Erasmus Study Stay Abroad

Note on Erasmus funding for stays in the UK from the 2024/25 academic year: Stays at a partner university in the UK under the Erasmus programme will be eligible for funding again from the 2024/25 academic year! (Funding rate: €700/month + Social Top-Up/Green Travel where applicable, as at: November 2023). Please contact the International Office for further information.

Please note: You should apply via both our online application process and via your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator. Both applications are needed for you to be awarded a place.

Erasmus provides funding for stays abroad during your studies under certain conditions, which vary from year to year. A new project is launched every year. The conditions that apply for you depend on your period of study abroad. You can find the corresponding fact sheet with the conditions for funding in the download area:

The 2023 project applies for periods of study abroad in the winter semester 2023/24 and summer semester 2024.

Detailed information on the 2024 project for study visits in the winter semester 2024/25 and summer semester 2025 will follow.

Please note: Please apply both via our online application and to your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator! Both applications must be submitted in order for you to receive a place.

You can find everything you need to know about undertaking a period of study (SMS) in Europe within the framework of the Erasmus programme on this page.

Please also refer to our fact sheets and checklists in the download area on the right-hand side for answers to your questions. Here you can also find the list of Erasmus Departmental Coordinators for your subject, who you should talk to first. Please note that each subject has cooperations with its own specific Erasmus partner universities – please see the individual subject websites for more information.

PhD students without an employment contract can also undertake short-term stays abroad. You can find more information on this in the fact sheets for the 2023 project in the download area on the right-hand side.

Do you have any further questions? We strongly recommend that you read our FAQs.