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Alliances for Innovation - Lot 1: Alliances for Education and Enterprises

The Alliances for Education and Enterprises is the first of two lots under the Alliances for Innovation Erasmus+ programme, in which partners share common goals and work together to foster innovation, new skills, a sense of initiative and entrepreneu

Details

Status
Open
Publication date
7 January 2025
Opening date
Deadline model
Single-stage
Deadline date
6 March 2025, 17:00 (CET)
Funding programme
Level of funding
  • EU level

Description

Overview

Objectives

Alliances for Education and Enterprises should aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes: 

  • new, innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning; 
  • skills development in the deep tech350 domains, supporting Europe’s innovation capacity in these technologies; 
  • setting up of incubators within education and training institutions across Europe; 
  • a sense of initiative and entrepreneurial attitudes, mind-sets and skillsin learners, educational staff and other workers; 
  • improved quality and relevance of skills developed and certified through education and training systems; 
  • exchange and co-creation of knowledge between higher education and vocational education and training, research, the public sector and the business sector; 
  • effective and efficient higher education and vocational education and training systems.

Activities/actions supported

At least one of the following outcomes must be achieved: boosting innovation; developing a sense of initiative and entrepreneurial mind-sets, competences and skills; stimulating the flow and exchange of knowledge between higher education, VET, enterprises and research; identifying resilience-related, market needs and emerging professions; 

Anticipated outcomes

Alliances for Education and Enterprises aim to foster innovation in higher education, vocational education and training, enterprises and the broader socioeconomic environment. This includes confronting societal and economic challenges such as climate change, changing demographics, digitisation, the emergence of new, disruptive (deep tech) technologies such as artificial intelligence and rapid employment changes through social innovation and community resilience as well as labour market innovation. 

Institution providing the funding

EACEA

Size of funding

EUR 1 000 000 (2 year projects) or EUR 1 500 000  (3 year project)

Conditions

Overview of eligibility criteria

The applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, if applicable) must be public or private organisations established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the 
Erasmus+ Programme.

Organisations from third countries not associated to the Programme in Regions 1 to 3, with the exception of Belarus, may also participate as beneficiaries, affiliated entities or associated partners, but not as coordinator. Organisations from other third countries not associated to the Programme can only participate as associated partners. Higher education institutions established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE). An ECHE is not required for participating HEIs in third countries not associated to the Programme.

Alliances for Education and Enterprises must cover at least 4 EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme, involving a minimum of 8 applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities). The consortium must include at least 3 labour market actors (enterprises or companies, or representative intermediary organisations, such as chambers, trade unions or trade associations) and at least 3 education and training providers (VET and HEIs), as applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities). There should be at least one HE institution and one VET provider involved as applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities) in each proposal. Affiliated entities and associated partners do not count towards the minimum eligibility criteria for the consortium composition and cannot be coordinators

Overview of award criteria

Award criteria are as follows: relevance, quality of the project design and implementation, quality of the partnership and the cooperation arrangements, and impact.

Procedures

Application procedures

Apply to the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Call ID Lot 1: ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-ALL-INNO-EDU-ENTERP

Application support available

Apply to the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Call ID Lot 1: ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-ALL-INNO-EDU-ENTERP

Useful links

Link to funding opportunity

Link to the programme for more info