ERASMUS+ SPORT
Erasmus+ in the field of sport
Erasmus+ Sport Erasmus+ Sport is the EU’s central funding programme for the sports sector. It supports projects that promote European exchange, the development of sport, and the encouragement of physical activity and health. The programme aims to strengthen organisations, coaches, and clubs, foster innovation, and enhance European cooperation in the field of sport.
Funding is provided, among other things, for the mobility of sport staff – including exchanges, job shadowing, or further training of coaches and professionals at partner organisations across Europe. Cooperation projects are also supported, in which several European partners jointly develop new approaches to training, club development, inclusion, or education. In addition, non-profit international sport events with social impact – for example on topics such as health, volunteering, or social inclusion – can receive financial support.
Erasmus+ Sport focuses on key future-oriented topics: These include the promotion of physical activity and health prevention, the strengthening of inclusion and equal opportunities, the development of training and education methods, as well as the prevention of violence, discrimination, and doping. A particular focus is also placed on improving good governance and supporting volunteer structures in sport.
In Austria, Erasmus+ Sport is managed by the OeAD as the National Agency.
Bewilligte Erasmus+ Projekte im Medieval Combat-Sport
Key Action: KA182 – Mobilität von Sportpersonal
Project number:
2025-2-AT01-KA182-SPO-000367573
Project title: Digitally Empowered Referees – Building Competence and Integrity in the field of Medieval Combat
Applicant: ARMORED COMBAT AUSTRIA (ACA)
Project budget: 18.180,00 €
Objective:
Establishing a national referee education system through international mobility, knowledge transfer from the Danish accreditation model, and the integration of digital tools for tournament administration and rule enforcement in Medieval Combat.
Duration: 12 months (Jannuary to December 2026)
All project details can be found here!
The handout summarising the key insights from the project and its mobility activities is available for download in German (PDF) and English (PDF).
Key Action: KA1 – Mobility of Sport Staff
Project number: 2025‑1‑AT01‑KA182‑SPO‑000297180
Project title: Enhancing Medieval Combat Training for Women through Cross-Border Exchange and Job Shadowing
Applicant: Verein für gerüsteten Vollkontaktkampf Wien (VgVK Wien)
Project budget: 13.998,00 €
Objective:
Promotion of international coach mobility to strengthen professional skills, develop training methods, and expand European cooperation in the field of women’s empowerment in Medieval Combat sport.
Duration: 18 months (June 2025 to November 2026)
Key Action: KA1 – Mobility of Sport Staff
Project number: 2026-1-AT01-KA182-SPO-000389453
Project title: Safe & Smart Soft-Sword – Improving Youth Training Standards in Soft Armored Fighting
Applicant: Verein für gerüsteten Vollkontaktkampf Wien (VgVK Wien)
Project budget: 16.730,00 €
Objective:
Further development of safe, age-appropriate, inclusive and pedagogically sound Soft-Sword training for children and young people, while strengthening the club’s competences in training methodology, child and youth safeguarding, and sustainable club development.
Duration: 18 months (June 2026 to November 2027)
Key Action: KA182 – Mobilität von Sportpersonal
Project number:
2026-1-AT01-KA182-SPO-000390950
Project title: Volunteers in Armor – Strengthening Volunteer Engagement and Youth Pathways in an Emerging Sport Federation
Applicant: ARMORED COMBAT AUSTRIA (ACA)
Project budget: 17.430,00 €
Objective:
Strengthening sustainable volunteer structures in Austrian Medieval Combat through international exchange, the professionalisation of volunteer management, and the development of new approaches to recruiting, engaging and retaining volunteers over the long term, with a particular focus on young volunteers.
Duration: 14 months (June 2026 to July 2027)
Key Action: KA2 – Small-scale Partnerships
Project number: 101328649
Project title: Empowering Women in Medieval Combat – From Evidence to eLearning (EMPOWER)
Project coordinator: Verein für gerüsteten Vollkontaktkampf Wien (VgVK Wien)
Project consortium:
- Verein für gerüsteten Vollkontaktkampf Wien (VgVK Wien), Austria
- Sword Gym München e.V. (SGM), Germany
- Fédération France Soft Armored Fighting (FFSAF), France
- Dansk Middelalderkampsport Sammenslutning(DMKS), Denmark
- Medieval Combat Sport Finland ry (MCSF), Finland
Project budget: 30.000,00 €
Objective:
Strengthening the participation and long-term retention of women in Medieval Combat through evidence-based analysis, European cooperation, and the development of a multilingual eLearning resource on inclusive training practices, good governance, safeguarding, and socially sustainable club structures.
Duration: 18 months