The short version, for coordinators who need the answer before the next staff meeting — and the full version, for when you're ready to plan.
Erasmus+ KA1 — Learning Mobility of Individuals — is the part of the EU's Erasmus+ programme that funds vocational education and training (VET) students and staff to spend time abroad. For a VET student, that almost always means a work placement: a professional internship in a host company in another EU country, arranged between your school and a partner on the ground — for schools working with DNA Europe, that's Lisbon.
The EU pays for it. Your school applies for the grant through its own National Agency; the student does the internship; everyone gets certified documentation at the end. That's the whole loop.
Both routes go through your National Agency — not through DNA Europe or any host partner.
Built for organisations applying for the first time, or running mobility occasionally rather than every year. Simpler application, one deadline a year (two if your country opens a second round).
A long-term "membership" for schools that want mobility as a standing part of what they offer. No prior experience required to apply — accreditation is open to new organisations too.
We cover exact deadlines, participant limits and the step-by-step application process in How to Apply for Erasmus+ VET Funding.
A distance-based contribution towards return travel to the host country.
A daily allowance covering accommodation, meals and local transport for the whole stay.
A per-participant contribution for preparation, monitoring and validating the mobility.
Extra funding for participants with fewer opportunities or additional needs.
Once your school's application is approved, the funding covers the trip — but someone still has to find a matching host company, arrange accommodation, monitor the placement and produce the paperwork your National Agency expects in the final report. That's the part that happens on our end: DNA Europe acts as the host partner in Lisbon for schools in Romania, Italy and Poland, handling placements, logistics and documentation so the coordinator isn't running a project abroad on top of a full teaching schedule.
Tell us your students' fields of study and rough timing — we'll tell you what's realistic for a Lisbon placement.