ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-FORWARD-DIGITAL-DM: Digital education: Innovative data collection and exchange approaches in primary, secondary education (including vocational education and training) for data-informed decision-making

Context 

Driven by the Council Recommendation on digital education and EU data strategies, this call aims to address inconsistencies and fragmentation in educational data collection and exchange across Europe. The aim is to enhance the quality and comparability of data while safeguarding privacy and ethical standards. 

Scope: Data for Education Strategy 

• Research challenges and best practices in educational data handling
• Develop ethical data governance and privacy-centric models
• Create scalable tools for data sharing and analytics
• Enable transnational collaboration on data use in education
• Support policy-making with evidence-based recommendations 

Target Groups

• Schools, VET institutions, education authorities
• Education researchers and analysts
• Data privacy and governance experts 

• NGOs and EdTech innovators 

  Funding 

• Total call budget (Topics 6, 7, 8): €13,000,000
• Max Grant per project: €1,000,000

• Funding rate: 80% 

  Timeline  

• Call deadline: 27 May 2025, 17:00 CET
• Evaluation results: June-September 2025
• Grant Agreements: February 2026