while working towards automatic recognition in the EHEA and (3) quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA.

This action aims to foster the collaborative engagement of EHEA national authorities, EHEA consultative members, higher education institutions and, in general, all relevant stakeholders in bottom-up activities to address the gaps identified in the Bologna Process Implementation Report 2024, or to achieve the priorities of the Tirana Communiqué. In general, the proposed projects should support the implementation of the Bologna process, as well as its commitments, which are crucial for the further evolution of the EHEA.



Conditions

1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

As described in the call document.

2. Eligible Countries

As described in the call document.

3. Other Eligibility Conditions

As described in the call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

As described in the call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

As described in the call document.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

As described in the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

As described in the call document.

Publication of the call: 19/09/2024.

Deadline for submitting applications: 18/12/2024, 17:00 (Brussels time).

Evaluation period:January - March 2025 (indicative).

Information to applicants:June 2025 (indicative).

Signature of grant agreement:September 2025 (indicative).

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

As described in the call document.

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Call document and annexes:

Call document

Application form templates

Standard application form (ERASMUS BB and LSII)

Detailed budget table (ERASMUS LSII)

Guidance

ERASMUS Programme Guide

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

Lump Sum MGA

Erasmus Charter for Higher Education

ECHE Charter Certificate

Additional documents:

ERASMUS+ Work Programme

ERASMUS Regulation 2021/817

EU Financial Regulation 2018/1046

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

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To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section.


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For help related to this call, please contact EACEA-EHEA-NARIC@ec.europa.eu

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.

IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.

Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.

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About the Funding Agency

EuropeAid is an agency responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid worldwide. Its purpose is to aid in the reduction and eventual abolition of poverty in developing nations by fostering sustainable development, democracy, peace and security. With its partner nations, EuropeAid walks alongside them on their journey to sustainable development, continually adapting its help to their changing requirements. EuropeAid is also concerned with increasing the value and impact of aid money by ensuring that help is provided appropriately.

 

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About the Sectors

Education, Training & Capacity Building

Covers formal and informal education, training, and capacity-building activities that develop knowledge, skills, and institutional capabilities across all age groups.


Key areas:
  • Education systems and learning programmes
  • Vocational training and skills development
  • Capacity building and professional development
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