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
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+ Key Action 2 is the cooperation strand of the programme — the funding stream that supports transnational partnerships between organisations to develop innovative practices, produce transferable outputs and drive systemic change in education, training and youth work. Where KA1 sends individuals abroad to learn, KA2 brings organisations together to create something that did not
