INTRODUCTION

This call for proposals is based on the Regulation (EU) No 2021/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union Programme for education, training, youth and sport (1) (hereinafter 'Erasmus+ Regulation') as well as on the 2025 Annual Work Programme of Erasmus+ (C(2024) 7026). The Erasmus+ Programme covers the period 2021 to 2027. The general and specific objectives of Erasmus+ Programme are listed in Article 3 of the Erasmus+ Regulation.

This call for proposals covers the following actions of the Erasmus+ Programme: Key Action 2 (KA2) - Cooperation among organisations and institutions – Partnership for Cooperation 

The primary goal of Cooperation Partnerships is to allow organisations to increase the quality and relevance of their activities, to develop and reinforce their networks of partners, to increase their capacity to operate jointly at transnational level, boosting internationalisation of their activities and through exchanging or developing new practices and methods as well as sharing and confronting ideas.

They aim to support the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practices as well as the implementation of joint initiatives promoting cooperation, peer learning and exchanges of experience at European level. Results should be re-usable, transferable, upscalable and, if possible, have a strong transdisciplinary dimension.

Selected projects will be expected to share the results of their activities at local, regional, national level and transnational level. Cooperation Partnerships are anchored to the priorities and policy frameworks of each Erasmus+ sector, both at European and national level, while aiming at producing incentives for cross-sectoral and horizontal cooperation in thematic areas. Depending on the field of the project proposed or on the type of applicant, Cooperation Partnerships are managed either by the National Agencies or by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTION

Cooperation Partnerships aim at:

· increasing quality in the work, activities and practices of organisations and institutions involved, opening up to new actors, not naturally included within one sector;

· building capacity of organisations to work transnationally and across sectors;

· addressing common needs and priorities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport;

· enabling transformation and change (at individual, organisational or sectoral level), leading to improvements and new approaches, in proportion to the context of each organisation.

Who can apply?

Any participating organisation established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme can be the applicant/coordinator. This organisation applies on behalf of all participating organisations involved in the project.

In order to be eligible, applicant organisations must have been legally established at least 2 years before the application deadline.

For Partnerships in the fields of education and training or youth submitted by European NGOs and managed by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the applicant oordinator must be a European NGO228 active in the field of education and training or youth. The European body/secretariat of the European NGO applies on behalf of the European NGO.

Which types of organisations are eligible to participate in the project?

Any public or private organisation229, established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme or in any third country not associated to the Programme in regions 1 to 3 (see section "Eligible Countries" in Part A of this Guide) can participate in a Cooperation Partnership230 .

Exception: organisations from Belarus (Region 2) are not eligible to participate in this action.
Organisations established in EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme can either participate as the coordinator of the project or as a partner organisation.

Organisations in third countries not associated to the Programme cannot participate as project coordinators.

Irrespective of the field impacted by the project, Cooperation Partnerships are open to any type of organisation active in any field of education, training, youth, sport or other socio-economic sectors as well as to organisations carrying out activities that are transversal to different fields (e.g., local, regional and national authorities, recognition and validation centres, chambers of commerce, trade organisations, guidance centres, cultural and sport organisations).

Participation of associated partner organisations

In addition to the organisations formally participating in the project (the coordinator and partner organisations), Cooperation Partnerships may also involve other partners from the public or private sector that contribute to the implementation of specific project tasks/activities or support the promotion and sustainability of the project. Within an Erasmus+ project, these partners will be called "associated partners". For eligibility and contractual management aspects they are not considered to be project partners, and they do not receive any funding from the Programme as part of the project.

Number and profile of participating organisations

A Cooperation Partnership is a transnational project and must involve minimum three organisations from three different EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme. There is no maximum number of participating organisations in one partnership. All participating organisations must be identified at the time of applying for a grant. For applications submitted to National Agencies in the fields of school education, vocational education and training, adult education and youth, the same organisation (one OID) cannot be involved in more than 10 applications overall per deadline, either as applicant or partner231 . As a general rule, Cooperation Partnerships target the cooperation between organisations established in EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme.

Priorities addressed

To be considered for funding, Cooperation Partnerships must address:

· at least one horizontal priority and/or

· at least one specific priority relevant to the field of education, training, youth and sport that is mostly impacted.

Venue of the activities

All the activities of a Cooperation Partnership must take place in the countries of the

organisations participating in the project, either as full partners or as associated partners.

In addition, if duly justified in relation to the objectives or implementation of the project:

· Activities can also take place at the seat of an Institution of the European Union232, even

if in the project there are no participating organisations from the country that hosts the

Institution.

· Activities involving sharing and promotion of results can also take place at relevant

thematic transnational events/conferences in EU Member States or third countries

associated to the Programme or eligible third countries not associated to the

Programme

Duration of the project

The duration has to be chosen at application stage, based on the objectives of the project and on the type of activities planned over time. The duration of a Cooperation Partnership may be extended, upon justified request by the beneficiary and with the agreement of the National or Executive Agency, (provided that the total duration does not exceed 36 months).

Where to apply?

For Partnerships in the fields of education, training and youth submitted by any organisation

in these fields, with the exception of European NGOs:

· To the National Agency of the country in which the applicant organisation is

established.

For Partnerships in the fields of education and training or youth submitted by European

NGOs233:

· To the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal:

• European NGOs Call IDs:

▪ ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PCOOP-ENGO (Education and training)

▪ ERASMUS-YOUTH-2025-PCOOP-ENGO (Youth)

For Partnerships in the field of sport:

· To the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA):

- Sport - Call ID: ERASMUS-SPORT-2025-SCP

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