What does Grundtvig offer?

Some of these actions are "centralised" (marked in blue), which means the applications for projects must be submitted to the EU’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. The agency allocates and manages the grants selecting applications with the help of external experts.

The other actions (marked in yellow) are "decentralised", which means the applications must be submitted to the national agency in each participating country.

An annual call for proposals is made for each of the sub-programmes of the Lifelong Learning Programme, including Grundtvig. Read more about the 2012 call and find official documents and guide to the programme funding.

However, more details of each type of initiative funded through Grundtvig, and details of how to apply, are given in the links to each action below:

I am an adult living in Europe

You may be interested in	What is it?
... participating in
a Grundtvig workshop	A 5-10 day course in another European country. Workshops are organised on many different topics
a senior volunteering project (for those over 50 years olds)	A two-year project organised by two organisations from different countries, within which you can volunteer abroad for 3 to 8 weeks

I am working in the field of adult education

You may be interested in	What is it?
... organising
an in-service training course	Courses for staff in adult education; organised throughout the year on many different topics
a Grundtvig workshop	A 5-10 day course organised for adult learners from all over Europe
... taking part in professional development:
in-service training course	Courses for staff in adult education; organised throughout the year on many different topics
visits and exchanges	Participate in a European conference, in a contact-making seminar, perform job-shadowing, etc…
assistantships	A chance to spend 12 to 45 weeks in an adult learning organisation in another European country
... participating or coordinating a European project
learning partnerships	Small 2-year cooperation projects, with a minimum of 3 partners
multilateral projects	Large cooperation 1-3 year projects, with a minimum of 3 partners
networks	Very large 3-year cooperation projects, with a minimum of 10 partners.
... doing one of the following activities:
Hosting a Grundtvig assistant	Grundtvig assistants can have any level of experience. They spend from 12 to 45 weeks in an adult learning organisation in another European country
Developing another action in the field of adult learning: an "accompanying measure"	Organise conferences, promotional campaigns, publications, etc
Benefit from a preparatory visit	Meet another European organisation briefly to develop a project together

I am from a volunteering organisation

You may be interested in	What is it?
Senior Volunteering Projects	A 2-year project between two organisations from different countries, with European citizens aged 50+ volunteering abroad for between 3 to 8 weeks