Jean Monnet Activities in Erasmus+ Programme APPLICATION PROCEDURE Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency November 2015 Erasmus+ 1

Jean Monnet: how to apply? Annual Calls for Proposals issued by EU Applications may be from a HEI or organisation (active in EU subject area) in any country of the world Only one applicant institution is required (except for Networks) Proposals assessed by experts on basis of relevance, quality of design, quality of team, impact and dissemination Apply directly to Executive Agency (EACEA) 2

Erasmus+ Call 2016 Jean Monnet Activities – EAC/A04/2015 Call 2016: published on 20/10/2015 Deadline for applications: 25/02/2016 Application via eForm and attachements Starting date of projects remains: 01/09/2016 3

Erasmus+ Call 2016 Jean Monnet Activities Applications must be submitted using the eForm with attachments 1. The applicant organisation (and for the Jean Monnet Networks also the partner institutions involved) must be registered in the Participant Portal and receive a Participant Identification Code (PIC) 2. Create your official electronic application form, also called the eForm 3. Fill in the eForm 4. Attach completed versions of the different attachments within the eForm 4

Erasmus+ What is new for Jean Monnet applications 2016? Jean Monnet Chair holders: teach minimum 90 hours per academic year and carry out at least one additional activity per academic year Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence: requirement to hold a Chair in order to set up a Centre of Excellence is removed Jean Monnet Networks: The minimum number of countries necessary to create a Jean Monnet Network is reduced from 5 to 3 No support to Institutions any more 5

1. Read the instructions for completing the Application Package carefully. Call for Proposals Erasmus+ Guide plus/documents/erasmus-plus-programme- guide_en.pdf Before starting your application

2. Applicants must have an ECAS (European Commission Authentication Service) account. step-by-step_en.pdf 7 Before starting your application

3.The applicant organisation (and for the Jean Monnet Networks – also the partner institutions involved) must be registered in the Participant Portal and receive a Participant Identification Code (PIC). sktop/en/organisations/register.html Applicants should attach in the Portal: a. Legal entity form accompanied by the statutes of the applicant organisation b. Financial identification form duly completed and certified by the bank Legal entity formFinancial identification form

Completion of the eForm 1. Fill in the eForm, do not forget also to complete and attach the compulsory annexes to the eForm. 2. Once you have completed the eForm and attached the annexes, validate the eForm. This triggers an automatic check that informs you if your application form is complete. If this is the case, you can submit it online. 3. When you have submitted your application online, you should receive a confirmation and reference number. If not, contact the helpdesk. No paper copy is required

Award criteria 1. Relevance of the project OBJECTIVESPRIORITIES AND VALUE ADDED TARGET GROUPS

Award criteria 2. Quality of the project design QUALITY OF WORK PROGRAMME CONSISTENCE BETWEEN OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES ADN BUDGET FEASIBILITY

Award criteria 3. Quality of the project TEAMPERTINENCE OF PROFILERELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Award criteria 4. IMPACT AND DISSEMINATIONIMPACTDISSEMINATION

Erasmus+ More information – Jean Monnet Erasmus+ Programme Guide and 2016 General Call for proposals: Jean Monnet Activities: Funding - Jean Monnet Activities within Erasmus+: Jean Monnet Directory: Jean Monnet selection results: Mailbox Jean Monnet: 14