Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Chairs

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Erasmus+ Programme

Programme Description

Erasmus+ is the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
Programme Details

Identifier Code

ERASMUS-JMO-2026-HEI-TCH-RSCH-CHAIR

Call

Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Chairs

Summary

Chairs are teaching posts with a specialisation in European Union studies for university professors for a duration of three years. A Jean Monnet Chair is held by only one professor, who provides the minimum of 90 teaching hours per academic year.

The Chair may also have a team to support and enhance the activities of the Chair, including the provision of additional teaching hours.

Call Total Budget

€60.000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

80%

Thematic Categories

  • Education and training
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • Educational Institutions
  • Large Enterprises
  • Legal Entities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Semi-governmental organisations
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises
  • Training Centres

Eligibility For Participation Notes

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, if applicable) must be:

  • a higher education institution (HEI); and
  • established in an EU Member State, third country associated to the Programme or a third country not associated to the Programme.

HEIs established in EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme must be holders of the ECHE Certificate (Erasmus Charter for Higher Education).

Only applications by single applicants are allowed.

Exception: organisations from Belarus (Region 2) and the Russian Federation (Region 4) are not eligible to participate in this action.

Eligible activities

A Jean Monnet Module must be taught for a minimum of 40 teaching hours per academic year in the field of European Union studies (as described above).

Teaching hours are taken to include direct contact hours in the context of group lectures, seminars and tutorials and may include any of the aforementioned in a distance learning format, but do not include individual instruction and/or supervision. For Modules, summer courses are eligible.

Call Opening Date

27/11/2025

Call Closing Date

03/02/2026

National Contact Point(s)

Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes

Website: Erasmus+ – IDEP
Website with Contact details: Εpikoinonia – Erasmus+ – IDEP
Address: Prodromou & Dimitrakopoulou 2, Nicosia 1090, Cyprus
Τelephone: +357 22448888
Email: info@idep.org.cy

EU Contact Point