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.

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

See available calls

Erasmus+

In the Opportunities for Erasmus+ page you will see:

1. a number of filtering options, allowing you to filter and list only the opportunities that interest you
2. 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
• Key actions
  • Learning Mobility of Individuals
  • Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices

The opportunities are highlighted with a side bar that matches the colour of the status buttons:

• Open - green
• Upcoming - yellow

List of available calls for Erasmus+

All available calls for Erasmus+ are listed at the right, optionally applying your filter selections.

European Solidarity Corps 

In the Opportunities for European Solidarity Corps page all available calls are listed. 

You cannot filter the calls for European Solidarity Corps, however the colour side bar is preserved, indicating their status:

• Open - green
• Upcoming - yellow

Apply to an opportunity

Call details

Each opportunity is displayed as a card.

Each card has the following information available:

1. Opportunity title including call year, round, action and action type code
2. Illustration
3. Description of the opportunity
4. Deadline for submitting a complete application for this opportunity and the remaining days before the deadline
5. Apply button (only available for open calls)
6. Status bar 
   1. Green for open calls
   2. Yellow for upcoming calls

Click "Apply"

For the desired opportunity, click the Apply button in the lower 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, you will receive an error message Forbidden when you click on Apply, and will be redirected to the EU Login screen.
You must now 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 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 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 general information on how to complete an applciation form please consult the documentation available here: Apply for grant or accreditation. 
For information about each 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 the page My Applications.