Erasmus+

Forms of partnership with funding

Erasmus+ is the EU programme for collaboration within higher education for the period 2021-2027. The general objective of the Programme is to support, through lifelong learning, the educational, professional and personal development of people in education and training in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, quality jobs and social cohesion, to driving innovation, and to strengthening European identity and active citizenship. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European Education Area.

The programme offers opportunities for international exchange and strategic collaboration project as well as funding for policy reforms. Priorities during the coming years are given to:

Inclusion and Diversity
Digital Transformation
Environment and fight against climate change
Participation in democratic life

Signatures when applying for Erasmus+ projects

Different types of Erasmus+ projects are handled differently in the application phase in accordance with current EU rules. Always contact the responsible programme officer at External Relations well in advance of the deadline to ensure what applies to your particular project application.

Shortcuts to the programmes

Erasmus+ programmes are described in brief.

Partnerships for Cooperation

Alliances for Innovation

Capacity-building projects

Joint Master’s programmes

European mobility

International Credit Mobility (ICM)

Jean Monnet

Partnerships for Cooperation

What is the aim of the programme?

The primary goal of the sub-programme Partnerships for Cooperation is to allow organisations to increase the quality and relevance of their activities, to develop and reinforce their networks of partners, to increase their capacity to operate jointly at transnational level, boosting internationalisation of their activities and through exchanging or developing new practices and methods well as sharing and confronting ideas and addressing common needs and priorities.

Who can apply for funding?

Any participating organisation established in a programme country (within EU/EEA). At least three organisations from programme countries are required. Departments at LU can apply as partner or coordinator.

Where is the application to be sent?

Send the application to the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).

Call for applications

Last day of application: March 2023
Budget: 120 000 – 400 000 Euro
Project duration: 12-36 månader

Who can participate in the project?

Any public or private organisation, established in a Programme Country or in any Partner Country of the world.

Alliances for Innovation

Lot 1: Alliances for Education and Enterprises
Lot 2: Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills (implementing the "Blueprint")

What is the aim of the programme?

Within the programme, organisations in higher education and business can apply for grants to strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity and promote innovation within higher education, companies and the socio-economic area as a whole.

The programme aims to boost the provision of new skills and to address skills-mismatches by designing and creating new curricula for Higher Education (HE) and Vocational Education and Training (VET), supporting the development of an entrepreneurial mind-set in the EU.

Alliances for Innovation are intended to have an impact on individual, organisational and system level, both in short and long terms. The focus is on digital skills and green skills.

Who can apply for funding?

Departments/divisions within Lund University can apply as coordinator or partner of a consortium which consists of actors from the higher education and business sector.

Where is the application to be sent?

Send the application directly to the EU Commission

Call for applications

Last day of application: September 2023.

Lot 1: Alliances for Education and Enterprises

Budget: 1 000 000 - 1 500 000 Euro
20% co-financing
Project duration: 24-36 months

Lot 2: Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills (implementing the "Blueprint")

Budget: 4 000 000 Euro
20% co-financing
Project duration: 48 months

Who can participate in the project?

Lot 1: Alliances for Education and Enterprises: minimum 4 programme countries and 8 partners
Lot 2: Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills (implementing the "Blueprint") minimum 8 programme countries and 12 partners

Capacity-building projects

What is the aim of the programme?

The programme provides support for modernisation and reform of higher education institutions and systems in the eligible partner countries.

Who can apply for funding?

Departments/divisions within Lund University can apply as coordinator or member of a consortium. Individuals cannot apply.

Where is the application to be sent?

Send the application directly to the EU Commission

Call for applications

Last day of application: February 2023.

Who can participate in the project?

Universities and other higher education institutions and all public or private sector organisations that are active in the labour market or within education, vocational training and young people who are involved in a programme or in an eligible partner country.

Joint Master’s programmes

What is the aim of the programme?

The Erasmus Mundus programme for joint master's programmes consists of two parts:

Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM) which aims to support higher education institutions that plan to develop a new joint master's programme
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM)

Who can apply for funding?

Departments at LU can apply as a coordinator or partner in a consortium.

Where is the application to be sent?

Send the application directly to the EU Commission

Call for applications

Last day of application: February 2023.

Who can participate in the project?

Departments at LU can apply as a coordinator or partner in a consortium.

European mobility

What is the aim of the programme?

The programme provides grants to universities and other higher education institutions for physical and virtual mobility and professional development for staff, and studies and placements for students, in another EU country.

Who can apply for funding?

Universities and other higher education institutions in the EU/EEA (programme countries).

Where is the application to be sent?

Send the application to the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).

Call for applications

Applications are processed by the Division of External Relations at Lund University.

Who can participate in the project?

Universities and other higher education institutions in a programme country.

International Credit Mobility (ICM)

What is the aim of the programme?

Lund University has the opportunity to apply for funding from the EU programme Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) to send and receive students and staff from selected partner universities outside of EU/EEA during a three-year project period.

The aim of the programme is to improve the quality of education through student and staff exchanges. Through this programme, students can study or do internships and teachers and staff gain professional development and exchange experiences with colleagues in other countries.

Who can apply for funding?

Since Lund University can only submit one joint application, every autumn the Division of External Relations sends out an internal invitation to submit proposals for mobility projects. Departments/units within Lund University can suggest projects that include student and/or staff mobility. With regard to student mobility, the faculty's international office has to be consulted. The internal call for proposals is closed for 2022.

Where is the application to be sent?

Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR)

Internal call for proposals 2023

The internal call for proposals for 2023 is closed.

Who can participate in the programme?

Lund University in collaboration with universities in countries outside the EU/ EEA.

Jean Monnet

What is the aim of the programme?

The aim of the programme is to promote excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union studies worldwide. EU studies should promote active European citizenship and values and deal with the role of the EU in a globalized world, enhancing awareness of the Union and facilitating future engagement as well as people-to-people dialogue.

Who can apply for funding?

Departments/divisions within Lund University. Individuals cannot apply for grants.

Where is the application to be sent?

Send the application directly to the EU Commission

Call for applications

Last day of application: March 2023.

Who can participate in the project?

Opportunities exist for higher education institutions worldwide. Certain elements are open to organisations that are active in the EU’s subject area and for connecting to professors and researchers specialising in EU studies.