Youth Works Hub has 7 fully funded Erasmus+ projects open in 2026 across 5 European countries: Poland, Spain, France, Romania and Italy. The batch brings together 4 Erasmus+ youth exchanges, 1 seminar, 1 youth participation activity and 1 Erasmus+ training course, with activity dates between 13 November 2026 and 17 January 2027.
Five of the calls are for young people aged 18 and over, with upper age limits from 27 to 30, and two are for youth workers aged 18+. Five calls ask for applications as soon as possible, and one closes on 6 November 2026, so it helps to check what Erasmus+ covers before you apply.
Each call has its own angle:
🇵🇱 Poland: Connect to Grow uses korfball, a mixed-gender sport, to work on gender equality and stereotypes with young people aged 18-30.
🇪🇸 Spain: Tabletop Democracy explores the past and future of democracy through board games, role-play and simulations near Madrid.
🇵🇱 Poland: Dopamine Prisoners looks at digital wellbeing, mental health and healthy offline habits by a lake, and participants create an international podcast.
🇷🇴 Romania: OneWay is a seminar on youth inclusion for youth workers in Predeal, with an international conference on 25 November 2026.
🇫🇷 France: Against the Current focuses on sustainable tourism and water protection in the Bordeaux area, with a digital product guiding tourists along the Garonne.
🇪🇸 Spain: Youth Voices for Democracy in Alicante connects young people with decision-makers from local or regional institutions through Democracy Labs and youth-led actions.
🇮🇹 Italy: Digital and Innovative Smart Youth Work trains youth workers in AI, gamification and digital storytelling in Pinarella di Cervia.
All 7 projects are funded by Erasmus+, which covers travel and stay under its funding rules. Travel is reimbursed up to a set budget per country, and every call asks participants to get approval or confirmation before buying tickets. Connect to Grow, Tabletop Democracy and Dopamine Prisoners state that there is no participation fee.
📅 Deadlines: As soon as possible (5) · 6 Nov (1) · 30 Nov (1) 🌍 Countries: 🇵🇱 Poland (2) · 🇪🇸 Spain (2) · 🇫🇷 France · 🇮🇹 Italy · 🇷🇴 Romania
In This Batch
- 📅 As soon as possible · 🇵🇱 Poland · Youth Exchange
- 📅 As soon as possible · 🇪🇸 Spain · Youth Exchange
- 📅 As soon as possible · 🇵🇱 Poland · Youth Exchange
- 📅 As soon as possible · 🇷🇴 Romania · Seminar
- 📅 As soon as possible · 🇫🇷 France · Youth Exchange
- 📅 6 Nov · 🇪🇸 Spain · Youth Participation Activity
- 📅 30 Nov · 🇮🇹 Italy · Training Course
What's in this batch:
4 Youth Exchanges · 1 Seminar · 1 Youth Participation Activity · 1 Training Course · 5 Countries
🎓 Erasmus+ Opportunities
1. 🇵🇱 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Poland 🤝 Connect to Grow: Gender Equality, Stereotypes and Mixed-Gender Teamwork Through Korfball for Young People Aged 18-30 🏀
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
📍 Jezioro Głębokie, Poland · 👥 Young people aged 18-30 · ⏳ 15-23 November 2026
Connect to Grow is an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange at Jezioro Głębokie, Poland, for young people aged 18-30 from Poland, Portugal, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. The exchange addresses gender polarisation and stereotypes through korfball, mixed-gender teamwork and equal rules, combined with structured dialogue, voluntary role-reversal exercises and conflict management. Participants co-create a toolkit of korfball-based equality games, deliver a youth-led public conference and host an exhibition korfball match for the local community.
No previous korfball or sport experience is required, and participants can choose on-field roles or off-field roles such as referee assistant, timekeeper, media or logistics. There is a strong focus on youth from smaller towns or rural areas, a basic conversational level of English is enough, and there is no participation fee. Tickets must be approved by the organisers by email before purchase.
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2. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Spain 🎲 Tabletop Democracy: Play Our Past to Design Our Future Through Board Games, Role-Play and Simulations for Young People Aged 18-28 🗳️
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
📍 Arroyomolinos (Madrid), Spain · 👥 Young people aged 18-28 · ⏳ 9-17 January 2027
Tabletop Democracy is an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Arroyomolinos, about 29 km southwest of downtown Madrid, for young people aged 18-28 from Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania and Spain. Over a 7-day gamified journey, participants explore the past and future of democracy through games, role-play and simulations, co-create learning resources and work towards playable board and role-playing games shared as open-source educational tools.
