The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) has launched a new call for proposals about forward-looking cooperation projects in the fields of Education and Training.

Forward-looking cooperation projects are one of three guidelines of Erasmus+ key Action 3, where you can find a variety of calls for proposal.

Forward-looking cooperation projects (FLCPs) are transnational cooperation projects aiming to identify, test, develop or assess innovative policy approaches that have the potential of becoming mainstreamed and giving input for improving education and training systems. They should provide in-depth knowledge on target group(s), learning, teaching or training situations and effective methodologies and tools that help policies to develop, as well as conclusions relevant for policymakers in education and training at all levels.

FLCPs should therefore be led and implemented by key stakeholders with a proven record of excellence and state-of-the-art knowledge, the capacity to innovate or reach a systemic impact through their activities and the potential to drive the policy agenda in the fields of education and training.

Proposals submitted under the present call must address one of the five priorities listed below:

• acquisition of basic skills by low-skilled adults,
• promoting performance-based approaches in VET,
• promoting innovative technology in the field of providing career guidance,
• professionalisation of staff (school education, including early childhood education and care),
• achieving the aims of the renewed EU strategy for higher education.

The activities to be financed under this call may include (not exhaustive list):

• analyses, studies, mapping exercises,
• research activities,
• training activities,
• drafting of reports, project conclusions, policy recommendations,
• workshops,
• conferences/seminars,
• tests and assessments of innovative approaches at grass-roots level,
• awareness-raising and dissemination actions,
• actions aiming at the creation and improvement of networks, exchange of good practice,
• development of ICT tools (software, platforms, apps, etc.) or learning resources,
• development of other intellectual outputs.

Eligibility criteria:

Partnership/consortium: min. three organisations representing three different programme countries,

Project duration: 24 - 36 months

Project start: 1 November 2017, 1 December 2017 or 1 January 2018.

The total budget available for the financing of projects under the present call is EUR 8 000 000. Financial contribution from the EU cannot exceed 75 % of the total eligible project costs. The maximum grant per project is EUR 500 000.

Applications must be submitted not later than 14 March 2017 - 12.00 noon CET.

The Guidelines for Applicants and the Application Package are available on the following website:

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/forward-looking-cooperation-projects

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