1. Jean Monnet Activities within the Erasmus+ Programme

2. Jean Monnet – How does it work
Teaching and research (Modules, Chairs, Centres of Excellence)
Policy debate with academic world (Networks, Projects)
Support to Associations
The Programme is devided in 3 thematic sub-activities:
Teaching and research
Policy debate with the academic world
Support to Associations

3. Jean Monnet – Activities overview Max
Jean Monnet – Activities overview Max. community grants (of total budget): 75% - 80% *Flat rate financing system

4. Teaching and research in the field of EU-studies
Aims to support:
MODULES h teaching programme (max grant: 30,000 €)
CHAIRS* h teaching posts (max grant: 50,000 €)
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE** focal points of competence and knowledge (max grant 100,000 €)
* And carry out at least one additional activity per academic year
* * academic responsibility of Centres not mandatory any more to be assumed by Jean Monnet Chair holder
Main activities:
teaching in European integration studies embodied in an official curriculum of a HEI
conduct, monitor and supervise research on EU subjects, also for other educational levels such as teacher training and compulsory education
organise and coordinate human and documentary resources related to European Union studies
enhancing the debate and exchange of experience about the EU (think-thank function)
systematic publication of the results of research activities

5. Policy debate and exchanges
Aims to support:
NETWORKS: foster creation, development of consortia of international players (HEIs, Centres of Excellence, departments, etc.) in area of EU studies. Involvement of minimum 3 partner institutions from 3 different countries, duration up to 3 years; (max grant: €)
PROJECTS: support innovation, cross-fertilisation, the spread of the EU content. Involvement of other partners possible, duration between 12 – 24 months; (max grant: €)
Main activities:
Gathering and promoting information and results on methodologies applied to high-level research and teaching on EU-studies
Enhancing cooperation between different HEIs and other relevant bodies throughout Europe and around the world
Innovation projects explore new angles and different methodologies in view of making EU subjects more attractive, adopted to various kinds of target populations
Cross-fertilisation projects promote discussion and reflection on EU issues, enhance knowledge about the Union and its processes
Spread content projects mainly concern information and dissemination activities

6. Support to Associations
Aims to support:
ASSOCIATIONS: contribute to the study of the EU integration process, interdisciplinary approach, officially registered and independent; open to all interested professors, teachers and researchers specialising in EU issues, at regional, national or supranational level; duration 3 years; (max grant: €)
Main activities:
organise and carry out statutory activities of associations dealing with EU studies and EU issues;
Perform research in the field of specific European issues in order to advice local, regional, national and European policy makers, dissemination of outcomes including the EU institutions, enhancing active citizenship.

7. Planning a new proposal
Annual Calls for Proposals issued by EU (published in December)
Eligible to apply are HEIs or organisation (active in EU subject area) in any country of the world
Only one applicant institution is required. In the case of Networks the lead institution presents the application.
Proposals assessed by experts on basis of relevance, quality of design, quality of team, impact and dissemination
Apply directly to Executive Agency (EACEA)
Deadline for submission usually set in February
One Call for proposal per Year published after the publication of the general Erasmus+ call
For details on the eligibility advise them to consult the Erasmus+ guide
For Networks the partners have to be listed in the application with respective detailed description of their expertise and experience. It is important to explain clearly the distribution of roles and responsibilities among the partners
2 independent experts per application

8. Award criteria 2. Quality of the project design
1. Relevance of the project
2. Quality of the project design
3. Quality of the project TEAM
4. Impact and Dissemination
For more details please consult the E+ Guide

9. NB: No paper copy is required
Application process
Pre-requisites: EULogin account and PIC code
The application package is composed of the eForm and three compulsory annexes:
Detailed Project Description
Budget Form
Declaration of Honour
- Fill in the eForm, and complete and attach the compulsory annexes.
- Validate the eForm.
- Automatic check: If form is complete it can be submitted online.
- Successful submission  confirmation and reference number.
NB: No paper copy is required
All sections of the eForm must be completed. Once the applicant has completed the eForm and attached the annexes, the eForm should be validated. This triggers an automatic check that informs the applicant whether or not the application form is complete. If it is complete it can be submitted online.
When the application is successfully submitted, the system generates a confirmation and a project reference number. Applicants that do not receive confirmation should contact the Helpdesk.
Applicants must pay attention to the correct uploading of the attachments.

