Access "Opportunities" and select a programme (Erasmus+ or European Solidarity Corps)

Access the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps platform and click on Opportunities (1) in the main menu. A sub-menu opens with the following options:

• Erasmus+ (2)
• European Solidarity Corps (3)

Click on one of the two options, to view the opportunities available for that programme.

The available opportunities are by default displayed as cards in a grid view. You may optionally view the opportunities in a list view, by clicking the List View button in the top right corner. 

Each opportunity relates to a key action/field of either the Erasmus+ or the European Solidarity Corps programmes managed by National Agencies. 

Opportunities for Erasmus+

In the Opportunities for Erasmus+ page you will see:

1. an introduction - can be closed in right corner.
2. a disclaimer for projects not available in this system - can be closed in right corner
3. a number of filtering options, allowing you to filter and list only the opportunities that interest you
4. a list of all open/upcoming calls matching the selected filter options (if any)

Filtering on Erasmus+ opportunities

You can filter your content and see the details for an opportunity, but you must log in to be able to apply.

The filter options can be hidden by clicking on the left arrow (<) next to Filter by.

The following Filter by options are available:

• Status
  • All 
  • Open (Default)
  • Upcoming (Only available when new calls have been scheduled but not yet open)
• Fields (of opportunity) 
  
  • All (Default)
  • Adult Education
  • Vocational Education and Training
  • School Education
  • Higher Education
  • Youth
  • Sport
• Key actions
  • Learning Mobility of Individuals (KA1xx)
  • Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices (KA2xx)

A coloured sidebar will indicate the status of the opportunities:

• Open - green
• Upcoming - yellow

List of available calls for Erasmus+

All available calls for Erasmus+ are listed under Open Calls, optionally applying your filter selections.

The available calls can be viewed in either grid view (default) or list view.

Opportunities for European Solidarity Corps 

In the Opportunities for European Solidarity Corps page you will see:

1. an introduction
2. a list of all open/upcoming calls

You cannot filter the calls for European Solidarity Corps. However, the coloured sidebar is preserved, indicating their status:

• Open - green
• Upcoming - yellow

Apply for an opportunity (both Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps)

The following information is available for each call:

1. Status bar 
   1. Green for open calls
   2. Yellow for upcoming calls
2. Opportunity title including action and action type code
3. The call year (and round, where applicable)
4. A description of the opportunity
5. The deadline for submitting a complete application for this opportunity and the number of days left until the deadline
6. The Apply button (only available for open calls)

Click "Apply"

For the desired opportunity, click the Apply button in the bottom right corner of the relevant opportunity box.

Sign in to EU Login (only if not already signed in)

If you have not yet signed in to EU Login when you click on Apply, you will be redirected to the EU Login screen.
Provide your registered email and password, as described on the page EU Login - European Commission Authentication Service, to continue to your application.

If you do not have an EU Login account, you can create one at this stage.

Start filling in the Application form

"Draft application already exists"

If you have already started (but not submitted) an application for the selected action type and call year, you will receive a notification. Choose whether you want to Open the existing draft or Create a new application by clicking on the appropriate button.

No previous draft found

If you have never created an application for the selected action type, a new application form is created after you click Apply.

Open the application form

The "Application form" screen opens and you can start filling in the application form.

Each form contains a number of sections, listed in the Content Menu, which should be completed in the order they are listed.

A unique Form ID is assigned to the application, which later can be used to identify it in My Applications as well as in all related communications with your National Agency.

For an index of the available forms for different action types calls and the sections in an application, please see the guidelines available in Apply for grant or accreditation. 

For general information on how to complete an application form, see the instructions in How to complete the application form.

For specific information about a form and its sections, see the detailed pages under Specific information on how to complete your form.

Retrieve an already created application in "My Applications"

Once you have created the application form, you can fill it in and submit it immediately, or you can access it at any later time for further editing, by selecting Applications > My Applications in the main menu of the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Platform. 

For further information on finding and managing your application, see My Applications.