The European Commission has published the 2025 Erasmus+ Guide, continuing with the structure from previous years and introducing some important novelties in the field of youth.
A key update in the 2025 Erasmus+ Guide for the youth sector is the reopening of KA2 Capacity Building in the Field of Youth projects to Sub-Saharan Africa (Region 9). This will facilitate cooperation in the field of youth and non-formal education between Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to promote youth exchanges and youth participation activities. Projects involving youth organizations from Region 9 will be required to include a mobility component. The maximum budget for projects involving Sub-Saharan Africa will therefore be higher than for other Capacity Building Youth projects. Note that the applicants (coordinators) of these projects must be based in one of the EU Member States or third countries associated with the programme. Organizations from the Western Balkans, with the exception of Serbia, can only participate as partners in these CBY projects.
For more information:
Detailed information on the criteria and the funding rules for 2025: Erasmus+ Programme Guide.
Important deadlines for the Western Balkans in the field of Youth on the Contact Point Network website.
The European Commission 2025 call for proposals under Erasmus+.
The new funding opportunities will soon be published on the European Commission’s Funding & Tenders Portal (F&TP).
The information about the Youth Mobility for Africa flagship initiative and some of the CBY projects with Afrika submitted before the 2021, when it was an eligible region.
