Arqus fourth joint call for Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs)

This initiative is funded through Erasmus+ KA131 funds allocated by each university for Arqus BIPs. 

The coordinator will receive an Organizational Support (OS) according to the number of mobile participants (300 EUR or 400 EUR/participant) up to 8000 euros. The allocation of the OS might change according to national or institutional rules (e.g. In Italy, programmes can only receive either 6000 or 8000 euros, in Leipzig, programmes receive 4.500 or 6.000 euros). Participants can receive more information by contacting the contact person at their institution. The OS is a lump sum and can be spent for organizational costs and not to cover mobilities. Each university provides funds to approve a certain number of coordinating BIPs at their institution, according to the local budget. 

For the fourth edition of this call, the following OS are available for a minimum of 14 BIPs. 

If additional funds become available, more BIPs will be funded.

Academics can apply for BIPs by submitting their applications via the dedicated form. The application form has to be filled in by one representative (the coordinator) on behalf of all the institutions participating in the call. It will be possible to look for additional Arqus partners through the specific padlet. 

Through the application, applicants will be required to provide their contact details (of all the responsible people at each partner institution), the contact details of their administrative and technical supports (from the faculty or International office) in case of being the coordinator/host and information about their study field, as well as to present the overall project, its genesis, aims, learning outcome and impact, along with a provisional programme for the implementation

The selection will be conducted taking into account the following criteria:

1. Learning outcomes (clearly explained and linked to the field of study of the students and/or the tasks carried on by the staff);
2. Implementation strategies;
3. Innovativeness of the contents and/or methods;
4. Sustainability of the action (follow-up and further development of the project);
5. Expected impact on the participants and the institution;
6. Applications related to the main Arqus II themes (European Identity heritage, digital transformation and artificial intelligence; climate change and environmental sustainability) will be prioritized. Applications based on other topics will also be evaluated.

The selection committee will select projects taking into account both the quality of the proposals and the availability of funds.

A reserve list will be made out of the eligible applications not approved for funding. In case of cancellation of a programme the next programme in the ranking list from the same coordinating university will be awarded the funds or in the absence of it, funds could be offered to a programme including the funding university as a partner, suggesting a change in the coordinator.

The selection committee will be composed by Erasmus coordinators or academic experts in the Erasmus programme, in mobility or in the study fields relevant to the Arqus main themes.

Each university should nominate at least one member.

Grant notification will be provided to applicants by 22 June 2026 and duly launched on the Arqus website accordingly. Selected applicants will be required to inform the Selection Committee of the acceptance of the grant. The deadline for the acceptance will be specified in the grant notification.

The host institution will be required to release Attendance Certificates and Transcript of Records or equivalent documents for all the participants. 

All selected programmes will be required to fill in a report at the end of the activities. 

In case a BIP could not be realized within the time and rules provided, all parties have to be duly informed. 

Any change to the organization of the BIP should be communicated to the Mobility Officers at each partner university and to the WG09 coordinators.

The selected BIPs will be labeled as Arqus programmes.

At the end of the Programme, all participants (both mobile and local) will also receive an Arqus certificate of participation. 

Mobility officers at each university will provide instructions on the overall implementation rules, financial management and mobility recognition once the programmes are selected and in accordance with the regulations at each institution.