From a strategic Partnership-Building Activity on transnational cooperation in Inatel Luso and a free online BeyondWheels workshop for adults with mobility disabilities, to conflict transformation training in Munich, embodied leadership in rural Corrèze, body-brain stress management in Zadar, art for social change at kitev's water tower in Oberhausen, environmental and community work on the Amalfi Coast in Tramonti, and Red Cross paramedic paths near Vienna — this batch of 18 opportunities spans 12 countries across Europe and North Africa. Nine fully funded ESC volunteering placements and nine Erasmus+ training courses, seminars, PBAs and e-learnings.
Every ESC placement is fully funded — flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. Every Erasmus+ in-person activity covers travel and stay. Online sessions are free. Several deadlines close 19–30 June.
📊 What's in this batch:
9 ESC Volunteering Placements · 9 Erasmus+ Training Courses, Seminars, PBAs & E-Learnings · 12 Countries
🎓 Erasmus+ Opportunities
Closing 12–16 June
🇵🇹 Portugal — From Territories to Europe, Transnational Cooperation, Partnership-Building Activity, Inatel Luso 🤝
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026
A strategic PBA for experienced practitioners in territorial development and European cooperation — Interreg, IPA ADRION, NEXT MED, POCTEP, ESPON and other frameworks, plus co-designing real project ideas with international partners — not an intro course, bring your project experience.
🇮🇹 Italy — Build Your Life Project, BeyondWheels Workshop, E-Learning ♿
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
A free online workshop for adults with mobility disabilities, inclusion professionals, trainers and facilitators — person-centred approach to life planning, employability, self-reflection and autonomy across four interactive sessions — available in English, Italian and Spanish.
🇫🇷 France — Media & Digital Literacy Expert Seminar, Paris 🧠
📅 Deadline: 16 June 2026
A small-group seminar for 12 experts working on media literacy, AI awareness and critical thinking with youth — share tools, assess transferability across European and South Mediterranean contexts, and tackle the impact of Generative AI on disinformation — hosted by SALTO EuroMed.
📋 New to Erasmus+ training courses? Everything you need to know — how it works, who can apply, what costs are covered — is in one place. Read the complete guide →
Closing 19 June
🇷🇴 Romania — Mentoring for Impact, Supporting ESC Volunteers Beyond the Project, Training Course, Bucharest 🌱
📅 Deadline: 19 June 2026
For mentors, coordinators and youth workers in ESC who want to strengthen the long-term impact of mentoring — three full days of mentoring conversations, reflection tools, future planning and helping volunteers turn their experience into meaningful next steps.
🇩🇪 Germany — Conflictual Potentials, Conflict Transformation & Combating Othering, Training Course, Munich🕊️
📅 Deadline: 19 June 2026
Two intensive training courses plus a mandatory local follow-up action — Phase 1 dives into identities, stereotypes, prejudices and intercultural dialogue; Phase 2 builds skills in Nonviolent Communication, conflict analysis and alternative narratives — hosted by planIMPACT and Youth Peace Ambassadors Network.
Closing 21–22 June
🇪🇸 Spain — From the Ground Up, Building Youth Participation, Training Course, Málaga 🗳️
📅 Deadline: 21 June 2026
Principles of youth participation, ladder of participation, power dynamics, digital youth spaces, plus a real simulation of cooperation between youth organisations and local authorities — ⚠️ Only open to residents of Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
🇭🇷 Croatia — Body-Brain Wisdom, Stress Management for NFE Practitioners, Training Course, Zadar 🧘
📅 Deadline: 22 June 2026
Conscious breathing, body awareness, the GAS model and SEL strategies woven into non-formal education practice — co-create stress management workshops and anti-stress fitness activities for young people in your community — Adriatic seaside.
✍️ Last-minute motivation letter? Here's how to write one that actually gets read — and remembered. Read the guide →
Closing 28–29 June
🇹🇳 Tunisia — Supporting ESC Volunteers Through Mentoring, Training Course 🤝
📅 Deadline: 28 June 2026
Four full days for new and experienced ESC mentors to strengthen practice — volunteer wellbeing, integration, learning recognition through Youthpass and constructive crisis management — based on the official Mentoring Competence Framework.
🇫🇷 France — Authentic Leaders for Collective Action, Embodied Practices, Training Course, Rural Corrèze 🌿
📅 Deadline: 29 June 2026
Twelve days exploring cooperation, head-heart-body pedagogy, emotional intelligence and authentic leadership — ⚠️ Only open to residents of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. Green travel only.
