Erasmus - Financing Opportunities

The financial support for Erasmus+ student stays is based on the different costs of living in the destination countries ("Programme Countries"). For the academic year 2026/27, the following funding rates for study visits (SMS) apply:

• Hosting country group 1 (600 EUR per month, 20 EUR per day): Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden
• Hosting country group 2 (540 EUR per month, 18 EUR per day): Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus
• Hosting country group 3 (540 EUR per month, 18 EUR per day): Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Poland, Republic of North Macedonia, Rumania, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary

The maximum funding period is expected to be 4 months for one-semester stays and 8 months for two-semester stays. Any additional days or moths count as zero grant (no mobility grant). For shorter stays, the funding period is reduced to the actual study and examination period abroad in accordance with the grant agreement.
The mobility grant is usually paid in two instalments: 75% will be available before departure, 25% after the completion of the study abroad and the submission of all documents.

Erasmus+ allows students with fewer opportunities to apply for a monthly top-up amount of 250 EUR. Alternatively, it is possible to apply to the National Erasmus Agency for funding of the real costs (so called "long application").

Who can apply for this additional funding?:

You can apply for a top-up if you are part of the following groups:

• Students with a chronic illness, if they encounter additional financial expenses while abroad, see BMG Website (possibility of real cost application)
• Students with a disability, with a degree of disability of at least 20 (GdB 20, more information here) (possibility of real cost application)
• Students who go abroad with their child or children (possibility of real cost application)
• First-generation academics whose parents or caregivers don’t have a college or university degree
• Students who have been in employment subject to social security contributions for at least 6 months prior to their mobility abroad and have earned more than 450 EUR and less than 850 EUR net per month.

Please note that the top-up can only be granted once, even if several of these criteria apply.

Students at the University of Erfurt who applied for Erasmus+ will receive timely email notifications regarding funding opportunities, eligibility requirements, deadlines, and the application process via Mobility-Online. The International Office will guide you through the entire application process and is happy to answer any questions.

Funding for up to 6 days of travel is provided for "green travel" to and from the partner university. Green travel or environmentally friendly travel refers to travel that uses low-emission modes of transport for the majority of the journey, such as buses, trains, bicycles or carpooling.

Students at the University of Erfurt who applied for Erasmus+ will receive timely email notifications regarding funding opportunities, eligibility requirements, deadlines, and the application process via Mobility-Online. The International Office will guide you through the entire application process and is happy to answer any questions.

Starting in the 2025/26 winter semester, all students will receive a travel allowance. The amount of the allowance depends on the one-way distance between Erfurt and the host institution, as well as the means of transport used. The allowance is higher for green travel than for standard travel. See the table below for travel allowances. 

For standard travel, two travel days are included in the funded days of stay. For green travel, up to six travel days can be funded. To qualify, an affidavit must be completed. Information on this will be sent out in good time.