Study abroad with Erasmus+

• for studying at a partner university based on an Erasmus cooperation agreement (practically all European partners of Kempten University of Applied Sciences)
• Duration of study abroad:  at least 2 months 

• Enrolled as a student at Kempten University of Applied Sciences
• Completed and passed first year of degree programme
• Adequate progress with studies (at least average performance)
• Good to excellent knowledge of the language that classes are taught in at the host university

Students can receive multiple grants, up to a maximum of 12 months per study programme (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate). Funding is limited to a maximum number of months per semester abroad, see "Amount of grant".

Students who complete a semester abroad on the Erasmus+ scheme get their tuition fee abroad paid plus a monthly mobility subsidyin the form of a partial grant to help cover additional costs incurred abroad, not a full grant. 

The amount of this monthly mobility subsidy depend on the category of country and the academic year in question. This is included in your overall grant, so you don’t need to apply separately for this subsidy. You automatically qualify for an Erasmus+ mobility subsidy if you are awarded an exchange with an Erasmus+ partner university and haven’t yet used your full 12 months’ allowance per programme of study.

Funding for Erasmus+ trips abroad is based on the differences in cost of living between your home and host country (“programme countries”).

For Winter Semester 2022/23 the following grants apply:

*The maximum duration for grants (3, 4 or 5 months) is set specifically for each semester, as it depends on the available funds. 

Brexit and Erasmus+
Trips to study abroad in the UK can now only be subsidised using residual funds and must be completed no later than 31 May 2023.  The old rate of applies 450 euros for a maximum of 5 months.

The Erasmus+ programme supports sustainable travel to or from your host country in the form of a one-off subsidy worth € 50, plus up to four days’ additional qualifying period for fundingfor the duration of the regular grant. If you use low-emission transport such as buses, trains or car-sharing for most of your return journey, you can apply for a subsidy at the of your stay abroad via the International Office.

Virtual mobility
Mobility that is exercised purely virtually in your home country – i.e. without physically attending the partner university – doesn’t qualify for Erasmus+ funding. However, virtual students are awarded Erasmus+ status (incl. exemption from tuition fees at the partner university) and offered OLS linguistic support.

Blended mobility 
If a virtual component is combined with a short stay at the partner university, then an on-site stay lasting 5–30 days can be funded. The online studies can completed either before or after the on-site stay and must be worth 3 ECTS in total.

*Students with special needs (disability level 20+) and students with child/ren
**Sustainable transport there and back (using low-emission means such as rail, bus or car-sharing)

The same applies for mobile participants on blended intensive programmes (BIP).

• Apply via the International Office to spend a semester abroad at a partner university (see application process for partner universities).
• If you are granted an exchange, you will be automatically assigned to the Erasmus+ programme. 
• Approx. 4 weeks after the applications deadline, you will be notified of the outcome of the selection process and guided through the next steps via our mobility software.

• Once your application is a approved, you can complete the Digital Learning Agreement (study programme at the partner university) in Mobility Online.
• The International Office then forwards it to your faculty’s Examinations Committee. Once the Examinations Committee has approved and signed the document, the Digital Learning Agreement is automatically sent to the partner university.

Before you commence your semester abroad, you will be invited to take the mandatory EU online language test (OLS = Online Language Support).
The result of the language test simply helps you to evaluate your own skills and then gives you the option of taking an online language course free of charge.

Online language support is available for all 24 official languages in the European Union: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Estonian (ET), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Irish/Gaelic (GA), Croatian (HR), Italian (IT), Latvian (LV), Lithuanian (LT), Hungarian (HU), Maltese (MT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Slovakian (SK), Slovenian (SL), Finnish (FI), Swedish (SV).

Two weeks before the end of your planned stay abroad for studying or an internship, you will be sent another invitation and link to retake the language test.

Before you set off, you will receive your Grant Agreement which you need to please fill out, sign and return the original 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 of finishing your studies abroad to obtain the remainder of your Erasmus+ funding .

Completion documents:

• Participants’ report via the EU’s Mobility Tool
• Summary for Kempten University of Applied Sciences
• Evidence of the actual time spent studying abroad (“Letter of confirmation” signed by the partner university)
• OLS language test part 2 (you will be emailed the link for this)

Please ascertain before you leave the partner university how your transcript of records will be sent. We can only accept a document by email if the partner university sends it directly to international(at)hs-kempten.de . 
 

You can find further information under Recognition of exam performances.