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Cooperation coordinated by Swiss institutions

In international cooperation coordinated by Swiss institutions, Swiss and foreign educational institutions work together on a current topic and jointly develop new educational concepts, programmes or tools that bring Added value / additional benefit to education in Switzerland. One Swiss institution coordinates the overall project. Submission deadline: 31 march 2025

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For whom: Swiss institutions at all educational levels inclusive youth work

Duration: Up to 2 years

Where: Worldwide

What we fund: Financial contribution to staff and material costs up to a maximum of 60% of the project costs

What to do: Institutions find at least one partner institution abroad, plan the project together and submit a funding application

Deadlines: Application deadline: annually in spring
Next Deadlines: 31 march 2025
Project start: freely selectable between 1 August and 31 December of the application year

In cooperation coordinated by Swiss institutions, teachers, trainers, teaching staff, school principals, cantonal representatives, researchers, association collaborators or association members from several countries work together on a project. In contrast to Erasmus+ formats such as the Cooperation Partnerships Erasmus+, the cooperation is geared towards further development in the Swiss education system and the Swiss organisation coordinates the project. We support the overall project and thus also the participation of the foreign partner institutions financially.

Requirements

For institutions:

The applying institution has its registered office in Switzerland
Individuals are not eligible to apply

To the project:

Cooperation with at least one foreign institution or organisation (worldwide)
Added value / additional benefit for the Swiss education system
At least 40% own or third-party funds
No double funding with other Movetia or Erasmus+ Funding opportunities
We do not support any development cooperation projects

Funding criteria

We evaluate the projects on the basis of the following criteria:

Relevance of the project (30%)
Quality of project conception & implementation (20%)
Project team & agreement (20%)
Impact & results (30%)

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