A closer look at what each KA1 funding category actually pays for on the ground.
KA1's funding categories — travel, individual support, organisational support and inclusion support — translate into specific real costs once a mobility is actually running. Here's what each one covers in practice, for a typical VET placement.
Shared student accommodation, one of the costs KA1 individual support covers.
Individual support is a contribution, calculated per day, and doesn't always cover every real cost in an expensive city or over a longer stay — occasional shortfalls are common rather than exceptional. Schools that plan carefully tend to choose host partners who can keep accommodation and daily costs predictable and within typical funding levels, reducing the gap between what's granted and what's actually spent.
Because individual support doesn't scale with local prices, the cost of living at the destination has a direct effect on how comfortable a placement is for the student. This is one of the practical reasons Lisbon is a common choice for VET mobility from other EU countries — its cost of living sits well within what standard Erasmus+ funding typically covers.
How these categories are calculated and paid out.
Read more → Portugal & LisbonHow these costs play out specifically in Lisbon.
Read more → Portugal & LisbonWhere individual support typically goes for students in Lisbon.
Read more →DNA Europe supports vocational schools in Romania, Italy and Poland with Erasmus+ VET mobility in Lisbon — from the first placement idea to the final report.
