ERASMUS OutgoingMobility Grant Amounts
Students who attend a European partner university as part of the ERASMUS programme are exempt from paying tuition fees to the host institution. Students also receive a grant to cover extra costs which may arise during their period abroad. The Mobility grant amount varies from year to year as it is dependant on the grant allowance amount set by the European Commission. Certain amounts have, however, been determined for each country. Unfortunately, the exact amount of the grant can be announced only at short notice, after the ERASMUS grant allowance amount is published by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Mobility Grant 2023/24
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Group 1 | Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Great Britain | 20 Euro/day (600 Euro/month) |
Group 2 | Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus | 18 Euro/day (540 Euro/month) |
Group 3 | Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Republic of North Macedonia , Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary | 16,33 Euro/day (490 Euro/month) |
Calculation of Grants:
- Stays up to 89 days: calculation per day
- Stays between 90 and 179 days: 3 months flat
- Stays over 179 days: 6 months flat
(1 month = 30 days; except for stays ending on the last day of february)
ERASMUS scholarship holders receive a range of organisational help. Students do not need to apply individually to the partner university; the programme representative from Heidelberg University will register students on their behalf. Within the weeks following registration, the host university will contact the scholarship holder and send them various information. Accommodation is often offered in halls of residence and specific language courses and orientation events are organised for ERASMUS scholarship holders.
Mobility Grant 2022/23
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Group 1 | Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden | 20 Euro/day (600 Euro/month) |
Group 2 | Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus | 18 Euro/day (540 Euro/month) |
Group 3 | Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary | 16,33 Euro/day (490 Euro/month) |
As mobilities to the UK had to be subsidised from old funding, a daily rate of 15 euros / monthly rate of 450 euros applies here.
Calculation of Grants:
- Stays up to 119 days: calculation per day
- Stays between 120 and 209 days: 4 months flat
- Stays over 209 days: 7 months flat
(1 month = 30 days; except for stays ending on the last day of february)
ERASMUS scholarship holders receive a range of organisational help. Students do not need to apply individually to the partner university; the programme representative from Heidelberg University will register students on their behalf. Within the weeks following registration, the host university will contact the scholarship holder and send them various information. Accommodation is often offered in halls of residence and specific language courses and orientation events are organised for ERASMUS scholarship holders.
Additional Financial Support
Upon timely application, ERASMUS students travelling to the host country/home country by environmentally friendly means of transport ("Green Travel") can be supported with a lump sum of 50 Euro and, if applicable, up to four additional days of travel.
Additionally,
- Students and graduates with a GdB 20 or more or a proven disability or chronic illness that results in additional financial needs
- Students and graduates who are studying abroad with children
- First-time academics (students and graduates from a non-academic home)
- Working students and graduates
can apply for a Social Top-Up for participants with fewer opportunities. The amount is 250 Euro /month (8.33 Euro/day) for the same period as the ERASMUS scholarship.
Exact conditions and deadlines for applications are being announced in due time. Students with disabilities or chronic illnesses as well as students who are taking their child/children abroad can, in justified cases and in consultation with the International Relations Office, submit their application for a Social Top-Up outside the deadlines or apply for funding of the real costs.
Combinability with BAföG and scholarships
The ERASMUS+ funding for the international mobility of students is a grant for additional costs incurred abroad. It is not basic funding and not a full scholarship. Students eligible for BAföG can claim BAföG for a stay abroad with Erasmus+. In the case of an integrated training phase within the framework of the ERASMUS programme, the amount of benefit includes, in addition to the usual needs rates in Germany, travel costs, possibly an additional amount for health insurance costs, possibly a rent subsidy. Please make sure that you submit your application early (usually at least 6 months before your stay abroad). Information on BAföG benefits is available at www.bafög.de.
ERASMUS students may receive regional, national or other funding from a ministry, regional authorities or private foundations as a supplement or alternative to EU funding (mobile participants with "zero grant funding"). Some DAAD scholarships are also compatible with ERASMUS in accordance with the respective DAAD programme requirements (please submit proof of compatibility).
The ERASMUS mobility grant may not be offset against other national scholarships, i.e. these may neither be reduced nor suspended.
Double funding of the same activity from EU funds is not permitted. The combination of ERASMUS with a scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Foundation is also excluded.