Part of the Lifelong Learning Programme, Comenius seeks to develop knowledge and understanding among young people and educational staff of the diversity of European cultures , languages and values. It helps young people acquire the basic life skills and competences necessary for their personal development, for future employment and for active citizenship.

This call has the following goals:

• To improve and increase the mobility of pupils and educational staff in different Member States
• To enhance and increase partnerships between schools in different Member States, with at least three million pupils taking part in joint educational activities by 2010 
• To encourage language learning, innovative ICT-based content, services and better teaching techniques and practices 

In adition to our useful documents section, further information as well as relevant documents on EAC/49/09 Call for Comenius Individual Pupil Mobility can be found at the Lifelong Learning Programme website.

The Comenius Individual Pupil Mobility action allows secondary school pupils to spend between 3 and 10 months in a host school and a host family abroad. Pupil mobilities are organised between schools involved in the same Comenius School Partnership.
 

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 2,60 Million EUR (Global Budget)

• 01 December 2009 - 15 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Call for Proposals for Comenius Individual Pupil Mobility (Legal base)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Any legal organisation
• Public authorities (all)

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)
• Candidate Countries
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• Third countries

Directorate-General for Education and Culture

• Lifelong Learning Programme - Specific call for proposals - Comenius Individual Pupil Mobility (DG EAC/38/2010)
• Specific Call for Proposals EAC/49/09 Comenius Individual Pupil Mobility