No prior background in game design or democratic knowledge is needed, and the project was developed especially for those with little or no prior experience in Erasmus+. An intermediate level of English is required, 4 participants plus 1 team leader are chosen per country, and there is no participation fee. Preparation runs online through Discord, after the exchange participants host or support one local playtest or workshop, and travel reimbursement is made in April 2026 by bank transfer.
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3. 🇵🇱 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Poland 🧠 Dopamine Prisoners: Digital Wellbeing, Mental Health and Healthy Offline Habits by a Lake for Young People Aged 18-30 🌲
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
📍 Jezioro Głębokie, Poland · 👥 Young people aged 18-30 · ⏳ 27 November to 5 December 2026
Dopamine Prisoners is an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange (KA152) at Jezioro Głębokie, Poland, for young people aged 18-30 from Poland, Germany, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. The exchange explores the relationship between technology, dopamine-driven digital habits and mental wellbeing through mindfulness, outdoor and offline activities, stress-management techniques and intercultural teamwork, and participants create an international podcast together. The project does not aim to demonise technology.
Priority is given to young people who have had limited or no previous access to international mobility opportunities, with a strong focus on participants from smaller towns, rural or peripheral areas. A basic conversational level of English is enough, a laptop is used for activities and podcast preparation, and there is no participation fee. Tickets must be approved by the organisers by email before purchase.
4. 🇷🇴 Erasmus+ Seminar in Romania 🤝 OneWay: Seminar on Youth Inclusion for Youth Workers With A4ACTION 🏔️
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
📍 Predeal, Brașov County, Romania · 👥 Youth workers aged 18+ · ⏳ 19-27 November 2026
OneWay: Seminar on Youth Inclusion is an Erasmus+ seminar in Predeal, Brașov County, Romania, for youth workers aged 18+ from Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal and Romania. Run by A4ACTION, the seminar helps participants name the barriers young people with fewer opportunities face, present and adapt good practices, and design inclusive non-formal education activities. On 25 November 2026 it hosts an international conference on youth inclusion, where each partner organisation either joins the open panel discussion or facilitates a workshop.
The call is open to youth workers, teachers, educators, social workers, mentors, trainers and facilitators, both experienced and less experienced. Meals, accommodation and activity costs are covered 100%, travel is reimbursed up to a fixed budget per country, and participants commit to attending the full event and running a follow-up activity in their country. Predeal is a very cold mountain town, with temperatures often below 0°C at the end of November.
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5. 🇫🇷 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in France 🌊 Against the Current: Travelling Differently, Sustainable Tourism and Water Protection for Ages 18-27 🌱
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
📍 Blaignac (near La Réole), France · 👥 Young people aged 18-27 · ⏳ 13-20 November 2026
Against the Current: Travelling Differently is an Erasmus+ KA152 Youth Exchange in the Bordeaux area, France, near La Réole, for young people aged 18-27 from France, Spain, Estonia and Türkiye. The exchange focuses on sustainable tourism, water protection and responsible travel: participants learn to evaluate tourist sites, use theatrical techniques for storytelling and create a digital product, an Interactive River Map / Audio Guide, that guides tourists along the Garonne to sustainable locations.
At least B1 English is required. The 28 participants stay at Domaine Les Messauts in Blaignac, accommodation and food are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ Programme, and each country has a set travel budget. Flights must not be reserved before approval from the coordinator, and missed flights are not eligible for reimbursement.
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6. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Youth Participation Activity in Spain 🗣️ Youth Voices for Democracy: Engaging, Empowering and Educating Young People Aged 18-30 🤝
📅 Deadline: 6 November 2026
📍 Alicante, Spain · 👥 Young people aged 18-30 · ⏳ 13-21 December 2026
Youth Voices for Democracy: Engaging, Empowering and Educating is an Erasmus+ Youth Participation mobility in Alicante, Spain, for young people aged 18-30 legally residing in Spain, Italy, North Macedonia, Estonia, Germany or Türkiye. The project runs through local Democracy Labs, an international mobility, digital campaigns and youth-led community actions, where participants identify common challenges such as employment, housing and the cost of living, develop practical recommendations and engage directly with decision-makers.
The deadline is 6 November 2026. Applicants need a good communicative level of English and a genuine interest in democracy, active citizenship and youth participation, and at least 18 of the 36 participants will be young people with fewer opportunities. Travel, accommodation, food and programme costs are covered according to Erasmus+ funding rules, participants stay at the La Florida Youth Residence, and only public transport is reimbursed, with no refund for tickets bought through a travel agency.
