# C_2008013EN.01004901.xml

| 18.1.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 13/49 |
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18.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 13/49

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — EACEA/02/08

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

EU-US Cooperation in Higher Education and Vocational Training

Atlantis: Actions for Transatlantic Links and Academic Networks in Training and Integrated Studies

(2008/C 13/06)

1.   Objectives and description

The general objectives are to promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the European Union and the United States of America including broader knowledge of their languages, cultures and institutions and to improve the quality of human resource development in both the European Union and the United States of America.

There are three types of actions under this call, namely:

Action 1 —   Transatlantic Degree Consortia Projects

This Action provides support for consortia of EU and US higher education institutions (hereafter called ‘consortium’) to implement dual/double or joint degree programs referred to in the present document as ‘Transatlantic Degrees’. Support includes mobility grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff (‘faculty’).

Action 2 —   Excellence in Mobility Projects

This Action provides funding for international curriculum development projects that involve short-term transatlantic mobility not directly related to award of a joint or dual/double degree. Support includes mobility grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff (‘faculty’).

Action 3 —   Policy-oriented Measures

This Action provides support to multilateral EU-US projects and activities designed to enhance collaboration in the higher education and vocational training field.

2.   Eligible applicants

Submission of grant requests under this call is open to higher education institutions and to vocational education and training institutions. For Policy Oriented Measures, the call is also open to other organisations such as accreditation agencies, education agencies or organisations, private companies, industry and business groups, non-governmental organisations, research institutes and professional bodies. Eligible applicants must be established in one of the countries of the European Union.

3.   Budget and project duration

The budget available amounts to approximately EUR 4,5 million. The largest portion of this will be devoted to Action 1 — Transatlantic Degree Consortia Projects. For US institutions comparable funding will be provided. It is anticipated that eight Action 1 projects, with a maximum of EUR 408 000/EUR 428 000 will be financed, four Action 2 projects with a maximum on EUR 180 000 and seven Action 3 projects, with a maximum of EUR 70 000 will be financed. The project duration is four years for projects under Action 1 and Action 2 and two years under Action 3.

4.   Deadline

Applications must be sent to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency no later than 2 April 2008.

2 April 2008

5.   Further information

The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu-usa/index_en.html. Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the full text and be submitted using the form provided.

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