Call: Jean Monnet Modules

Erasmus+ will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad.

Erasmus+ will support transnational partnerships among Education, Training, and Youth institutions and organisations to foster cooperation and bridge the worlds of Education and work in order to tackle the skills gaps we are facing in Europe.

It will also support national efforts to modernise Education, Training, and Youth systems. In the field of Sport, there will be support for grassroots projects and cross-border challenges such as combating match-fixing, doping, violence and racism.

Erasmus+ brings together seven existing EU programmes in the fields of Education, Training, and Youth; it will for the first time provide support for Sport. As an integrated programme, Erasmus+ offers more opportunities for cooperation across the Education, Training, Youth, and Sport sectors and is easier to access than its predecessors, with simplified funding rules.

 Jean Monnet  supports:

• Teaching modules, chairs and centers of excellence in higher education, in order to deepen the knowledge in the filed of European integration studies within the official curriculum of a higher education institution, and to carry out research on the EU, to monitor and supervise; This applies also to other educational sectors, e.g. the training of teachers and curricula in compulsory education;  These actions should also contribute to the development of comprehensive education offers in the field of European integration for future professionals in areas where there is increasing demand in the labor market. At the same time the actions will help to encourage young teachers and researchers to provide advice and support to deal with issues relating to European integration;
• Political debate with representatives of the higher education sector, supported through: a) networks that aim to improve cooperation between universities in Europe and worldwide, and to promote the cooperation and creation of  a platform for knowledge exchange with stakeholders from public authorities and Commission staff on important EU issues; b) projects that aim to promote innovation, to support the mutual enrichment and dissemination of EU issues in order to promote discussions and reflections on EU topics and improve the knowledge about the EU and its activities;
• Support for bodies and associations to organize and conduct statutory activities of associations that deal with EU-related issues and questions; and to reach a wider audience by publishing facts about the EU, thus promoting active European citizenship. Within the framework of the Jean Monnet activities, funding is also granted  for selected organisations, pursuing an aim of European interest;
• Studies and conferences where policy makers make accessible, through critical and independent assessments of the academic world, new insights and concrete proposals  and reflect on current EU issues, particularly in the context of the annual major international conference on important policy issues with the participation of decision-makers, civil society and key representatives of the higher education sector.

A Jean Monnet Module is a short teaching programme (or course) in the field of European Union studies at a higher education institution. 

Jean Monnet Modules must take one of the following forms:

• General or introductory courses on European Union issues (in particular at institutions and faculties that do not yet have a highly developed course offering in the field)
• Specialised teaching on European Union developments (in particular at institutions and faculties that do already have a highly developed course offering in the field)
• Summer and intensive courses that are fully recognised

A higher education institution (HEI) established in any country of the world. HEIs established in Programme Countries must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE). An ECHE is not required for participating HEIs in Partner Countries. 

Duration of project: Three years. Holders of three-year term contracts for Jean Monnet Modules must wait until one academic year has elapsed following the end of the previous contractual period before submitting a new application for the same Action type. This obligatory pause does not apply if the new proposal is for a different Action type e.g. a former Chair holder applying for a Module. Furthermore, the holder of an on-going Module may apply for a new Module if the content is different. 

A Jean Monnet Module must be taught for a minimum of 40 hours per academic year (for three consecutive years) in the field of European Union studies.at the applicant higher education institution. 

The maximum grant that can be awarded is 30,000 € that can represent the maximum of 75% of the total cost of the Jean Monnet Module. 

A system based on a combination of scales of unit costs and flat-rate financing for the awarding of grants under the Jean Monnet Activities applies. This system is determined on the basis of a calculated national teaching cost per hour. The following method is used:

• Teaching scale of unit costs : the calculated national unit cost per hour is multiplied by the number of teaching hours. The unit costs per hour are betweent 80 € and 200 €.
• Additional flat-rate financing: a 'top-up' percentage of 40% for a Jean Monnet Module is added to the above mentioned unit costs basis.