ERASMUS CBHE Cross-Regional ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-CROSS-REGIONAL

  • Action type: ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
  • Opening date: 4 December 2025
  • Closing time: 10 February 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
  • Total budget: € 11 111 710
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Scope

CBHE funds international higher-education partnerships that strengthen universities and systems in eligible third countries not associated to the Programme. Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, it supports quality, modernisation, and responsiveness in higher education to address socio-economic recovery and global challenges. The action is expected to contribute to the overarching priorities pre-defined by the European Commission.

The action is structured in Regions and Strands.

Strand 1: Fostering access to cooperation in higher education (5 projects)

Strand 2: Partnerships for transformation in higher education (10 projects)

Strand 3: Structural reform projects (1 project)

In the Cross-Regional panel, the overarching priorities apply. For Strands 1 and 2, the applicable priorities are further detailed in the regional context of the various Regions as follows :

Region 1: Western Balkans

Region 2: Neighbourhood East

Region 3: South-Mediterranean countries

Region 5a: Asia

Region 6: Central Asia

Region 7a: Middle East

Region 8a: Pacific

Region 9: Sub-Saharan Africa

Region 10: Latin America

Region 11: Caribbean

Remarks

These priorities are available under the corresponding table of the following link: https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/policies/global-gateway/erasmus-global-gateway-priorities_en

In addition, each applicant will need to identify in Part A of the application form one of the overarching priorities, which are defined by the European Commission and reflected in the Programme Guide. This is compulsory.  Please note multiple priorities cannot be selected.

Attention: considering the Cross-Regional set-up of projects, applicants must address overarching priority and Global Gateway related Erasmus+ prioriries for countries/clusters of countries common in the Regions and within the countries/clusters of countries they are cooperating with.

For additional guidance and complete information on the CBHE call, applicants are invited to consult the Call document (Programme guide).

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