10. Application process
Instructions on completing the application package and an eForm User Guide are published on website:
Instructions on how to complete the eForm and upload and complete the compulsory attachments are published on the website under the eForms tab.
Under the same tab you will also find a detailed step-by-step Guide on how to complete the eForm. Applicants will find here all the technical instructions necessary to completing the eForm and the contact details of the Helpdesk where further assistance can be sought if necessary.
Applicants should refer to both documents in addition to the Call for Proposals and the Programme Guide when preparing their application.

11. 1) Complete the eForm
Part A. Applicant organisation (and partners for Networks only)
Most details automatically retrieved from the Participant Portal
ECHE to be verified
Part B. Major information about the project: summary, priorities and topics addressed, duration, budget
Part C. Specific information: discipline, number of teaching hours, students, etc.
Part A presents details on the applicant organisation. Most of this section is completed with data retrieved from the Participant Portal. Applicants should take care to verify the data and for those concerned, to check the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (section A.1) as this is obligatory for HEIs in Programme countries.
Applicants should note that the "contact person" referred to in the e-Form (A.2) refers to the academic coordinator, responsible for leading the proposed activities, and in the case of Chairs and Modules, responsible for the delivery of the teaching programme. Institutions often make the mistake of providing the name of an administrative staff member here rather than the name of the principal academic, which creates problems later is the proposal is successful.
At A.3 the applicant should indicate the legal representative i.e. the person who will sign the Grant agreement with the Agency in the case of a successful proposal. The same person must sign the Declaration of Honour.
Sections B and C present a summary of the principal characteristics of the proposal and more specific data on student numbers, annual teaching hours, specific target groups (recent PhD holders, primary and secondary schools).
The final pages are reserved for the compulsory attachments.

12. 2) Complete and attach annex I
Description of the project
Part D. Characteristics and relevance: Rationale for the proposal, relevance to the objectives of the Action, relevance to target groups Part E. Participating organisations – teams: Aims and activities of the organisation, skills and expertise of key staff (publications, teaching) Part F. Design and implementation of the proposal: Work programme, methodology, time schedule Part G. Impact, dissemination and exploitation Part H. Curriculum Vitae and full list of publications
Annex I consists of the Detailed Project Description form. It provides the main body of information on the project team and the academic content and methodology of the proposal. Applicants should take care to provide ALL the information requested.
Each section of the Detailed Project Description bears a direct relation to one of the four award criteria. Applicants should present the required information with this in mind and with reference to the specific points set out in the Programme Guide, where further details on the Award Criteria as applicable to each Action type are set out. For example, Section E, which presents the project team and key staff and Section H, which provides the Curriculum vitae templates will be referred to by the evaluators when assessing the proposal against Award criterion 3, Quality of the project team. Section F provides the evaluators with the main elements for assessing the proposal against award criterion 2, Quality of Project design and so on…

13. 3) Complete and attach annex II
Budget table
3 forms depending on the Action type:
Modules & Chairs - Flat-rate financing:
Indicate number of teaching hours planned
Top-up percentage added for complementary activities
Total budget and EU grant calculated automatically
Projects - Flat-rate financing:
Indicate number of events, participants and speakers
Centres of Excellence, Associations, Networks – Budget-based financing:
Indicate all expenses planned by costs categories
(staff, travel and subsistence, subcontracting, equipment, other costs, indirect costs)
Annex II, consists of the Budget table. The budget forms fro flate-rate and budget based projects are different. Furthermore, there are two Flat-rate funding forms: a) one for Chair and Module and b) one for Projects and one budget-based funding form.
For action types supported by the flat-rate funding system, the budget form is essentially a grant calculator. Applicants should select the country from the drop down menu and to indicate the number of teaching hours (for Chairs and Modules) or participants (for Projects). It is important that the information provided in the budget table is coherent with the information provided in both the eForm and the Detailed Project Description (Section F).
For action types supported by the budget based funding system, the budget table is set out according to cost categories. A list of eligible costs is set out in the Programme Guide under each Action type concerned.

