Which questions should you ask when choosing a project partner?

The answers feed both your partnership decision and the “quality of the partnership” section of the application.

• What does your organisation need in this area, and how did you identify it?
• Who will work on the project, and how many hours a month can they give?
• Does your head teacher or management know about and support the project?
• Have you taken part in Erasmus+ or eTwinning projects before? How did they go?
• Does your organisation have an OID?
• When are your school holidays and exam periods?
• Can you host a mobility? How would you help with accommodation and transport?
• What is the process in your organisation for receiving and spending your share of the grant?
• How do you obtain parental consent for pupils' photos and personal data?
• Which channel shall we use to communicate, and how often?

If any of these apply, discuss them openly before deciding on the partnership.

• The partner is more interested in the number of mobilities than in the content
• It is unclear who will work on the project, or it depends on one person
• Emails go unanswered for days
• They say they are partners in many projects in the same period
• The organisation's management is unaware of the project

Once the application is approved, the coordinator and partners sign a partnership agreement. But put the roles in writing before applying too: who leads which activity, who prepares which output, how the grant is shared and what happens in case of disagreement. This text also becomes the draft for the cooperation arrangements question in the application.