The upcoming association of the UK to the Erasmus+ programme was announced on 15 April 2026.

What this means

This means that UK organisations will be able to apply to take part in any kind of Erasmus+ projects funded in 2027. This is further to the annual Call for Proposals, which we expect to publish in autumn 2026.

This puts the UK on the same footing as the 27 EU countries and the other countries that are associated to Erasmus+.

Next steps

Details of the available activities will be published in the 2027 Call for Proposals. This is the annual funding call which lays out the opportunities under Erasmus+ for mobility and cooperation projects and also for a number of other activities.

Organisations will be able to apply for funding from that point onwards, and individuals will be able to apply for opportunities through their education, training, youth or sport organisations. Note that these individual opportunities provided by projects selected in 2027 will only become available once the projects start operations: in the second half of 2027 at the earliest.

Preparation

Explore the programme’s opportunities

Learn what priorities to consider when applying for funding

What happened from 2021 to 2026?

The UK’s withdrawal from the EU and its decision not to be involved as an associated third country in 2021 reduced the number of its opportunities for Erasmus+ cooperation projects and exchange in the areas of education, training, youth, and sport.

UK organisations were only able to take part in parts of the Programme open to institutions or individuals from all over the world, so you will see some involvement of UK organisations from 2021 to 2026 in Erasmus Mundus or Jean Monnet projects. These opportunities will obviously remain open to UK organisations in 2027 too.