14. 4) Complete and attach annex III
Declaration of Honour
To be signed by the legal representative
To include the exact title of the project
To indicate the exact amount of the grant requested
Annex III consists of the Declaration of Honour.
The Declaration of Honour must be signed by the legal representative of the applicant institution as indicated on the eForm.
The Declaration should indicate the exact title of the project
The amount indicated should be coherent with the amount included in the application form and the budget form and should indicate the exact amount of the grant requested and NOT the total project costs. Applicants should also be aware that should the DoH indicate an amount that is less than the grant request, the Agency will be obliged to take this amount into account.

15. Good Practice Teaching and Research
Example - Jean Monnet Module European Union, the Eastern Partnership & Russia in a New Geopolitical Context Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, Prof. Katarzyna PISARSKA
Objectives
Activities
Target group
Establishing grounds for EU foreign policy teaching and research
Introduction of 2 new EU foreign policy courses enhanced by study-visits
Students, academics, practitioners
Equipping students with knowledge of EU subjects
Organizing 3 panel discussions
Students, wide public
Fostering dialogue between the academic world and policy-makers
Organizing an international round-table
foreign policy experts and policy–makers
The last few slides present examples of good practice proposals, successful under previous selection rounds. There is a good practice example for each Action type here, which you can refer to after the presentation for further ideas on what constitutes a good proposal.
The first, for example – a Module – focuses on very relevant thematic; will make a major contribution to the profile of EU studies in the host institution and beyond; it is innovative, fosters new teaching in European studies, and is relevant to the E+ priorities and the target groups of the action; well structured work programme including diverse range of feasible activities aimed at a wide target groups that addresses audiences both within and outside academia, thus ensuring the promotion of EU studies and ensuring outreach to practitioner, decision-maker, civil society through its public debating activities.

16. Good Practice
Example - Jean Monnet Chair in EU Tax Governance and Fiscal Transparency UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID, Prof. Fernando Serrano Antón
Objectives
Activities
Target group
Promote a high quality teaching and research worldwide in the field of European Tax Law, Tax Governance and Fiscal Transparency
Introduction of 20 different teaching activities
new EU Tax Law optional subject into curriculum programme of Law studies at UCM
Academics, jurists, practitioners, policy-makers, students
Disseminate the European Tax Law and the Tax Governance and Transparency between tax officials and Judges
Five seminars per year on Tax Governance and Fiscal Transparency in cooperation with the IFA Spanish Brach
Tw officials, Judges
Foster the tax dialogue amongst policymakers, Judiciary and Academia creating synergies to impulse the knowledge of European Tax Law matters
Three workshops on European tax governance and fiscal transparency as a mean for improving tax compliance through fighting tax fraud and tax evasion
Policy-makers, judiciary, academics, tax officials,
Equip students and young professionals with knowledge on European Tax Law and Tax Governance to respond the lack of experts in Spain with such skills and then to improve the performance of lawyers, economists and academics.
Three participations per year in master level courses on European Tax Law, in particular, Master on Taxation, Master on International Taxation and Master for access to Law Practice;
Students, professionals, lawyers, economists and academics
The proposal is highly relevant to a very specialised area of EU activities (taxation). It promotes innovation in teaching and research. It makes a major contribution the promotion of European Legal Studies in the Tax law area. The proposal is coherently presented in the context of the EU's activities and is relevant for the JM and Erasmus Actions. Some collaboration with other Tax institutions is planned. The topic will be developed through teaching, research, dissemination activities and organisation of events. The academic added value of the proposal is convincing. Integrated approach to implementation and coherence between objectives and activities. Good dissemination strategy. Internal quality control and monitoring strategy. Multiple impact. The university would benefit from a wider availability of courses, research and activities on European subjects, specifically tax law.

