Jean Monnet Activities 2016
How to prepare a proposal
Presentation of website and e-form
Beirut – 12 January 2016
Giada Danubio
European Commission
DG EAC
The announcement of the Erasmus+ programme
Call for proposals 2016 — EAC/A04/2015 in all
official languages of the EU was published on
22/10/2015 in Official Journal No 2015/C 347/06.
• The deadline for Applications for Jean Monnet
Activities EAC/A04/2015 is on 25 February 2016.
• Apply directly to Executive Agency (EACEA)
• Application via eForm and attachements
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EACEA Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency website
• https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmusplus/funding/jean-monnet-activities-2016_en
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Call notice
Guidelines
How to apply
Eforms
Annexes
STEPS
• 1. Before starting your application read carefully
a) the Call for proposal
b) the Programme Guide
2. Before starting your application create
your ECAS account and
your Participant Identification Code (PIC)
3. Submit your application using the eForm
1. Before starting your application
Read carefully
a) the Call for proposal
b) the Programme Guide
You will find there all the instructions for
completing the Application Package carefully
a) the Call for proposal
Call for proposals 2016 — EAC/A04/2015 —
Erasmus+ programme
General information on:
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Objectives
Actions
Eligibility
Budget and duration of projects
Deadline for the submission of applications
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b) the Programme Guide
b) the Programme Guide
The Erasmus+ Programme Guide (available online)
presents all actions covered within the new
Erasmus+ Programme, including the Jean Monnet
Actions, and explains the rules and conditions for
setting up and submitting an application.
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/discover/guide/index_en.htm
In the Programme Guide:
JEAN MONNET ACTIVITIES from page 192
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WHICH ACTIONS ARE SUPPORTED?
WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF JEAN MONNET?
JEAN MONNET MODULES*
JEAN MONNET CHAIRS
JEAN MONNET CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
JEAN MONNET SUPPORT TO ASSOCIATIONS
JEAN MONNET NETWORKS
JEAN MONNET PROJECTS
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JEAN MONNET MODULES
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WHAT IS A JEAN MONNET MODULE?
WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE SUPPORTED UNDER THIS
ACTION?
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF ORGANISATIONS PARTICIPATING
IN A JEAN MONNET MODULE?
• WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA USED TO ASSESS A JEAN
MONNET MODULE? ---Eligibility criteria
• WHAT ELSE SHOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT A JEAN MONNET
MODULE? ---Budget allocation, Dissemination and
Impact, Funding rules
2. Second step before submitting your
application:
Applicants must have an ECAS (European
Commission Authentication Service) account.
For practical details on how to create the ECAS
account, please consult the presentation on the
EACEA website:
http://ec.europa.eu/visits/documents/ecas-stepby-step_en.pdf
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The applicant organisation* must be registered in
the Participant Portal and receive a Participant
Identification Code (PIC)
This PIC is a number that will be used as a reference by
the Commission in any future interactions.
A single registration is required for each organisation in
the system.
Which kind of information? See Call for Proposal
*and for the Jean Monnet Networks also the partner
institutions involved
For practical details on how to use the Participant
Portal, please consult the presentation on the
EACEA website:
• https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eaceasite/files/participant-portal-eform.pdf
3. Submit your application using the
eForm
- Create your official electronic application form,
also called the eForm (No paper copy is required)
- Fill in the eForm, attach completed versions of the
compulsory annexes and validate it
-If your application is complete, you can submit it
online
- You will then receive a confirmation email and
reference number. If not, contact the helpdesk.
MORE INFORMATION – JEAN MONNET
• Erasmus+ Programme Guide and 2016 General Call for proposals:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/discover/guide/index_en.htm
• Jean Monnet Activities:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/jean-monnet_en
• Funding - Jean Monnet Activities within Erasmus+:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en
• Jean Monnet Directory:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/JeanMonnetDirectory/#/search-screen/
• Jean Monnet selection results:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/selection-results_en
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Mailbox Jean Monnet: EACEA-JMA@ec.europa.eu
Jean Monnet – Activities overview
Max. community grants (of total budget): 75% - 80%
*Flat rate financing system
Type of Activity
Amount EUR
Jean Monnet Modules*
30.000 EUR
Jean Monnet Chairs*
50.000 EUR
Centres of Excellence
100.000 EUR
Jean Monnet Networks
300.000 EUR
Min. N° of
countries
Duration
1
3 years
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3 years
Jean Monnet Projects*
60.000 EUR
1
12-24 months
Support to Associations
50.000 EUR
1
3 years
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Erasmus+
Example - Jean Monnet Module in European
Banking and Financial Integration in EU,
2007-2010
Universitatea Alexandru Loan Cazu Iasi, Iasi, Roumania Prof. Stefura
Aims: Due to the great demand for accurate
information regarding the European integration process
and to its position in the social environment, the UAIC
Iasy can and must act like a leader in bringing Europe
closer to the citizens and highlighting the implications
of this process
Target groups:
Students, teachers, trainers, civil society
Activities: Course on European Banking and
Financial Integration, to train future European
citizens in Romania
Information about European economic integration
at postgraduate level
Promote and strengthen active European citizenship
through understanding that the economic impact of
enlargement will be significant as a bigger and
more integrated market boosts economic growth
Promote the active participation of students/citizens
in the process of European integration through
reflection and debate on the various economic
aspects of this process.
Example - Jean Monnet Chair in European
Integration and Youth 2010-2014
National University of Ireland, Maynooth Dr M. DEVLIN
Aims
• To respond to unprecedented increase in emphasis
on youth policy at EU level in recent years
• To consolidate and expand European integration
studies for youth and community work students at
the National University of Ireland, Maynooth
• To explore ways of furthering the European
dimension in vocational and professional youth and
community work, education and training
Activities
• Lectures, including a module for vocational and
professional students
• Doctoral seminars
• Training course for civil society groups
Target groups
• Higher education institutions at national level, civil
society groups and organisations and academics and
students from outside the EU
• gathering together academics and practitioners
working in the field of youth studies
• Thank you
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