Summary of the new elements of TEMPUS IV

By Ms. Martina FRIEDRICH on Dec 17, 2007
Status: Public

No longer a “Guide for Applicants” with four parts but one call for proposals with annexes
Guidance to fill in the application form (Part 4 of former Guide for Applicants) is now integrated into the application form
No more Individual Mobility Grants
No more Complementary Measures
Larger projects with more partners (small projects targeting one university will not be funded anymore), therefore increase of grant size
Introduction of a new type of Structural Measures for Ministries of Education only (direct grants – not subject of the call for proposals)
Programme-wide and national priorities are compulsory
Involvement of students or their organisations throughout the life of the project is encouraged
No threshold for staff costs anymore: proof of cost-effectiveness instead
Student mobility: maximum three months to avoid overlap with ERASMUS MUNDUS External Cooperation Window

New partner country: Israel
Participation on self-financing basis: Turkey and EFTA countries only
EU applicants must have adhered to the Erasmus University Charter
Universities in partner countries can act as grant applicants
Involvement of non-academic partners is encouraged
Teacher and student organisations can be involved as partners and applicants
Conditions for non-eligibility have been reinforced: Legal entities which have managed a Tempus project in the past two years which has been terminated by the Commission may not apply for a grant; Proposals which are obviously “copied” and just include different partners and another partner country are not eligible

More emphasis on dissemination and sustainability
Programme centrally managed by the Executive Agency for Education, * Audiovisual and Culture in Brussels under the leadership of the European Commission
Executive Agency responsible for entire project cycle including contracts and payments

Article published in see-science.eu eJournal fall/winter 2007.