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Erasmus+ guide · for coordinators and teachers

Erasmus+ deadlines for schools: from application to your training course

Every year Erasmus+ KA1 funding for school, VET and adult education staff comes down to one date in the Programme Guide. This page tracks that date, tells you what to do in the weeks before it, and can remind you by email six weeks and one week before. Every date links to the official source.

Last verified: 6 October 2026, against the Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026 (version 1, 12 November 2025). The Programme Guide 2027 hasn’t been published yet: we’ll update this page when it is.
Call status · 6 October 2026

Where we are: the 2026 call is closed. KA122 Round 1 and KA121 closed on 19 February 2026, the accreditation call (KA120) on 29 September 2026, and KA122 Round 2, where a National Agency opened it, on 1 October 2026. The 2027 deadlines will be published in the Programme Guide 2027. For reference, the 2026 Programme Guide and call came out on 12 November 2025.

Next KA1 deadline for schools

Round 1 · KA122 short-term projects and KA121 accredited projects

2027 date not published yet. In 2026 it was 19 February at 12:00 midday Brussels time.

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On this page
  1. When is the Erasmus+ deadline for schools?
  2. KA122, KA121 and accreditation deadlines
  3. What to do 12, 8, 4 and 1 weeks before
  4. What happens after the deadline
  5. FAQ
  6. Get deadline reminders by email

When is the Erasmus+ application deadline for schools?

For staff mobility in school education, KA1 has one main deadline a year, the same for every National Agency. In the 2026 call it was 19 February at 12:00 midday Brussels time, for both short-term projects (KA122) and accredited projects (KA121). Some National Agencies also opened a second KA122 round, with a deadline on 1 October. The 2027 dates will be published in the Programme Guide 2027, which isn’t out yet.

The same dates applied to VET and adult education. Each National Agency announces on its own website whether it opens Round 2, so check yours before you plan around it.

KA122, KA121 and accreditation: which deadline is yours?

Three routes, three different dates. In each card, the 2026 date is the one set by the Programme Guide 2026; the 2027 date will be added here when the new guide is out.

Not accredited · first-time or occasional

KA122 short-term projects · Round 1

2026 call
19 February 2026, 12:00 Brussels time · all National Agencies
2027 call
Not published yet: it will be in the Programme Guide 2027
Projects start
Between 1 June and 31 December of the same year

Source: Programme Guide 2026, p. 113

Only if your National Agency opens it

KA122 short-term projects · Round 2

2026 call
1 October 2026, 12:00 Brussels time
2027 call
Not published yet: it will be in the Programme Guide 2027
Projects start
Between 1 January and 31 May of the following year

Source: Programme Guide 2026, p. 113. If you get a grant in Round 1, you can’t apply again in Round 2 of the same call (p. 114).

Accredited schools

KA121 accredited projects

2026 call
19 February 2026, 12:00 Brussels time
2027 call
Not published yet: it will be in the Programme Guide 2027
Projects start
1 June of the same year · 15 months, extendable to 24

Source: Programme Guide 2026, pp. 116-117.

Applying to become accredited

Erasmus accreditation (KA120)

2026 call
29 September 2026, 12:00 Brussels time · closed
Valid from
1 February 2027 until 31 December 2027, the end of the current programme period
Next call
None announced at 6 October 2026

Source: Programme Guide 2026, pp. 76, 79. Guide: Erasmus+ accreditation for schools.

Erasmus+ Teacher Academies are a different action (European partnerships of teacher education and training providers), with their own call and deadline. They aren’t training courses for individual teachers.

What should you do 12, 8, 4 and 1 weeks before the deadline?

A KA122 application is scored on relevance (20 points), project design (50) and follow-up (30), and it needs at least 60 points and half of each criterion to pass (Programme Guide 2026, p. 115). That takes time. Count back from the deadline:

12 weeks before

Decide what the project is for

  • Check that your organisation has an Organisation ID (OID). If it doesn’t, register in the Organisation Registration System: it’s needed before you can apply (p. 413).
  • Agree the two or three needs the project answers, with your head teacher. Everything in the application follows from them.
  • Check your limit: an organisation can receive up to three KA122 grants in any five consecutive call years (p. 114).
Choosing courses already? Shortlist courses that match those needs. Ask providers for the programme: you’ll describe the activities better, and for a course the programme can replace the learning agreement later (p. 108).
8 weeks before

Draft the application

  • Write the first draft of the three scored sections, starting from your needs and objectives.
  • Plan who travels, to which activity, and how you’ll choose participants in a fair and transparent way.
  • Plan the follow-up now: how colleagues will use what participants bring back. It’s 30 of the 100 points.
Write it yourself. Applicants declare that nobody external was paid to draft the application (p. 115). Our free KA122 guide helps you write it; it doesn’t write it for you.
4 weeks before

Complete the form

  • Fill in the activities and budget in the official form. A maximum of three people from the same organisation can be funded on the same course, and each person attends one course per project (p. 107).
  • Have a colleague who didn’t write it read the whole application: experts read it as one document.
  • Find out who signs the declaration on honour for your organisation (p. 414) and when they’re available.
1 week before

Check and submit early

  • Final read against the award criteria. Check that the numbers match across sections.
  • Get the declaration on honour signed and submit a few days before the deadline, not at 11:55 on the day.
  • Save the submission confirmation and a PDF of the application.

What happens after the deadline?

For KA1 projects managed by National Agencies, the award decision and the grant agreement come, indicatively, four months after the deadline (Programme Guide 2026, p. 435). Round 1 projects then start between 1 June and 31 December. Once the result is in, here’s what to do in your first 90 days after approval.

Choose your course before the result

You can pre-book an ELA course while you wait. If your project isn’t approved, you cancel for free. You’ll have a course and dates to point to while you write, and no risk if the answer is no.

Download the course catalogue

Erasmus+ deadlines: frequently asked questions

When are the 2027 Erasmus+ deadlines published?
In the Programme Guide 2027, which comes with the 2027 call for proposals. At our last check (6 October 2026) the European Commission hadn’t published it. For reference, the 2026 guide and call came out on 12 November 2025. We update this page as soon as the new guide is out.
Is the Erasmus+ deadline the same in every country?
Round 1 is the same for all National Agencies. Round 2 for KA122 exists only where the National Agency decides to open it, and it says so on its website (Programme Guide 2026, p. 113).
What time does the deadline close?
At 12:00:00, midday Brussels time. If you’re in a different time zone, convert it before deadline day.
Can we apply in Round 2 if we were approved in Round 1?
No. An organisation that receives a KA122 grant in Round 1 can’t apply in Round 2 of the same call (p. 114).
When will we know if our project is approved?
Indicatively four months after the deadline, when the National Agency notifies its decision and the grant agreement (p. 435). Then: your first 90 days after approval.
Do we have to choose the course provider before we apply?
You describe the activities you plan. Many schools shortlist or pre-book courses while they write, so the activities are concrete. With ELA, a pre-booking is cancelled for free if the project isn’t approved.
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