Activities funded
Funding for higher education institutions to create large thematic networks on EU studies.
These networks organise academic and research activities on either a specific internal EU policy topic, or a specific foreign policy (outside the EU) issue.
Applicant requirements
Applicants should be higher education institutions.
Networks are made up of at least 12 institutions. Depending on the type of planned network on internal or external policy, a certain proportion of these should be based in Erasmus+ programme countries and the remainder in Erasmus+ partner countries.
These countries are known as "EU Member States or countries associated to the Programme" and "third countries not associated to the Programme".
Duration
3 years.
Budget
Maximum grant: €1,200,000 per network
What is expected from a Jean Monnet Network in Higher Education
Examples of activities include
- creating research findings, course content and experiences, products (studies, articles, etc.), and exchanging and discussing these among partners
- establishing a tool for partners to share their academic works and run peer review exercises
- regularly selecting the most innovative and interesting results from the network's cooperation and sharing these with the European Commission to provide new insights on policy development
- communicating on the most advanced and innovative practices in the field in order to support and add value to the debates on EU studies
How to apply
Calls for proposals are published on an annual basis.
Interested organisations apply to the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
Call IDs, deadlines, and more detailed requirements are published in the Erasmus+ programme guide.