Erasmus+ Key Action 2&3 is all about improving practice and policy. Take a look at our presentation for more information about applying for Key Action 1 funding in 2018. This presentation was first delivered during our autumn information session events and was updated 18 December 2017. For more information visit our website: https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/apply-for-funding

2. Improve practice
Three types of decentralised project
Key Action
1
Key Action
2
Key Action
3
Key Action 2: Partnerships
Just under 29% of UK budget
allocated; all fields can apply

3. What can you do?

4. • Organisations can work together to address
policy objectives, challenges and needs
• Projects can focus on one field alone or on a
cross-field basis
• Priority topics for 2018 are in the Programme
Guide – your application must address at least
one!
• Flexibility in terms of size and scale of project
and funding
What can you do?

5. Supporting Innovation Exchange of Good Practices
• Develop innovative outputs • Develop networks and experience
of transnational cooperation
• Engage in intensive dissemination
and exploitation
• Share ideas, practices and
methods
• Budget for Intellectual Outputs and
Multiplier Events (if relevant)
• No budget for Intellectual Outputs
or Multiplier Events
• Open to all fields • Specific formats for: School
Exchange Partnerships (Schools)
and Transnational Youth Initiatives
(Youth)
• Not available for Higher Education
Project Types

6. Activities
• Developing tools,
materials or methods
• Collaboration and peer-
learning
• Capacity building and
networking
• Learning, teaching,
training, youth work
activities
• Information, advice and
guidance activities
• Surveys, evidence
gathering, case studies
• Development of
standards and profiles
• Improvement of
qualification frameworks

7. • Training, teaching or learning activities of
individuals can take place within a project
• Must be explicitly linked to project’s aims and
objectives
• Can cover staff, youth workers and learners
• Eligible activities are different for each field
Mobility within Strategic
Partnerships

8. Field Staff Learners
Higher Education • Intensive Study
Programmes
• Long-term teaching or
training assignments
• Short-term joint staff
training events
• Intensive Study
Programmes
• Blended Mobility of
Learners
Schools • Long-term teaching or
training assignments
• Short-term joint staff
training events
• Short-term pupil
exchanges
• Blended Mobility of
Learners
• Long-term study
mobility of pupils

9. Field Staff Learners
Vocational Education
and Training
• Long-term teaching or
training assignments
• Short-term joint staff
training events
• Blended Mobility of
Learners
Adult Education • Long-term teaching or
training assignments
• Short-term joint staff
training events
• Blended Mobility of
Learners
Youth • Long-term mobility of
youth workers
• Short-term joint staff
training events
• Blended mobility of
learners

10. How does it work?

11. • Organisations need to be part of a partnership
of organisations from different countries
• Minimum size is 2 or 3 partners in total
depending on the field
• One organisation applies for funding in their
country on behalf of the whole partnership
How does it work?

12. • Eligible project durations vary between fields
• With the exception of School Exchange
Partnerships, funding is up to a maximum of
€12,500 per month
• Different rules for School Exchange
Partnerships
• Each project assembles its budget from a
‘menu’ of cost items
How does it work?

13. Eligibility
• Check the eligibility criteria relating to:
• Participating organisations/applicant
• Eligible activity types
• Venues of activities
• Duration of the project
• Teaching, training and learning activities (if
applicable)

14. KA2 Budget
Budget Item Description Funding
Type
Project Type
Project
Management &
Implementation
Local, cooperation and small-
scale activities, including
dissemination.
Unit Costs All
Transnational
Project Meetings
Meetings with project partners Unit Costs All, except
SEP
Intellectual
Outputs (IOs)
Substantial, high quality,
tangible outputs
Unit Costs Innovation
Only
Multiplier Events Seminars, events or
conferences to disseminate
IOs
Unit Costs Innovation
Only

15. KA2 Budget (continued)
Budget Item Description Funding
Type
Project Type
Exceptional Costs
(Goods and
services)
Subcontracting of goods or
services that cannot be
provided by partners
Actual Costs
75%
Any – where
justified
Special Needs
Support
Additional costs directly
related to participants with
disabilities
Actual Costs
100 %
Any – where
justified
Teaching, Training
and Learning
Activities
Contributions to travel,
individual support, linguistic
support and exceptional
costs relating expensive
travel costs (if justified).
Unit Costs Any – where
justified

16. Improve policy

17. Improve policy
Three types of decentralised project
Key Action
1
Key Action
2
Key Action
3
Key Action 3: Structured dialogue
Less than 1% of UK budget
allocated; for the youth field only

18. • Organisations can bring young people and
decision-makers together to improve youth
policy
• Activities aimed at promoting the active
participation of young people in democratic
life and enabling young people to make their
voices heard
What can you do?

19. • Meetings, events, seminars, debates and
discussions;
• Meetings and seminars linked to official EU
Presidency Youth Conferences;
• Events and debates linked to the European
Youth Week; and
• Consultation, including online opinions polls
and surveys.
Activities

20. • Organisations can apply for funding for
national or transnational meetings
• Young people must be involved in all stages
of the project
• Emphasis on non-formal learning principles
and practices
How does it work?

21. Eligibility
Eligible organisation types:
• Public body at local or regional level
• Non-profit organisation, association and NGOs
• European Youth NGO

22. KA3: Budget
Budget Item Description Funding Type
Travel Travel is based on the distance per
participant from their point of origin to the
venue of the activity
Unit cost
Organisational
Support
Costs directly linked to the preparation,
implementation and follow-up of project
activities
Unit cost
Special Needs
Support
Costs directly relating to project participants
with a disability or other specific needs for
which additional costs will be incurred
Actual costs
Exceptional
Costs
Costs essential to the successful delivery of
the project that can be fully justified –
consult application guidance for full details
Actual Costs
(75%-100%)

23. Tips for a quality application

24. Quality Criteria
• Award criteria for each Key Action are outlined in
the Programme Guide
• Refer to these as you prepare your project
• To be funded an application must score:
• At least 60 points overall; and
• Meet minimum required score per criteria
• Detailed scoring guidance published on the
Erasmus+ website

25. Hints & Tips
• Choose partners carefully
• Access NA support and guidance
• Refer to eligibility, quality and budget rules
• Ensure partners are aware of requirements
• Include all key information in the application form
• Ensure your project will be achievable
• Start early and aim to submit before the deadline

26. • Register on the Participant Portal via EU Login
(formerly ECAS) to obtain a unique reference
code (PIC)
• Refer to NA Guidance for Applicants as you
complete your application
• Contact our Helpline for support
• Complete and submit before the deadline!
How to Apply

27. 2018 Deadlines
Key
Action
Field Anticipated
Deadline(s)
KA2 • Higher Education
• Schools
• VET
• Adult Education
21 March 2018
KA2 • Youth 15 February 2018
26 April 2018
4 October 2018

28. 2018 Deadlines
Key
Action
Field Anticipated
Deadline(s)
KA3 Youth 15 February 2018
26 April 2018
4 October 2018
All deadlines are at 12:00 Brussels time
This means 11:00 UK time

29. Contact Us
For general enquiries you can contact either the
British Council or Ecorys UK as follows:
British Council
T: 0161 957 7755
erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
Ecorys UK
T: 0121 212 8947
erasmusplus@ecorys.com

30. Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport.
The Erasmus+ UK National Agency is a partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK.
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