ERASMUS Mundus Program Guide - EACEA - Europa

holders fall under the responsibility of the EMMC, applicant HEIs are invited to pay particular attention to
these eligibility conditions.
4.2 EMMC - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The submission deadline and all other formal eligibility criteria specified in the relevant annual call for
proposals and its annexes (in particular the application form) must be respected.
4.2.1 ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND CONSORTIUM COMPOSITION
EMMC CONSORTIUM COMPOSITION
– The Consortium in charge of the implementation of the EMMC is composed of the
applicant/coordinating institution and its partners. For contractual and financial management issues,
“associated partners” are not considered as part of the consortium.
– The minimum eligible consortium consists of full-partner HEIs from three different European
countries 23 , at least one of which must be an EU Member State.
EMMC APPLICANT/COORDINATING INSTITUTION
– Applicants must be HEIs located in a European country 24 and must be recognised as HEIs by the
relevant authorities of the country in which they are located 25 .
– Please note that branches of third-country HEIs located in eligible applicant countries or branches of
European HEIs located in third countries are not considered as eligible applicants.
EMMC FULL PARTNERS
– Any HEI recognised as such by the relevant authorities of the country in which it is located can act as a
full partner of the consortium implementing an EMMC 26 .
EMMC ASSOCIATED PARTNERS
– Any organisation that can contribute to the promotion, implementation, evaluation and sustainable
development of the EMMC can be considered as an "associated partner" of the consortium.
These organisations are expected to contribute to the strategies developed by the EMMC in particular as
regards the course sustainability (supporting the consortium in the implementation, organisation and
promotion of the course, providing additional revenues/resources such as additional scholarships for
future students, etc.) and the students' employability (ensuring that the academic content of the courses
meets the relevant professional needs, contributing to the transfer of knowledge and skills, offering
complementary skills courses and/or secondment/placement possibilities, etc.).
STUDENT CANDIDATES FOR AN EMMC SCHOLARSHIP
23 See the definition of 'European country' in Chapter 2 "Definitions and Glossary".
24 See the definition of "European country" in Chapter 2 "Definitions and Glossary".
25 For the purpose of the Erasmus Mundus Programme and for the applicant countries concerned, a HEI is deemed as being
recognised if it has been awarded an Erasmus University Charter under the Lifelong Learning Programme. If an applicant has not
been awarded an Erasmus University Charter, the Agency will check with the Erasmus Mundus National Structure concerned
whether the institution in question corresponds to the definition of HEI given in Article 2 of the Programme Decision.
26 While the award of an Erasmus University Charter under the Lifelong Learning Programme constitutes a valid proof of
recognition for European HEIs, the Agency will ask EU Delegations to liaise with the relevant authorities of the country concerned
in order to ensure that the third-country HEIs included in the consortium correspond to the definition of an HEI given in Article 2
of the Programme Decision.
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