Call for proposals - EACEA/37/10: EU-Canada Programme for Co-operation in Higher Education, Training and Youth: Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships - Transatlantic Degree Partnerships

The general objectives of the programme and of this Call are to promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the EU and Canada, including broader knowledge of their languages, cultures and institutions and to improve the quality of human resources in the EU and Canada.

Eligible applicants are higher education institutions and vocational education and training institutions, established in one of the EU Member States.
Each project must have one lead institution in the EU and one lead institution in Canada, responsible for submitting the common proposal and for the management of the project. These lead institutions must be higher education or training institutions.

The consortium must be composed of at least four institutions in total - two from the EU and two from Canada, and from different EU Member States and Canadian provinces/territories. These institutions may be either higher education or training institutions or a mixture of both.

There are two types of actions under this call: Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships and Transatlantic Degree Partnerships programmes.

For Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships (TEP) projects, support is provided to enable EU-Canada consortia of higher education institutions and training institutions, to carry out joint study and training programmes and to implement student and faculty mobility. Support includes support for administration, grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff. The maximum duration of TEP projects is 36 months. TEP activities are planned to start 1 October 2011 and to end by 30 September 2014.

For Transatlantic Degree Partnerships (TDP) projects, support is provided to develop and implement dual/double or joint degree programs. Support includes support for the development work and administration, grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff. The maximum duration of TDP projects is 48 months. TDP activities are planned to start 1 October 2011 and to end by 30 September 2015.

The EU budget available for the co-financing of projects is estimated at €1.546 million, and that two TDP projects and five TEP projects will be funded in 2011. The maximum amount of EU funding will be €428,000 for a four-year TDP project and €138,000 for a three-year TEP project.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2011.

Further details can be found via the EACEA website.

Reference: 2010/C 323/08

(Added 2010-11-30)