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Projects the EU funded under this call, with the organisation that led each one.
DPP-EngModernizing Engineering Education in Iraq and Yemen for the AI and Digital Product Passport Economy
Led by Universita Degli Studi di Siena · Italy · 2026 · Official record ↗
CBHE funds international higher-education partnerships that strengthen universities and systems in eligible third countries not associated to the Programme. Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, it supports quality, modernisation, and responsiveness in higher education to address socio-economic recovery and global challenges. The action is expected to contribute to the overarching priorities pre-defined by the European Commission.
It also contributes to broader EU external policy goals, including Global Gateway initiatives and the Pact for the Mediterranean.
For more information, please consult the call document (Programme Guide).
Total 2026 CBHE indicative budget (€)
113.117.100
Strand 1
23.359.660
Strand 2
60.135.486
Strand 3
29.621.954
For Region 7a- Middle East, the indicative 2026 CBHE budget (in EURO) and the indicative number of projects to be funded are defined below.
Please also note that there is a flexibility of transferring budgets between the Strands.
Region 7a - Middle East
Indicative budget for the Strands (€)
Indicative n° of projects
Strand 1
0
0
Strand 2
849.755
1
Strand 3
0
0
Total 2026 CBHE indicative budget of Region 7a and indicative number of projects to be funded
(national / regional)
849.755
1
The action is structured in Regions and Strands.
In Region 7a- Middle East, the overarching priorities apply. For Strands 1 and 2, the applicable priorities are further detailed in the regional context as follows:
Green Deal: Projects should contribute to a green and sustainable economic recovery and transition as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation by supporting reforms of education systems and by strengthening links with the private sector, while also exposing higher education institutions in the Region to European practices.
Digital transformation: Projects should address digital teaching, learning and literacy, and the role of digital skills in job creation and employability. EU policy towards countries in this region also seeks to enhance the transparency of governance through digitalised institutions, e-government and e-services.
Sustainable growth and jobs: Projects should support the Region’s diversification and sustainable development and address the mismatch between the education system and needs of the labour market, also providing support to team up with the private sector, to foster economies that work for all. Projects could be linked with the Green Deal priority by enhancing educational capacities concerning the Region’s green transition.
For Strand 3 and given the nature of the Strand, which aims at supporting structural reforms in the third countries not associated to the Programme, projects must address the needs of higher education in the country(ies) concerned at large.
In addition, each applicant will need to identify in Part A of the application form one of the overarching priorities, which are defined by the European Commission and reflected in the Programme Guide. This is compulsory. Please note multiple priorities cannot be selected.
Beyond the applicable overarching priorities, and in order to respond to the various challenges in the third countries not associated to the Programme, the CBHE action in Region 7a is composed of three specific Strands:
Strand 1: Fostering access to cooperation in higher education
This Strand is designed to attract less experienced HEIs and small-scale actors to the CBHE action to facilitate access to newcomer organisations, through small-scale projects and primarily focusing on the following areas within third countries not associated with the Programme:
The proposed activities and project results under any of these areas should have a clear added value for the targeted beneficiaries. A non-exhaustive list of possible activities is provided below:
Activities aiming at enhancing the management/administrative capacity of the targeted HEIs, such as:
Activities aiming at ensuring high quality and relevant education, such as:
Activities aiming at increasing the accessibility of the students/staff with fewer opportunities, such as:
Strand 2: Partnerships for transformation in higher education
This Strand shall introduce new approaches and initiatives in higher education having a significant and long-term impact on the targeted HEIs beyond the projects' lifetime and as such benefit society as a whole. Projects should pursue:
The proposed activities and project results under any of these areas should have a clear added value for the targeted beneficiaries. A non-exhaustive list of possible activities is provided below:
Strand 3: Structural reform projects
This Strand shall support efforts in third countries not associated to the Programme to develop coherent, inclusive and sustainable systems of higher education to meet their socio-economic needs and broad ambition to create a knowledge-driven economy, including in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), through Structural Reform projects that involve the competent National Authorities (notably Ministries of Education) of third countries not associated to the Programme as well as HEIs, research institutions and other relevant authorities/bodies and stakeholders.
For additional guidance and complete information on the CBHE call, applicants are invited to consult the Call document (Programme Guide).
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in the call document
Proposal page limits and layout: 40
2. Eligible Countries
described in the call document
3. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document. 
4. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in the call document
Publication of the call: 26 November 2025. 
Deadline for submitting applications:  
10  February 2026 17:00 (Brussels Time). 
Evaluation period: March-June 2026. 
Information to applicants: July 2026. 
Signature of grant agreement: November 2026. 
Call document and annexes:
Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (ERASMUS BB and LSII)
Detailed budget table (ERASMUS LSII) 
Guidance
ERASMUS Programme Guide 
How to manage your lump sum grants 
Guide for applicants 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA 
Additional documents:
ERASMUS+ Work Programme
ERASMUS Regulation 2021/817
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Applicants asked the EU 20 questions about this call and the EU published the answers. They clarify the call documents but do not replace them.
