School Exchange Partnership Project title: Beneficiary: Key Action - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

School Exchange Partnership Project title: Beneficiary: Key Action 229 Awarded Money: Project:

Main Features of KA229  School to school only  Small scale cooperation projects  Flexible budget  Split budgets between partners  Ideal for first timers  Next step for E-Twinners

Coordinator vs Partner  Submission of application only by coordinator;  Higher budget for coordinator -PMI;  Contract for each partner;  Each partner monitored by own NA;  Additional responsibilities: • Qualitative reporting • Erasmus+ Project Results Platform • Coordinating project partners

Main Points in Contract  Application binds all partners;  Progress; Interim and Final reports;  Co-funding through unit costs;  Payment schedule • 80% pre financing – 20% final payment for projects <=24 months; • 40% pre financing- 40 % pre financing (interim report) – 20% final payment for projects > 24 months  Monitoring by NA

Unit Costs vs Real Costs Unit Cost... the beneficiary has to be able to prove that the activity for which the grant support is awarded has really taken place eg. by submitting a certificate of attendance on the number of units granted. ...vs Real Costs the beneficiary has to claim the exact amount of expenditure against submission of receipts and invoices.

Financial Headings • Project Management & Implementation (Unit Cost) • Learning, Teaching, Training Activities (Unit Cost): Travel; Individual Support; Linguistic Support • Special Needs Support (Real Cost) • Exceptional Costs (Real Cost)

Award Criteria Relevance of the project (max. 30 pts) Quality of the project design and implementation (max. 20 pts) Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements (max. 20 pts) Impact and dissemination (max. 30 pts)  proposals must score at least 60 points  at least half of the maximum points in each of the categories of award criteria mentioned above.  Proposals that do not address at least one priority of the Action will not be funded

Practical Tips  Try to check out your partners  Be sure that all partners can fulfil commitments in proposals  Proposal should be structured, concrete and backed by research  Activities must be directly linked to theme of project  Plan your project impact  Keep in mind that the budget will need to be fully utilised – carefully consider your budget  Include travel days in LTTs  Duration of activity (minimum per day = a full working day)  Embed project activities in school yearly activities PS: Proposals are ultimately chosen centrally by the EC!!

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