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+:

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)):

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.