Fully funded Erasmus+ opportunities are open right now: fifteen of them across twelve countries, and almost all are for youth workers, educators and NGO staff looking to sharpen their practice, plus one youth exchange for young people who care about the planet. Every single one is fully funded, so if you have ever wondered what a Training Course actually is or how youth worker mobility works, this is the batch to dive into: Erasmus+ covers your travel, accommodation and meals, and you leave with concrete tools, a European network and a Youthpass. The themes are some of the most in-demand skills in youth work today. There are courses on inclusion and Roma communities, healthy boundaries and burnout, art-based methods for youth mental health, theatre and storytelling, photography and Photovoice, nature-inspired facilitation, and even decoding deepfakes and AI manipulation. Beyond the classic training courses, there is a Forum in Skopje on social entrepreneurship, a partnership-building activity in rural Portugal, and a water-awareness youth exchange in Madeira.

Whatever corner of youth work you are in, there is a fit here. Feeling the burnout? The Healthy Boundaries course in Bulgaria and the art-based mental-health course in Tรผrkiye are built for you. Focused on inclusion? Vienna, Slovenia, Albania and rural Portugal all tackle it from different angles. Drawn to creativity and media? Photography in Luxembourg, theatre in Romania, outdoor video storytelling in Ohrid, and AI and deepfakes in the Netherlands. And if you are a young person rather than a youth worker, the Madeira youth exchange on water and sustainability is your way in. A quick note on eligibility: most of these are for youth workers aged 18 and over, a few are reserved for residents of particular countries, and all are fully funded through Erasmus+. The deadlines are the pressure point: the youth exchange closes on 25 August, three courses close on 31 August, and the rest in early September, so if one speaks to you, apply now.

In This Batch

  1. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal, Madeira ยท Water awareness youth exchange (for young people) ยท ๐Ÿ“… 25 Aug
  2. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania โ†’ Poland ยท Roma inclusion & gamification (Training Course) ยท ๐Ÿ“… 31 Aug
  3. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria, Varna ยท Healthy boundaries & assertiveness ยท ๐Ÿ“… 31 Aug
  4. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ North Macedonia, Ohrid ยท Outdoor education & video storytelling ยท ๐Ÿ“… 31 Aug
  5. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg ยท Photography & Photovoice ยท ๐Ÿ“… 2 Sep
  6. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ North Macedonia, Skopje ยท Social entrepreneurship (Forum) ยท ๐Ÿ“… 3 Sep
  7. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria, Vienna ยท Practical inclusion in youth work ยท ๐Ÿ“… 3 Sep
  8. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal ยท Inclusive youth work with young women, rural (PBA) ยท ๐Ÿ“… 4 Sep
  9. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia, Hubenov ยท Post-arrival reflection for volunteers ยท ๐Ÿ“… 4 Sep
  10. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Tรผrkiye, Antalya ยท Art-based methods for youth mental health ยท ๐Ÿ“… 4 Sep
  11. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Slovenia, Breลพice ยท Inclusion through body awareness & movement ยท ๐Ÿ“… 4 Sep
  12. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania, Oradea ยท Theatre & storytelling methods ยท ๐Ÿ“… 4 Sep
  13. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands, Ommen ยท Decoding deepfakes & AI manipulation ยท ๐Ÿ“… 5 Sep
  14. ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia, Laslovo ยท Building emotional resilience ยท ๐Ÿ“… 5 Sep
  15. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria, Stefanovo ยท Nature-inspired facilitation ยท ๐Ÿ“… 5 Sep

15 Fully Funded Erasmus+ Opportunities ยท 12 Countries ยท Training Courses, a Forum, a PBA & a Youth Exchange

๐Ÿ“š Erasmus+ Opportunities


1. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Portugal ๐Ÿ’ง Water Awareness and Youth Action in Madeira ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 25 August 2026

Love the sea and care about the planet? Join H2Opportunity in Madeira and Porto Santo: explore water scarcity through workshops, visit a desalination plant, create awareness campaigns and take action, all while meeting young people from six countries. Fully funded. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and 1 more. Apply here โ†’


2. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Erasmus+ Training Course in Albania ๐ŸŽฒ Roma Inclusion & Gamification for Youth Work ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 31 August 2026

Turn a real community's story into a game that fights exclusion. In this two-part course, youth workers first explore the reality of a Roma neighbourhood in Albania (5-12 Nov 2026), then travel to Poland (17-24 Jan 2027) to co-design an educational board game on inclusion with a professional game designer. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and 2 more. Apply here โ†’

3. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Erasmus+ Training Course in Bulgaria ๐Ÿง˜ Healthy Boundaries and Assertiveness in Youth Work ๐Ÿ’ฌ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 31 August 2026

Feeling the burnout as a youth worker? H-BASE in Varna helps you build resilience, assertiveness and healthy boundaries through stress management, active listening, art therapy and creative writing, with tools you can take back to your organisation. Fully funded. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ and 5 more. Apply here โ†’


4. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Erasmus+ Training Course in North Macedonia ๐Ÿ”๏ธ Outdoor Education and Video Storytelling in Ohrid ๐ŸŽฌ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 31 August 2026

Youth worker who loves the outdoors? Join "Mov(i)e yourself!" in Galichica National Park: hike Peak Magaro (2254m), learn outdoor education and well-being methods, work with mountain rescue teams and create video stories, all around UNESCO-listed Ohrid. Fully funded. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช and 5 more. Apply here โ†’


5. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Erasmus+ Training Course in Luxembourg ๐Ÿ“ธ Photography & Photovoice for Youth Work ๐ŸŽจ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 2 September 2026

Learn to tell youth work's story through a lens. This KA153 Training Course (17-26 Oct 2026) explores photography and creative methods as practical tools: composition, visual storytelling, Photovoice, Six Thinking Hats, media literacy and ethical photography, ending in a photo exhibition. No prior photography experience needed. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and 5 more. Apply here โ†’

6. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Erasmus+ TCP Forum in North Macedonia ๐Ÿ’ผ Social Entrepreneurship & the Union of Skills in Skopje ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 3 September 2026

Where youth work meets the future of skills and jobs. The 9th "Towards Collaborative Practice" Forum (19-23 Oct 2026, Skopje) brings 60 participants together to explore how youth work and Erasmus+ foster employability, entrepreneurship and participation, through panels with social entrepreneurs, a Human Library of Skills, workshops and study visits. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and many more. Apply here โ†’


7. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Erasmus+ Training Course in Austria โ™ฟ Practical Inclusion in Youth Work in Vienna ๐ŸŒˆ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 3 September 2026

Make your youth work truly open to everyone. This Training Course (17-21 Nov 2026, Vienna) with Grenzenlos tackles the practical side of inclusion: raising awareness of barriers, sharing good practice, and giving youth workers concrete tools to make their organisations more accessible to young people with fewer opportunities. Applicants with disabilities or from marginalized groups are given preference. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and many more. Apply here โ†’

8. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Erasmus+ Partnership-building Activity in Portugal ๐ŸŒพ Inclusive Youth Work with Young Women in Rural Communities ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 4 September 2026

Build partnerships that open doors for young women in rural areas. This PBA (23-27 Nov 2026) in Northern Portugal brings together youth workers from Programme and Southern Mediterranean countries to exchange practices on inclusive youth work with young women in rural, remote and peripheral communities, remove barriers, and make opportunities more visible, including a visit to a local organisation. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and many more. Apply here โ†’


9. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Erasmus+ Training Course in Czechia ๐ŸŒฟ Post-Arrival Reflection for Workcamp Volunteers ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 4 September 2026

Just back from a volunteering project? Come make sense of it. This international weekend (23-27 Sep 2026) in Hubenov, 2 hours from Prague, gathers workcamp leaders and volunteers returning from short-term ESC or Global South projects to reflect on their experience with trainers, share stories, join workshops (gender equality, privilege & power, games) and discover new opportunities. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and many more. Apply here โ†’


10. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Erasmus+ Training Course in Tรผrkiye ๐ŸŽจ Art-Based Methods for Youth Mental Health in Antalya ๐Ÿง 

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 4 September 2026

Give young people a way to express what words can't. ART-MIND: The Mindful Canvas (18-26 Oct 2026) in Antalya equips youth workers with art-based, non-verbal, trauma-informed methods to respond to the youth mental health crisis, create psychologically safe spaces, and protect their own resilience against burnout. Open to residents of ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท. Apply here โ†’

11. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Erasmus+ Training Course in Slovenia ๐Ÿคธ Inclusion Through Body Awareness & Movement ๐ŸŒˆ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 4 September 2026

Feel inclusion, don't just talk about it. The Body as a Bridge (20-25 Sep 2026) in Breลพice is a 4-day Training Course inviting youth workers to explore inclusion as a lived, embodied experience through movement, creativity and experiential learning, developing a more conscious facilitation posture and practical tools. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น and 4 more. Apply here โ†’


12. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Erasmus+ Training Course in Romania ๐ŸŽญ Theatre & Storytelling Methods for Youth Work ๐Ÿ“–

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 4 September 2026

Bring the magic of theatre into your youth work. This Training Course (11-17 Oct 2026) in Oradea gives youth workers a hands-on sample of theatre and storytelling methods, supports them to design and test their own activities, and prepares them to run at least 6 dissemination sessions with young people back home. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and 1 more. Apply here โ†’

13. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Erasmus+ Training Course in the Netherlands ๐Ÿค– Decoding Deepfakes & AI Manipulation for Youth Work ๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 5 September 2026

Help young people tell real from fake in the age of AI. This 8-day Training Course (28 Sep - 5 Oct 2026) in Ommen equips youth workers with non-formal tools to strengthen media literacy and digital resilience, understand the impact of deepfakes and AI-generated content, and co-create a practical youth work toolkit and ethical AI guidelines. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด and 1 more. Apply here โ†’


14. ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Erasmus+ Training Course in Croatia ๐Ÿ’ช Building Emotional Resilience in Youth Work ๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 5 September 2026

Give young people the tools to handle life's hard moments. This Training Course (10-19 Oct 2026) in Laslovo helps youth workers, teachers and youth leaders strengthen emotional intelligence in young people, make youth work more inclusive for vulnerable groups, and build resilience, with practical strategies to use directly in daily work. Open to residents of Slovakia. Apply here โ†’


15. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Erasmus+ Training Course in Bulgaria ๐ŸŒฑ Nature-Inspired Facilitation & Community Building ๐Ÿƒ

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 5 September 2026

What can permaculture teach us about working with people? The Edge Effect (26 Sep - 4 Oct 2026) at The Green Place in Stefanovo invites youth workers and facilitators to explore group dynamics as living ecosystems, discover facilitation through the lens of nature, and build more resilient, participatory and sustainable communities through immersive, hands-on learning. Open to applicants from ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and many more. Apply here โ†’

Fifteen fully funded ways to grow as a youth worker (or, for the Madeira exchange, as a young changemaker) before autumn is out. If you scrolled this far, one already fits: inclusion in Vienna, Slovenia, Albania or rural Portugal, wellbeing and resilience in Bulgaria, Tรผrkiye and Croatia, creativity in Luxembourg, Romania and Ohrid, or future-facing media literacy in the Netherlands. Two things will shape your choice: theme and timing. Decide which skill you most want to bring home, then look hard at the dates, because most of these close between 31 August and 5 September, with the Madeira youth exchange closing first on 25 August. Selection is competitive, so a specific, well-prepared application matters. If you want the best shot, it is worth reviewing how to prepare a strong Erasmus+ application before you submit. Do one concrete thing today: pick the opportunity that fits you, open its link, check the dates, and apply. And if you want rounds like this to reach you first, join our broadcast channel through the link in our bio.