Students can arrange Erasmus+ internships at companies or organisations in other European countries. Stays in any of the programme countries qualify for funding.
Benefits of an Erasmus+ abroad:
- EU internship contract between the university, company and student (“Learning Agreement for Traineeship”)
- Academic recognition of the internship
- Support throughout the internship from a named contact at both the home university and the company
- Funding for additional expenses incurred abroad
- Assistance with preparations (cultural, linguistic, organisational)
- Special subsidies for students with children
- Special subsidies for students with disabilities
- Special subsidies for sustainable travel (“green top-up”)
You will find the registration link for the Erasmus+ traineeship grant further down under "Procedure".
Criteria
Criteria for an internship abroad with Erasmus+:
- Enrolled as a regular student at a German university (of applied sciences)
- Home university holds an Erasmus+ Charter for Higher Education (ECHE)
- Excluded from funding are internships in European institutions/organisations, national embassies/consulates, and organisations that administer EU programmes.
Graduate internships
- Graduate internships conducted abroad within one year of graduation also qualify for Erasmus+ funding, as long as they are completed within that timescale.
- This funding period still forms part of the maximum permitted (= 12 months) for the immediately preceding study programme (bachelor’s or master’s degree).
Procedure
- You can apply for Erasmus funding in Mobility Online using this link.
Important: On the log-in page, scroll right down to the bottom and click on “Apply for an internship abroad with Erasmus+” . Log in using your university ID and password to access the application form. - After entering your details, you will automatically be sent an email confirming your registration with a link to the log-in screen.
- You should now return to the log-in screen.
Important: Now, use the log-in field right at the top of the page instead of the registration field! - Once the International Office has checked your details, you can download, fill out and then upload your completed Learning Agreement for Traineeship (LA-T).
- Once your LA-T has been checked, you will be given access to the EU online language test (OLS = Online Language Support).
- Before you set off, you will receive your Grant Agreement which you need to please fill out, sign and submit with original signature to the International Office.
- Upon receipt of the signed Grant Agreement, you will be paid the first instalment of your Erasmus+ funding by bank transfer.
- Please ensure that you submit your completion documents within 4 weeks – at the latest – of finishing your internship abroad to obtain the remainder of your Erasmus+ funding . Documents required:
- Confirmation of the internship issued by the company (e.g. the “After the Mobility” section of the Learning Agreement, a work reference, freehand confirmation, etc.)
- Online questionnaire for the EU (requested by email at the end of your internship)
Funding options for internships abroad
If you undertake an internship abroad on the Erasmus+ scheme, you can be granted a monthly mobility subsidy in the form of a partial grant to help cover additional costs incurred abroad, not a full grant.
The amount of this subsidy depends on the category of country and the academic year in question.
