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EU funding - Socrates-Comenius Programme

All the teachers' courses at ELC are eligible for EU funding. 

You can apply to the European Union for a grant of up 1500 euros to attend one of our two-week teacher development courses. The grant covers tuition, accommodation, travel and subsistence.

Teachers from the following countries are eligible:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Turkey.

You need to be:

  • A qualified and practising teacher of English in your country at Primary, Secondary or Tertiary level
  • A primary teacher involved in English language teaching
  • A teacher re-training in English language teaching
  • Teaching subjects through the medium of a foreign language
  • An English language teacher returning after a career break
  • A trainer, an inspector or an adviser

How to apply?

  1. Choose the teachers' course you would like to attend.
  2. Complete and return the Application Form noting that you wish to apply for EU funding. We will send you a pre-course reservation letter.
  3. Apply to your National Agency for funding.
  4. When funding has been confirmed, send us a £200 deposit or full fees to confirm your place on the course.

Deadlines for application

Different agencies have different deadlines. As a guide:

  • 31 January 2008 (for activities starting between 1 April 2008 and 30 June 2008)
  • 31 March 2008 (for activities starting between 1 July 2008 and 30 September 2008)
  • 30 June 2008 (for activities starting between 1 October 2008 and 31 December 2008)

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