Jean Monnet Actions

The Jean Monnet Actions in the higher education sector support teaching and research on EU studies worldwide. EU studies refer to teaching, learning, and research about the European Union, its history, objectives, structure, functioning, and/or policies.

Additionally, the actions in the higher education sector aim to act as a disseminator of public diplomacy in relation to third countries by promoting EU values and increasing visibility of what the European Union represents and aims to achieve.

In the Jean Monnet Actions for general and vocational education, the goal is to promote understanding of the EU and the functioning of its institutions among pupils, students, teachers, and trainers.

The actions aim, among other things, to develop the capabilities of teaching staff to teach EU subjects, create inspiring teaching methods together, and develop teacher training.

• Jean Monnet Modules: Short study units or courses that focus on EU topics either in a specific subject or in a multidisciplinary way. Can also take the form of summer or intensive courses. Minimum teaching 40 hours per academic year. Maximum grant amount 35 000 €. The applicant must be a higher education institution.
• Jean Monnet Chairs: Three-year teaching posts for university professors with specialization in EU studies. Minimum teaching 90 hours per academic year. The Chair can be supported by a team that complements and supports with, for example, additional teaching hours. Maximum grant amount 60 000 €. The applicant must be a higher education institution (not a individual/professor).
• Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence: Centers of expertise and information on EU topics that develop transnational activities. The key role is to reach students who are not usually involved in EU affairs, as well as more broadly decision-makers, civil servants, NGOs and citizens. Maximum grant amount 100 000 €. The applicant must be a higher education institution. One higher education institution can only have one Centre of Excellence.
• Jean Monnet Teacher Training: Support for strengthening EU content and competence in teachers' basic and in-service training. The activity can be, for example, training, seminars or summer and intensive courses about the EU or teaching methods of EU subjects. Training can take place online, physically or in blended format. Maximum grant amount 300 000 €. The applicant must be a higher education institution (teacher training institution) or an educational organisation that offers basic and continuing education for teachers.

When there are several higher education institutions as applicants:

• Thematic networks for higher education: Broad networks with the aim of collecting and sharing research results, course and experience content and products (such as studies and articles) and discussing them among partners. In 2024, networks will be funded with three different themes: 1) Jean Monnet network on internal issues: an economy that works for people 2) Jean Monnet network on foreign policy issues: EU and Latin America and 3) Jean Monnet network on foreign policy issues: EU and Africa. Maximum grant amount is 1 or 1.2 million euros, depending on the network. The applicant is a consortium.

Jean Monnet Actions for general and vocational education

When the applicant is an individual school or (vocational) educational institution:

• "Learning EU" Initiative: Support for EU-related educational activities. The activity can be, for example, project weeks, study visits or other interactive activities. The school can create learning experiences both by itself and with the support of higher education institutions or other organisations (such as NGOs and associations). The aim is to strengthen EU awareness, European identity and active citizenship among students and teaching staff. Maximum grant amount 35 000 €. The applicant is a school or vocational educational institution.

When the applicants are more than one school, educational institution and/or teacher training institution:

• Jean Monnet networks: Networks focused on the exchange of information between teachers, where experiences, teaching methods and good practices related to EU teaching are developed and shared. The network can also organize joint teaching, either through mobility or online. Maximum grant amount 300 000 €. The applicant is a consortium.

Support and guidance for the application process are provided by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Additionally, EDUFI informs about the action in Finland and advises Finnish applicants on general application questions. Contact information can be found at the bottom of the page.

Information about EACEA and EDUFI's applicant webinars, as well as their materials, can be found below.