Programme name
Education
Programme objective
- Reducing economic and social disparities within the European Economic Area
- Strengthening bilateral relations between Poland and Donor States* in the area of education
- Strengthening human potential and expanding knowledge through education
* Donor States of the EEA Grants: Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Programme Area
- Professional development of staff from educational institutions
- Mobility in higher education – for students and staff
- Strengthening the quality and adequacy of vocational education and lifelong-learning
- Strengthening the quality and adequacy of education at all levels (except for VET and lifelong-learning) through institutional cooperation
Programme budget
EUR 23.53 million, including:
- EUR 20 million from the EEA Financial Mechanism
- EUR 3.53 million – national contribution
Programme Operator
Foundation for the Development of the Education System
Donor Programme Partners
- Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education / Direktoratet for internasjonalisering og kvalitetsutvikling i høgare utdanning – DIKU
- Liechtenstein Agency for International Educational Affairs / Agentur für Internationale Bildungsangelegenheiten in Liechtenstein – AIBA
- The Icelandic Center for Research / Rannsóknamiðstöð Íslands – RANNÍS
Eligible Beneficiaries
Polish institutions operating in the field of education at all levels, except for pre-school education
Project funding
Grant amount
- from EUR 2,000 to 30,000 – for calls in the area of professional development of staff of educational institutions
- from EUR 20,000 up to 200,000 – for calls for a mobility component in higher education
- from EUR 35,000 up to 250,000 – for calls for: 1) strengthening the quality and adequacy of vocational education and lifelong-learning; 2) strengthening the quality and adequacy of education at all levels (except for VET and lifelong-learning) through institutional cooperation
Project funding level
up to 100% of eligible costs
Partnership at the project level with institutions from the Donor States
It is not required, except for action b (exchange of experience and good practices, organization of joint initiatives) in Components III and IV, while additional points are awarded for submitting a project in partnership with entities from Donor States. In mobility projects it is required to have an Host / Sending Institution from Donor States.
Method of selecting projects
I. Calls for proposals
Subjects of the calls
The call is open for applications submitted under the following 4 components:
- Component I – Professional staff development
- Component II – Mobility in higher education
- Component III – Institutional cooperation for improving the quality and matching of vocational education and training (VET)
- Component IV – Institutional cooperation to improve the quality and match the educational offer at all levels and in all forms (except for VET and vocational lifelong-learning)
Schedule of calls for proposals under the EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021
All calls for proposals have been launched and closed (as of October 2022).
Detailed information about the calls for proposals under the Programme
II. Pre-defined projects
Not applicable
More information
Events
1. Signing the agreement on the “Education” Programme (March 8, 2019):
- Report on the conference on the website of the EEA and Norway Grants
- Report on the website of the Foundation for the Development of the Education System
- Information (in Polish) on the Facebook profile of the Foundation for the Development of the Education System
2. Conference launching the 'Education' Programme (April 5, 2019):
- Report (in Polish) on the conference on the website of the Foundation for the Development of the Education System
- Information (in Polish) on the Facebook profile of the Foundation for the Development of the Education System