Erasmus+ Key Action 1 is all about mobility. Take a look at our presentation for more information about applying for Key Action 1 funding in 2018. This presentation was first delivered during our autumn information session events and was updated 18 December 2017. For more information visit our website: https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/apply-for-funding

2. Three types of decentralised project
Key Action
1
Key Action
2
Key Action
3
Key Action 1: Mobility
Largest part of the programme
with just over 71% of UK budget
allocated; all fields can apply
Study, train, volunteer abroad

3. What can you do?

4. What can you do?
Higher Education
Student mobility
• Study Placements
• Traineeships
Staff mobility
• Teaching
• Training
• Combined teaching and training

5. What can you do?
Vocational Education & Training
Learner mobility
• Short-term traineeship
• Long-term traineeship (ErasmusPro)
Staff mobility
• Teaching/ training assignments
• Staff training
• Advanced Planning Visit (ErasmusPro only)

6. What can you do?
School Education
• Teaching assignments
• Staff training – through structured courses and job
shadowing/observation

7. What can you do?
Adult Education
Staff mobility
• Teaching / training assignments
• Participating in structured courses or training events
abroad
•Job-shadowing

8. What can you do?
Youth
• Youth exchange activities
• Training and professional development activities for
youth workers
• Volunteering placements (must involve Partner
Countries)
• Advanced Planning Visits (for youth exchanges and
volunteering projects only)

9. How does it work?

10. How does it work?
• General principles are the same across all
mobility projects
• There are important differences depending
on your target group:
• Overall project duration
• Type of mobility activities and their duration
• Funding
• Pre-qualification

11. How does it work?
• Organisations make a funding application to
send participants on mobility activities abroad
• Project durations vary depending on the field
and type of activity.
• Mobility activities within a project can last from
two days to 12 months depending on the field
and type of activity

12. Field Activity Duration
Higher education Student Mobility:
• Study
• Traineeship
Staff Mobility:
• Teaching
• Training
• Combined
• 3 months to 12 months
• 2 months to 12 months
• 2 days to 2 months
Vocational education and
training
Learner Mobility:
• Short-term traineeship
• Long-term traineeship
(ErasmusPro)
Staff Mobility:
• Teaching/ training
assignments
• Staff training
• Advanced Planning Visit
• 2 weeks to under 3
months
• 3 months to 12 months
• 2 days to 2 months
• 3 days maximum
Activity Durations

13. Field Activity Duration
Schools • Teaching/ training
assignments
• Structured courses or
training events
• Job-shadowing
• 2 days to 2 months
Adult education • Teaching/ training
assignments
• Structured courses or
training events
• Job-shadowing
• 2 days to 2 months
Youth • Youth Exchanges
• Mobility of Youth
Workers
• Volunteering Projects
• Advanced Planning Visit
• 5 days to 21 days
• 2 days to 2 months
• 2 weeks to 12 months
• 2 days maximum
Activity Durations (continued)

14. There are two different budget types:
1. Unit Costs - where funding is calculated on a per
participant basis, with set rates for different elements
2. Actual Costs - where funding is specified by you and
justified within the application and for which you will
need to submit receipts
Budget

15. KA1: Budget
Budget Item Description Funding Type
Organisational
Support:
Implementation of
mobility activities (e.g. preparation,
monitoring, validation of learning outcomes,
dissemination).
Unit costs
Travel: Return travel costs of participants, including
accompanying persons
Unit costs
Individual
Support:
Subsistence of participants, including
accompanying persons
Unit costs
Course fees
(schools and
adult education
only):
Cost of enrolment or participation in a
structured course
Unit costs

16. KA1: Budget (continued)
Budget Item Description Funding Type
Linguistic Support: Costs linked to support offered to improve
learners knowledge of the language they will
use to study or receive training during their
activity
Unit costs (may not
be applicable)
Special Needs
Support:
Costs directly related to participants
with disabilities and accompanying persons
(including travel and subsistence, if justified and
as long as not already requested)
Actual costs (may
not be applicable);
100%
Exceptional costs: 1. Financial guarantee, if requested by the NA
2. Expensive travel costs
Actual costs (may
not be applicable);
1. 75%
2. 80%
Complementary
Activities (Youth
Volunteering
Projects only):
Costs of organising activities designed to
complement and strengthen the strategic
impact of the volunteering project
Actual costs; 80%
of direct costs p[us
7% as indirect costs

17. Tips for a quality application

18. Quality Criteria
• Award criteria for each Key Action are outlined in
the Programme Guide
• Refer to these as you prepare your project
• To be funded an application must score:
• At least 60 points overall; and
• Meet minimum required score per criteria
• Detailed scoring guidance published on the
Erasmus+ website

19. Hints & Tips
• Choose partners carefully
• Access NA support and guidance
• Refer to quality, eligibility and budget rules
• Ensure partners are aware of requirements
• Include all key information in the application form
• Ensure your project will be achievable
• Start early and aim to submit before the deadline

20. • Register on the Participant Portal via EU Login
(formerly ECAS) to obtain a unique reference code for
your organisation
• Refer to NA Guidance for Applicants as you complete
your application
• Contact our Helpline for support
• Complete and submit the online application form
before the deadline
How to Apply

21. 2018 Deadlines
Key Action Field Deadline(s)
KA1 • Higher Education
• Schools
• VET
• Adult Education
1 February 2018
KA1 • Youth 15 February 2018
26 April 2018
4 October 2018
All deadlines are at 12:00 Brussels time
This means 11:00 UK time

22. Contact Us
For general enquiries you can contact either the
British Council or Ecorys UK as follows:
British Council
T: 0161 957 7755
erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
Ecorys UK
T: 0121 212 8947
erasmusplus@ecorys.com

23. Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport.
The Erasmus+ UK National Agency is a partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK.
Find us online
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