Funding Opportunities
One of the key objectives of the International Development Unit is to increase awareness of the benefits of international activities by highlighting and providing guidance on available international funding opportunities.
These information guides should provide a good starting point of information. For further information and/or advice, please contact the International Development Unit.
 | Comenius Comenius 1: school partnerships The main objective of Comenius is to enhance the quality and reinforce the European dimension of school education. CLICK HERE FOR A 2008 COMENIUS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Erasmus An EU funding programme for mobility in the higher education sector. To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Grundtvig – Adult Learning European Funding for Schools An EU funded programme for mobility and interaction in the education sector. It seeks to improve the quality and European dimension of adult education and to help make lifelong learning opportunities more widely available to Europe’s citizens.To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Leonardo da Vinci Programme: The Leonardo da Vinci programme promotes co-operation between vocational training institutions in Europe. Its aims are to increase the mobility within Europe of people undergoing vocational training and trainers, to foster innovation, to improve the quality of learning and promote the International Dimension of vocational training systems, practices and opportunities. To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Youth in Action Programme: The European Youth in Action Programme promotes active citizenship amongst young people. To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Arion Programme: The programme is for education specialists interested in applying for a place on a study visit to another European country. Successful candidates can receive funding to study best education practice in another country and meet with other European decision-makers. To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Grant Programme: The British Council can provide grants to schools that are using a school partnership as a means for embedding a global dimension within their curricula. To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Lifelong Learning Programme The Lifelong Learning Programme supports learning opportunities from childhood to old age in every single life situation. It is the successor to the Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and eLearning programmes. To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Media 2007 Programme A funding programme for the European audio-visual sector to promote its global competitiveness. To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Transversal Programme An EU funding programme for issues relevant across all sectors of education. It looks at four key activities: Policy development, Language learning, ICT and Dissemination. To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |
| | Culture Programme This programme is designed to promote European cultural diversity and common cultural Heritage. To view this factsheet, please open the left-hand image |