The Grundtvig Programme focuses on adult education and has the following objectives:

• To respond to the educational challenge of an ageing population in Europe
• To help provide adults with pathways to improving their knowledge and competences
• To improve the quality and accessibility of mobility throughout Europe of people involved in adult education
• To facilitate the development of innovative practices in adult education
• To improve pedagogical approaches and the management of adult education organisations

Who can apply?

• Institutions/organizations providing adults with learning opportunities, whether of a formal, non-formal or informal nature.
• Adult educators and other staff within those institutions or organisations
• Voluntary bodies
• Higher education institutions concerned with adult education
• Adult learners

Which are the Grundtvig decentralised actions?

• Learning Partnerships
• Senior Volunteering Projects
• Workshops
• In-service training for adult education staff
• Visits and exchanges for adult education staff
• Assistantships
• Preparatory Visits

Centralised Actions Apart from the above-mentioned decentralised Grundtvig actions, the European Commission funds the following centralised actions:

• Multilateral Projects
• Multilateral Networks
• Accompanying Measures

More information on Centralised Actions, Calls for Proposals, as well as application forms is published on the website http://eacea.ec.europa.eu. The applications for these Actions are submitted directly to the Executive Agency of the EU. RELATED LINKS >>