Eligibility Requirements
Who can apply?
Students with German citizenship or the citizenship of a country participating in the program who are enrolled for their entire course of studies at a university participating in KOOR - Erasmus Services BW participating in the program.
Students with a non-European citizenship must be enrolled for your entire course of studies at one of these universities. Exchange students are therefore excluded. If you are a non-European national, please find out in good time whether you need a visa in the host country. Please contact the respective consulate or embassy of your destination country for further information.
Students who do not have their residence in Germany during the semester are not allowed to complete the semester(s) abroad in their country of residence.
Which stays are eligible?
Which stays are eligible?
Long-term stays:
- a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 12 months, with each month being calculated as 30 days.
- Target group: students, PhD students
Blended long-term stays:
- at least 2 and a maximum of 12 months physically on site and a virtual period (shared online learning experience or teamwork) of at least one day. Each month is calculated as 30 days.
- Target group: students, PhD students
Short term stays:
- at least 5 and a maximum of 30 days physically on site.
- Target group: PhD students
Blended short-term stays:
- at least 5 and a maximum of 30 days physically on site and a virtual period (shared online learning experience or teamwork) of at least one day. PhD students are exempt from the mandatory virtual period.
- Target group: PhD students, students with fewer opportunities or a mandatory short term stay as per their course and examination regulations . You can find a list of possible reasons here.
Please note that virtual stays are not eligible for Erasmus+ funding.
Studies combined with Traineeship
Studying abroad can include an internship period, provided the internship takes place under the supervision of the host university. A combined stay can be organised in different ways depending on the context, i.e. the activities can take place consecutively or simultaneously. Internships lasting less than 60 days are possible under the following conditions:
- submission of a “Studies combined with Traineeship” application (Learning Agreement for Studies)
- internship must be listed as a course with ECTS in the Learning Agreement for Studies.
- no salary limit
- internship is not required to be “full-time”
Internships lasting 60 days or more require a separate Erasmus+ internship application, even if they are supervised by the host university. Please note the funding criteria for the Erasmus+ traineeships.
It is not possible to receive an Erasmus internship grant and Erasmus study grant at the same time.
Until when do I have to apply for an Erasmus+ grant?
You can apply continuously, however, you must submit your application documents one week before the beginning of the study exchange at the latest.
Please allow several weeks to obtain all signatures from the guest and home institutions.
Repeated funding / double funding
Repeated funding is possible if this does not exceed a duration of 12 months (including Erasmus internship) per study phase (Bachelor/Master/PhD). For single-cycle programs (Diplom/Magister/State Exam), the limit is 24 months. The months already funded in the Lifelong Learning Program are counted towards the quota in this case.
There must be no double funding by the EU, i.e. you may not simultaneously claim another EU scholarship in addition to the Erasmus scholarship. The DAAD does not permit to receive the Erasmus scholarship at the same time as any another DAAD scholarship (e.g. the Bachelor Plus scholarship). Should you receive a DAAD scholarship, please consult with the respective contact person.
Which destinations are eligible?
Erasmus+ programme country:
- All EU member states: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain , Czech Republic, Hungary, Cyprus and the associated overseas territories
- EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)
- Turkey
- Northern Macedonia
- Serbia
Erasmus+ partner countries worldwide are listed here
