The European Commission has published in the Official Journal of the European Union on October 8tyh, 2008, a Call for Proposals for year 2009 within the Programme in the field of Lifelong Learning 2007-2013. This Call, which represents a financial support of 961 M€, embodies the sub programmes Erasmus, Comenius, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig, Jean Monnet Programme and Transversal Programme.

This call for proposals is based on the decision establishing the Lifelong Learning Programme which was adopted by the European Parliament and Council on November 15th, 2006 (Decision Nº 1720/2006/EC), covering the 2007 to 2013 period. The general objective is to contribute to the development of quality lifelong learning, and to promote high performance, innovation and a European dimension in systems and practices in the field. The action programme aims in particular to develop and foster interchange, cooperation and mobility within the Community so that education and training systems become a world quality reference in accordance with the Lisbon strategy.

The Lifelong Learning Programme applies to all types and levels of education and vocational education and training and it is accessible to students, teachers, trainers and other staff involved in any aspect in life long learning, institutions and bodies providing learning opportunities, enterprises, social partners and their organisations, associations, research centres, non-profit organisations, NGOs, voluntary bodies, etc., which are established in any of the 27 MS, the EFTA-EEA countries, or candidate country Turkey.

Budget

The total budget earmarked for the Call for Proposals 2009 for Life Long Learning DG EAC/31/08 represents up to 961 M€. The level of grants awarded as well as the duration of projects vary depending on factors such as the type of project and the number of countries involved.

Actions and Deadline Applications

ERASMUS

• Erasmus University Charter: November 28th, 2008
• Intensive Programmes (IP), Students mobility for studies and placements (including the Erasmus consortium placement certificate) and Staff mobility (teaching assignments and staff training): March 13rd, 2009.
• Intensive Language Courses (EILC): February 6th, 2009.

COMENIUS

• Assistantships: January 30th, 2009.
• Comenius Regio Partnersh: February 20th, 2009.

GRUNDTVIG

• Workshops: February 20th, 2009.
• Assistantships, Senior Volunteering Projects: : March 31st, 2009.

COMENIUS and GRUNDTVIG

• In-service Training: First deadline: January 16th, 2009. Further deadlines: April 30th, 2009 and
• September 15th, 2009.

LEONARDO DA VINCI

• Mobility (including the Leonardo Da Vinci mobility certificate): February 6th, 2009.
• Transfer of Innovation multilateral Projects: February 27th, 2009.

COMENIUS, LEONARDO DA VINCI and GRUNDTVIG

• Partnerships: February 20th, 2009.

COMENIUS, ERASMUS, LEONARDO DA VINCI, GRUNDTVIG

• Multilateral projects, Networks and Accompanying Measures: February 27th, 2009.

JEAN MONNET PROGRAMME: February 13th, 2009.

TRANSVERSAL PROGRAMME

• Key activity 1 — Study visits: April 9th, 2009.

The full text of the ‘LLP General Call for proposals 2008-2010: update 2009 — Strategic Priorities’, together with the ‘LLP Programme Guide’ and the application forms, can be found at the Education & Training page on the Commission's website.