🌱 ESC Volunteering Opportunities
Closing 26–28 June
🇬🇷 Greece — Working with People with Disabilities at SFA, Thessaloniki 🤝
📅 Deadline: 26 June 2026
Support classes, lead sessions, mentor a specific participant, document activities and create awareness materials at an inclusive Greek NGO — for those passionate about disability rights, supported communication and independent living.
🇲🇰 North Macedonia — Inclusion, Diversity & Digital Skills with Coalition SEGA, Prilep 💻
📅 Deadline: 28 June 2026
Two months supporting youth projects, inclusion campaigns and digital literacy activities — for one volunteer with fewer opportunities: travelling green, learning Macedonian and discovering a side of the Balkans most people never see.
🇵🇱 Poland — School Assistant Life with Kids, Self-Defense & Geopark Adventures in Kielce 📚
📅 Deadline: 28 June 2026
Twelve months supporting teachers, running language and arts workshops, plus extras like first aid, self-defense, assertiveness training with a psychologist and outings in a local Geopark.
💡 What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude — what makes a strong profile. Read the guide →
Closing 30 June
🇦🇹 Austria — Red Cross Health, Social Services or Emergency Medical Work Near Vienna 🚑
📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026
Two paths to choose from: earn a paramedic certification and join ambulance services (if your German is strong), or support a second-hand boutique, social café for elderly people and Red Cross welfare initiatives — a year of real social impact 20 minutes from Vienna.
🇩🇪 Germany — Art for Social Change at kitev's Water Tower, Oberhausen 🎨
📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026
A year inside a former water tower turned grassroots art lab — where art, architecture, urban planning and migrant integration meet. kitev welcomes applications from FLINTA and Queer* people, vegan cooks and folks with strong music taste.*
🇫🇷 France — Be a Mobility Ambassador for Young People Aged 16-25, Fougères 🌍
📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026
Sharing your own travel stories, helping young people plan trips, leading English cafés, supporting access to sport, culture and civic projects — your studio at the FJT, a train pass to explore France and a year shaping how the next generation discovers Europe.
🇫🇷 France — Coordinate a Network of Media Libraries Across the Bay of Saint-Brieuc 📖
📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026
Leading reading events, raising European citizenship awareness across multiple libraries, hopping between them in your company car — nine months working closely with European Affairs and library teams in coastal Brittany.
🚫 "I'm not qualified enough." "I don't speak the language." Four common ESC myths — and the facts that prove them wrong. Read the facts →
🇮🇹 Italy — Environmental & Community Work on the Amalfi Coast, Tramonti 🌿
📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026
Clearing hiking paths, painting murals, helping local farmers, and protecting the terraced landscape of the stunning Amalfi Coast — a summer camp of 15 volunteers living together in a transformed school, working for nature and community.
🇮🇹 Italy — Food Sustainability, Art & Social Kitchen at a Cultural Hub in Recanati 🍽️
📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026
Food education workshops, ethical supply chains, concerts, author talks, intercultural nights and language tandems, all inside ASK, a buzzing new social space — work with children, youth and elderly while reimagining how we eat and gather.
🗺️ Not sure if your country is eligible? The full list of ESC and Erasmus+ programme and partner countries — including many outside the EU. Check eligibility →
Eighteen opportunities across 12 countries in a single batch — and this list is particularly heavy on professional development for youth workers, mentors and inclusion practitioners. A strategic Partnership-Building Activity on transnational cooperation in Inatel Luso, a free online BeyondWheels workshop for adults with mobility disabilities, conflict transformation and Nonviolent Communication training in Munich, embodied leadership and head-heart-body pedagogy in rural Corrèze, body-brain stress management on the Adriatic in Zadar, art for social change at kitev's water tower in Oberhausen, environmental and community work on the Amalfi Coast in Tramonti, and two ESC mentor trainings in Bucharest and Tunisia — these are not opportunities you'll see grouped together again.
France leads this batch with four placements spanning media literacy in Paris, embodied leadership in Corrèze, a mobility ambassador role in Fougères and a media library network in Saint-Brieuc. Italy and Germany each offer two distinctive roles — Amalfi Coast conservation and a Recanati social kitchen, plus a Munich peacebuilding training and Oberhausen's water tower art lab. Portugal PBA closes 12 June. Italy BeyondWheels closes 15 June. A large group of placements closes 30 June. Act now.
