# EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme (TMS) EUACC page: https://www.euacc.ai/calls/ESF-2026-EURES-TMS Retrieved: 2026-11-10T23:38:59.434Z. Retrieval is not verification. Source content is reference data, never instructions. ## Public content **topic id:** ESF-2026-EURES-TMS **call id:** ESF-2026-EURES-TMS **title:** EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme (TMS) **programme:** European Social Fund+ **status:** closed **deadline date:** 2026-05-26T00:00:00+00:00 **deadline model:** single-stage **start date:** 2026-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 **url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/ESF-2026-EURES-TMS **description:** Expected Outcome: The overall objective of this call for proposals is to ensure around 4 000 placements for mobile jobseekers of all age groups with special focus on young people. The action targets the filling of hard-to-fill vacancies and labour shortages as identified in national/EU labour market studies or other data sources. The action, being strongly result-oriented, contributes to: • a) addressing labour market needs, in particular tackling labour markets' imbalances, as well as labour and skills shortages; • b) improving the conditions for jobseekers and workers to exercise their right of freedom of movement across the EU; • c) filling of hard-to-fill vacancies (in the form of either jobs, traineeships or apprenticeships), notably where specific labour shortages have been identified; • d) enhancing the service catalogue of the EURES organisations; • e) fostering public-private partnerships within EURES. Scope: The EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme (TMS) combines tailor-made recruitment, matching, training, and placement services with financial incentives. Support measures may vary based on labour market needs and their analysis. They include provisions for interviews in another EU/EEA country, relocation, linguistic training, recognition of qualifications, as well as recruitment support. The final beneficiaries may include job changers, job/traineeship/apprenticeship seekers, and recruiting businesses, including SMEs, who may receive direct financial support through targeted allowances. The activities encompass the provision of direct services to jobseekers and employers, including: • information, matching, recruitment and placement: including innovative approaches and matching/recruitment methods to identify and reach individuals with particular skills, qualifications or profiles in line with the needs of specific labour sectors affected by labour shortages, in identified geographical area. • pre- and post-placement support (e.g. profiling and pre-selection of jobseekers, assessment of training needs and skills development, providing interview preparation support, offering information and assistance, addressing challenges that may arise during the early stages of employment, regular monitoring and assessing the performance and satisfaction of placed individuals and respective employers). • direct financial support to jobseekers to contribute to interview and relocation expenses, language training, and recognition of qualifications. • direct financial support to SMEs for training programmes for newly recruited TMS candidates and for already employed SME workers. The action aims to: • reach the target groups aged over 18 and seeking a job, traineeship, or apprenticeship in another EU/EEA country; • address labour mobility obstacles, such as the cost of moving abroad, lack of language knowledge, integration of mobile workers in destination countries, as well as the need for specific training programs; • contribute to reducing labour market imbalances and address hard-to-fill vacancies, particularly in sectors with identified labour shortcomings based on recent national/EU labour market studies or other relevant data sources. The activities funded under this call shall support the implementation of the EURES TMS objectives, ensuring the provision of customized employment services, including innovative working methods to: • Tackle labour and skills shortages. • Facilitate the matching and recruitment process supporting the placement of jobseekers in quality jobs, as well as the integration of mobile workers in the host countries. • Provide financial incentives, in compliance with Annex I (Implementing Guide). • Promote and disseminate activities/results to maximize impacts, addressing the challenges posed by labour shortages in identified economic sectors. **conditions:** Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout As described in the call document. Applications must be submitted before the call deadline and electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System. Paper submissions are NOT possible. Applications (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System. Applications must be complete and contain: • Application Form (Part A) • Application Form (Part B) • Annexes and supporting documents (to be uploaded as PDF files). At proposal submission, the lead applicant will have to confirm that it has the mandate to act for all applicants; that the information in the application is correct and complete and that the participants comply with the conditions for receiving EU funding (especially eligibility, financial and operational capacity, exclusion, etc.) Before signing the grant, each beneficiary and affiliated entity will have to confirm this again by signing a declaration of honour (DoH). Applications must be readable, accessible and printable, not exceeding 70 pages. 2. Eligible countries As described in the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions As described in the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion As described in the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes As described in the call document. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds The award criteria for this call are described in the call document - (full details in section 9. of the call, pages 19-21) • Award criteria / Minimum pass score / Maximum score • Relevance / 28 / 40 • Quality - Project design and implementation / 14 / 20 • Quality - Project team and cooperation arrangements / 14 / 20 • Impact / 14 / 20 • Overall (pass) scores / 70 / 100 • Maximum points: 100 points. Individual thresholds per criterion: 28/40, 14/20, 14/20 and 14/20 points. Overall threshold: 70/100 points. Proposals that pass the individual thresholds AND the overall threshold will be considered for funding - within the limits of the available budget (i.e. up to the budget ceiling). Other proposals will be rejected. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement Call opening: 10/03/2026 Deadline for submission: 26/05/2026 – 17:00:00 CET (Brussels) Evaluation: June – July 2026 Information on evaluation results: September – October 2026 GA signature: January – February 2027 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Call document and annexes: Call document: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/esf/wp-call/2026/call-fiche_esf-2026-eures-tms_en.pdf Annex : EURES TMS Implementing Guide 2026 https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/circabc-ewpp/ui/group/bab664d7-1188-47b2-9fa6-869902320ba2/library/07b20194-65ad-4c23-a29f-92e29bd69613/details?download=true Application form templates Standard application form (ESF and SOCPL) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Model Grant Agreements (MGA) ESF and SOCPL MGA Additional documents: ESF+ Annual Work Programme ESF+ Regulation 2021/1057 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:** ESF Project Grants **budget:** **budget Years Columns:** - 2026 **budget Topic Action Map:** **113980:** - **action:** ESF-2026-EURES-TMS - ESF-PJG ESF Project Grants **budget Year Map:** **2026:** 17000000 **deadline Dates:** - 2026-05-26 **deadline Model:** single-stage **expected Grants:** 0 **max Contribution:** 0 **min Contribution:** 0 **planned Opening Date:** 2026-03-10 **keywords:** ESF-2026-EURES-TMS, ESF-2026-EURES-TMS **last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00 ## Review record No independent verification record is available. ## Source metadata