The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) provides the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities a higher education institution (HEI) may carry out within the Erasmus+ Programme. The award of an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is a pre-requisite for all HEIs located in a Programme country and willing to participate in any of the three key activities of Erasmus+. For HEIs located in Partner countries, the ECHE is not required, and the quality framework will be established through inter-institutional agreements between HEIs.

A call for proposals for award of ECHE is held on annual basis. The ECHE is awarded to HEIs recognised by their National Authorities for the full remaining duration of Erasmus+ until the end of 2020. This means that HEIs awarded with an ECHE in the calls published in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 do not need to apply again.

Before starting your application:

1. Read carefully the Call for proposals EACEA/03/2017 Erasmus Charter for Higher Education Selection year 2018.

2. Applicants must have an EU Login (European Commission Authentication Service) account. If you already have an EU Login account, you may use it, otherwise, click here to create an EU Login account.

3. Once you have created your EU Login account, return to this page.

You are now ready to start the application process:

1. The applicant and all partner organisations must be registered in the Participant Portal. Organisations that register in the Portal receive a Participant Identification Code (PIC) that will be requested in the application form.

Important notice: Given that each applicant organisation should use only one PIC code, please first check with your legal representative's office whether such a PIC number has already been created for your organisation. In case of multiple PIC codes associated with your organisation, please check which one has been validated. You may do that at the Participant portal. Please use the validated PIC code to create your electronic application form.

2. In case your organisation has still not registered for attribution of a PIC code, you should do so in the Participant Portal. To access the Participant Portal, you will also need your EULogin account credentials. For practical details on how to use the Participant Portal, please consult the following presentation.

Applicants should attach in the Portal:

a. Legal entity form accompanied by the statutes of the applicant organisation

b. Financial identification form duly completed and certified by the bank

3. Create your official electronic application form, also called the eForm (please refer to the eForm section).

Completing your application

1. Please read carefully the eligibility and award criteria in the Guidelines.

2. Do not forget to complete the compulsory annex to the eForm.

3. Once you have completed the eForm and attached the annex, please validate it. This triggers an automatic check that informs you if your application form is complete. If this is the case, you can submit it online.

4. When you have submitted your application online, you should receive a confirmation email and reference number. If not, contact the helpdesk.

Please DO NOT SEND A COPY of the eForm and the attached documents by post to EACEA.

The modalities for online application and submission are explained in the User Guide which is accessible through the link:

 

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