The European Commission has published the Erasmus+ 2026 Call for Proposals (EAC/A12/2025) in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ C, 12.11.2025). The call covers all three Key Actions of the Erasmus+ Programme, as well as the Jean Monnet actions, and supports projects in education, training, youth and sport across Europe and beyond.
The programme continues to focus on inclusion and diversity, digital transformation, green transition and democratic participation, with a total indicative budget of EUR 4.47 billion for 2026 (education & training, youth, sport and Jean Monnet). Any public or private body active in these fields can apply, and groups of young people themselves can also submit certain youth projects.
Below you will find an overview of all Erasmus+ deadlines for 2026 as published in the call. All deadlines are set at Brussels time. For full eligibility rules, award criteria and funding details, please consult the 2026 Erasmus+ Programme Guide, which forms an integral part of the call.
Key Action 1 – Learning Mobility of Individuals
Higher education, VET, schools, adult education, youth & sport mobility
- Mobility of individuals in the field of higher education
➤ 19 February 2026, 12:00 - Mobility of individuals in VET, school education and adult education
➤ 19 February 2026, 12:00 - Mobility of staff in the field of sport
➤ 12 February 2026, 12:00 - International mobility involving third countries not associated to the Programme
➤ 19 February 2026, 12:00
Youth mobility & DiscoverEU
- Mobility of individuals in the field of youth (Round 1)
➤ 12 February 2026, 12:00 - Mobility of individuals in the field of youth (Round 2)
➤ 1 October 2026, 12:00 - DiscoverEU – Inclusion Action
➤ 12 February 2026, 12:00
Accreditations & virtual exchanges
- Erasmus Accreditations in VET, school education and adult education
➤ 29 September 2026, 12:00 - Erasmus Accreditations in the field of youth
➤ 29 September 2026, 12:00 - Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges
➤ 26 March 2026, 17:00
Key Action 2 – Cooperation Among Organisations and Institutions
Cooperation Partnerships
- Cooperation Partnerships in education, training and youth (except those submitted by European NGOs)
➤ 5 March 2026, 12:00 - Cooperation Partnerships in education, training and youth submitted by European NGOs
➤ 5 March 2026, 17:00 - Cooperation Partnerships in the field of sport
➤ 5 March 2026, 17:00
Small-scale Partnerships
- Small-scale Partnerships in school education, VET, adult education and youth
➤ 5 March 2026, 12:00 - Small-scale Partnerships in the field of sport
➤ 5 March 2026, 17:00
Thematic/excellence/innovation actions
- European Partnerships for School Development
➤ 9 April 2026, 12:00 - Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs)
➤ 3 September 2026, 17:00 - Erasmus Mundus Action
➤ 12 February 2026, 17:00 - Alliances for Innovation
➤ 10 March 2026, 17:00
Capacity building & sport events
- Capacity building in the field of Higher Education
➤ 10 February 2026, 17:00 - Capacity building in the field of Vocational Education and Training (VET)
➤ 26 March 2026, 17:00 - Capacity building in the field of Youth
➤ 26 February 2026, 17:00 - Capacity building in the field of Sport
➤ 5 March 2026, 17:00 - European Local Sport Events
➤ 5 March 2026, 17:00 - Large-scale European Sport Events
➤ 22 January 2026, 17:00
Key Action 3 – Support to Policy Development and Cooperation
- European Youth Together
➤ 26 February 2026, 17:00
Jean Monnet Actions
- Jean Monnet Actions and Networks
(in higher education and other fields of education and training)
➤ 3 February 2026, 17:00