LLP / ERASMUS

Erasmus+ gives students the opportunity to study in another European country and expand their social and cultural skills.


In the process, they get to know the academic system of a foreign university and benefit from its teaching and learning methods. After completing their first year of study, students can receive funding for a study period of between three and twelve months at a foreign host university, up to and including their doctorate.

What is new in Erasmus+ compared to the old Erasmus?
  • Students can be sponsored several times in each study cycle (bachelor, master, doctorate).
  • Twelve months can be sponsored per study cycle.
  • In single-cycle programs (state examination, diploma, etc.), 24 months can be funded.
  • Internships of two months or more (previously three months) can be funded during and after completion of studies.
  • Teaching assistantships are funded as internships.
  • Students who want to complete their entire master's degree abroad in Europe can do so with a low-interest bank loan.
Who can receive the grant?

Students who have obtained a place at one of the Erasmus partner universities.

 

What can be sponsored?

Semester abroad at one of our European partner universities.

What are the requirements?
  • at least one completed academic year
  • a maximum of 12 months of study or internship stays can be funded within the framework of Erasmus+ in each stage of studies (BA, MA)
  • at least one proof of academic achievements at the host university
What are the other conditions?

Students going abroad with Erasmus+ should take a language test in Online Language Support (OLS) before and after their stay abroad. Through Online Language Support, you can improve your knowledge of the language in which you are studying or doing your internship abroad over a three-year period - before, during and after your stay.

You will need to upload the documents required for documentation to the EU (grant agreement, learning agreement, confirmation of receipt and stay...) in the workflow and fill in an experience report in the EU portal.

How long is the grant awarded?

The duration of the study abroad can vary between 3 and 9 months depending on the study program and partner university. However, you generally apply for one semester first, usually for the winter semester, and can then extend your stay there if the partner university agrees.

 

What are the amount and scope of funding?

The ERASMUS+ program does not charge tuition fees; in addition, students receive a scholarship, the amount of which depends on the destination country. The financial support for Erasmus+ stays of students is based on the different costs of living in the destination countries ("program countries"). For the project year 2022, the following funding rates apply for the three study visit country groups (SMS):

  • Group 1 (600 euros/month): Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden.
  • Group 2 (540 euros/month): Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain.
  • Group 3 (490 euros/month): Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey.

In the new generation of Erasmus programs, one of the goals is to provide special support to students with "fewer opportunities".

Students who are accompanied by their children, who are chronically ill or have a disability, who are "first-time graduates" or who employed (earning 450 € to 850 € per month) have the possibility to apply for a Top Up in the amount of 250 € / month. A corresponding query will be made during the application process.

In addition, you can also apply for BAföG abroad at the BAföG office responsible for the host country.

If you have any further questions, please contact Ms. Puhrsch or Ms. Mühlhausen-Lotze.

When are the application deadlines?

15th of January for the following winter semester
15th of June for the following summer semester


Please note: Applying for the winter semester is usually more favorable, since the summer semester periods in many countries (especially Scandinavia and France) do not correspond to our periods and, for example, already begin in January.

For the summer semester, only the places left over from the application round for the winter semester are distributed, so there are significantly fewer places and no longer available in all partner universities.

How to apply?

The application is made online.

 

Can I have the semester abroad credited to my studies?
Where is more detailed information available?