FAQs – General Information

The European Solidarity Corps is a European Union initiative that provides young people (aged 18 to 30) with opportunities to volunteer and spread solidarity together with societal change across Europe.

Anyone is eligible to participate in Erasmus+. This depends on the different Key Actions or under which sectors you’re applying for.

1. Higher Education: Supporting mobility and cooperation between higher education institutions.
2. School Education: Promoting the development of innovative practices in teaching and learning and enhancing the capacity of schools to address social challenges.
3. Vocational Education and training: Promoting the development of skills and competences relevant to the labour market and enhancing the quality and attractiveness of vocational education and training.
4. Adult Education: Supporting the development of basic and transversal skills and enhancing the quality and relevance of adult education.
5. Youth: Supporting mobility and cooperation between youth organisations, promoting active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, and social inclusion, and enhancing the capacity of youth organisations to address social challenges.
6. Sport: Supporting cooperation between sport organisations, promoting physical activity, health, and social inclusion, and enhancing the integrity and governance of sport.

Depending on which Key Actions of Erasmus+ you’re applying for, eligible countries can either be ‘EU Member States and Third Countries Associated to the Programme’ or ‘Third Countries not Associated to the Programme’.

EU Member States and Third Countries Associated to the Programme:

Third Countries Associated to the Programme:

Third Countries not Associated to the Programme:

1. Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro
2. Neighbourhood East: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognised by international law
3. South-Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia
4. Russian Federation: Territory of Russia as recognised by international law
5. Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, Brunei, Hong Kong, Japan, Republic of Korea, Macao, Singapore and Taiwan
6. Central Asia: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
7. Middle East: Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
8. Pacific: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
9. Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo – Democratic Republic of the, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
10. Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
11. Caribbean: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago
12. US & Canada: United States of America, Canada
13. Others: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City State, Faroe Islands, Switzerland, United Kingdom