Eramsus+ English Courses in London

FAQs

Can I apply for Erasmus+ funding myself?

Not for a course like this. Erasmus+ staff training funding goes to organisations rather than to individuals, so your employer applies to the national agency in your own country and then sends you.

That is less of an obstacle than it sounds. If you work for a school, college, university, library, museum, charity, council or a company that trains apprentices, your organisation can apply. Our eligibility checker will tell you where yours stands, and if someone else handles this where you work, it will write the email for you to send them.

Check your eligibility here

Which organisations qualify for Erasmus+?

Far more than most people expect. The test is whether an organisation has a role in education or training, not whether it is a school.

Schools, colleges and universities qualify, as do adult education and training providers. So do libraries, museums, cultural and community centres, charities, NGOs, social enterprises, volunteering organisations, trade unions, prisons and community health organisations. Local, regional and combined authorities qualify too, as do companies that host or train apprentices and vocational learners.

If your organisation is not on that list, it may still be able to join a consortium led by an umbrella body in your country.

What is your Organisation ID for our application?

E10137264.

That is the only identifier you need from us. The older PIC number was replaced by the OID and is no longer used. You will also need an EU Login account and your own organisation's OID before you can submit.

Does Erasmus+ cover the whole course fee?

No, and it is not designed to. Erasmus+ contributes €80 per participant per day towards the course fee, alongside separate funding for your travel and your daily living costs in London.

The balance is met by your organisation, by you, or by a third party. The programme's rates are calculated to cover around 80% of real costs on average, so topping up is normal rather than unusual. Our estimator shows exactly what the grant covers against each course.

Are accommodation and meals included in the course fee?

No. The course fee covers tuition, all materials and resources, an end-of-course progress report, a certificate of completion and three months' access to our online platform.

Accommodation and meals are arranged separately, and this is where your Erasmus+ daily living allowance is designed to go. That allowance is paid to you rather than to us, and for most participants it is a larger sum than the course fee contribution. We can suggest accommodation close to the school.

What do I receive at the end of the course?

A detailed end-of-course progress report and a certificate of course completion, both included in the fee.

If your organisation uses a Europass Mobility document, we complete and sign the receiving organisation's section. You request the document itself from your National Europass Centre. For universities using a mobility agreement for training, the same applies.

We also supply a course programme for every course, which Erasmus+ allows you to use in place of a learning agreement - a document you would otherwise have to write yourself.

How long can an Erasmus+ funded course be?

Between two and ten days for staff courses in school education, vocational training and adult education. Most people come for a week.

Universities work differently. On the higher education strand, staff training abroad can run from 2 to 60 days, so the ten-day limit does not apply.

When is the deadline, and when could I actually come?

Applications close on 19 February with the national agency in your own country. Some agencies run a second round closing on 1 October.

Projects funded in the February round begin between 1 June and 31 December, and the earliest courses a UK provider can host run from autumn 2027. That is a long gap, so it is worth settling on a course early even though you will not travel for some time.