Job shadowing shows up across almost every corner of Erasmus+, but it means something slightly different depending on which sector you’re in. A VET trainer job shadowing a peer abroad follows different rules, funding rates and durations than a youth worker doing the same thing, or a school teacher, or a grassroots sport coach. That
If you’ve ever tried to put together an Erasmus+ project, you know the partner search is often the hardest part. You have a strong idea, you know which Key Action fits, but finding the right organisations abroad — ones that are actually active, reliable, and looking for the same kind of collaboration — can take
The Erasmus+ final report is the last significant deliverable of your project — and one of the most important. Get it right and you secure your balance payment, close your grant agreement cleanly and build credibility for future applications. Get it wrong — or submit it late — and your grant can be reduced, you
The 2026 Erasmus+ deadline is approaching. You have written your application. Before you submit, there is a final set of checks that every experienced Erasmus+ coordinator runs through — and that every first-time applicant should know about. Applications are rejected for reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of the project idea: a
Thousands of Greek schools participate in Erasmus+ every year — sending teachers abroad for professional development, hosting colleagues from partner schools, organising pupil exchanges and developing cooperation projects with schools across Europe. Yet many Greek school coordinators still find the programme confusing, particularly when it comes to choosing the right action, understanding what they can
If you have ever tried to calculate Erasmus+ travel costs, you have probably started with the official EC Distance Calculator. You enter a city of origin, a destination city, and it gives you a distance band. Then you stop and wonder: what does that band actually mean in euros? The official tool tells you the
One of the most common causes of queries, delayed balance payments and partial grant recoveries in Erasmus+ projects is not poor project management — it is a misunderstanding of what the programme will and will not fund. Erasmus+ has specific, clearly defined budget rules that vary by Key Action. Knowing these rules before you build
The Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026 (Version 1) was published on 12 November 2025 as part of the 2026 Call for Proposals. Plenty of “what’s new in 2026” content circulates online, but a lot of it overstates the changes — presenting language that has existed unchanged for years as if it were freshly introduced. This guide
Erasmus+ eligibility is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the programme. Many organisations assume they qualify — because they are a registered non-profit, because they work in education, or because a colleague told them Erasmus+ is “open to everyone” — without ever checking the specific requirements for the Key Action they want to apply
Most of the 2026 Erasmus+ deadlines have already passed at the time of writing. But two important windows are still open: the Erasmus Accreditation deadline (29 September) and the second round for KA1 Youth actions — youth exchanges, youth worker mobility and youth participation activities (1 October). This guide leads with what’s still actionable, then
Erasmus+ youth exchanges are one of the most widely used and most impactful mobility activities in the programme. They bring together groups of young people from different countries for a short-term international experience — typically 5 to 21 days — focused on a shared theme, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue. For youth organisations, youth centres
Erasmus+ Key Action 1 is the mobility strand of the programme — the funding stream that sends learners, educators, youth workers and staff across Europe for training, job shadowing, study periods and professional development activities. It is the most widely used Key Action in the programme and, for many organisations, the natural entry point into
Budget planning is where many otherwise strong Erasmus+ proposals fall apart. Applicants either under-budget key activities — making the project look underfunded and unrealistic — or over-request on vague line items that evaluators cannot justify. Both outcomes damage your score on financial capacity and project design. This guide walks you through how Erasmus+ budgets actually
Writing an Erasmus+ proposal for the first time can feel overwhelming. The application form is long, the evaluation criteria are specific, and the competition is tougher than ever. But the good news is that there is a clear, repeatable process behind every successful proposal — and once you understand it, the form becomes far more
