Grants for universities training conference interpreting students

Open calls for proposals

The call for proposals for academic year 2026-2027 is now open. Deadline for submission of proposals: 29 May 2026 (at 17:00 Brussels time) via the SPIRIT grants web application.

Please find all the relevant documents below.

To avoid any last-minute technical problems with your submission, we recommend starting your application as soon as possible so that the necessary documents can be uploaded and submitted in good time through the SPIRIT web application.

An online information session about DG Interpretation’s call for proposals will be held on Monday 27 April at 14:00 (CET Brussels time). Please email us at scic-grants-to-universitiesec [dot] europa [dot] eu (scic-grants-to-universities[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)if you wish to participate in the session and we will send you all the necessary connection details.

We recommend reading the call for proposals and the annexes carefully before the meeting, as it will allow you to ask more specific questions. 

A document containing possible clarifications and FAQs will be published during the submission period. Please check this document regularly. It will be updated for the last time 3 working days before the submission deadline.

Open call for proposals

Applicant's Guide

SPIRIT Grants external user manual

Frequently asked questions and updates

Forms for the grant proposal:

Application Section I (Identification) PDF

Application Section I (Identification) WORD

Application Section II A (Type A action description) PDF

Application Section II A (Type A action description) WORD

Application Section II B (Type B action description) PDF

Application Section II B (Type B action description) WORD

Application Section III (Budget details)

Application Section IV (Declaration of honour and grant amount request) PDF

Application Section IV (Declaration of honour and grant amount request) WORD

Annex 1 (Legal entity and financial identification)

Annex 2 (Official recognition, for new applicants)

Annex 3 (Financial capacity, for grant requests above 60.000 €)

Annex 4 (Partner institutions) WORD

Annex 4 (Partner institutions) PDF

Annex 5 (Staff information and CVs) - Europass

Annex 6 (Course plan)

Other reference documents:

Language priorities for succession planning actions 2026-2027

Accreditation profiles

Best practices for conference interpreting courses

Work programme for interpreter training 2026

Final grants awarded in 2024-2025

Grants awarded in 2025-2026

Grant agreement template

Instructions for qualified electronic signature (QES)

Timesheet template

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