Objective and description
Under the Erasmus+ Annual Work Programme for 2026, the new call for proposals has been announced.
This call for proposals covers the following actions of the Erasmus+ Programme:
Key Action 1 (KA1) – Learning mobility of individuals
- Mobility of individuals in the fields of education, training and youth
- Youth participation Activities
- DiscoverEU - Inclusion Action
- Mobility of staff in the field of sport
- Erasmus + Virtual exchanges
Key Action 2 (KA2) - Cooperation among organisations and institutions
- Partnerships for Cooperation:
- Cooperation Partnerships
- Small-scale Partnerships
- European Partnerships for School Development
- Partnerships for Excellence:
- Centres of Vocational Excellence
- Erasmus Mundus Action
- Partnerships for Innovation:
- Alliances for innovation
- Capacity building in the field of higher education, vocational education and training, youth and sport
- Not-for-profit European Sport EventsPartnerships for Cooperation:
Key Action 3 (KA3) - Support to policy development and cooperation
- European Youth Together
Jean Monnet actions:
- Jean Monnet in the field of higher education
- Jean Monnet in other fields of education and training
- Jean Monnet policy debate
Eligible applicants
Any public or private body active in the fields of education, training, youth and sport may apply for funding within the Erasmus+ Programme. In addition, groups of young people who are active in youth work, but not necessarily in the context of a youth organisation, may apply for funding for learning mobility of young people and youth workers, youth participation activities and DiscoverEU Inclusion Action.
For more information in relation to the eligibility criteria for participation in each action, we advise you to consult the Programme Guide for 2026 (the link can be found under the “Further information” section).
Budget
The total budget earmarked for this call for proposals is estimated at € 4 473,447 million:
- Education and Training (including Jean Monnet actions): € 3 977, 562 million
- Youth: € 421,8315 million
- Sport: € 74,053 million
The table below provides an indication as to the budgets contributed to Cyprus for 2026 and which are available for the KA2 actions that fall under the management of the Cyprus National Contact Point for Erasmus+:
Field | Key Action 2 – Cooperation Partnerships | Key Action 2 – Small-scale Partnerships |
School education | € 459 259 | € 139 332 |
Higher education | € 558 152 | Not applicable |
Vocational education and training | € 494 717 | € 148 802 |
Adult education | € 400 000 | € 141 949 |
Youth | €1 004 182 | € 457 825 |
Deadlines
Below you may find a table with the deadline for the submission of proposals for each action (the hours are set at Central European Time (Brussels time)):
Key Action 1 | |
Mobility of individuals in the field of higher education | 19 February 2026, 12h00 |
Mobility of individuals in VET, school education and adult education fields | 19 February 2026, 12h00 |
Mobility of staff in the field of sport | 12 February 2026, 12h00 |
International mobility involving third countries not associated to the programme | 19 February 20256 12h00 |
Erasmus Accreditations in VET, school education and adult education | 29 September 2026, 12h00 |
Erasmus Accreditations in the field of youth | 29 September 2026, 12h00 |
Mobility of individuals in the field of youth | 12 February 2026, 12h00 |
Mobility of individuals in the field of youth | 01 October 2026, 12h00 |
DiscoverEU inclusion Action | 12 February 2026, 12h00 |
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges | 26 March 2026, 17h00 |
Key Action 2 | |
Cooperation partnerships in the fields of education, training and youth, except for those submitted by European NGOs | 05 March 2026, 12h00 |
Cooperation partnerships in the fields of education, training and youth submitted by European NGOs | 05 March 2026, 17h00 |
Cooperation partnerships in the field of sport | 05 March 2026, 17h00 |
Small-scale partnerships in the fields of school education, vocational education and training, adult education and youth | 05 March 2026, 12h00 |
Small-scale partnerships in the field of sport | 05 March 2026, 17h00 |
European Partnerships for School Development | 9 April 2026, 17h00 |
Centres of Vocational Excellence | 3 September 2026, 17h00 |
Erasmus Mundus Action | 12 February 2026, 17h00 |
Alliances for Innovation | 10 March 2026, 17h00 |
Capacity building in the field of Higher Education | 10 February 2026, 17h00 |
Capacity building in the field of Vocational Education and Training | 26 March 2026, 17h00 |
Capacity building in the field of Youth | 26 February 2026, 17h00 |
Capacity building in the field of Sport | 05 March 2026, 17h00 |
European Local Sport events | 05 March 2026, 17h00 |
Large-Scale European events | 22 January 2026, 17h00 |
Key Action 3 | |
European Youth Together | 26 February 2026, 17h00 |
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For Jean Monnet Actions and Networks the deadline is 3 February 2026, 17h00.
Further information
More information is available at the following links: call annoucement, 2026 Programme Guide and 2026 Annual Work Programme.




