Professionals with experience in sport, culture, youth, education and training, or the audiovisual sector can contribute their expertise to the evaluation and monitoring of EU-funded projects.
External experts contribute to:
Selecting high-quality projects for EU funding.
Strengthening European cooperation in their fields.
Identifying new ideas and developments.
Building professional connections across Europe.
EACEA works with external experts across several EU programmes and initiatives, including:
🔹 Erasmus+
🔹 Creative Europe
🔹 European Solidarity Corps
🔹 Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV)
🔹 Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme.
Assignments may include evaluating grant applications, providing feedback on project implementation, monitoring projects and supporting evaluation procedures. Experts receive relevant guidance and briefings, while the duration and workload of assignments vary according to the programme and call.
How to apply
Interested professionals can register their profiles in the European Commission’s expert database.
https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/eacea-lookout-new-external-experts-2026-10-05_en
