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EFG Certification Materials

EU Funding and Grants Body of Knowledge

EFG BoK
Version: 1st Edition
Published year: 2026
ISBN:
Published by: European Centre for Vocational Certification (ECVC)

EU Funding & Tenders Portal

Official entry point for calls, programmes, proposals, projects, guidance and grant management.

All EU funding programmes

This page provides access to programme-specific information and documentation for Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, LIFE and other programmes.

Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA)

European Commission guidance document explaining the interpretation and application of grant agreement provisions.

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

The page includes programme legislation, work programmes, model grant agreements, call documents, guidance and templates.

Corporate General Model Grant Agreement

This is the general corporate MGA template. Programme-specific MGAs should still be consulted where applicable.

Horizon Europe MGA

Current official Horizon Europe and Euratom General MGA located: Version 1.2, 1 June 2026

Erasmus+ General MGA

Official Erasmus+ General MGA: Version 1.0, updated 1 November 2024

Erasmus+ Unit Grant MGA

This agreement applies to Erasmus+ actions managed through unit contributions.

LIFE General MGA

Official LIFE MGA: Version 1.0, updated 1 November 2024

Horizon Europe

Funding & Tenders Portal programme page

Horizon Europe reference documents

Horizon Europe work programmes

Regulation (EU) 2021/695 establishing Horizon Europe

Erasmus+

Funding & Tenders Portal programme page

Erasmus+ reference documents

Erasmus+ Programme Guide

Regulation (EU) 2021/817 establishing Erasmus+

LIFE

LIFE reference documents

LIFE support for applicants

LIFE reporting guidance

LIFE legal basis

Regulation (EU) 2021/783 establishing LIFE

Guidance and Manuals

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQs

EU Grants Amendment Guide

How to Manage Your Lump Sum Grants

EU Grants Indicative Audit Programme

Open Research Europe

Open Research Europe is an EU-supported open-access publishing platform using open peer review.

CORDIS

CORDIS provides information on EU-funded research projects, results and publications.