Projects call

Maximum grant: EUR 400,000
Deadline: 5/03/2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time)
Status: Closed

Fachtsheet (CAT)

This action offers the opportunity to create partnerships between organizations in the field of education, training and youth, as well as companies, public authorities and civil society organizations, in order to apply innovative practices that lead to a high quality education, training, learning and youth employment, institutional modernization and social innovation.

Maximum grant: 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 EUR
Deadline: 10/03/2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time)
Status: Closed
Factsheet (CAT)

Innovation Alliances aim to strengthen Europe's innovation capacity by driving innovation through cooperation among higher education, vocational education, training and the general socio-economic environment, including research.

Likewise, its objective is to strengthen the teaching of new skills and address the updating of skills to the demand of the labor market, designing and creating new study plans for higher education and professional education and training, supporting the development of a sense of initiative and entrepreneurial mindsets in the EU.

Maximum grant: 400,000 - 800,000 - 1,000,000 EUR
Deadline: 10/02/2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time)
Status: Closed
Factsheet (CAT)

Capacity development projects are transnational cooperation projects based on multilateral actions between higher education institutions from program countries and from eligible third countries financed by the EU's development cooperation instruments.
The activities and results of capacity building projects in the field of higher education should be oriented in such a way as to benefit third countries not associated with the Programme, as well as their higher education institutions and systems.

Maximum grant: EUR 4,200,000
Deadline: 12/02/2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time)
Status: Closed

This action encourages the creation of master's programs of excellent academic quality, jointly developed by a consortia of European universities and, where appropriate, third countries. Capable of providing greater visibility and attractiveness to the European higher education sector. These joint programs must involve mobility between the member universities of the consortium and lead to the obtaining of a recognized double, multiple or joint degree.

UPF is already involved in several Erasmus Mundus programs, check the list here.

Maximum grant: EUR 60,000
Deadline: 12/02/2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time)
Status: Closed

Erasmus Mundus design measures must strengthen the capacities of universities to modernize and internationalize their curricula and teaching practices, pool resources, and for higher education systems to develop common mechanisms for quality assurance, accreditation and recognition of degrees and credits. It is also designed to explore and take advantage of the opportunities offered by the European Framework for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes. Based on a high level of conjunction / integration between participating institutions, these integrated transnational programs must contribute to the integration and internationalization of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

Maximum grant: EUR 60,000
Deadline: 03/02/2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time)
Status: Closed
Factsheet (CAT)

The Jean Monnet Chairs are awarded with the aim of promoting and developing research and teaching in the field of European studies. Only one teacher can own it and must carry out the minimum teaching hours required by the action, and will also have the funds of the project to deepen European studies. Holders of the Jean Monnet chairs must have the category of full professor.

Maximum grant: EUR 30,000
Deadline: 03/02/2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time)
Status: Closed
Factsheet (CAT)

The Jean Monnet modules are short-term teaching programs (or courses) in the field of European integration, organized by higher education institutions. Each module has a minimum duration of 40 teaching hours and can be concentrated in a particular discipline on European integration or have a multidisciplinary approach.

Maximum grant: EUR 100,000
Deadline: 03/02/2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time)
Status: Closed
Factsheet (CAT)

Jean Monnet centers of excellence are institutes or structures clearly specialized in European integration studies. They bring together the scientific, human and documentary resources related to the European integration studies of the participating higher education institution. They can be based in a particular higher education institution or organized in cooperation between several higher education institutions located in the same city or region.

Maximum grant: EUR 1,200,000

Deadline: 03/02/2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time)
Status: Closed

This action encourages the creation and development of consortia of international entities (Higher Education Institutions, Centers of Excellence, departments, teams, individual experts, etc.) in the field of European Union studies