7. 🇮🇹 Erasmus+ Training Course in Italy 💻 Digital and Innovative Smart Youth Work: AI, Gamification and Digital Storytelling for Youth Workers 🚀
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2026
📍 Pinarella di Cervia, Italy · 👥 Youth workers aged 18+, no upper age limit · ⏳ 11-17 December 2026
Digital and Innovative Smart Youth Work: Training for the Future Youth Workers is an Erasmus+ Training Course (KA153-YOU) in Pinarella di Cervia, Italy, for youth workers aged 18+, with no upper age limit, from Italy, Czechia, Greece, Lithuania, Romania, Türkiye, Morocco and Jordan. Coordinated by ARCUS, the course covers artificial intelligence in youth work, gamification, digital storytelling, online safety and social media strategies through hands-on workshops, and each participant designs a mini-project and an action plan to apply back home.
The call is open to youth workers, educators, trainers, youth leaders and others active in the youth field, and youth workers from rural areas, minority backgrounds or working with marginalised young people are strongly encouraged to apply. Each organisation sends 4 participants (2 women and 2 men). Accommodation, meals, training activities and materials are covered, travel is reimbursed under Erasmus+ rules, and each participant leaves a €30 cash deposit at check-in, refunded at check-out unless damage has been caused. Participants from Türkiye, Morocco and Jordan usually need a Schengen visa.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do these fully funded Erasmus+ projects charge a participation fee?
Connect to Grow, Tabletop Democracy and Dopamine Prisoners state that there is no participation fee. In these three youth exchanges, accommodation, meals and travel are covered by Erasmus+, with travel reimbursed up to the limit for each country. OneWay: Seminar on Youth Inclusion covers 100% of meals, accommodation and activity costs, Against the Current covers accommodation and food 100%, and Youth Voices for Democracy covers travel, accommodation, food and programme costs according to Erasmus+ funding rules. Digital and Innovative Smart Youth Work covers accommodation, meals, training activities and materials, and asks each participant for a €30 cash deposit at check-in, refunded at check-out unless damage has been caused. In all 7 projects, costs on extra days before or after the activity are paid by the participant. Small costs like these are explained in our guide to hidden costs of fully funded programmes.
Who can apply to these Erasmus+ projects in 2026?
The five youth projects are for young people aged 18 and over, with upper age limits from 27 to 30, and the seminar and training course are for youth workers aged 18+. Connect to Grow, Dopamine Prisoners and Youth Voices for Democracy take ages 18-30, Tabletop Democracy 18-28 and Against the Current 18-27. OneWay: Seminar on Youth Inclusion is open to youth workers, teachers, educators, social workers, trainers and facilitators, and Digital and Innovative Smart Youth Work has no upper age limit. According to Youth Works Hub's review of the 7 calls, eligible countries differ for each project and add up to 17: Poland, Spain, France, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Slovakia, Greece, Germany, Estonia, Türkiye, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Czechia, Morocco and Jordan. Italy is eligible in 6 of the 7 calls. Our guide to Erasmus+ age requirements helps if you are close to a limit.
Which Erasmus+ deadline in this batch closes first?
Youth Voices for Democracy in Alicante, Spain, closes first, on 6 November 2026. Digital and Innovative Smart Youth Work in Pinarella di Cervia, Italy, follows on 30 November 2026. The other five calls, Connect to Grow, Tabletop Democracy, Dopamine Prisoners, OneWay: Seminar on Youth Inclusion and Against the Current, ask for applications as soon as possible. Among these five, the earliest activity dates are Against the Current from 13 November 2026, Connect to Grow from 15 November 2026 and OneWay: Seminar on Youth Inclusion from 19 November 2026. Our Erasmus+ application tips cover how to prepare your application.
The batch splits into two themes. Democracy and inclusion run through Tabletop Democracy, Youth Voices for Democracy, Connect to Grow and OneWay, while wellbeing, sustainability and digital skills shape Dopamine Prisoners, Against the Current and Digital and Innovative Smart Youth Work. Six of the seven name non-formal education or non-formal learning as their method, with workshops, games, storytelling and group work.
Connect to Grow, Tabletop Democracy, OneWay and Digital and Innovative Smart Youth Work also lead to a Youthpass certificate. Youth Works Hub read the call or infopack of every project in this batch, so you can compare the details here and apply through the link under each project.
