New European Universities Alliances call for proposals with a budget of €218 million for two years

The European Commission has opened a new call for proposals for the European Universities Alliances. The call aims to fund alliances for two more years with a total budget of €218.4 million.

The call is open from 29/10/2026 to 04/03/2027, the Commission indicated. It is particularly aimed at supporting "alliances of higher education institutions demonstrating an existing deep institutional transnational cooperation, including - but not limited to - the alliances previously funded under the 2023 Erasmus+ call for proposals, taking their cooperation to the next level and concretely materialising their long-term strategies".

The alliances are funded under the EU programme Erasmus+. There are currently 73 across 36 countries, but only 65 are funded by Erasmus+; the other eight are Seals of…