European Universities (ERASMUS-EDU-2027-EUR-UNIV)
Objective: European Universities’ main objectives are to further develop institutionalised cooperation, making it systemic, structural and sustainable and to increase quality, performance and international competitiveness of European higher education institutions. In line with the vision for a European Education Area, these alliances intend to achieve the following aims: As such, European Universi
The official English text of the call comes from the European Commission's Funding & Tenders portal.
Source: ec.europa.eu source last read: 14 November 2026
Is my company eligible for this call?
EU direct call: eligibility depends mainly on the consortium, the participants' countries and their types of organisation. We cannot check these from your company details, so we do not tell you whether you are eligible. The criteria are in the official call.
free, by email
How much is the grant?
- The call's total budget
- 218.4 million EUR
Until when can you apply?
- Submission opens
- 29 October 2026
- Submission deadline
- 4 March 2027, 17:00110 days left
What is it about?
Official description
Expected outcome and scope
Objective: European Universities’ main objectives are to further develop institutionalised cooperation, making it systemic, structural and sustainable and to increase quality, performance and international competitiveness of European higher education institutions. In line with the vision for a European Education Area, these alliances intend to achieve the following aims: As such, European Universities aim at achieving the following main objectives : Promote common European values as enshrined in article 2 of the Treaty on European Union and a strengthened European identity by bringing together a new generation of Europeans who are able to cooperate and work within different European and global cultures, in different languages, and across borders, sectors and academic disciplines.
Reach a substantial leap in quality, performance, attractiveness and international competitiveness and enable deep institutional transformation of involved European higher education institutions and contribute to the European knowledge economy, employment, creativity, culture and welfare by making best use of innovative pedagogies and striving to make the knowledge square a reality. European Universities will be key drivers to boost the quality of higher education and where possible to strengthen its links to the research and innovation landscape in Europe and its outreach towards the society and economy. This call for proposals will support alliances of higher education institutions demonstrating an existing deep institutional transnational cooperation, including - but not limited to - the European Universities alliances previously funded under the 2023 Erasmus+ call for proposals (ERASMUS-EDU-2023-EUR-UNIV), taking their cooperation to the next level and concretely materialising their long-term strategies, in line with the ambitious vision of the European Universities initiative as described in this call. The Erasmus+ funding period for the alliances selected under this call will be of 2 years.
Eligibility and submission conditions
"> Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in the call document . Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in the call document . 3. Other eligibility conditions n/a 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion n/a 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes n/a 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document . 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in the call document . Publication of the call: OCTOBER, 29 2026. Deadline for submitting applications: MARCH, 4 2027 17:00 (Brussels time). Evaluation period: MARCH-JULY 2027. Information to applicants: JULY-AUGUST 2027. Signature of grant agreement: OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2027. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants n/a Call document and annexes: call document Application form templates Standard application form (ERASMUS BB and LSII) Detailed budget table (ERASMUS LSII) Guidance ERASMUS Programme Guide Model Grant Agreements (MGA) ERASMUS MGA — Multi & Mono Additional documents: ERASMUS+ Work Programme ERASMUS Regulation 2021/817 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
Hivatkozott dokumentumok
call document Standard application form (ERASMUS BB and LSII) Detailed budget table (ERASMUS LSII) ERASMUS MGA — Multi & Mono Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Ask about this call
Ask about the call, or write a working draft from your project idea. The answer is based on the call text we have (an AI draft); check it against the official source. A draft must be reviewed before you submit it.
Sign up free and ask your assistantLooking for an expert for this call?
Grant writers send you a quote — free, and with no obligation.1 expert takes on calls like this →
Related open calls
- RAISE Doctoral Networks for AI in Science (RAISE pilot)24 November 202610 days leftHorizon Europe / EU direct
- MSCA Doctoral Networks 202624 November 202610 days leftHorizon Europe / EU direct
- Submarine Cable Repair Capacities - Works25 November 202611 days leftHorizon Europe / EU direct
- Additional activities for the European Partnership of Agriculture of Data26 November 202612 days leftHorizon Europe / EU direct
- Understanding capital market dynamics for increased investment in New European Bauhaus projects in neighbourhoods1 December 202617 days leftHorizon Europe / EU direct
- De-risking renewable fuel technologies through transnational pre-commercial procurement of renewable fuel industrial value chains1 December 202617 days leftHorizon Europe / EU direct
Preliminary information — the official call is what counts.
Deadline
4 March 2027