Erasmus Charter for Higher Education
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education accredits HEIs in eligible countries for Erasmus+ activities.
This call accredits higher education institutions (HEIs) to participate in Erasmus+ activities like student mobility and cooperation projects. Eligible HEIs must be recognized by national authorities and located in Erasmus+ programme or associated countries. Applications require full submission of the application form and registration in the Participant Register.
Likely relevant for
- Higher education institutions
- Universities
- Colleges
- Public and private HEIs
- Institutions seeking Erasmus+ accreditation
Project signals
What it funds
- Accreditation of HEIs for Erasmus+ participation
- Support for learning mobility of individuals
- Support for cooperation projects in higher education
Expected outcomes
- HEIs accredited with Erasmus Charter for Higher Education
- Increased participation in Erasmus+ activities
- Enhanced cooperation and innovation in higher education
Who can apply / participate
- Higher education institutions (public or private)
- Not applicable, single HEI application
- EU Member States including OCTs
- EEA countries and Erasmus+ associated countries
- Western Balkans third countries not associated
- Special conditions for UK and Switzerland
- HEIs must be recognized by national authorities
- Applicants must have operational capacity for Erasmus+ activities
- Applicants must register in Participant Register before deadline
- Exact list of eligible countries may vary
- Details on recognition confirmation process
Must check before shortlisting
- Specific national recognition requirements
- Exact eligibility of countries especially UK and Switzerland
- Deadlines for multiple cut-off submission
Money
No direct funding or financial contribution is provided; this call is for accreditation only.
Application notes
- Multiple cut-off deadlines available annually until 2026.
- Full application form Part B must be completed
- Use existing PIC or create new one
- Organisational data under PIC must be up to date
- OIDs cannot be used
- Register in Participant Register before deadline
- Submit application via Funding & Tenders Portal
- Ensure compliance with eligibility and admissibility conditions
- Validity of ECHE conditional on country association status for UK and Switzerland
- National authorities confirm recognition after call closure
- Check call document for yearly deadlines and evaluation criteria
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 14:30 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
Official source text
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Topic description
Expected Outcome: This Call aims at accrediting recognised Higher Education Institutions located in eligible countries, which have operational capacity to take part in Erasmus+ Programme’s activities, such as learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices. There is only ONE TOPIC. NO LIGHT PROCEDURE any longer. Therefore, ALL PARTS of the APPLICATION FORM PART B should be filled in. HEIs are reminded to use their existing PIC or create a new one if necessary. It is important to ensure that the organisational data under the used PIC to apply is up to date (e.g. address, legal information, etc.). Please note that OIDs cannot be used. Eligible applicants In order to be eligible, the applicants must: be higher education institution (HEI) (public or private) and be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.: Erasmus+ Programme Countries: - EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)) Non-EU countries: - Listed EEA (European Economic Area) countries and countries associated to the Erasmus+ Programme (associated countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement, in particular Switzerland and United Kingdom (see below). - Western Balkans third countries not associated to the Erasmus+ Programme: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Montenegro. All applicants must register in the Participant Register — before the call deadline. Specific cases and definitions Higher education institutions (HEIs) — are institutions which offer recognised degrees or other tertiary level qualifications and other comparable institutions at tertiary level, if recognised by the national authorities. The applicant must be recognised as higher education institution by the national authority of its country. After closure of the call, the national authorities will be asked by EACEA to confirm that they are recognised in their countries. Switzerland, the United Kingdom and other countries currently negotiating association agreements - where an applicant established in Switzerland, the United Kingdom - or in other countries currently negotiating association agreements - is awarded the ECHE under this call, the validity of the ECHE is conditional upon and will only commence on the date when Switzerland, the United Kingdom - or other countries currently negotiating association agreements - officially becomes a third country associated to the Programme according to the Article 19 of the Erasmus+ Regulation 2021/817. Deadline for the submission of applications and indicative date for selection results Please check the call document for yearly deadlines.
Conditions and documents
Conditions
1. Eligible countries: as described in the Call document.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: as described in the Call document.
3. Evaluation
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the Call document.
4. Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement: as described in the Call document.
Publication of the call: February, 22 2022
Deadline for submitting applications: January 26 2023 17:00 (Brussels Time)
Evaluation period: February- June 2023
Information to applicants: July 2023
5. Proposal templates, guidance and model grant agreements (MGA):
The application template should be downloaded from the submission service. The template available here is for information purposes only.
Support information
For help related to this call , please contact: EACEA-ECHE@ec.europa.eu Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals. IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Please be aware that the Manual is currently drafted for the H2020 Programme and may not entirely fit for other programmes. However, a revision is being completed to make it corporate.
Raw budget overview
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