An organisation of HEIs is a network of different HEIs (umbrella organisation gathering recognised HEIs), active in the field of higher education. It can be eligible to coordinate a CBHE project.
However, in line with the minimum CBHE consortium composition requirements, an organisation of HEIs is not considered as a HEI, unless it holds an ECHE itself.
Therefore, if an organisation of HEIs does not hold an ECHE, it cannot count as a HEI for the purpose of meeting the minimum consortium requirements. In this case, please ensure that the proposal includes the minimum number of HEIs in the consortium.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 23 Jan 2026
Yes, but they cannot claim unit costs under ‘A.4 SME Owners without salary’ of the ‘Detailed budget table (ERASMUS LSII)’.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 14 Jan 2026
Please refer to call document, section "co-financing" (see especially p.429-430).
In the lump sum type-II model - after having filled in correctly the parameters in the first worksheet ‘Instructions’, only the project’s estimated budget must be specified, by filling in the Detailed Budget Table per beneficiary (BE) and per work package (WP), based on actual costs. Within this budget table, the maximum co-financing rate (90%) will then be applied automatically to the total costs as calculated by the excel table.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 10 Feb 2026
Yes, you need to fill in sections “2.1.4 Cost effectiveness and financial management“ and the “Subcontracting” table below section “4.2 Work packages, activities, resources and timing”, since this call is not based on prefixed lump sums.
On the contrary, you do not need to fill in the "Estimated budget - Resources” table (under section “4.2 Work packages, activities, resources and timing”) since the budget figures need to be included in the Detailed Budget Table (ERASMUS LSII) - Annex 1 to Part B.
Please note that you do not need to fill in the tables “Staff effort” under section “4.2 Work packages, activities, resources and timing” as they do not apply for lump sum grants, including this CBHE call.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 8 Feb 2026
The EU contribution will represent a maximum of 90% of the total costs (for all three Strands), with a maximum grant per proposal of 400.000 EUR for Strand 1, 800.000 EUR for Strand 2 and 1.000.000 EUR for Strand 3.
Specifically for the EU-Moldova Master's programme in European Affairs (Strand 3), the maximum grant is 2.000.000 EUR.
Please pay attention to correctly enter in the first worksheet ‘Instructions’ of the Detailed Budget Table (ERASMUS LSII) both the ‘Maximum grant amount as stipulated in the call’ in the cell E34, and the ‘Maximum co-financing rate' as stipulated in the call in the cell E35 (maximum 90%).
For more details, please refer to the call document (Programme guide).
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 6 Feb 2026
Yes, two ceilings are applicable.
- Equipment: costs for equipment should represent a maximum of 35% of the awarded EU grant, and the EU grant will cover 100% of the eligible costs (not only the depreciation), as long as it is used fully (100%) for the project activities and its use during the project duration equals to 100% as well (see call document, p. 330-331).
Equipment costs should be included in the budget tables for each beneficiary concerned (for example BE 001, BE 003, BE 006, etc.) and specified in the excel worksheet ‘Depreciation Costs’. We also invite you to read the Model Grant Agreement - lump sum grants for more detailsPDF.
- Sub-contracting: costs of subcontracting should represent a maximum of 10% of the awarded EU grant (see call document p. 331).
Regarding sub-contracting, please refer to the Call document, section "Subcontracting and award of procurement contract" and the relevant articles of the model grant agreement (in particular article 9.3). Applicants are reminded that subcontractors cannot be on the lists of the EU Sanctions (restrictive measures). Subcontracting costs should be clearly indicated per beneficiary and per work package in the lump-sum grant excel table.
Nonetheless, only costs necessary, reasonable and justified for the implementation of the project must be specified in the excel table, in accordance with the applicable accounting standards of the country where the beneficiary (BEN) is established and according to the usual cost accounting practices of the beneficiary. Finally, they must comply with the principle of sound financial management, in particular regarding economy and efficiency.
For more details, please refer to the call document (Programme guide).
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 4 Feb 2026
You must follow the ‘Instructions’ as stipulated in the relevant worksheet of the Detailed Budget excel table (Annex 1 to Part B of the application form), i.e. do the calculation based on the ‘Unit’ of person months (1 unit => 1 person month). You can also encode decimals under 'Unit'.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 3 Feb 2026
As explained in the call document, when calculating your travel, accommodation and subsistence costs, please use the unit costs for travel, accommodation and subsistence specified in Commission Decision C(2024)5405PDF.
As stated in this decision, all land travel / flight distances should be calculated through the relevant distance calculators available on the Calculate unit costs for eligible travel costs website. When calculating the unit costs per distance band, please refer to the amounts defined in Table 3 (of this webpage).
