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Scholarship Benefits

Students receive...

Standard funding and benefits:

Additional funding may be available for:

Funding rates Erasmus+ Study in the academic year 2026/27

Only physical stays abroad can be financially supported and only up to a maximum of 3.5 months (105 days) per mobility. The days beyond the 3.5 months are calculated as a zero grant. Zero grant days are also deducted from the funding quota. The additional top-ups are also only paid for 3.5 months or for 3.5 months plus a maximum of 6 travel days. Virtual periods (online lectures in the home country) are not eligible for funding.

  Daily rate Erasmus+ study (105 days max)Monthly rate Erasmus+ study (3.5 months max)
Country group 1
 

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden

Region 14: Faroe Islands, Switzerland, UK
Region 13: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican

20,- EUR600,- EUR
Country group 2
 		Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus18,- EUR540,- EUR
Country group 3
 		Bulgaria, Croatia,  Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Northern Macedonia, Turkey, Hungary18,- EUR540,- EUR
Worldwide*all other Erasmus+ partner countries23,33 EUR700,- EUR
*Russia, Belarusno Erasmus+ funding--

 

Please note that there is no legal entitlement to funding or a specific grant amount.

Travel allowance for standard trips

All scholarship recipients receive a one-time travel allowance based on the one-way distance between their home university and the host university. The distance is calculated using the European Commission's Distance Calculator . 

DistanceTravel allowance
0 - 9 km0,- EUR
10 - 100 km28,- EUR
100 - 499 km211,- EUR
500 - 1.999 km309,- EUR
2.000 - 2.999 km395,- EUR
3.000 - 3.999 km580,- EUR
4.000 - 7.999 km1.188,- EUR
8.000 km or more1.735,- EUR

Standard modes of transport include: private car (combustion engines and electric vehicles), airplane, and ferry. If you use a sustainable mode of transport (bicycle, carpooling, long-distance bus, train), you will receive an increased travel allowance for green travel.

Academic recognition of your study abroad

The European Commission attaches great importance to the recognition of study achievements made abroad.

In the Learning Agreement for Studies it is precisely stated how the academic achievements are recognized. Recognition can only be denied if the level of performance required by the host university has not been met or if the conditions of the participating institutions required for recognition have not been met. Apart from this, all credits earned abroad must be counted towards the credits required to earn the degree at the home institution.

If you encounter any difficulties with regard to academic recognition, please feel free to contact KOOR - Erasmus Services BW. We can contact the contact person in your International Office and/or your contact person in the department in such a case.

Top up for students with disabilities, chronic illnesses and/or children

Erasmus+ aims to promote equal opportunities and inclusion, which is why students with special needs can access the program more easily. Useful information on disability-friendly universities from the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education can be found here.

Monthly additional funding

If you have a disability of at least 20 percent or suffer from a chronic illness or travel with your own children, you can receive additional 250 euros per month. A copy of the disability card or a doctor's certificate or the child's birth certificate must be submitted as proof.

Combinability

The monthly additional funding cannot be combined with the application for real costs for the same criteria.

Individual application

You can claim up to EUR 15,000 of your costs that additional incurred abroad because of your special needs by submitting a separate application. The application must be submitted to KOOR no later than three months before the start of your stay. Please contact us at an early stage if you want to submit an application for real costs.

Preparatory trip

With a separate application, you have the option of claiming the costs of a preparatory trip to explore the local conditions (low-barrier living space, accessibility to the workplace, etc.) up to an amount of EUR 15,000.00. The refund can also be requested for an accompanying person. The application must be submitted to KOOR - Erasmus Services BW no later than three months before the start of the trip. The Erasmus+ funding is a prerequisite for the application.

Top up for first-time academics (250,- EUR per month)

Students whose parents or legal guardians do not have a degree from a university or universtiy of applied science are eligible to apply. In the case of single parents, this regulation only applies to the respective parent with whom the student grew up. A degree from a vocational academy that leads to a degree that is comparable to a university degree is to be regarded as an academic degree. In this context, a master's certificate is not equivalent to an academic degree.
A parent’s degree programs completed abroad that are not recognized as such in Germany (e.g. physiotherapy) count as an academic degree, so there is no entitlement to the top-up.

If required, the form "Declaration of First Academics" must be submitted .

The top-up is only granted for financially supported periods, i.e. for a maximum of 105 days of stay and for up to six additional travel days.

How to apply for the top-up?

You can apply for the top-up after your initial registration at mobility online by a declaration on honor . A sample form can be found here. Please note the following:

  1. You will only have access to the Declaration of Honor form after your initial registration at mobility online.
  2. The form has to be submitted even if you are not applying for any top-up.
  3. All evidence that entitles you to apply for a top up must be kept until the end of your stay and presented on request.
  4. If no evidence can be presented upon request, the top-up  must be repaid to KOOR.

Further information can be found in the DAAD guidelines for students "Social Participation and Equal Opportunities (in German).

Short-Term stays

Short-term stays abroad  are reserved for students with fewer opportunities or if their study and examination regulations include a short-term stay abroad and for PhD students.

The following criteria apply:

  • Length of stay: min. 5, max. 30 days of being in the destination country physically
  • Funding rates according to a daily sum:
    • 5. to 14. day: 79 €/day
    • 15. to 30. day 56 €/day
  • People of the group fewer opportunities must be paid a travel allowance, all other people are exempt from this regulation and do not receive a travel allowance.
  • Short-term stays must be supplemented by a mandatory virtual component (of at least one day's duration) that enables a shared online learning experience and teamwork. Doctoral students are exempt from this regulation.
  • Scope: min. 3 ECTS / if no ECTS are being distributed, a workload that equals 3 ECTS should be done. 

