Understand before you apply
The programme, in detail
Overview
Erasmus+ helps organise student and doctoral candidate exchanges.
These take place
within countries fully part of the Erasmus+ programme
to and from countries associated to Erasmus+
Why choose to study abroad
improve your communication, language and inter-cultural skills
gain soft skills highly valued by employers
combine with a traineeship abroad to gain work experience
How to apply
There's no central application form to study abroad with Erasmus+.
You can reach out to the international or Erasmus+ office of your university or higher education institution to start the process.
Your sending higher education institution is obliged to select applicants in a fair and transparent way.
Who can apply
students at short-cycle, Bachelor and Master levels
Doctoral candidates
registered in a higher education institution that participates in the Erasmus+ programme ( download a list of these institutions )
enrolled in studies leading to a recognised degree or tertiary-level qualification
Your study period abroad must be
relevant for your degree-related learning and personal development needs
part of the study programme that you are following
Duration
long-term mobility: minimum of 2 months to a maximum of 12 months abroad (including blended mobilities with a virtual component)
short-term mobility: between 5 and 30 days abroad (these must be blended mobilities)
maximum total duration : 12 months within one study cycle. It is possible to do more than one exchange within that limit.
Please note that only doctoral candidates can do a short-term mobility without a virtual component.
For "one-cycle" courses such as medicine or architecture, you can go abroad with Erasmus+ for as long as 24 months.
"Cycle" refers to the level of study as defined by the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) .
Costs and financial support
Grant agreements are signed by your sending or receiving institution. They apply for funding on behalf of their students.
If you are accepted for a grant, you will sign a participant grant agreement with them.
The amount is a contribution to your travel and daily living costs.
The details of this grant depend on many different conditions, including the
differences in living costs between your country and the destination country
number of students applying for a grant
distance between countries and the availability of other grants
As an Erasmus+ student, you are exempt from fees for tuition, registration, examinations, and charges for access to laboratories or libraries at the receiving institution. Small fees for insurance or student union membership may still apply.
Other support
There is also extra support for students going on a traineeship, students with fewer opportunities or those from outermost regions .
You may also be eligible for additional grants from your institution, government or other sources.
Visit the European Funding guide or the Study Portals .
Students with physical, mental or health-related conditions
Check with the Erasmus+ coordinator at your sending institution to see if you can apply for additional funding.
Read about inclusion support
Language learning
Access to Erasmus+ Online Language Support can help you learn the language used for your studies.
Recognising your studies
Before your study period abroad, you will sign a “learning agreement for studies” with your sending and receiving institutions.
defines how your activities abroad will be recognised
ensures the preparations are clear for all parties
sets the rights and responsibilities of the various parties
You will also receive the Erasmus+ Student Charter explaining your rights and obligations.
After your study period abroad
your receiving institution must give you and your sending institution a transcript of records which confirms completion and results achieved
your sending institution must recognise the credits (using ECTS credits or an equivalent system) and count them towards your degree, without any other requirements
your mobility period should be recorded in the Diploma Supplement , depending on where your institution is based
Requirements for participating higher education institutions
The sending institution and the receiving institution must have an inter-institutional agreement .
Both institutions must also hold the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (if they are in EU Member States or third countries associated to the Erasmus+ programme). Institutions from third countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme commit to the principles of the Charter when signing the inter-institutional agreements.
Related links
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Doctoral candidates can also apply to MSCA to receive EU support for periods of research abroad
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