As to the amounts for accommodation and subsistence costs (section 5.5), not all countries are included. For the countries missing (such as countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa) the cost estimations for accommodation/subsistence must approximate your actual costs.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 26 Jan 2026
Costs relating to volunteers involved in the project are allowed. They shall take the form of unit costs as defined in the Commission Decision C(2019) 2646PDF authorising the use of unit costs for volunteers.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 16 Dec 2025
The documents that need to be attached to the application are available in the 'Download Part B templates' space once the applicants click on 'Start submission':
The templates to be filled in are:
- Administrative Forms (PART A) - filled out directly in the Portal Submission System screens
- Technical Description (PART B)
- Detailed Budget Table (ERASMUS LSII)
- Applicants are also requested to fill in PART C (KPIs) which is embedded in the Portal Submission System screens.
Documents that do not need to be attached to the application form:
- CVs are not requested. The template of PART B states “if required”, which is not the case for CBHE.
- Annual activity reports are not applicable for this call.
- No Mandates signed by the partners and Declarations other than those included in PART A & PART B (Section 6 – Double funding) are required at application stage.
A 'Declaration on honour' is not required at proposal stage. This Declaration will only be requested during the grant agreement preparation phase of selected projects (e-signature in the Portal)
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 10 Feb 2026
It’s not mandatory, but it can be filled in with project experiences.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 9 Feb 2026
The page limit is set at 40 pages (refer to the Call document).
Only pages 1 and 2 can be deleted. Any other page, section or instruction of the Technical Description (Part B) template cannot be deleted. The same applies for the parts that not applicable to lump sum grant to guarantee equal treatment.
Evaluators will not see/consider any additional pages (exceeding the 40 pages).
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 4 Feb 2026
An organisation cannot be the coordinator of more than two proposals submitted under this CBHE call (regardless of the topic/region and panel/strand selected). See call document under eligibility criteria under this call.
It is up to you to ensure that your entity - identified by the Participant Identification Code (PIC) - submits no more than two proposals as a coordinator under this call.
At call deadline, if there are excess submissions beyond the applicable limitation rules for coordinating entities, these coordinating entities will be asked to withdraw the excess applications; in case of no reply or refusal, the Agency will reject all submissions from these coordinating entities.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 25 Jun 2026
Your proposal should demonstrate how your HEI partnership contributes to the Erasmus+ Global Gateway-related country/regional priorities listed on this page.
This could involve a range of activities that develop teaching, research capacities, graduate skills, staff training, university-business links and partnership, institutional governance and quality assurance that support the country/regional priority(ies) listed.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 4 Feb 2026
The CBHE projects focus on cooperation among organisations and institutions and not on mobility of individuals.
However, mobility of staff members and students of the participating institutions is accepted and encouraged as part of the activities of the project and should be described in the work packages. Only mobility that is instrumental for the implementation of the project can be included.
Please consult the section "3. Implementation and monitoring" of the call document (p.329-330).
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 19 Jan 2026
You can find them on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, under the "Projects & Results" tab and then applying the corresponding filters linked to the programme and the call. You can also find them on the Erasmus+ project results platform.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 16 Dec 2025
In Regions 1 (Western Balkans), 2 (Neighbourhood East), 3 (South Mediterranean countries) and 7a (Middle East), you may continue to submit proposals that address the ‘classic’ requirements of Strand 3 proposals to date, with their focus on structural and higher education policy reform.
The difference is that Strand 3 projects in Regions 1, 2, 3 and 7a do not need to be linked to specific Erasmus+ Global Gateway-related priorities.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 16 Dec 2025
Yes, note that this year under Strand 2 in Regions 5a (Asia), 6 (Central Asia), 8a (Pacific), 9 (Sub-Saharan Africa), 10 (Latin America) and 11 (Caribbean), the proposals that address the priority area(s) related to the Global Gateway will be considered highly relevant.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 16 Dec 2025
No reporting on the actual costs incurred by the beneficiary is required by the Agency. Keep evidence of the triggering events (e.g.participation records) that make costs eligible and demonstrates that they have been incurred. However, you may have to comply with other record-keeping requirements outside the lump sum grant agreement (e.g., under national law of your internal procedures).
It is possible that some of these records, if relevant for the project, are used in case of an audit to verify the reality of the work done. This includes the points mentioned in Article 25.1.3 of the MGAPDF (i.e., complete accounts, individual salary statements or other personal data). Such information and data can also be requested in the specific context of certain investigations, for example, related to fraud suspicion.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 6 Feb 2026
A financial audit certificate will not be requested with the final report. Therefore, applicants do not need to calculate this cost in the budget. Such costs will be considered ineligible (even if a financial audit is required at national/institutional level).
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 4 Feb 2026
Confirm the current call documents and submission conditions with the funding authority.
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