Funding Programmes of the European Union

The European Social Fund (ESF) is the European Union’s main financial instrument for investing in people. It supports employment and helps people enhance their education and skills. Read more. 

                                   

The programme for Community Action in the field of lifelong learning – the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) – consists of four sub-programmes: Comenius (for schools), Erasmus (for higher education), Leonardo da Vinci (for vocational education and training) and Grundtvig (for adult education). A transversal programme with four key activities complements these sub-programmes.

The programme supports the development of the education and training sector across Europe and funds a range of actions including exchanges, study visits and networking activities. Projects are intended for individual students and learners, teachers, trainers and all others involved in education and training.

The LLP runs for seven years (2007-2013). The total budget for this period is
EUR 6.970 million. Read more on the website of the European Commission.