17. Good Practice Policy debate
Example - Jean Monnet Network European Identity, Culture, Exchanges and Mulitlingualism Sofia University "Sveti Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria + 7 Partners from China, BE, UK, LU, PL, IE, SK, Assoc. Prof Maria STOICHEVA
Objectives
Activities
Target group
European identity formation
three dimensions of more focused research (patterns of European identity and citizenship among students ), identities in urban contexts (the European multilingual city) and the issue of emerging new European young researchers’ identities (exchanges and doctoral studies – an international study of processes and outcomes in the EU)
3 summer schools, 13 events (seminars, workshops, conferences and final conference)
young researchers(doctorate students, potential doctorate students)
Core task of the network to build knowledge and become reference point for researchers in these EU-related themes
10 major deliverables (books, collection of papers, conference proceedings, thematic issues of national journals, working papers)
young researchers who have obtained a PhD degree in the past 5 years), doctorate students from other scientific fields,
Very relevant to Programme priorities and objectives. Very pertinent selection of target groups. Multidisciplinaty thematic approach. Integrated structure of the activities with respect to the target groups. Feasible Activities. Very good selection of partners having relevant expertise. Good internal quality control and coordiantion strategy. Large impact expected.

18. Good Practice Policy debate
Example - Jean Monnet Project - Europe at school and in civil society organisations RYCKEVELDE, Belgium, Prof Inés Verplancke
Objectives
Activities
Target group
Provide (future) teachers with the critical knowledge, didactic skills, attitudes and tools to acquire the competence to teach about Europe in the classroom in a high quality way
Workshops for students in second chance education and their teachers
Teachers in teacher training, students and teachers in second chance education (SCE).
Equip civil society organisations, their staff, members and volunteers to develop the competence to participate at EU level, to be involved in European networks and to get a clear view on the impact of the EU on their subject and organisation
Train-the-trainer course for staff in teacher training workshops ‘Europa in de klas’ for students in teacher training
Civil society organisations, students, wide public
Reach more than 25,000 pupils
Relevant, integrated and structured approach to objectives and activities design. Start with needs-analysis of the target group and build upon the expertise the applicant gain through their grassroots approach. This project proposal combines ‘spread content’ with ‘innovation’. Innovative methodologies for teaching and dissemination activities. The project will provide for creation of a supportive environment for civil society organisations to implement a European dimension in their activities hence the project activities will have a multiplier effect and greater impact.

19. Good Practice Support to Associations
Example – European Studies Association in Taiwan, ECSA EUROPEAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION IN TAIWAN, Prof Hungdah SU
Objectives
Activities
Target group
1. To promote EU Studies in Taiwanese universities;
2. To promote and encourage exchanges between academia in Taiwan and the EU, and further strengthen bilateral understanding and recognition;
3. To promote exchanges between Taiwanese and worldwide communities in EU studies
4. To promote the awareness of the EU and its policies among the general public.
5. To enhance public understanding on the EU in Taiwan
1.Annual Member Assembly of ECSA-Taiwan.
2. Creation of a new website (ECSA-Taiwan).
3. Essays /e-newsletter: monthly e-newsletter related to EU integration/affairs
4. Forums
5. International conference on EU studies in Taiwan
6. Publications
7. Workshops/ Presentation of Theses
Speeches on EU affairs from related fields
Professors, fellows, students, postgraduates, doctoral candidates of universities and social and political elites, large public
Corresponds to a real need identified and clearly communicated: large gap between Taiwan and other countries in terms of research and development in the area of European studies. Pertinent justification of the project purpose and its expected impact: The establishment of the European Studies Association in Taiwan (ECSA-Taiwan) has had a significant impact in improving the climate for academic exchange. Appropriate target groups and activities.

20. Information and dissemination tools
Jean Monnet Community online platform
800 members
Discussion forum on different topics involving Jean Monnet professors
Jean Monnet Directory
Up-dated research tool providing data on all Jean Monnet projects
Erasmus+ Dissemination Platform
Information of projects, results and success stories

21. Useful references
Erasmus+ Programme Guide and 2017 General Call for proposals:
Jean Monnet Activities:
Funding - Jean Monnet Activities within Erasmus+:
E-tutorials: Introduction to the international dimension of Erasmus+
How to prepare a competitive proposal :
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
Jean Monnet selection results:
Mailbox Jean Monnet: