Jean Monnet Activities

The Jean Monnet Activities aim at promoting excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union studies worldwide. The emphasis of the activities is on the European integration process but also on other Europe-related aspects and fields of studies belong to the scope of the activities.

Jean Monnet Activities aim to promote

• EU-knowledge and interest in the EU
• innovative multi-disciplinary and cross-sectional teaching and research
• dialogue between the academic world and policy-makers,
• organisational networking.

Additionally, the activities equip students and young professionals with knowledge of European Union subjects relevant for their academic and professional lives.

• Jean Monnet Modules are short teaching programmes in the field of European Union studies within one discipline or with a multidisciplinary approach. Programmes can also be summer or intensive courses. Each Module has a minimum duration of 40 teaching hours per academic year. The maximum grant that can be awarded is 30 000 €.
• Jean Monnet Chairs are teaching posts with a specialisation in European Union studies for university professors. The professor provides a minimum of 90 teaching hours per academic year. Higher education institutions, not individuals, apply for the Chairs. The maximum grant that can be awarded is 50 000 €.
• Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence are focal points for expertise, research and teaching on European Union Subjects. The maximum grant that can be awarded is 100 000 €.
• Jean Monnet Support for Associations is a grant for academic and research institutions specialised in EU-studies for disseminating EU-related teaching, research and knowledge. The maximum grant that can be awarded is 50 000 €.
• Jean Monnet Networks gather and disseminate information on the methods of European Union studies and research. The networks increase cooperation between international players and exchange good practices across the world. The network must include 5 organisations from 5 different countries. The maximum grant that can be awarded is 300 000 €.
• Jean Monnet Projects promote innovative perspective and teaching methods in European Union studies, discussions on current European Union themes and general EU knowledge. One organisation applies for a project but it can later include other organisations as well. The maximum grant that can be awarded is 60 000 €.

The executive agency EACEA gives guidance on the application for the Jean Monnet Activities. Additionally, EDUFI  gives general application guidance to Finnish applicants. We also organise an application guidance webinar after the application round has opened. For general information, please see the materials of the webinar organised in autumn 2018.

We also give guidance per email and over the phone. Please see our contact details at the end of this page.

For detailed application guidelines, application documents and all the necessary attachments, please see EACEA's web page (see the links above).