# European Degree Pathway Projects
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**topic id:** ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-FORWARD-HE-EDPP
**call id:** ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-FORWARD-HE
**title:** European Degree Pathway Projects
**programme:** Erasmus+
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2026-03-19T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2025-12-03T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-FORWARD-HE-EDPP
**description:** Expected Impact:
• Increased operational readiness of national systems to award the joint European degree label;
• Increased readiness of quality assurance systems to apply coherent processes and standards for the award of a joint European degree label ;
• Growing awareness and interest among higher education institutions in obtaining the joint European degree label;
• More transnational joint programmes are designed and launched that are compliant with the joint European degree label; 
• Readiness to contribute to the exploration of the feasibility and added value of a joint European degree, including in specific fields e.g. in engineering.
 Objective:
This action aims to accompany and support partnerships in designing and implementing the necessary actions to facilitate the rollout of the joint European degree label, promote the joint European degree label and explore the pathway toward a possible joint European degree in all fields including specific disciplines (e.g., engineering).
Scope:
Proposals must address the 3 following themes:
Capacity building and rollout of the joint European degree label: Focus on embedding the joint European degree label into national and regional education systems and legal environment. This includes strengthening institutional capacities through targeted staff training and the development of sustainable processes for the joint European degree label implementation and management; 
Strategic communication and visibility enhancement: Conduct targeted communication and promotion at national, institutional, and sectoral levels to raise awareness and visibility of the joint European degree label;
Cross-border cooperation and regulatory exploration: Encourage cooperative networks and peer learning among national authorities, quality assurance agencies, higher education institutions, student organisations, and social partners. This includes conducting legal and regulatory analyses to assess the feasibility and design of mechanisms for a possible joint European degree.
**conditions:** Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in the call document 
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible Countries
described in the call document.

3. Other Eligible Conditions
n/a

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
n/a

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
n/a

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in the call document.

Publication of the call: December, 3 2025.
Deadline for submitting applications: March, 3 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: March-May 2026.
Information to applicants: June-July 2026.
Signature of grant agreement: by October 2026.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
n/a

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 
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 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
**action type:** ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2025
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **112526:** 
      -         **action:** ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-FORWARD-HE-EDPP - ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2025:** 7000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-03-19
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-12-03
    **112527:** 
      -         **action:** ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-FORWARD-HE-LD - ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2025:** 1000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-03-19
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-12-03
**keywords:** ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-FORWARD-HE-EDPP, ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-FORWARD-HE, Education, Education and Culture, Engineering, Erasmus+
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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