Part A
General introduction
Objectives, priorities and key features of the programme, participating countries, implementation structures and the overall budget.
The Erasmus+ Programme Guide
The European Commission's own reference document for the programme — what it covers, and who actually needs to read it.
The document
About the Programme Guide
The Erasmus+ Programme Guide is the Commission's official reference document for the programme. It gives participating organisations and individuals a full list of the opportunities Erasmus+ supports, and it forms part of the annual Erasmus+ Call for Proposals.
Who should read it: organisations and institutions seeking Erasmus+ funding need to meet the conditions for participation set out in the Guide. It's less essential for individual participants — for staff mobility like our courses, your school's Erasmus+ coordinator or National Agency is usually the more direct source.
Four parts
How to read it
The Programme Guide is published in four parts. Each links to the Commission's own current version:
Part B
The Actions covered
Specific information about each Action the Guide covers — which types of projects the programme supports, in detail.
Part C
Applying for a grant
Grant application and project-selection procedures, plus the financial and administrative rules for receiving funding.
Part D
Glossary
A glossary of the terms used throughout the Guide.
Two audiences
Who it's for
The Guide is written for two groups: participating organisations — schools, institutions and bodies running Programme-supported activities — and participants themselves, meaning the teachers, trainers, youth workers and other professionals who take part.
Every year, thousands of projects are submitted for Erasmus+ funding. For most Actions, the rules and conditions for receiving a grant are set out directly in the Programme Guide; for a smaller number of Actions it only mentions, the exact rules are published in separate calls for proposals.
Prefer the short version?
Our own Registration & Documents page answers the questions that actually come up for a 5-day teacher-training course, in plain language.