Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education 2017

Status	Deadline	Call reference
Closed	09/02/17 - 12:00 (CET/CEST, Brussels time)	EAC/A03/2016

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Call notice

The announcement of the Erasmus+ programme Call for Proposals 2017 - EAC/A03/2016 in all official languages of the EU was published in Official Journal No 2016/C 386/09 on 20/10/2016.

The deadline for Applications for Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education EAC/A03/2016 is on 9 February 2017.

Publication of the call for proposal

Deadline for submission of applications

Evaluation period

Consultation of Partner Countries

Information to applicants

Signing of grant agreement

Start date of the action

20 October 2016

9 February 2017

(12:00 CET Midday Brussels time)

March-May 2017

(2 months)

June 2017

(1 month)

End July 2017

September 2017

15 October 2017

Guidelines

The Erasmus+ Programme Guide (Version 2017) is available online and in PDF. This guide presents the Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education and explains the rules and conditions for setting-up an application for this action.

Budget allocation

National and Regional priorities applying to CBHE partner countries and regions:

Regional and Cross-Cutting Priorities
National and Cross-Cutting Priorities
Explanation of priorities (Uploaded 06/12/2016)

Useful documentation for preparing your application:

Application and Selection Procedure - Instructions for completing the Application Package are intended to help applicants for Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education to find information they need to complete and submit their applications (Uploaded 06/12/2016)

Tips and checks on eligibility
List of validated PICs (Uploaded 22/11/2016) from the organisations participating in the selected CBHE projects.
Erasmus charter holder's list with corresponding PICs (mandatory for HEIs from Programme countries participating in CBHE action).
Information on selected CBHE projects
FAQ (Uploaded 06/12/2016)

An e-tutorial on how to prepare a competitive proposal is also available.

For reference:

1. Model Grant Agreement

2. Model Grant Agreement including Special mobility strand

For information, applicants may consult the model template of the grant agreement to be issued in case the proposal is selected for funding.

How to apply

Organisations wishing to apply for Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education projects are invited to submit applications on-line to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency in Brussels.

Deadline for on-line submission: 9 February 2017 at 12:00 (midday CET)

Before starting your application:

1. Read the Guidelines and the call for proposals carefully.
Please note that the core description of your CBHE project will have to be completed in the Annex 1 "Detailed description of the project".

2. Applicants must have an EULogin (European Commission Authentication Service) account. If you already have an EULogin account, you may use this, if not, create an EULogin account. When you have created your EULogin account, return to this page.

You are now ready to start the application process:

The applicant and all partner organisations must be registered in the Participant Portal. Organisations that register in the Portal receive a Participant Identification Code (PIC) that will be requested in the electronic application form. To access the Participants' portal, you will need your EULogin username and password.

Given that each applicant organisation should use only one PIC code, please first check with your legal representative's office whether such a PIC number has already been created for your organisation. If this is the case, you may use this PIC code to create your electronic application form. At the application stage, PIC statutes can be either "Validated" Declared" or Sleeping" but in case of double reference for one same organisation, the "Validated " PIC should always be considered.

• List of validated PICs from the organisations participating in the selected CBHE projects

• Erasmus charter holder's list with corresponding PICs (mandatory for HEIs from Programme countries participating in CBHE action).

Create your official electronic application form, also called the eForm. Use the official application package and the correct application form for the Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education programme action (please refer to the eForm and Annexes sections).

For practical details on how to use the Participant Portal and generate the eForm with the PICs, please consult the following presentation.

Eforms

The eForm and its user guide are available here.

The KA2 - Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education 2017 eForm is available under two different types of eForms, one for Joint Projects and one for Structural Projects.

According to different options of priorities you may tick under section C.3, you can see different contents in the eForm "visual versions" below:

Joint Projects

JP Curriculum Development (Uploaded 22/11/2016)
JP Modernisation of governance, management and functioning of HEIs (Uploaded 22/11/2016)
JP Strengthening of relations between HEIs and the wider economic and social environment (Uploaded 22/11/2016)

Structural Projects

SP Modernisation of policies, governance and management of higher education systems (Uploaded 22/11/2016)
SP Strengthening of relations between higher education systems and the wider economic and social environment (Uploaded 22/11/2016)

Completing your application:

1. Fill in the eForm with the required data.

2. Do not forget also to complete and attach the three (3) mandatory attachments to the eForm. For that, please refer to the Annexes navigation tab to download the relevant templates.

3. 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.

4. When you have submitted your application online, you should receive a confirmation email and reference number. If not, contact the helpdesk.

Please DO NOT SEND A COPY of the e-form and the attached documents by post to EACEA.

Annexes

Compulsory annexes

Templates of annexes to be completed and uploaded with the e-Form:

1. Detailed description of the project (Uploaded 28/10/2016)
2. Budget tables (Uploaded 28/10/2016)
3. Declaration of Honours (Uploaded 8/12/2016)
IMPORTANT - This new template form replaces the template available from 28/10 to 5/12 2016. Only this new version will be accepted with the application.
4. Mandates (Uploaded 28/10/2016)

To open the document "budget table", please right click on the words "en", "fr" or "de" (depending on the language you are filling the form) and select "save target as" or "save link as" to download the document.
When saving the file on your hard disk, please choose the file extension .xlsm to activate the macros necessary to add/delete rows in the file.

Documents to be uploaded in the Participants' Portal:

1. Legal entity form and its annexes for all the partners

2. Financial identification form duly completed and certified by the bank – for applicant organisation only

3. Financial capacity form including Profit and loss accounts and the Balance sheet for the last two approved accounting periods (only for applicant - private organisations)

4. VAT registration or Certificate of VAT Exception

Contacts

If you are looking for additional information about Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education or if you have specific questions on the application process, you can send an email to the following mailbox:

EACEA-EPLUS-CBHE@ec.europa.eu

If, after referring to the eForm User Guide you still have a question or have encountered a technical problem in relation to the eForm, please contact the Helpdesk services:

Helpdesk e-mail address: eacea-helpdesk@ec.europa.eu
Helpdesk phone: +32 2 299 0705

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