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Erasmus+ funding

Erasmus + funding

The grant amount is determined by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Germany-wide. It may vary each year. Students who have been allocated an Erasmus+ place are informed upon the exact amount in their confirmation of funding. This grant is intended to cover the extra costs incurred for spending time abroad. If all available funds have been allocated, remaining students can only take part in the Erasmus+ programme as ‘zero grant’ students without receiving Erasmus+ funding. They can still benefit from all the other advantages of the programme (including a waiver of tuition fees at host universities).

The funding period does not have to correspond to the actual length of the stay.

There are different funding lines in the Erasmus+ programme for studies. The amount of funding depends on the respective destination country and the exchange agreements that FAU has conducted with its partners.

Programme countries EU countries plus Turkey, Lichtenstein, Norway, Serbia, Iceland and North Macedonia
Partner countries Selected countries outside the EU
International Mobility United Kingdom, Switzerland

Erasmus+ funding for programme countries

Funding covers:

  • Waiver of tuition fees at the host university
  • Monthly mobility grant (not a full scholarship). Erasmus+ mobility grants are determined according to the costs of living in the host country for the following country groups.
    • Country group 1: approximately 600 euros per month = 20 euros/funded day: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden
    • Country group 2: approximately 540 euros per month = 18 euros/funded day: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands
    • Country group 3: approximately 490 euros per month = 16,33 euros/funded day: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey

Irrespective of the actual duration of the stay the mobility grant covers

  • max. 5 funded months for stays of 1 semester (150 funded days)
  • max. 10 funded months for stays of 2 semesters (300 funded days)

This means that the actual duration of the stay and the duration of funding may not be exactly the same.

A mobility grant can only be paid if the Erasmus+ stay abroad lasts between a minimum of two and a maximum of 12 months. If students return early or fail to stay abroad for the minimum required length of time, any mobility grant which has already been paid must be paid back. Exceptions apply in the case of force majeure and due to illness.

Erasmus+ with partner countries

You can find the current exchange opportunities with partner countries outside the EU in our list of partner universities.

Funding covers:

  • Waiver of tuition fees at the host university
  • Monthly mobility grant (not a full scholarship) from €700 = €23.33/day.
  • Funding for travel expenses, depending on the travel distance according to the EU distance calculator:
km Funding
10–99 € 20
100–499 € 180
500–1,999 € 275
2,000–2,999 € 360
3,000–3,999 € 530
4,000–7,999 € 820
Over 8,000 € 1,500

International mobility: Switzerland and United Kingdom

Switzerland

Due to the result of the referendum held on 9 February 2014, the European Commission has suspended the conclusion of the participation agreement with Switzerland for the Erasmus+ programme until further notice.

That means Switzerland has the status of a partner country, but not of a programme country. As a result, there are to options of funding depending on the exchange agreement concluded.

  • Erasmus+ International Mobility: The funding corresponds to country group 1 of the programme countries.
  • SEMP: Swiss universities have initiated their own replacement programme, the Swiss European Mobility Programme, through which mobilities to Switzerland are sponsored by the Swiss host university. Contact your host university for the exact funding amount.

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is no longer a programme country as of the 2022 funding year. However, Erasmus funding is still possible via International Mobility for selected exchange agreements. The funding corresponds to country group 1 of the programme countries. For further information, please contact your department.

Erasmus+ Special funding for disadvantaged students

The Erasmus+ special funding includes an increase in funding for:

  • students with a degree of disability of 20 or higher and chronic diseases
  • students with children
  • first generation academics
  • working students
  • green travel

This requires a separate application to the RIA. For further information please contact Team Mobility.

Further information on universities with disabled access provided by the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education can be found at the website of the European Agency.




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