The UK Higher Education International Unit has advised us of the following international opportunities and news items:
| DEADLINE | TITLE | DETAILS OF CALL |
| 15 January 2016 | Erasmus+ Programme – Key Action 3 – Support for Policy Reform | A budget of €8.7m is available to support collaborative projects aimed at supporting Europe’s SMEs to offer more apprenticeships |
| 21 January 2016 | Erasmus+ Programme: Sports Collaborative Partnerships related to the 2016 European Week of Sport | A budget of €1.2m is available for Collaborative Partnerships that address one of the themes of the 2016 European Week of Sport, namely:- education; workplaces; outdoors; and sports clubs and fitness centres. |
| 22 January 2016 | European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) | An opportunity to tender to conduct surveys into the core labour standards in Guatemala, Colombia, Pakistan and Georgia. |
| 18 February 2016 | Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme | Action grants to support transnational projects to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance |
| NEWS | Erasmus+ Programme Results from the 2015 Application Round- Key Action 2 Strategic Partnerships | A summary of UK HEI success in the 2015 application round |
| NEWS | Erasmus+ Programme- Useful sources of information for preparing proposals | Links to useful sources of background information |
| NEWS | EU Funded Project Case Studies – New programmes 2014 – 2020: Erasmus+ Sport | A case study of an Erasmus+ Sport Collaborative Partnership project led by the University of Gloucestershire, entitled ‘Supporting Policy and Action for Active Environments (SPAcE)’ |
| NEWS | Open Calls for Proposals and Tenders | As detailed in previous editions |
If you wish to apply for any of these calls, please contact Emily Cieciura, RKEO Research Facilitator: EU & International or your Faculty Funding Development Officer
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