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Travel allowance for sustainable travel

All scholarship recipients who travel to their destination using sustainable means of transport (train, long-distance bus, bicycle, carpooling, ship in combination with sustainable transport) for at least 51% of the outward and/or return journey will receive a one-time increased travel allowance based on the one-way distance between their home university and the host university. The distance will be calculated using the European Commission's Distance Calculator. 

DistanceTravel allowance for sustainable travel
0 - 9 km0,- EUR
10 - 100 km56,- EUR
100 - 499 km285,- EUR
500 - 1.999 km417,- EUR
2.000 - 2.999 km535,- EUR
3.000 - 3.999 km785,- EUR
4.000 - 7.999 km1.188,- EUR
8.000 km or more1.735,- EUR


Please find more information here. 

Funding for additional travel days

Depending on the mode of transport and distance, up to 6 additional travel days can be funded within an Erasmus+ grant, in addition to the days spent at the host university.

For standard travel (private car use – combustion engine and electric vehicles; airplane; ship (provided the ship journey is not combined with a sustainable mode of transport), up to two additional travel days can be funded, depending on the distance (from 500 km) between the home university and the destination.

DistanceStandard travel
10 – 99 km-
100 – 499 km-
500 – 999 km1 travel day
1000 – 1499 km2 travel days
1500 – 2000 km2 travel days
> 2000 km2 travel days

For sustainable travel (bicycle, long-distance bus, train, carpooling, ship in combination with a sustainable means of transport), up to six additional travel days can be financially supported, depending on distance and means of transport.

DistanceSustainable TravelDistanceSustainable Travel by bike
10 – 99 km1 travel day10 – 49 km1 travel day
100 – 499 km2 travel days50 – 99 km2 travel days
500 – 999 km3 travel days100 – 149 km3 travel days
1000 – 1499 km4 travel days150 – 199 km4 travel days
1500 – 2000 km5 travel days200 – 250 km5 travel days
> 2000 km6 travel days> 250 km6 travel days

Subsidies for language courses and/or self-study materials

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KOOR offers a financial subsidy for language support up to EUR 130 (EUR 100 for a language course and EUR 30 for self-learning materials in the national and/or working language ).

The prerequisite for this is that no language courses are offered in the working or national language of your target country on the EU language portal.
 

Language Support

Intercultural preparation: Hands-on Learning!

Lachende Studierende stehen im Kreis und schauen nach unten in die Kamera iStock/lisegagne

By signing in to the online course Hands-on Learning! you can practically and theoretically train your communication and relationship skills in an international context.

Intercultural preparation

KOOR – Erasmus Services BW

Telephone +49 (0)721 925-2521
Fax +49 (0)721 925-2520

Telephone Office Hours: Mon to Fri from 9 am to 11 am

erasmus.koor@h-ka.de

Hochschule Karlsruhe
Building F, Room 302 & 303
Moltkestraße 30
76133 Karlsruhe

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Reisekostenpauschale für Standardreisen

Ab dem Projekt 2025 erhalten alle Geförderten eine einmalige Reisekostenpauschale unabhängig vom Zielland und der Auslandsstudiendauer (Kurzzeit - und Langzeitstudienaufenthalte). Diese basiert auf der einfachen Entfernung zwischen Heimathochschule und Gasthochschule laut Distance Calculator der Europäischen Kommission. 

DistanzReisekostenzuschuss
0 - 9 km0,- EUR
10 - 100 km28,- EUR
100 - 499 km211,- EUR
500 - 1.999 km309,- EUR
2.000 - 2.999 km395,- EUR
3.000 - 3.999 km580,- EUR
4.000 - 7.999 km1.188,- EUR
8.000 km oder mehr1.735,- EUR

Als Standardverkehrsmittel gelten: der PKW in alleiniger Nutzung (Verbrennermotoren und Elektrofahrzeuge), das Flugzeug, die Fähre. Sollten Sie ein nachhaltiges Verkehrsmittel nutzen (Fahrrad, Mitfahrgelegenheit, Fernbus, Zug), erhalten Sie einen erhöhten Reisekostenzuschuss für green travel.

Reisekostenpauschale für Standardreisen

Ab dem Projekt 2025 erhalten alle Geförderten eine einmalige Reisekostenpauschale unabhängig vom Zielland und der Auslandsstudiendauer (Kurzzeit - und Langzeitstudienaufenthalte). Diese basiert auf der einfachen Entfernung zwischen Heimathochschule und Gasthochschule laut Distance Calculator der Europäischen Kommission. 

DistanzReisekostenzuschuss
0 - 9 km0,- EUR
10 - 100 km28,- EUR
100 - 499 km211,- EUR
500 - 1.999 km309,- EUR
2.000 - 2.999 km395,- EUR
3.000 - 3.999 km580,- EUR
4.000 - 7.999 km1.188,- EUR
8.000 km oder mehr1.735,- EUR

Als Standardverkehrsmittel gelten: der PKW in alleiniger Nutzung (Verbrennermotoren und Elektrofahrzeuge), das Flugzeug, die Fähre. Sollten Sie ein nachhaltiges Verkehrsmittel nutzen (Fahrrad, Mitfahrgelegenheit, Fernbus, Zug), erhalten Sie einen erhöhten Reisekostenzuschuss für green travel.