Call: Jean Monnet Projects (policy debate with the academic world)

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.

These projects will be based on unilateral proposals - although the proposed activities may involve other partners - and may last between 12 and 24 months.

• Innovation projects will explore new angles and different methodologies in view of making European Union subjects more attractive and adapted to various kinds of target populations (e.g. projects on Learning EU @ School);
• Cross-fertilisation projects will promote discussion and reflection on European Union issues and enhance knowledge about the Union and its processes. These projects will aim at boosting EU knowledge in specific contexts;
• Spread content projects will mainly concern information and dissemination activities.

Higher education institutions or other organisations active in the European Union subject area, established in any country of the world. HEIs located in Erasmus+ Programme Countries must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE). An ECHE is not required for participating HEIs in Partner Countries. The designated institutions (identified in the Regulation establishing the Erasmus+ Programme) pursuing an aim of European interest are not eligible to apply under this Action. Primary and secondary education establishments are not eligible to apply, although they may actively contribute to the realisation of the activities. 

The number of organisations in the application form is one (the applicant). The project may involve other organisations at a later stage. 

The budget of the project must be drafted according to the following funding rules (in €): 

Maximum grant awarded for a Jean Monnet Project: 60,000 € (representing maximum of 75% of the total costs). 

Participation in conferences: Amount per day per participant depending on the country, from 40 € up to 194 €.

Travel (non-local speakers):

• For travel distances between 100 and 499 KM: 180 € per participant 
• For travel distances between 500 and 1999 KM: 275 € per participant 
• For travel distances between 2000 and 2999 KM: 360 € per participant 
• For travel distances between 3000 and 3999 KM: 530 € per participant
• For travel distances between 4000 and 7999 KM: 820 € per participant
• For travel distances of 8000 KM or more: 1100 € per participant 

Subsistence (non-local speakers): The amounts depend on the country where the activity takes place, from 125 € per day/participant up to 405 € day/participant.

Complementary activities: Lump sum 25,000 €.